The The Wheelchair Foundation, a division of Global Health and Education Foundation,
a 501(c)3 charitable foundation, has a goal to provide a free wheelchair to every child,
teen and adult worldwide who needs one but has no means to acquire one.

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International Board of Advisors

Members of the International Board of Advisors of the Wheelchair Foundation are individuals committed to providing wheelchairs to children, teens, and adults around the world who cannot afford one for themselves. The Advisors bring their expertise and experience to bear in providing valuable counsel on the direction of the Foundation and support in accomplishing its goals and fulfilling its mission.

Members
King Juan Carlos & Queen Sofia of Spain Co-Chairmen
Prince Alexander & Princess Katherine of Yugoslavia  
Wendy Widmann de Berger Former First Lady of Guatemala 
Lorena Clare Facio de Rodriguez Echeverria Former First Lady of Costa Rica 
Joel Ehrenkranz Ehrenkranz & Ehrenkranz, New York 
Lourdes Rodriguez de Flores Former First Lady of El Salvador 
Mary Flake de Flores Former First Lady of Honduras 
Whitey Ford Baseball Hall of Fame 
Martha Sahagun Fox Former First Lady of Mexico 
Imants Freibergs Former First Gentleman of Latvia 
Valery Giscard d'Estaing Former President of France 
Mikhail Gorbachev Former President of the USSR 
Ximena Bohorquez de Gutierrez , M.D. Former First Lady of Ecuador 
Doug Heir Past President of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association 
Kenneth Hofmann Philanthropist 
Michael A. Jacobs Entrepreneur 
Mrs. Andree Lahoud Former First Lady of Lebanon 
Susana Galli de Gonzalez Macchi Former First Lady of Paraguay 
Graca Machel Former First Lady of Mozambique/Mrs. Nelson Mandela 
Patrick Madden Former Executive Director, Sister Cities International 
Nelson Mandela Former President of South Africa 
Anna Mkapa Former First Lady of Tanzania 
Wayne Newton Entertainer, Las Vegas, NV 
Samuel Nujoma Former President of Namibia 
Dean Ornish , M.D. President & Director, Preventive Medicine Research Institute. UCSF 
Jack Palladino Palladino & Sutherland, San Francisco 
Arnold Palmer Professional Golfer/Business Executive 
Deng Pufang Chairman, China Disabled Persons' Federation 
Virginia Gillum de Quiroga Former First Lady of Bolivia 
Prince Raad & Princess Majda Raad of Jordan  
General Joseph W. Ralston United States Air Force-Ret. 
Fidel Ramos Former President of the Philippines 
Catherine B. Reynolds American Academy of Achievement/CEO of Educap Inc. 
Stefano Ricci Clothing Designer 
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Co-Chair - Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, New York 
Ana Paula dos Santos First Lady of Angola 
Don Shula Entreprenuer/Former NFL Coach 
Rt. Hon. Sir Michael Somare Former Prime Minister, Papua New Guinea 
Vivian de Torrijos Former First Lady of Panama 
Viviane Wade First Lady of Senegal 
Abbas I. Yousef ASI Agricultural Services & Investments 
Honorary Members
Joe Baca Former U.S. Representative, D-California  
Max Cleland Former U. S. Senator, D-Georgia  
Anna G. Eshoo U.S. Representative, D-California  
Dianne Feinstein U.S. Senator, D-California  
William H. Frist Former U.S. Senator, R-Tennessee  
Benjamin A. Gilman Former U.S. Representative, R-New York  
Daniel Inouye U. S. Senator, D-Hawaii  
Ken Lancaster Former State Representative, R-Alaska  
James R. Langevin U.S. Representative, D-Rhode Island  
Steve Largent Former U.S. Representative, R-Oklahoma  
Nancy Pelosi House Minority Leader, D-California  
Ellen Tauscher Under Secretary of State for Arms Control  
Tom Torlakson State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California