Our Common Humanity in the Information Age. Principles and Values for Development

Stacey S. Roussel, Young Professionals for International Cooperation, The Savita 
Society
Stacey has worked in the nonprofit sector for the past five years as a professional 
fundraiser and a volunteer. She currently serves as the Chair of the Patel Foundation for 
Global Understanding’s Savita Society, an initiative whose mission is to support women 
and children through education, assistance, advocacy and missions both locally in the 
Tampa Bay area and globally in rural India, Tanzania, and Zambia. She serves on the 
Board of UNA USA Tampa Bay and as Chair of the Young Professionals for 
International Cooperation (YPIC) Tampa Bay Chapter, the fastest growing YPIC chapter 
in the country. She is a member of Leadership Hillsborough Class of 2006-2007. She 
holds a BA in International Studies and Philosophy from Louisiana State University 
where she completed her senior thesis on “Evaluating International Aid Programs: A 
Case Study of Microcredit in Dallas, Texas and Dhaka, Bangladesh.” Stacey is an 
Associate for Major and Planned Gifts at WEDU Public Television in Tampa, Florida. 
Deepen Shaw, Temple of Understanding
Deepen Shah is a non-violent activist who recently graduated from New York University 
in Finance and Information Systems. As a follower of the Jain faith, which practices non-
violence in all forms, he advocates peace and conflict resolution above all else. Deepen 
is on the NY Task Force of the Temple of Understanding, an interfaith NGO, which has 
organized several non-violence youth conferences in NY. In his professional life, Deepen 
runs a mobile marketing company (eztxtmsg.com) that utilizes text messaging to 
broadcast announcements. Outside of work, he likes to perform around New York with 
his father and beatbox.
Seth Werfel, Brandeis University
Seth Werfel is the Executive Director of Positive Foundations at Brandeis University, 
which is a student-led organization mobilizing college students around the UN 
Millennium Development Goals , and sponsoring and partnering with a Millennium 
Village in sub-Saharan Africa. Werfel is studying economics and political science with a 
focus on international economic policy and development.