Where U.S.-Trained Talent Meets Global Impact

Engineering Scalable
Social Impact
Through Data & AI

Connecting world-class talent, advanced technology, and purpose-driven organizations to create lasting social transformation worldwide.

Global Network
Elite Talent
5 Continents
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Not just a volunteer program

A Global Talent Network Powered by
U.S.-Trained Professionals

We operate as the premier infrastructure connecting elite innovation ecosystems with high-impact initiatives across Latin America and emerging markets.

NETWORK
~60%
~40%

U.S. Academic/Professional Exposure

Talent with direct experience in the United States.

International Rest of World

Diverse innovators across Europe, Asia, Africa & LatAm.

"Nearly 60% of our network has academic or professional experience in the United States, including top-tier institutions. We are the direct bridge connecting elite formation with high-impact global execution."

Representing Ivy League & Elite Institutions

MIT
Columbia
Princeton
UC Berkeley
NYU
UCLA
Caltech
Carnegie Mellon
Boston University
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A Global Force for
Measurable Social Transformation

Data Visionaries Team is the innovation and digital transformation arm of Living Stones Foundation, a registered nonprofit organization headquartered in the USA.

We go beyond traditional volunteering by executing high-impact social projects that deliver concrete, community-level results. Whether it's building platforms to optimize agricultural yields for rural communities through Green Verde, or expanding healthcare access via Vital Link, our global talent engineers solutions that yield verifiable data, sustainable ecosystems, and lasting change.

"Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms."

— 1 Peter 4:10
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Global Reach

Operating across the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa & Oceania

Elite Talent Network

Volunteers from CALTECH, Columbia, NYU, UC Berkeley & more

Data-Driven Impact

Tangible community results powered by AI, automation & analytics

Our Operational Flow

A transparent, step-by-step framework detailing how we transform top-tier human capital into deployed, scalable solutions for local communities.

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Global Talent Acquisition

Recruit and onboard specialized professionals from top-tier universities.

02

Innovation Labs

Incubate and design data-driven solutions in specialized tech verticals.

03

Digital Infrastructure

Develop robust, enterprise-grade platforms tailored for social impact.

04

Local Deployment

Implement technology directly with strategic partners and end-user communities.

05

Measure & Scale

Track community impact metrics and replicate success across new regions.

Initiatives & Ventures

Our portfolio of social innovation projects driving systemic change across multiple sectors.

Agriculture & Climate

Green Verde

Sustainable agriculture technology and climate action initiatives for rural communities.

Impact Measurement

Volunteer Metrics

Data-driven platform for measuring and optimizing volunteer program effectiveness.

Healthcare

Vital Link

Digital health solutions connecting underserved communities with essential medical services.

Community Development

CultiveConnect

Platform linking agricultural producers directly with broader markets and technical assistance.

Digital Infrastructure

CauseSphere

Global platform building robust digital infrastructure for impact organizations worldwide.

Transport

Leaving

Logistics technology optimizing freight transport and supply chain operations.

Projected Impact

Our roadmap for scaling social transformation and building a robust global network by 2026.

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Professional Volunteers
Targeted for on-site and remote deployment
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Countries Reached
Expanding across five continents
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Co-Created Projects
Goal for driving systemic change
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U.S. Based Team
Projecting a 48% international balance
Strategic Growth Targets for 2025-2026

Partner With Us

Join an ecosystem of organizations working together to transform communities.

Institutional Partnerships

Universities, research institutions, and government agencies collaborating on high-impact initiatives.

  • Joint research programs
  • Talent pipeline development
  • Capacity building initiatives

Strategic Alliances

Cross-sector collaborations with corporations, foundations, and multilateral organizations.

  • Corporate social responsibility
  • Technology partnerships
  • Knowledge exchange networks

Our volunteers come from leading institutions

CALTECH Columbia UC Berkeley NYU Carnegie Mellon UCLA UT Austin Boston University

Join the Platform

Multiple pathways to contribute your expertise and leave a lasting mark.

01

Fellowship Program

Intensive professional development combining hands-on project work with industry mentorship.

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Innovation Labs

Integrate into specialized teams working on Big Data, AI, UI/UX Design, and emerging tech solutions.

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Advisory Network

Share your wisdom as part of our global network of advisors supporting core strategic initiatives.

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Data Contributors

Help build open data resources and digital public goods for the broader social impact sector.

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Empowerment & Inclusion

Engineering a more equitable future by investing in human potential across borders.

