Renata has been a successful fashion model in New York since 1997 and has worked worldwide with top fashion houses and photographers. She has hosted several fund-raising events.
Josephine de Freitas has spent 25 years in international development starting with a war widows cooperative in Zimbabwe in 1978. In 1994 she volunteered at the BC Children’s Hospital to create their International Health Programs and initiated projects in South Africa and Guyana. In 1996 she assisted UBC to develop the Centre for International Health and organized “Bridging the Pacific” APEC conference on distance education. In 2004 she managed the CIDA funded project in Guyana “Strengthening Public Health in Guyana” a $5 million CIDA funded project on HIV/AIDS and TB.
Jason is an artist, photographer and filmmaker. He has a Masters degree in Art Education from NYU. He has many years experience volunteering with autistic children. He is the principle organizer of the “Our Voices” program.
John Gettings is a photographer living and working in New York City. Before joining the Rose Charities Board he founded FOTORELIEF a not-for-profit fundraising organization based in NYC. In addition, John has also worked as a consultant on a number of other fundraising events over the years.
Masdek is the CEO of Milk Studios. He has hosted numerous fundraising events at the Milk Gallery in New York. He was the personal sponsor of Tsunami Imprints, a fund-raiser for the youngest victims of the 2004 tsunami. He is currently resident in LA where he is opening Milk Galleries LA.
Annie is a successful NY model and fashion designer. She launched her clothing line of surf wear in 2007. She was co-producer of two NY fund-raising fashion shows for Rose Charities and has traveled to Cambodia and Vietnam to review the Rose Charities projects there.
Hunter is a successful photographer. He has hosted several exhibitions of his work in New York and internationally. In 2007 he traveled to the Rose Charities project in Sri Lanka where his camera documented the hardships of a Tamil community. He subsequently raised money for Rose Charities through his exhibition of this work called "A world Away". Hunter Barnes has spent 3 years working with and photographing the Nee Mee Poo People in Oregon. He is working with Jason to bring the "Our Voices" project to that community in May 2009.
John is an attorney-at-law with the company Kudman Law. He provides many hours of donated time providing legal advice to Rose Charities NY, Inc.