As a non-profit organization incorporated in the state of California, Global Majority has established a Board of Directors. Our Bylaws authorize between five and fifteen Board members, who serve two-year terms. The following members are currently serving:

Lejla mavris

President

Lejla B Mavris is a founding member of Global Majority and its current President. She was the Executive Director of Global Majority in 2006-2007.  Originally from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lejla came to the United States as a refugee in 1993, returning back for the first time in 1998.  Lejla received a Master’s degree in International Policy Studies and a Certificate in Conflict Resolution from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. She received further training in conflict analysis through United States Institute of Peace and in post-conflict reconstruction, DDR, and humanitarian negotiations through the Naval Postgraduate School workshops.  She started her career interning at the United Nations Development Programme in Sarajevo, followed by working at the United Nations Refugee Agency's Evaluation and Policy Analysis Unit office in Geneva for the International Professional Service Semester, publishing her work on refugee smuggling and migration.  She was an assistant training consultant at the Institute for International Mediation and Conflict Resolution programs in Prague and Cyprus.  For the past six years Lejla has taught negotiation, mediation, and conflict resolution skills to students and teachers in California, Costa Rica, Jordan, Jerusalem, Nepal, and South Africa.  She is an advocate for peace, nonviolence and love. 

Nicholas Tomb

Vice-President

Nicholas Tomb is a founding member of Global Majority. His primary employment is with the Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction Studies at the Naval Postgraduate School where he works as a Program Coordinator. Nick also teaches American Government at the Monterey Peninsula College in Monterey, CA since January 2005. He formerly served as President of the Arcata/Camoapa Sister City Project, a sister city relationship between Arcata, CA and Camoapa, Nicaragua. He led several delegations to and from Camoapa, delivering supplies and working on water projects in the sister city. Nick received a BA in Political Science from Humboldt State University, where he received the distinguished "Man of the Year" award in 1999. He received an MA in International Policy Studies from the Monterey Institute of International Studies, which included certificates in Conflict Resolution and Commercial Diplomacy in 2002. Nick serves as the Operations Branch Coordinator on the Steering Committee of Global Majority and the Editor of the Global Voice, Global Majority's quarterly newsletter.

Jaala Thibault

Secretary

Jaala A. Thibault first joined Global Majority in 2006 as a volunteer for the Education and Training Programs during her graduate study at Monterey Institute of International Studies. After graduating from Monterey Institute in 2007 with an MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages she joined the faculty at Santa Barbara City College as an adjunct instructor in the English as a Second Language department. Before studying at Monterey Institute, she was a firefighter for the United States Forest Service. Her interest in international politics blossomed during her service as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in China and Micronesia where she taught English, agriculture, coached swimming, and met her husband Rob. Jaala earned her BA in Political Science and Education from the University of New Mexico.

Michael Buckley

Treasurer

Michael Buckley is the Treasurer and Board Member of Global Majority. Having first joined Global Majority in the winter of 2005, Michael now lives in New York City were he is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Lehman College, CUNY, in the Bronx. Prior to joining the faculty at Lehman, Michael worked as a media analyst and consultant for Kagan Research, LLC in Monterey, CA, where he co-authored several books on the economics of the television and radio industries in the United States. Prior to that, Michael was an adjunct faculty member at the University of Wisconsin (Stout campus). He earned a BA in finance from Baruch College, CUNY, and received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Emory University in 2006.

Cameron Hunter

Member

Cameron Hunter has an MBA and an MA in International Policy Studies with a specialization in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, and is the current Executive Director of Global Majority. She joined Global Majority in 2005 working for the local education and training program. Originally from Santa Ynez, CA, she received her BA from UC Berkeley in English Literature. Prior to her position with Global Majority, Cameron worked as a researcher for the Center for Nonproliferation Studies and editor of the GLOBE Management Review in Monterey; intern at the Palestine Israel Journal in East Jerusalem; horse trainer in southern Portugal; and with Mother Teresa's Home for Abandoned Children in Delhi. She has studied, worked and traveled in Japan, Russia, Africa, India, Europe and the Middle East. Her recent publications involve issues facing Iraqi scientists and academics during the reconstruction of the state published by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, as well as articles advocating negotiation between Israel and Palestine for the Ma'an News Agency.

nathan voegeli

Member

Nathan began working with Global Majority as an intern in 2006. After developing a proposal for the online journal Dialogue, he transitioned into its managing editor and has overseen the initial publications. A Kansas native, Nathan completed his undergraduate studies in Alaska and has traveled extensively in Russa, Africa, Latin America, and Europe. He earned an International Policy Studies Masters degree from the Monterey Institute of International Studies, specializing in international negotiation and mediation, and has participated in multiple mediation training workshops in the US and abroad.

Boatamo Mosupyoe

Member

Dr. Boatamo "Ati" Mosupyoe is Professor and Director of Pan African Studies in the Ethnic Studies Department at California State University, Sacramento. She received some of her education in South Africa and her Masters and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. She came to the United States after the loss of her three-year-old son, Thamsanqa, and husband, Simmy, on the same day and at the same time when she was expecting one of her daughters. She worked with the Anti-Apartheid Movement and was also the chair of the South African International Student Organization and a member of its national executive. In addition to being an activist, she is also a scholar who has authored three books, contributed chapters in books, and edited three others. The latest book that she edited is called "SOWETO Explodes" and chronicles the role of the youth and civil society in the struggle against apartheid. Her current research interests focus on immigration issues and recent African immigrants in the U.S. Dr. Mosupyoe has received numerous awards that honor her contribution as a teacher, a peace activist, and a community worker. To name but a few: she has been cited four times in Who's Who Among America's Teachers, received a 1999 Pierce College Outstanding Faculty of the Year award, and received the A Roland Weis Award for her contribution to promoting awareness against genocide. In addition to being on the Global Majority Board of Directors and the International Advisory Board, she promotes bead work of rural South African women in the USA and the world to help alleviate poverty.

Izumi Wakugawa

Member

Izumi Wakugawa is a native of Okinawa, Japan. She is a founding member of Global Majority, worked as Treasurer of the organization since its inception in 2003 to 2006.  She also serves the organization as a finance advisor and trainer of conflict resolution skills and techniques.  She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Politics at University of California at Santa Cruz, specialized in international law and political philosophy, and has a Master of Arts in International Policy Studies with a Certificate in Nuclear Nonproliferation Studies from the Monterey Institute of International Studies, California.  Ms. Wakugawa worked as a research associate and instructor at the National Security Affairs Department, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey California from 2001-2007. 
September 2007 she moved to Nepal.  Currently she represents Global Majority as a Nepal Project Coordinator and also serves as a Technical Advisor to Nepali Think Tank called ASPECT – Asian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution.