Our six-member Board of Directors is a diverse association of dedicated and successful professionals committed to expanding educational opportunities worldwide. In the next issue of @CONCORD we will profile the final two board members and their interests. More detailed information about each member is available from our web site.

Rick Abrams is President of Tom Snyder Productions, a successful and highly innovative educational software development and publishing company specializing in social studies, science and math materials for K-8 schools. Its materials are used in over 50,000 schools in the U.S. The company also produces two acclaimed television shows. "Science Court," an animated educational show, can be seen each Saturday on ABC. "Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist" can be seen each Sunday on Comedy Central. Rick has been treasurer of Educators for Social Responsibility for many years and brings a combination of educational, commercial, and financial expertise to the board.

Vivian Day has been active in business, politics and education worldwide. She has successfully engaged in fund raising, strategic planning, and organizational cooperation internationally. She co-chaired a major U.S.-Soviet conference on manufacturing diversification at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and chaired the National League of Women Voters delegation to the World Congress of Women in Moscow. Recently she has worked with the Salzburg Seminar, an international educational seminar in Austria. She is also a founder and board member of the Josef and Petra Varvrousek Foundation, an environmental education foundation in the Czech Republic.

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