Board

Human Outreach Project

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Board of Directors

Dean Cardinale, President

Dean is the President and Founder of HOP. He has climbed and guided in Africa, Asia and the Americas, is working on a seven summits bid, and summited Mt Everest in 2005. He is the Ski Patrol Director for Snowbird Ski Resort, President of Wasatch Backcountry Rescue, the U.S. Representative to IKAR (Int. Commission of Alpine Rescue), and avalanche instructor (American Avalanche Association). Dean raced for the ski team at Keene State College, majoring in Mechanical Design. He has a long record of leadership and community service.

Sue J. Goldie, Chairman of the Board

Sue is a physician and public health scientist, well known for her work on critical global health challenges. She is a Professor at the Harvard School of Public Health, Director of the Center for Health Decision Science, and the recipient of a MacArthur Award for "genius and creativity". In addition to research and teaching, she is a vocal advocate of evidence-based policy, serving on committees at the World Health Organization and Institute of Medicine. Sue is a lifelong martial artist, and loves hiking, skiing, and training her golden retrievers.

Alison Cardinale, Vice President

Alison, a lifelong adventurer and experienced pilot, helps to identify new partners for HOP across the globe, most recently in Peru. A Captain for ExpressJet, Alison is a certified flight instructor and airline transport pilot, with over 4500 hours of flight time typed in the Embraer regional jet. She has facilitated humanitarian efforts in Africa, and is helping to develop the new HOP Student Leadership Program. When not flying or traveling with HOP, Alison enjoys hiking, reading and skiing.

James Farmer, Secretary

James R. Farmer is Of Counsel with the Salt Lake City law firm of VanCott, specializing in commercial litigation and intellectual property law and counsels clients in a wide range of technical disciplines from aerospace to chemical engineering. Jim has held post-doctoral fellowships at Princeton and Brigham Young University and completed a sabbatical at NASA Ames Research Center, focusing on computer simulations of aerothermodynamic heat loads experienced by planetary entry vehicles, e.g., Mars Science Laboratory and the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (next generation space shuttle).

David Sullivan, Treasurer

David is an accomplished professional with more than 20 years experience including banking, sales, economic evaluation, investments, mortgage loans, financial analysis, business and financial planning, cash flow planning, cost control, budgeting, accounting and computer software expertise. David loves to ski and enjoys the outdoors.

Marie Mason, Board Member

Marie Mason graduated from Casady High School in Oklahoma City. She played three varsity sports (field hockey, basketball and track), served as vice president on student council and co-editor of the school newspaper. In the summer of 2008, Marie raised $13,730 to build a school in Cambodia, established the curriculum, and taught English for a month. In her spare time, Mason enjoys cooking and relaxing with friends. Marie is currently studying International Business.

Richard Schlesinger, Board Member

Richard Schlesinger was born in New York City, attended the Fieldston School, and then Lafayette College and Columbia Law School. In 1970, he founded his real estate company, RB Schlesinger and Company, specializing in commercial office leasing. He has been a guest speaker at Brooklyn Law School and has given presentations to real estate departments of several law firms. His charitable work includes a Visiting Writers Program at St. Paul's School in Concord, NH and Yale University, as well as the Snowbird Ski Patrol Educational Scholarship Program.

Raymond Massae, Board Member

Raymond Massae is a professional educator and integral leader of HOP efforts in Africa, with nearly 10 years experience in the African tourism industry. Raymond oversees all operational and logistical details, and mentors the African staff. He has a critical role in guiding community service by identifying the greatest needs in areas surrounding expedition sites, and ensuring efforts are collaborative, capacity building in nature, and culturally appropriate.

HOP - Tanzania, Board

HOP has established a sister organization, HOP - Tanzania with final registration pending subject to governmental approval. Board members include Raymond Raphael Massae, Dean Cardinale, Johnson Z Sadock, Guadencia Massae, and Shufaah M. Mubago.