The Late Mohamed Ali
“Freedom means being able to make your own choices, but it also means having the responsibility to chose between right and wrong.” In Memory of Muhammad Ali: An innovative, patented AWF project designed to give Afghans inexpensive housing. Basic housing will help rebuild communities, allowing them to live normal lives and end the cycle of […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger
“Freedom is the power to follow any dream, to affect change, to make meaningful decisions and the ability to make a difference in your life and the lives of others.”
Robert Mechielsen
Director of Creative Housing Development
Robert Mechielsen, a native of Holland, is the founder of Studio RMA which he started in 1985. Studio RMA is a full service sustainable design studio that offers architectural, eco-enginnering and site development concepts in one comprehensive vision. Robert has a fast, powerful, well-managed visionary imagination. He can focus on a complex set of issues […]
Christopher A. Cole
Director, Young Professionals Network
Chris Cole is a producer at Breadwinner Productions, where he is currently co-producer of “Black Tulip”. Prior to joining the film industry, Mr. Cole was an investment banking analyst at Bear Stearns, JPMorgan, and other companies where he worked with securitized products, fixed income and distressed debt. In addition to his work in film, Mr. […]
Robert Shapiro
Legal Advisor
Robert Shapiro is a Los Angeles based attorney at Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser. Weil & Shapiro, LLC and has been legal advisor for AWF since 2003.
Federico Pignatelli
Federico Pignatelli della Leonessa was born in Rome. Through his aristocratic ties to Pope Innocenzo XII, Federico’s heritage links him to one of the most noble and ancient families of Italy. He began a career as an international businessman in London, which eventually led him to the United States. After working as a Managing Director […]
Susan Sarandon
Actress
Known as an actress and an activist, Susan Sarandon has shared with the world her dramatic talents and personal convictions. She graduated the Catholic University of America in 1968 and not long after made her first film Joe (1970). After a few other film roles, Sarandon landed a part in The Rocky Horror Picture Show […]