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.
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