Leadership
OPAD International is governed by nine-member Board of Trustees headed by a Global Chairman. However, each Regional Office has its own Board of Directors governing its regional affairs. OPAD USA is registered independently in the United States with its own Board of Trustees managing its operations. However, the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the OPAD USA Board of Trustees sit at the OPAD International governing Board. The Global Board Chairman and the Vice have jurisdiction in all regional and local board meetings
OPAD International Governing Board of Trustee


More Global Board of Directors' profile would be published soon.
OPAD USA Governing Board of Trustees


OPAD ZAMBIA Governing Board of Trustees




OPAD US and Global Management Team
Global President & CEO
Co-Founder
Frank Kanu Kanu
Frank Kanu is a social worker with expertise in social and environment issues. He is active in the NGO sector for over 15 years, and has been involved in successful management and design of many projects in Europe, Asia and Africa, especially in the framework of EU Programmes, such as Lifelong Learning, Erasmus+ programme and many other Projects and its implementation. He strongly believed in the non –profit, as a sociocultural and economic driving engine that creates a platform for equal and supportive society. Mr Kanu is personate in poverty reduction and actively involve in it eradication. He is also a Partner for the Platform for intercultural Europe
President & CEO UN|USA, Asia, Latin American & The Caribbean Region
Amb. Dr Carlos E Garcia
Dr. Garcia was the Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations, in New York. He has a combined diplomatic experience of over 20 years. He also the co-founder and Secretary General of the United Nations Association of El Salvador. Prior to his appointment as the OPAD UN|USA, Latin American and the Caribbean, has work in several humanitarian organizations and represent them in the United Nations in New York. He has received several outstanding awards and recognition by the United States's Senates and received the USA flag as an honored diplomat. Recently he received the United States's Senate Proclamation, which certified his credibility.
Vice President - European Region
John Allieu
Mr Allieu is a business consultant and has developed the integrated and holistic approach to deliver services. He has been a key contributor to OPAD. Mr Allieu is the highly respected in Europe in relations to the cultural values he is planting the minds of the European people. He has over five years of project experience in Europe with strong camp management for refugees.