The Team

 

Patrick Davidson, Founder
Patrick Davidson - Chairman/Chief Creative Officer
Chairman, co-founder, and Chief Creative Officer, Patrick is one of the vision keepers of the Foundation. “Creating The World We Want Foundation and helping young people make positive social change is the culmination of a lifelong dream.” Patrick is a former senior vice president of original programming for the Disney Channel and creator of Disney’s American Teacher Awards.  His award-winning documentary, The World We Want, features extraordinary young people making positive social change around the globe and is the catalyst and inspiration for the Foundation. Prior to his career in entertainment, Patrick worked with at-risk youth and their families.  He is a former national council member for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and a board member of the Boys and Girls Club in Ventura, California and the Seven Arrows and Little Dolphins pre-school in Santa Monica.
Lori Bonn, Director of Global Strategy
Lori Bonn - President/CEO
President, CEO, and co-founder of the World We Want Foundation, Lori brings over 25 years of experience as a social entrepreneur, philanthropic consultant and social change activist in finance, civic and charitable organizations, campaign management, international organizations and national politics. She has traveled to over 40 countries, engaging with leading networks of donors, foundations and social innovators devoted to solving many of the world's most pressing social justice issues. The inspiration for the Foundation comes from her experience as a teacher and an explorer in the world's "classrooms" where her passion for empowering young people to become successful and compassionate in the 21st century drives her commitment to collaborate with others to partner with and support the Foundation. Lori is the President/CEO of Bonnventures, LLC, a global philanthropic consulting firm established in 2004, and has been a board member of the World of Good Development Organization and the International Museum of Women, and a past member of the Women Donors Network. For the past four years she has served as a Western Regional Judge for the Global Social Venture Competition at Haas School of Business. Lori has a BA in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an Executive Certificate on Corporate Social Responsibility from Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley.
Katie Stahl, Program Director
Katie Stahl - Program Director
As Program Director, Katie oversees Social Action Project submissions, works on grant and funding opportunities and helps guide and direct program development. Prior to joining TWWWF, Katie worked for the Center for Civic Education where she managed two of the country’s largest civic education programs in ten states. Katie has also worked as a policy advisor at Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck in Washington, DC on matters involving energy and environment, financial services and competition policy, and worked for the Senate Judiciary Committee as Special Assistant to the chief counsel and staff director. Katie holds an MA from George Mason University in International Commerce and Policy and graduated with honors with her BA in Political Science from the University of Utah.
Tim Barnes, Marketing and Technical Director
Tim Barnes - Marketing and Technical Director
Tim is the President and co-Founder of DesignMe, LLC, a leading web development and eMarketing firm based in Washington, DC specializing in web engineering, system administration, hosting, SEO and performance enhancements. He worked as a web developer at ePals, the world’s largest K-12 learning network providing safe collaborative technology for schools to connect and learn in a protected, project-based learning network. Tim holds a MPH in International Health from George Mason University and a MPH in Public Health from University of Virginia, also a BS in Psychology and Philosophy from Susquehanna University.
Tom Martin
Tom Martin - Art Director and Designer
As an award-winning art director and designer, Tom Martin has been responsible for some of the most memorable images in motion-picture advertising during the last twenty years including “Jurassic Park,” “Schindler’s List” to “Dressed To Kill” and “Parenthood,” Tom has set a standard for creativity, giving each film a distinctly unique look for everything from photography, logos and one-sheets to standees and assorted merchandise. He has worked Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis, Ron Howard, Ivan Reitman and more creating  marketing and advertising campaigns for over 200 films through his own agency, Martin Art Direction, Inc. http://www.design-1-1.com.