WAFA Board
Tina Lindgreen, MBA
MBA (in part), BHSAI, NLP Master
Chair Person of the Board of Directors, Ms. Lindgreen is the Founder and President of Water Air Food Awards (WAFA). She has worked for over 15 years as an executive coach and trainer to develop human resources and a supportive company culture. Her experience includes working with international corporations, the European Parliament, and TV2, where she helped to establish employee engagement, teamwork and strengthen customer relations. She has also volunteered as trainer and to project manage international humanitarian events in Europe, Asia, South Pacific and USA.
Raji Sivaraman, M. S, PMI-ACP, PMP, PMO-CP
Principle of ASBA LLC
Raji Sivaraman, M. S, PMI-ACP, PMP, PMO-CP Principal of ASBA LLC, a Singapore citizen, helps USA/Singapore companies with strategic planning/overseas startups. Speaks in several languages. Worked in Singapore, Thailand, India, and the USA. Advanced Sustainability Researcher, Author, Contributor to Project Management books, published articles, research papers internationally, Global Facilitator, Keynote speaker, Discussant/Academic chair/Moderator CXO Forum/Panelist/Agile Practitioner. Led fortune 50/500 companies with CSR/BSR/Mobility projects. Consultant, Director, Strategic Advisor, and Advisory Board member for non-profit organizations. Worked in IT, publishing, finance, standards and logistics industries as a lead project manager and implementation manager. Adjunct Professor at Montclair State University, USA. Held leadership positions with the PMI at the chapter/global level, inaugural IPMA HackDays chair to date. A Pracademic. Distinguished Women leaders of Singapore, 2013.
Stephen Hart
MSc (Finance), BSc (Economics)
With a background in economics, finance, and engineering, Mr. Hart has extensive experience in environmental infrastructure development in Europe the near East, and Africa, notably in water supply and waste management. A project manager for some 20 years in the private and public sectors, he presently serves as Head of Office at the European Investment Bank, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Dr. Madhu P. Pillai
Dr. Madhu P. Pillai is a project management specialist with over 36 years of broad-based experience in the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, and Power industries. He has served in operations and project management with leading Multinationals in India, Nigeria, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the USA.
An engineer with post-graduate qualifications in Management and a Ph.D. in Strategic Project Management, Dr. Pillai is a fellow of international organizations like AACEI, the Institution of Engineers, and the International Cost Engineering Council. He has spoken and presided at numerous international events. He has also served in senior board positions on non-profit professional bodies. He received the O. T. Zimmerman Founder’s award from AACE International in 2008.
Dr. Pillai brings to WAFA global professional experience and a commitment to WAFA’s objectives.
Prentiss Uchida
Prentiss Uchida is a learning catalyst and coach for entrepreneurs and business owners. He received a BA in Mathematics from San Jose State University and upon completing college, worked for the Lockheed Missile and Space Company. During the next 40 years, Prentiss held a variety of management positions in both private and public companies. He was one of the founders and CEO of Vector General (a pioneer in 3D graphics and CAD whose system was used in the original Star Wars movie), CEO of the Inner Game Corporation (a training and development company founded by Tim Gallwey), CEO of Secom General (a NASDAQ mini-conglomerate of automotive component manufacturers), Director of Kahootz (an enterprise software company), and managing Director of VanderBolt GmbH (a German technology transfer company). Prentiss is currently a mentor for SCORE, a member of the Board of Directors for the Heart Mountain Foundation, and a member of the Board of Directors of WAFA. a Denmark NGO. Previously. he has served on the Advisory Board of Stanford University/WEMA Executive Institute and on the Los Angeles Board of Directors for the United Way.