Professional Growth Pathways

Our volunteers gain access to high-level Capstone projects and professional training, providing the international experience needed to excel in global markets.

Global Collaboration

We unite talent from various nations, creating a multicultural ecosystem that promotes equal opportunity and high-performance teamwork.

Skill Transformation

We drive the development of AI, Data Science, Web Dev, and UX/UI skills, transforming theoretical knowledge into actionable digital solutions.

Gender Inclusion & Leadership

Female participation in our projects exceeds the industry average by 300%, reflecting our unwavering commitment to developing executive leaders.

Coaching & Growth

We promote active professional coaching, strengthening the leadership capacity of our members to manage high-stakes strategic projects.

Safe & Inclusive Spaces

We provide a supportive professional environment, fostering a culture where autonomy, psychological safety, and respect are paramount.

Stories of Impact

Real transformations driven by our network of volunteer innovators.

Amber Siru Lin

The Story of a Transformative Volunteer in the Data Visionaries Program

Featuring Amber Siru Lin, Project Developer, and her journey from global classrooms to creating tangible social impact.

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Mihir Patil

How Mihir Patil's Data Expertise is Revolutionizing Humanitarian Impact

Discover how Mihir Patil, Big Data Team Lead, engineers compassion by applying advanced analytics to solve complex challenges.

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Let's Engineer
Solutions Together

Connect with our core team to explore how institutional collaboration and philanthropic support can accelerate our mutual goals.

  • Strategic Project Alignment
  • Shared Tech Resources
  • Expanding Operational Capacity

Global Leadership & Team

A diverse team of professionals united by a shared commitment to social transformation.

Executive Leadership

Felix Ibarra

Felix Ibarra

Honorable Global Advisor Global
Carlos Cuauhtemoc

Carlos Cuauhtemoc

Chairman Global
Olga Garcia

Olga Garcia

Executive Director of Global Alliances Global
Cesar Martinez

Cesar Martinez

Vice-Chairman Global
Wendy Arenas

Wendy Arenas

LATAM Director Latin America
Tatiana Del Moral

Tatiana Del Moral

Europe Deputy Director Europe
Milka Barker

Milka Barker

Head of International Relations Global
Cristopher Quiros

Cristopher Quiros

LATAM Project Manager Latin America

Directors

Eugenia Garcia

Eugenia Garcia

Global Head of Talent Santiago, Chile
Adriana Rodriguez

Adriana Rodriguez

Director of Strategic Partnerships Maryland, USA
Nestor Diez

Nestor Diez

Marketing Director Cali, Colombia
Maria Tua

Maria E. Tua

ESG Program Management Lead Caracas, Venezuela
Andrea Salinas

Andrea Salinas

Talent & HR Coordinator El Paraíso, Honduras

Management

Sergio Bacigalupo

Sergio Bacigalupo

Program Manager Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gianmarco Garofalo

Gianmarco Garofalo

Program Manager Florida, United States
Jorge Jr. Román

Jorge Jr. Román

Innovation Manager Barranquilla, Colombia
Cristian Tassistro

Cristian Tassistro

Jr. Project Manager Ontario, Canada
Francisco Tinoco

Francisco Tinoco

Project Developer Mexico City, Mexico

Advisors & Specialists

Soledad Alvarez

Soledad Alvarez

Data & Tech Advisor Buenos Aires, Argentina
Veronica Avalos

Veronica Avalos

Data & Tech Advisor Michigan, USA
Andres Rossier

Andres Rossier

Agricultural Engineer Madrid, Spain
Jhon Rodriguez

Jhon Rodriguez

Program Ambassador Global
Lina Giraldo

Lina Giraldo

Program Ambassador Global

Tech & Data

Smruti Nalawade

Smruti Nalawade

AI and Data Lead New York, USA
Yousef Omar

Yousef Omar

Full Stack Engineer Illinois, USA
Taemoor Hasan

Taemoor Hasan

Software Engineer Indiana, USA
Khushali Samderiya

Khushali Samderiya

Software Engineer California, USA
Andre Barros

Andre Barros

Data Analyst Paris, France
Federico Siso

Federico Siso

Data Analyst Buenos Aires, Argentina
Aaryan Palaniappan

Aaryan Palaniappan

Data Analyst New Jersey, USA

Design

Rujuta Pachade

Rujuta Pachade

Product Designer Massachusetts, USA
Natália Bertoli

Natália Bertoli

UI/UX Designer Sta. Catarina, Brazil
Diana Moldovan

Diana Moldovan

UI/UX Designer Berlin, Germany
Reema Yadav

Reema Yadav

UI/UX Designer Uttar Pradesh, India

Operations & Strategy

Julissa Zea

Julissa Zea

Business Analyst Lima, Peru
Scarleth Turcios

Scarleth Turcios

Executive Assistant Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Ivan Mata

Ivan Mata

Executive Assistant New Zealand
Daniela Salazar

Daniela Salazar

HR Assistant Medellin, Colombia
Rita Benitez

Rita Benitez

Hiring & H.R. Specialist San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Visionaries Network

A global ecosystem of world-class professionals dedicated to engineering social transformation through data and AI.

