Tej Monga - Chairman

Tej was born in India and currently resides in Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Science from the National Defense Academy and a post graduate specialization in Communications and Electronic warfare. He served his country as an Officer in the Armed Forces for 10 years.

He is an entrepreneur having owned and operated several retail establishments in the Boston area. He is a sales and marketing strategist and a small business consultant.

Tej is a Yoga Acharya (Revered Yoga Teacher) and conducts Yoga Training programs in the US, India and Mexico.

He also volunteers his time lecturing for welfare to work programs in Texas, is an avid Tennis player a published poet and writer.

Lileen Coulloudon - General Director

Lileen was born in New Mexico, USA.  She has spent time studying and working abroad and in Washington, DC in the field of international business.  She holds an MBA with an emphasis in international agricultural trade.  Lileen has been a business owner, worked in the investor/public relations field and has spent a few years living and working in Sweden. 

She is currently a full-time employee and faculty member of the largest accredited private university in the U.S.

Lileen is also a certified yoga instructor and an active member of Zonta International in Texas.  Zonta is a global organization of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy.

She travels extensively to India, volunteering her time in programs to uplift impoverished women and children.

Captain Bill Pizer - General Director

Captain William Pizer was born in Ft. Smith Arkansas, and graduated High School from New York. He did his college education in Business Management at Western New England College in Springfield Massachusetts.

Captain Pizer has extensive flying experience on multi-engine aircraft and is an International Captain flying with a major American carrier.

He volunteers his time for welfare programs, enjoys playing golf, and spends his leisure time traveling with his wife Kati.

Kati Pizer - General Director

Kati was born in Toledo, Ohio. She has spent many years traveling worldwide and has visited and lived in many different cultures. She lived and traveled aboard while attending The University of Maryland, European Division while living in Bitburg, Germany for four years.

She has studied the field of Neuro Linguistic Programming and is a board certified instructor from The Proudfoot School located in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. She also holds a Doctor of Clinical Hypnotherapy form The American Institute of Hypnotherapy located in Santa Ana, California.

She has studied Reflection Meditation at The Mount Shasta Abby located in Northern California.

Kati currently owns and operates an Equestrian Center in Forney, Texas. She is researching the field of the mind body connection and also the bonding between humans and animals.

Scott Murphy - General Director

Scott was born in San Jose, California and resides in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex.

Scott earned a BA in Journalism from the University of Texas at Arlington and has been involved with a number of civic and community activities as board director and volunteer since the early '90s. He teaches Sunday School for his church's religious education program and is a Yogi volunteering his time in Yoga for Education programs.

He specializes in advertising, marketing and public relations, from agency (advertising and public relations) to corporate and nonprofit environments. He has spearheaded corporate relations programs, managed Advertising/PR agencies and created numerous public awareness campaigns for a wide spectrum of Fortune 100 and S&P 500 companies. Currently, Scott is a National Corporate Business Development Consultant for the American Heart Association.

Mary Anne Mayer Redmond - General Director

Mary Anne was born in Dallas and currently resides in Addison, Texas. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English magna cum laude from Oberlin College, as well as a Master of Fine Arts in Writing (poetry) from Vermont College of Norwich University.

For nearly 20 years Mary Anne has worked in the financial services sector, and with the CFP® (Certified Financial Planner) and RFC® (Registered Financial Consultant) designations and various securities & insurance licenses, serves as a wealth management advisor and owner of a comprehensive financial services firm which recently earned the Green America "Approved Busines" Seal of Approval. She's also the author of the Spirit of Abundance Daily Reminders.

Special interests include education, Zonta (a professional women's organization dedicated to advancing the status of women worldwide), dance, watercolor painting, innovation, and personal spiritual growth.

Tina Gurupashna Vaughn - General Director (Treasurer)

Tina was born in India and currently resides in Massachusetts, USA. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Delhi University.

Tina is an entrepreneur who has owned and operated many successful retail establishments in Massachusetts.

Tina is a philanthropist who has done extensive charity work for women and children in India. She also volunteers as a translator for Indian dignitaries visiting the U.S. Having been born in India, Tina is committed to the fight against poverty and is an advocate for poor and underprivileged children.

Tina is a certified Vedic Meditation teacher and teaches meditation classes at yoga studios on Cape Cod. She is also promoting kirtan at local venues on Cape Cod.

Michelle Clark - General Director

Michelle has traveled extensively to many countries for business, pleasure and philanthropic projects. 

Michelle earned her BA in communications and business from Texas Tech University and is currently working on her Master's degree from SMU.

She specializes in communications, strategic planning, and international marketing.  She loves to study political systems from around the world. Her professional experience includes working for one of the world's largest financial institutions and as Director of Public and Community relations for a Children's Hospital.

Focus on education for children living in poverty is one of Michelle's many passions in life.  She works with charity organizations in different countries. She also loves helping homeless animals.

Brigid King - Vice President, Development and Marketing

Brigid King was born in San Antonio, Texas and currently resides in Dallas Texas. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio Texas. In addition, she also holds a Masters degree in Forensic Toxicology. She currently holds the position of Senior Forensic Chemist for the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Brigid is currently a member of Zonta International, a worldwide service organization of executives in business working together to advance the status of women. She is a registered yoga teacher and enjoys teaching yoga and meditation.

Tara Lee Vaughn - Vice President, Research and Development

Tara Lee Vaughn was born in Massachusetts and attended Boston University where she graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor's degree in Health Science and a minor in Public health.

Tara currently resides in Houston, TX where she is a Teach for America advisor and corps member. There, she teaches 10th grade science at Sharpstown High School and is currently working on her Master's of Education at the University of St. Thomas.

Tara is active in the world of public health. She has worked at the World Health Organization headquarters (Geneva, Switzerland) in the HIV/AIDS department. She also worked in community-based participatory research at the Institute for Community Health in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Tara's current efforts are focused on her job as a science teacher. She has implemented an investment system in the classroom in which good grades in her class allow students to donate "scholar dollars" to a child in Ekoankar.

Vicky Collins - CPA

Vicky was born and raised in Richardson, TX. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (emphasis in accounting) cum laude, from the University of Texas at Dallas. Prior to leaving the workforce to raise her children, she was managing partner of a Dallas Fort Worth Top 25 CPA firm.

Vicky has been on several nonprofit boards including the International Group of Accounting Firms, which is the sixth largest association of independent accounting firms, worldwide.

Vicky also started a financial education company that focused on teenage girls and women and has been a frequent speaker at national conventions and women's events in the areas of business management and tax planning.

Vicky's passion is helping women and children improve the quality of their lives through education and financial literacy.