Trustees

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    Peter Mowland- President and  Founder of our charity

    Peter is a British Citizen.  He has a particularly unique ability to relate to and converse successfully with international businessmen as well as having owned and run companies in the U.S.A, France and Ireland. He has been involved with representatives of the following Governments during negotiations designed to either take over or create new business in their countries: Ireland, Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, France, and Belgium. Among his many achievements are winning international Marketing and Business Awards, as well as the Queens Award for Export.

    His track record shows a high degree of success irrespective of the Industry or the Distribution channel he chooses to invest in.

    At a young age, Peter lost both parents, and now, semi-retired, he wishes to use his time in finding ways to “give back” to the underprivileged in the world community. He wishes to not only offer a substantial part of his financial gain, but also use his life experience to help children unable to help themselves




    Lady Yomara Rodriguez Co-Founder – Trustee

    Lady Y Rodriguez  is a Colombian national and a UK resident, and is eligible for UK citizenship. She left  Colombia at the early age to educate herself at International level.

    Having studied in England ( Cambridge London) and Barcelona ; She obtained her honours degree in International Business Studies. She washed hunted by highly Family Office Organisation as a strategy manager of their investment portfolio in Canada, South America, Asia and Europe.  She emerged 3 years later with an extensive knowledge in different sectors , research , negotiation capability and with an ability to get to the “core” of a prospective opportunity quicker than most.

    Even mindful of her first love , to follow in her parents   footsteps in supporting the underprivileged, in 2008 she resigned her position  and teamed up with her mentor Peter R Mowland  as a trustees and director of Santa Maria Foundation  to focus on improving the lives of abandoned and orphaned young girls her native Colombia with a view to education  and enlightenment  in the world of business and public  service.

    Her mission is to bring to these vulnerable girls a loving warm and comfortable home  not only in their academic education but also their  emotional needs embracing the cultural and physiological aspects  of their upbringing as well as pushing on to them the higher values in life of common courtesy, good manners and resourcefulness in whatever their chosen path in life may be.

     

     

    Beatriz De Robayo, Ind. Eng.Finance-  Trustee

    Beatriz is a Colombian national resident in Chia. She studied in Valle University, Andes University, Inca University and EAN University. She has represented the Colombian Government as a financial consultant in various cities and countries such as Mexico, New York and at the United Nations in Geneva.

    Beatriz is specialised in programs designed for the implementation of protection of children, including the principles of management and higher commands.
    Her studies also included principles and tech of Charities fund raising and financial control.A dedicated and tireless worker for Children Charities, Beatriz represents SMF as a “hands on” local manager, implementing UK directives as a local staff controller.

     

    Konstantina Dina Dedi .DipDs, MS, FACP – Trustee

    Konstantina is a Greek National and UK resident. She studied at the Eastman Dental Institute and practised as a professor of Prosthodontics in the USA.  She also specialised in the care of young children suffering with Cleft lip and pal’ete. Currently a Director of Esthetical Dentistry Programs in University College London, she has practised for the last 3 years in the UK.

    Throughout her career, Konstantina Dedi has donated free dental work to many Charities in Greece and the U.S.A and has recently joined SMF enthusiastically, to work for the support of Santa Maria Homes for Girls.