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Mark Kosmo \u00a0(chairman) <\/span><\/b>Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A Avni Mustafaj <\/b>(member), U.S.A.\u00a0 The organisation where Mr. Mustafaj has given his contrib<\/span>ution through different capacities and as a chairman as well, is \u201cNational Albanian American Council – NAAC<\/span>\u201d (K\u00ebshilli Komb\u00ebtar Shqiptaro-Amerikan). NAAC has been one of the most vocal and influential organisations be<\/span>fore and during the war in Kosovo. Mr. Mustafaj has led both the American delegation of the congressmen and Board members at the Summit of Rambouillet, France in 1999. Amongst other activities he has also met the former President of the United States of America, Mr. Bill Clinton at the White House in order to strategize on sensitizing the US public on Kosova.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hilmi Gashi <\/strong>(member) Switzerland.\u00a0 is Master studies to become an \u201cManager of the non-profit organisations\u201d. His professional career in Switzerland is a typical one of a migrant. In the beginning he worked as a painter, and later he worked as a translator and official in a local radio. After he left radio RaBe, he started working for the Swiss Red Cross as a coord<\/span><\/p>\n inator within the informing and job center for the refugees coming from Kosovo. From 2005, Mr. Gashi has been a part of the UNIA syndicate. Beside his professional achievements, Mr. Gashi is an active volunteer for Albanian Diaspora. Amongst others, he is part of the leading platform albinfo.ch, as a leader of the Integration Commision for the city of Bern and co-director of the \u2018Solidarit\u00e9 sans frontiers\u2019 Association which is an advocate for the migrants rights.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gasp\u00ebr Sopi <\/b>(member)\u00a0 He currently serve<\/span>s as Chairman of the Board and is in charge of the overall business development and strategy. With more than 15 years of professional experience Gasper has successfully executed, directed and coordinated projects for a variety of global brands such as T-mobile, Ericsson, Oracle, UNHCR, as well as helped launch cutting edge startups and technologies ranging from fintech & mobile health solutions to mobile workforce, retail and creative industries. He holds a Masters degree in Cognitive systems and Interactive media from Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona and is a published author in research publications. Lately he has been traveling the globe, studying meditation and eastern philosophies all the while doing his part in building bridges between various cultures, one person at a time.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Anila Hyka Sm\u00f8rgrav (member) Anita Gjidoda <\/b>(member) <\/p>\n Gazmend Salihi <\/b>(member), Copenhagen Denmark\u00a0 ased in Copenhagen and specialized in highly skilled engineering profiles for the Danish workforce. Gazmend has 10 years\u2019 experience in the field of sales, marketing, business development and 12 years experience product development, design of manufacturing. <\/span>Gazmend Salihi (an\u00ebtar), Kopenhag\u00eb, Danimark\u00eb<\/b> \u00ebsht\u00eb pronar i kompanis\u00eb EXACTsearch<\/b>, nj\u00eb agjenci rekrutimi e specializuar n\u00eb profilizimin e inxhinier\u00ebve me aft\u00ebsi t\u00eb larta p\u00ebr tregun e pun\u00ebs n\u00eb Danimark\u00eb. Gazmendi ka mbi 10 vite p\u00ebrvoj\u00eb n\u00eb shitje, marketing dhe zhvillim biznesi<\/b>, si dhe 12 vite p\u00ebrvoj\u00eb n\u00eb zhvillimin e produkteve dhe dizajnin p\u00ebr prodhim<\/b>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mark Kosmo \u00a0(chairman) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A Mark belongs to the third generation Albanians in the U.S.A. where he has worked for the majority of his life. Mark holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin, and did his undergraduate degree in Economics and Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. During his […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4429,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nMark belongs to the third generation Albanians in the U.S.A. where he has worked for the majority of his life. Mark holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin, and did his undergraduate degree in Economics and Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. During his professional career, Mr. Kosmo has worked for more than 10 years at the World Bank in Washington D.C., as an environmental and energy economist during which time he also lived and worked extensively in Albania from 1992-1999. Mr. Kosmo has been active in the Albanian Diaspora for nearly three decades and currently serves as the Chair and Founder of the Global Albanians Foundation (GAF) and Chair of Germin both of which he has chaired since the end of 2018.\u00a0 He is also the Chair and Founder of the Massachusetts Albanian American Society “Besa” (MAASBESA) which was founded in 2006 in Boston. <\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/germin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image2-1.jpg\")
<\/span>Mr. Mustafaj was born and raised in New York, U.S.A and has had a lifelong dedication to the national cause of Albanians.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/germin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image7-571x362-2.jpg\")
During the 90s political and economic crisis in Kosova, Mr. Gashi stopped his studies in the University of Prishtina, in the Faculty of Economics and migrated to Switzerland.\u00a0 In 1992 he restarted his studies in the University of Freiburg, within the Economic Faculty, where he also completed h<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/germin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image6-571x360-2.jpg\")
Gasp\u00ebr is an awarded interdisciplinary designer working at the intersection of branding, design and interactive technology. He is the founder of Hyperactive, a boutique agency based in Zagreb, Croatia, that specializes in the design and development of web & mobile solutions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nShe brings the international experience of over 25 years in different social and economic environments. She specializes in the telecom sector and IT, project management and contract negotiation, transaction management, digital transformation strategies of enterprises including the development of new products.<\/span><\/b>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/germin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image1-571x360-2.jpg\")
Anila has worked intensively for both the private and public sectors in Albania, Norway, the USA, France, and Switzerland. She currently holds the post of Engagement Director relating to complex projects at Orange Business Services (part of Orange Group) that manage over 170 French and international corporations with revenues of over 2 billion euros. Apart from the activities related to the professional aspect, Anila has been committed, for several years, to non-profit activities promoting education, cultur<\/span><\/b>e, and integration of the Albanian diaspora as Coach\/support being part of the initiative of Orange \u201cSuper Coders\u201d \u2013 promoting programming in elementary schools with kids from 9-12 years old. She has given her contribution as a volunteer in the projects of Orange Foundation, in collaboration with associations in order to promote \u201cProfessional Life of engineering women\u201d in high schools or by helping students in the marginalized areas.<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u00cbsht\u00eb nderuar me titullin \u201cAmbasadore e Kombit\u201d nga qeveria shqiptare dhe q\u00eb nga viti 2019 \u00ebsht\u00eb an\u00ebtare e K\u00ebshillit Koordinues t\u00eb Diaspor\u00ebs. Prej vitit 2018 \u00ebsht\u00eb Presidente e shoqat\u00ebs franko-shqiptare \u201cAlbania\u201d me seli n\u00eb Paris.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n
\nAnita is an experienced e-commerce professional with a demonstrated history of working in the internet industry with more than 7 years of sales experience. Her experience and skills have been crafted in the e-commerce and hospitality industry, at Booking.com and TravelBird, and most recently at an on-line digital learning company called Lobster Ink, placed in the Netherlands. Mrs. Gjidoda was also one of the people who have opened up and (trans)formed the entire Albanian online accommodation market and this has given her so many learning opportunities in being a pioneer in the online industry.
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Gazmend is the business owner of EXACTsearch, a headhunting company b<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\nAi ka p\u00ebrfunduar Bachelor n\u00eb Menaxhim Marketingu<\/b> nga Copenhagen Busine<\/span>Academy Profession Degree in Product development from KEA – Copenhagen School of Design and Technology in 2010. <\/span>Military service at Corporal in The Danish Royal Life Guards in 2003. Honorary awarded<\/span><\/p>\n