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International Board of Advisors


Members of the International Board of Advisors of the Wheelchair Foundation are individuals committed to providing wheelchairs to children, teens, and adults around the world who cannot afford one for themselves. The Advisors bring their expertise and experience to bear in providing valuable counsel on the direction of the Foundation and support in accomplishing its goals and fulfilling its mission.
Members
King Juan Carlos & Queen Sofia of Spain Co-Chairmen  
Prince Alexander & Princess Katherine of Yugoslavia  
Carl A. Anderson Supreme Knight, Knights of Columbus  
Wendy Widmann de Berger First Lady of Guatemala  
Ruth Correa Leite Cardoso , Ph.D. Former First Lady of Brazil  
Lorena Clare Facio de Rodriguez Echeverria Former First Lady of Costa Rica  
Joel Ehrenkranz Ehrenkranz & Ehrenkranz, New York  
Professor Sir Harry Fang , M.D. Chairman, Council for Physically & Mentally Disabled, Hong Kong  
Lourdes Rodriguez de Flores Former First Lady of El Salvador  
Mary Flake de Flores Former First Lady of Honduras  
Whitey Ford Baseball Hall of Fame  
Martha Sahagun Fox Former First Lady of Mexico  
Imants Freibergs First Gentleman of Latvia  
Valery Giscard d'Estaing Former President of France  
Mikhail Gorbachev Former President of the USSR  
Ximena Bohorquez de Gutierrez , M.D. Former First Lady of Ecuador  
Doug Heir President of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association  
Kenneth Hofmann Philanthropist  
Michael A. Jacobs Entrepreneur  
Jack Kemp Former U.S. Representative & Secretary of Housing and Urban Development  
Mrs. Andree Lahoud First Lady of Lebanon  
Jerry Lewis Entertainer/Humanitarian  
Susana Galli de Gonzalez Macchi Former First Lady of Paraguay  
Graca Machel Former First Lady of Mozambique/Mrs.Nelson Mandela  
Patrick Madden Executive Director, Sister Cities International  
Nelson Mandela Former President of South Africa  
Ed McMahon Radio & Television Personality  
Anna Mkapa Former First Lady of Tanzania  
Wayne Newton Entertainer, Las Vegas, NV  
Samuel Nujoma President of Namibia  
Dean Ornish , M.D. President & Director, Preventive Medicine Research Institute. UCSF  
Jack Palladino Palladino & Sutherland, San Francisco  
Arnold Palmer Professional Golfer/Business Executive  
Deng Pufang Chairman, China Disabled Persons' Federation  
Virginia Gillum de Quiroga Former First Lady of Bolivia  
Prince Raad & Princess Majda Raad of Jordan  
General Joseph W. Ralston United States Air Force-Ret.  
Fidel Ramos Former President of the Philippines  
Catherine B. Reynolds American Academy of Achievement/CEO of Educap Inc.  
Stefano Ricci Clothing Designer  
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Co-Chair - Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, New York  
Ana Paula dos Santos Former First Lady of Angola  
Don Shula Entreprenuer/Former NFL Coach  
Rt. Hon. Sir Michael Somare Prime Minister, Papua New Guinea  
Vivian de Torrijos First Lady of Panama  
Viviane Wade First Lady of Senegal  
Abbas I. Yousef ASI Agricultural Services & Investments  

Honorary Members
Joe Baca U.S. Representative, D- California  
Max Cleland Former U. S. Senator, D-Georgia  
Anna G. Eshoo U.S. Representative, D-California  
Dianne Feinstein U.S. Senator, D-California  
William H. Frist Former U.S. Senator, R-Tennessee  
Benjamin A. Gilman U.S. Representative, R-New York  
Daniel Inouye U. S. Senator, D-Hawaii  
Ken Lancaster State Representative, R-Alaska  
James R. Langevin U.S. Representative, D-Rhode Island  
Steve Largent Former U.S. Representative, R-Oklahoma  
Nancy Pelosi U.S. Representative, D-California  
Ted Stevens U.S. Senator, R-Alaska  
Ellen Tauscher U.S. Representative, D-California  
Tom Torlakson State Senator, D-California