The Vita Nova Foundation Board of Directors
Art, as she is fondly called by her friends, is the President of the Vita Nova Foundation Board of Directors. She is originally from Thailand and has been living in Sweden for more than 30 years after spending several working years in Spain and Switzerland.
Educated with an Honors degree in Business Administration, Art has a long and notable career in various Diplomatic, Cultural, International Interests and Positions of Trust on behalf of the Government of Thailand in cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), headquartered in Vienna, Austria. She is currently an international consultant and businesswoman.
Art�s contribution to the international society ranges from promoting Thailand and the country�s image to the world to philanthropic work, for which her enthusiasm is renowned.
In these capacities she has held various positions of responsibility and personal endeavor amongst them Philanthropic Chairperson of the International Women�s Club of Stockholm - Goodwill Ambassador to the SOS Children�s Villages of Sweden (an international non-profit organization benefitting needy children) - Vice-President of the Swedish-Thai Culture Society - President of the Vita Nova Foundation. Her aim is to help destitute women and needy children particularly in Asia, expanding on the work she has performed in Latin America, Africa and in Europe. She is frequently observed in international media and events.
Country of origin: Thailand
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Rosinah is responsible for marketing, PR and project management of Vita Nova, on top of her role as Vice President of the Board of Directors. She has a long list of merits in the field of marketing: starting from her stint in the Malaysian Tourism Development in Paris up to marketing and events management of a leading American IT company based in Paris, covering Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
She is currently the Accounting and Administrative Officer of the Constitution Building Processes (CBP) Programme in International IDEA, an intergovernmental organization with twenty four member countries based in Stockholm. Before moving to Sweden, she worked and lived in France with her family.
She obtained her MBA and Bachelor of Science from the Marshall University in West Virginia and Southern Illinois University, respectively. Aside from Vita Nova, she did voluntary work for the International Women�s Club and American Women�s Club of Stockholm and was often involved in the fund raising activities of the aforementioned organizations
Country of origin: Malaysia
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Rachel Hansen was born in the Philippines. Before moving to Stockholm in 1981, she lived in Sydney, London, Frankfurt and Basel. Rachel has worked as a Flight Attendant in the Philippines, Public Relations Secretary in Stockholm and owned a restaurant called Darlings in Danderyd. She is currently working on her Stress Consultant diploma and will soon start an intensive course in Grief Management.
Rachel has been a member of the Executive Board of the Immanuel International Church in Stockholm, member of the International Women�s Club, and the Stockholms Golf Club. As of this writing, she is in the process of setting up the Swedish Philippine Friendship Society.
Rachel believes that education is the key to ending poverty and ignorance, and this year 2008, she has given 5 scholarships to university students as well as financing a Micro Loan project for the very destitute women in the Philipine slums. Rachel is convinced that if one privileged person could help one underprivileged person, the sufferings of this world will not be so great.
Country of origin: The Philippines
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Caroline is tailor-made for the Treasurer post of Vita Nova. After all, she has been working with economy and administration, both in Sweden and abroad, for a great number of years. She carries with her many years of experience as Programme Administrator at the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). She had been posted three times in the Sida offices in Africa and Latin America.
Among her experience with administration and financial matters she also holds a Diploma in HR-management. Through the years, she has been a member of many boards of different organizations, amongst them Vita Nova.
Country of origin: Sweden
Contact details: info@vitanovafoundation.org
Aside from being the Project Director of Vita Nova, Caroline is a Board Member of the �Katolik Pedagogical N�mnden� (2002-2006) and of the Parish Council of the St Eugenia Catholic Church. She is the Event Organizer of the Social Group in St. Eugenia; Project Coordinator at St. Lorenzo Ruiz Foundation; Contact Person for the Stockholm Eight Entertainment, which produces concerts; and is a member of the International Women�s Club in Stockholm and the Catholic Women�s Guild.
Caroline is the proprietress of Caroline Trading and Travel. Her philosophy in life is �Together let us build a chain of love all around the world�, which is from her biggest idol Mother Theresa. A philanthropist, Caroline has paved the way to building shelters and schools for the less privileged in the Philippines.
Country of origin: The Philippines
Contact details: info@vitanovafoundation.org
His areas of expertise include Corporate Law, Banking Law, Labour Law, Real Estate Law, General Law and Private International Law. His broad experience include mergers and acquisitions of companies, wherein he was able to put his skills in seven languages into use; banking; trouble shooting of companies; court experience with more than 250 cases between 1986 and 2007. He was also engaged in immigration issues involving Afghanistan, Algeria, Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Nigeria and Peru.
Country of origin: Sweden
Contact details: info@vitanovafoundation.org