Board of Governors


American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN) is primarily based in Thailand, Japan, the Philippines and USA, but operates in more than a dozen countries around the world. AUSN is also a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation registered in Delaware, USA, since 2013, and it continues to develop innovative research programs in all continents to guide nations towards more sustainable and ethical policy. The Board of Governors is a group of highly respected national and international thought-leaders, community leaders, scholars, academics and business leaders, who have significantly contributed to the advancement of their community, society and industry. Their fine work and efforts along with their acclaimed benevolent accomplishments and extensive leadership and innovation experience evidence their service of excellence and dedication to the world, and serve as an example for all leaders to follow and emulate.

Gendarin Amran, CCP

AUSN Senior Research Fellow

Chuuk, Micronesia.

Professor Angelica M Baylon, Ph.D., MSBM, MBA, MS, MBGPH, Ph.D.

AUSN Visiting Professor in Chemistry, Maritime Science and Community Studies

Director, AUSN Office in the Philippines; External Relations Director, Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP); President. Philippine Association of Extension Program Implementers; Associate Fellow Nautical Institute (AFNI), London; Professorial Chair for Maritime Education, Lyceum International Maritime Academy, Lyceum of the Philippine University; Lieutenant Commander, Reserved Officer of the Philippine Navy, Armed Forces of the Philippines

Professor Lian Bighorse, MBGPH, Ph.D.

AUSN Professor of Native American Studies, Bioethics and Decolonization Member, San Carlos Apache Nation, USA Director, San Carlos Apache Wellness Program; Former Youth Resiliency, Tribal Practices, and Circles of Care Program Manager, Native Health, Arizona; Former Youth Manager, Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community
Professor Hasan Erbay, M.D., Ph.D., MBGPH
AUSN Visiting Professor of Medical Ethics
Professor, History of Medicine and Ethics, Afyon Kocatepe University, TurkeyVice President for West Asia, Asian Bioethics Association
Professor Margart Fajardo, Ph.D.

AUSN Professor of Gender and Immigrant Studies

California, USA

Professor Dale Frederick, M.Ed., Ph.D.

AUSN Professor of Educational Leadership Member, Sac Fox Nation, USA; Professor, University of Northern Arizona; EDF Associates, Arizona; Former Superintendent, Pittsburg Schools District; Mesa Schools District; and Salt River Pima Maricopa Schools District
Mo Jo Ghani, M.Sc.

Founder and Director, The Genius Factory, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Professor Soraj Hongladarom, M.A., Ph.D.

AUSN Visiting Professor of Ethics of Science and Technology and Philosophy

Professor, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand; Director, Center for Ethics of Science and Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand; Former Vice-President for South East Asia, Asian Bioethics Association

Professor David Hutton, J.D.
AUSN Professor of Law and Business


Professor NIlza Maria Diniz, Ph.D.

AUSN Visiting Professor of Genetics and Bioethics

Professor, University of Londrina, Brazil
Deborah L. Karapetian, J.D.

Attorney, Los Angeles, California, USA
Rimesh Khanal, MBGPH, CCP, CPH

AUSN Senior Research Fellow

President, Youth’s UNESCO Club, USA and Youth’s UNESCO Club, Nepal;
Public Health and Bioethics Clinical Manager, USA

Professor Shamima Parvin Lasker, MS, MA MPH, Ph.D.

AUSN Clinical Professor of Anatomy, Dentistry and Bioethics
Professor and Head of Anatomy, MH Samorita Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Founding Chair & General Secretary of Bangladesh Bioethics Society (BBS); Member of National Research Ethics Committee, Bangladesh; President of Asian Bioethics Association (ABA); Treasurer, World Association of Medical Editors (WAME); Vice President, Bangladesh Association of Scholarly Scientific Journal Editors

Dr. Dolma Lama, Ph.D.

AUSN Senior Research Fellow, Nepal/USA

Professor Marlon Lofredo, M.Sc., Ph.D.

AUSN Visiting Professor of Bioethics, Public Policy, and Environmental Ethics

Professor, St. Paul’s University, Quezon City, the Philippines; Institutional Review Board Chair, St. Paul University Quezon City, Philippines; Professor in Bioethics and Ethics in Hospital Administration, SPUM Graduate School of Health Sciences, Philippines; Vice President for the Philippines, Asian Bioethics Association

Professor Darryl Macer, B.Sc.(Hons), Ph.D., Hon.D, MPH

AUSN President and Provost; AUSN Professor of Bioethics and Biomedicine

Director, Eubios Ethics Institute, New Zealand, Japan and Thailand; Adjunct Professor, Institute for Investigation in Bioethics (IIB), Monterrey, Mexico; Research Fellow, Center for Ethics of Science and Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand ; Visiting Professor of Bioethics, University of San Jose-Recoletos, Cebu City, the Philippines
Former UNESCO Regional Adviser for Social and Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacific

Dr. Endreya C. McCabe, MPH, Ph.D.

