Our Team - Advisors

New York Leadership Advisory Committee

Bob Carey
Carmen Farina
Casey Kriedman
Janet Kelley
Sarah Smith
Sheila Avrin McLean
Susan Restler

General Advisors

Mark Sanchez

Mark is President of the San Francisco Board of Education as of January 1, 2007. He was elected to the Board of Education in November 2002 after teaching fourth and fifth grade for several years in various schools in the district. During this time, Mark helped form Teachers4Change to ensure that teachers had the resources and materials they needed to effectively educate students. Mark has stepped down from World Savvy's Board of Directors to turn more of his time towards the Board of Education, but remains involved in an advisory capacity.


Kristin Major

Kristin is a counsel at the Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom LLP Palo Alto office, where she represents employers in all areas of labor and employment law Kristin also assists clients in negotiating and drafting executive employment agreements, non-competition and restrictive covenant agreements and severance arrangements. She is also focused on helping clients avoid potential employment law issues before they arise through counseling, compliance audits and training.


Meheriar Hasan

Meheriar is Executive Vice President in the Consumer Credit Group of Wells Fargo Bank. He served on World Savvy's Board of Directors until 2006 and remains involved in an advisory capacity.