The Physicians for Peace Board of Trustees Winter Dinner featured its work in Libya
The evening’s honored guest was His Excellency Ali Suleiman Aujali, Libyan Ambassador to the United States. The Ambassador spoke to the guests about his goal of furthering good relations between our two countries, crediting Physicians for Peace for advancing this goal.Also featured in the evening’s program were Winfred O. Fred Ward, M.D., who traveled to Libya in July of 2009 on a fact-finding mission that led to the development of the Libyan program initiatives, and Diane M. Strout, RN. Diane is the Chair of the Physicians for Peace Global Nurse Education Committee and was a member of the first Libyan medical and educational mission led by Dr. Ward in October 2009.Bridgadier General Ron Sconyers (USAF, Ret.), President and CEO of Physicians for Peace and Mr. Edward A. Buzz Heidt, Jr., Chairman of the Board, each gave welcoming addresses.
His Excellency Ali Suleiman Aujali and Mr Ralph Nahra President World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton RoadsDoctor To Doctor Publisher Jean Barnard with her husband Terry BarnardLaura Gwathmey Coordinator of Global Health Programs Physicians for Peace Alvene Buckley Donald Buckley MHAPhD Second Vice Chairman Physicians for Peace Board of Trustees Nikole Churchill Senior Nursing student at Hampton University Nikole is also miss Hampton UniversityChuck Penn MediaCommunity Relations Manager Dominion Resource Services Inc and Physicians for Peace Board of Trustees member Mary Kwasniewski Senior Director Global Health Programs Physicians for Peace Lisa Knight and John Knight MPH Physicians for Peace Medical Operations CommitteeBrigadier General Ronald Sconyers USAF Ret President and Chief Executive Officer Physicians for Peace Betsy Karotkin Edward Karotkin MD First Vice Chairman and Chief Medical Officer Physicians for PeaceJohn Broderick President Old Dominion University and Physicians for Peace Board of Trustees memberBrigadier General Ronald Sconyers USAF Ret President and Chief Executive Officer Physicians for Peace Diane Strout volunteer for Physicians for Peace and Global Nurse Education Committee Chair William StroutDr Vandana Patel and Dr Apurva PatelErin Kongslien with her father Physicians for Peace volunteer Bruce Kongslien of Ameriprise FinancialDr Atul Grover Physicians for Peace Board of Trustees memberStuart TaylorKatherine Taylor Communications Marketing Officer Physicians for Peace and Paul Stevens Physicians for Peace volunteerJohn Broderick President of Old Dominion University and Physicians for Peace Board of Trustees member Maurice Jones President and Publisher The Virginian Pilot and Chuck Penn MediaCommunications Relations Manager Dominion Resources Services Inc and Physicians for Peace Board of Trustees memberMarnie Morgan Geraldine Purvis Harris and Cynthia HaroldMary Beth Horton and Ellen Libby Internet Marketing Officer Physicians for Peace visited during the reception preceding the dinner programPamela Schmidt Owner Proicere Inc and volunteer for Physicians for PeaceJamal Zweit Director of Center for Molecular Imaging at VCU His Excellency Ali Suleiman Aujali and Phyiscians for Peace Trustee Dr Don BuckleyAlvene Buckley Sam Hill Development Officer Physicians for Peace and Jean BarnardMaurice Jones President and Publisher The Virginian Pilot Catherine Colgan Physicians for Peace Board of Trustees member and His Excellency Ali Suleiman AujaliBetsy Karotkin and Dr Edward Karotkin First Vice Chairman and Chief Medical Officer Physicians for Peace and Dr Hemang ShahMary Kwasniewski Senior Director Global Health Programs Physicians for Peace Darin Kwasniewski Katherine Taylor Communications Marketing Officer Physicians for Peace and Stuart TaylorDr JoAnn Bodurtha Dr Tom Smith Dr Henry Sondheimer