Talent Demographics

Bridging Top-Tier Formation with Global Execution

U.S. Exposed Talent Global Reach
~60%
~40%
~60%
U.S. Academic & Professional Background
~40%
International Talent & Deployment

Elite Institutional Presence

Our network includes world-class talent sourced from top-tier global institutions, positioning our platform as a high-value bridge between academic excellence and scalable social transformation.

MIT Columbia UPenn Princeton UC Berkeley
Carnegie Mellon NYU UCLA USC Univ. of Toronto Waterloo
King's College Univ. of Sydney IIT Roorkee UBA (LatAm)
Talent in America
Country Name University / Institution
Argentina
Brenda Silva MoraUADE Argentina
Argentina
Carolina BenmaorUniversidad de Palermo
Argentina
Francisco Giagnoni CopelloUniversity of Buenos Aires
Argentina
Soledad AlvarezIAE Business School
Argentina
Verónica AvalosUniversidad de Buenos Aires
Bolivia
Mónica MercadoGabriel René Moreno Autonomous University
Brasil
Giuliano Ferreira FilhoIESB – Brasília
Brasil
Natália BertoliUNISUL – Brasil
Brasil
Vitor CoelhoUniversidade de Franca
Canadá
Afolabi AdesinaSheridan College
Canadá
Aran ChunUniversity of Waterloo
Canadá
Cristian Alejo TassistroSeneca Polytechnic
Canadá
Devika VinayarajanHumber Polytechnic
Canadá
Jeevan KahlonNAIT – Northern Alberta Institute of Tech
Canadá
Kennedy OjowiUniversity of Toronto
Canadá
Valerie RodriguezTrent University
Chile
Alexander TapiaCatholic University of the North
Colombia
Andres RivasUniversidad Tecnológica de Pereira
Colombia
Catalina MartinezUniversidad Francisco José de Caldas
Colombia
Danna BandaUniversidad de Cordoba
Colombia
Diana CancinoUniversidad Santo Tomas
Colombia
Nestor DiezUniversity of Santiago de Cali
Colombia
Rodrigo DiazUniversidad Del Norte - Barranquilla
Ec / USA
Michelle LawrenceUniversity of Denver / Yachay Tech
Ecuador
Efren CepedaPontifical Catholic University
Ecuador
Virna ZeasBlue Hill College
Guatemala
Tania Girón EspañaUniversidad San Carlos de Guatemala
Honduras
Andrea SalinasUniversidad Católica
Honduras
Rita BenitezUniversidad Cristiana - UCRISH
Honduras
Scarleth TurciosUniversidad Francisco Morazán
México
Francisco TinocoITESO Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara
México
Ivan MataUniversidad Tecnológica de México
Perú
Grethel Lahura AlbujarNational University of Engineering – Lima
USA
Aiko TanakaSan Jose State University
USA
Amber Siru LinUniversity of Southern California
USA
Aniruddh MalankiaSan Francisco State University
USA
Anveshi GoyalUniversity of Texas at Austin
USA
Apurv PaliwaRutgers University
USA
Araceli Vera PestanaUniversity of Pennsylvania
USA
Arisa MoralesUniversity of Pittsburgh
USA
Balasai TarlapuCampbellsville University
USA
Carol Adriana RodriguezPortland State University
USA
Carol Yidan SunBoston University
USA
Celine Suin PyunSavannah College of Art and Design
USA
Claudia CastroIndiana University, Bloomington
USA
Claudia VillanuevaFordham Gabelli School / ITESM
USA
Daniel LeeUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas
USA
David WetzlerWilliam & Mary University
USA
Di WuDenison University
USA
Dilan FajardoCase Western Reserve University
USA
Edward MendelUniversity of California, Los Angeles
USA
Elmer García SierraBaruch College - NY
USA
Gianmarco GarofaloWestern Governors University
USA
Hok Yin (Iris) CheungUniversity of California, Berkeley
USA
Huan HuynhUniversity of Florida
USA
Isha ChuryUniversity of California Santa Cruz
USA
Isabella YangUniversity of California, San Diego
USA
Jeffrey De La Cruz BarreraCity University of New York
USA
Jesus Rodriguez-LunaSouthern New Hampshire University
USA
Jiawen ZhangUniversity of California, Davis
USA
Jose PachecoCalifornia State University-Dominguez Hills
USA
Joseph BoakyeMarist College of NY
USA
Kenneth XavierUniversity of Texas at Dallas
USA
