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Above: Archbishop Tutu and the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation's CEO, Dr. Donna Blackwell.
About Us
The mission of the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation, in collaboration with the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre and Peace Trust, is to support and promote the creation of a culture of peace throughout the world. In the spirit of our founder, Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and the South African experience, we are dedicated to advancing reconciliation, peace-building, non-violence, conflict resolution and ethical leadership so that all may live in a more peaceable and sustainable world.
About our CEO
Dr. Donna Blackwell joined the Foundation in July 2006.
She was previously founder and CEO of Human Works management consulting. Corporate clients include American Express, Time Warner and First Data Corporation. Her consultancy has also raised more than $40-million for non-profits including the Arthur Ashe Institute.
From 2002 to 2004 she was Vice President of Marketing Communication at the US Fund for UNICEF. Related accomplishments include developing the marketing communication strategy for a $100-million HIV/Aids Campaign, ‘Hope Lives Here’.
Dr. Blackwell has a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Washington University.
Email her at: db@tutufoundation-usa.org
Our Board of Directors
Executive Members:
President - Patricia A. McLagan, CEO McLagan International, Inc., Washington DC and Cape Town, South Africa
Secretary - David Pierce, Ph.D., Washington, DC
Treasurer & Chairperson, Finance Committee - Barry Smith, MD, Ph.D., Senior VP of the Rogosin Institute and Director of the Dreyfus Health Foundation, New York, NY
Chair, Nominations Committee - Meredith Tilp, International Consultant, Santa Fe, NM
Immediate Past Chairperson - Rev. Dr. George Regas, Executive Director of The Regas Institute, Pasadena, CA
Members at large:
Gloria Hartley, Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology
The Very Rev. Canon Michael Battle, Priest-In-Charge, Church of Our Saviour, San Gabriel, California
Robert White, CEO Extraordinary People, LLC
Judith A. Mayotte, Ph.D., Visiting Professor from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI, based in Cape Town, South Africa
The Very Reverend Robert Taylor, Seattle, WA
Craig Hatkoff, Founder and Chairman of Turtle Pond Publications LLC, New York, NY
Alicia Bythewood, Upper Brookville, NY
Trevor Neilson, Partner at Global Philanthropy Group, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Irwin Kula, President of The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, New York, NY
The Trustees of the Desmond Tutu Peace Trust (S.A.):
Adv. Dumisa Ntsebeza - Chairman
Mrs. Pam Golding
Mr. Saki Macozoma
Prof. Njabulo S. Ndebele
Mr. Cyril Ramaposa
Mr. Tokyo Sexwale
Dr. Franklin Sonn
Ms. Yasmin Sooka
Ms. Sindi Zilwa
Patrons of the Desmond Tutu Peace Trust (S.A.):
Former President Nelson Mandela
His Holiness Dalai Lama
HRH Princess Irene of Greece
Oprah Winfrey
Mr. Harry Belafonte
Dr. Mamphela Ramphele
Archbishop David Hope
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Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation
205 East 64th Street, Suite 503 New York, NY 10065 Tel: 212-750-5504 | Fax: 212-371-2776
info@tutufoundation-usa.org
The Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation (U.S.) and the Desmond Tutu Peace Trust (S.A.) work together to raise funds throughout the world for the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre in Cape Town, South Africa.
Website developed by Meral Eisenhut-Copur
Top: Oprah Winfrey is the Honorary Co-Chairperson of the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre.
Above: Nelson Mandela supports our Initiative.