Secretary, Board of Governors

Member, Delaware Nation; Performance Improvement Superviser, Indian Health Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Linda McCabe, M.S.

Member, Delaware Nation

Former Director, Youth Services, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Scottsdale, Arizona; San Carlos Apache Health Services

Professor Wendsler Nosie, Sr., Ph.D.

AUSN Professor in the Practice of Indigenous Knowledge

Former Chairman, San Carlos Apache Nation;

Leader, Apache Stronghold

Professor Suma Parahakaran, Ed.D., Ph.D., CEEGH

Dean, AUSN
AUSN Professor of Bioethics and Environmental Education
Based in Malaysia.

Professor Osama Rajhkan M.S., Ph.D., MPH, CEEGH

AUSN Professor of Bioethics and Integrative Health

Based in Saudi Arabia

Professor Eric Rasmussen M.D., M.D.M., FACP

AUSN Professor of Humanitarian Medicine and Global Health
CEO, Infinitum Humanitarian Systems, Seattle, WA and San Diego, CA; Chief Medical Officer, Briotech, Inc. Seattle, Washington, USA; Visiting Professor in Disaster Medicine, European Masters in Disaster Medicine, Universita del Piemonte Orientale (WHO Collaborating Center) Novarra, Milan, Italy; Research Professor, Environmental Security and Global Medicine San Diego State University, USA; Former Chairman, Department of Medicine, Naval Medical Center, Bremerton, Washington

Professor Christine Reidhead, MSA, Ph.D.

AUSN Visiting Professor of Business Administration

AUSN Communications Manager

Dean, School of Business Administration, Navajo Tech University, Navajo Nation

Professor Martha Marcela Rodríguez Alanis, M.D., Ph.D.

AUSN Visiting Professor of Dermatology and Bioethics
Professor and Director, Institute for Investigation of Bioethics, Monterrey, Mexico; Former president of the Society of Dermatology of Nuevo Leon A.C.; President, Mexican National Academy of Bioethics Chapter Nuevo Leon; Professor of Bioethics in the Master of Health Administration, University of North, Mexico; Recipient of the Professor Rafael Ramirez Medal for Merit for 30 years of service in public education (Accorded by the Government of Mexico)

Carmela Roybal, MBGPH, M.S., Ph.D.

AUSN Visiting Professor of Human Rights, Health and  Medical Sociology 

Member, Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo (Tewa), New Mexico, USA
Dr. Pierre Sané, Ph.D.
President, Imagine Africa; Former Assistant Director General of UNESCO; Former Secretary General of Amnesty International, London; Former Regional Director (West and Central Africa) of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada

Professor Mihaela Serbulea, M.D., Ph.D., CEEGH

AUSN Professor of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicines 

Director, AUSN Office in Japan; Former Special Research Fellow, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan; Former UNU-JSPS Post-Doctoral fellow, United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies, Yokohama, Japan; Former Program Officer, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation Tokyo, Japan; Former Technical Officer, WHO Centre for Health, Kobe, Japan

Professor Robert Snyder, J.D., MPH

AUSN Professor of Healthcare Management and Finance

Business Manager/ General Counsel, Vibrance Rejuvenation Centers, LLC.; Attorney at Law, Corporate & General Counsel; Member Massachusetts Bar; Boston Bar; First Circuit Court of Appeals; U.S. Tax Court

Professor Ryo Takahashi, M.Ed., Ph.D., Ph.D.

AUSN Clinical Professor of GerontologyForm

Former Professor, Sendai University, Japan; Director, Center for Gerontology, NPO Nippon Care-Fit Service Association, Tokyo, Japan; Former Director, AU-NCSA Center for Gerontology at Andhra University, Visakhakatnam, India

 

Professor Ananya Tritipthumrongchok, M.S., MBGPH, Ph.D., CEEGH

AUSN Professor of Fortune Telling and Leadership Development, Thailand

General Manager, International Peace and Development Center @ Kaeng Krachan, Thailand; Former President of AUSN Alumni Association; Former Assistant Human Resource Manager, Acer Computer Co., Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand

Professor Chutatip Umavijani, M.A.

AUSN Professor of Philosophy and Humanities

Retired Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand

 

Don Zobel, M.S.

Former Engineer, Motorola Corporation

Keeper of the Forest