Khushali SamderiyaUniversity of Colorado
USA
Kristy ChristieMIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
USA
Kuan-Hsuan ChiuNew York University
USA
Lisa Jianing YuCarnegie Mellon University
USA
Lucas ChenUniversity of Pittsburgh
USA
Luis Martinez FerraezUniversity of Maryland
USA
Meixuan LiUniversity of California, Berkeley
USA
Melvin ChanUniversity of California, San Diego
USA
Mihir PatilUniversity of Texas at Dallas
USA
Minh DuongNew York University NYU
USA
Natalia CancinoUniversity of San Francisco
USA
Needhi KoreGeorge Washington University
USA
Neha ShrivastavaColorado State University Global
USA
Olivia LingParsons School of Design - The New School
USA
Pedro NaimMIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
USA
Preeth PatelUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville
USA
Rajvi SanghviIndiana University Bloomington
USA
Sanghita BhowmickSan Jose State University
USA
Shravan VenkatPrinceton University
USA
Smruti NalawadeNew York University (NYU)
USA
Sunayah DeeseFashion Institute of Technology of NY
USA
Taemoor HasanPurdue University
USA
Talha KhanRutgers University
USA
Tia HannahBoston University
USA
Tianyi WangColumbia University
USA
Tin Yu Andrew LeungUCLA
USA
Tomás OrquedaArizona State University
USA
Yanan WuGeorgetown University
USA
Yousef OmarNew Jersey Institute of Technology
USA
Yvonne ZhangUniversity of Southern California
USA
Zhenkun FangColumbia University
USA / In
Prameela RaniStevens Institute of Technology
USA / In
Suhash GampaSan Jose State / IIT Roorkee
Venezuela
Lorena MartinezUniversidad Central
Venezuela
María Elena BencomoUniversidad del Zulia
Venezuela
María Eugenia GarcíaUniversidad Santa María
Talent in Europe
Country Name University / Institution
Greece
Nafsika KalogeropoulouNTU Athens / U. Kapodistrian
Russia
Marina SadykiMoscow Institute of Physics and Tech
Russia
Stepan RomanovSt. Petersburg State University
Spain
Nha Quan DaoIEBS Business School
United Kingdom
Keziah AthertonKing’s College London
United Kingdom
Ubong IseminBournemouth University
Talent in Asia
Country Name University / Institution
India
Avni JawlaManipal University, Jaipur
India
Aishwarya SajiCollege of Engineering, Trivandrum
India
Ritik TiwaryDhirubhai Ambani Institute
India
Manya GuptaGalgotias University
Taiwan / Ru
Elias de GarayNSYSU / Kazan Federal University
Talent in Africa
Country Name University / Institution
Nigeria
Micheal KaluUniversity of Benin
Nigeria
Adaobi PreciousCaritas University
Nigeria
Lydia EmekaUniversity of Nigeria
Nigeria
Hammed OlalereLadoke Akintola University
Nigeria
Euodia OmudeajonyeVeritas University Abuja
Ghana
Nana Kofi BoakyeAshesi University
Talent in Oceania
Country Name University / Institution
Australia
Kevin WangUniversity of Sydney

Acknowledgment & Institutional Recognition

We extend our sincere appreciation to all professionals who currently form, and who have previously contributed to, the Data Visionaries volunteer program.

Your expertise, dedication, and commitment have been instrumental in advancing our mission of empowering nonprofit organizations through digital transformation, big data, and artificial intelligence.

Through your collective efforts, we continue to build innovative solutions that connect high-impact social initiatives across Latin America with global investors, institutional partners, and government programs.

Your contributions strengthen our global network and reinforce our shared commitment to responsible innovation, measurable impact, and sustainable development.

We are deeply grateful for your professionalism and for being an essential part of this transformative journey.

Let's Build
Impact Together

Whether you're a university, NGO, government agency, impact investor, or individual looking to contribute, we'd love to hear from you.