Board of Directors
 Frank Fredericks, Executive Director A native of Portland, Oregon, Frank Fredericks began a life of journey by moving to New York City at age 18. After living, studying, and working in five countries and studying Music Business and International Politics at New York University, Frank decided to pursue his two life goals, one his passion, and one his calling. His passion for music led him to producing, engineering, and management. Frank has worked as a booking agent, with both unsigned and signed artists spanning rock, pop, soul, and jazz. In 2007, Frank started Çöñár Records, which currently has four signed artists. After independent research on Christian-Islam relations in Egypt, and the experience of working as a volunteer in the US State Department's Lebanon evacuation during the Hizbollah-Israeli War in 2006, he realized the great need of dialogue between the faith traditions of the World. This inspired him to start World Faith. He currently resides in Astoria, in New York, New York, leading World Faith and working as an Online Marketing Consultant.
 Florentina Williamson-Noble, Board Member A native of London, Florentina moved to Westchester, NY when she was almost 8. She began work in the non-profit sector with the Considering Alexander SIDS Foundation. Since the Foundation’s inception in 1996, she has organized fundraisers and promoted awareness of SIDS. Florentina was a founding member of World Faith and has since worked closely with Frank in program design and development as well as in promotion, marketing and recruitment. She was brought to interfaith work as a result of living and working with a community of students from different faith traditions that benefited from a deeper understanding of each other. Florentina also works as an NGO representative to the UN, a Resident Assistant and as a tutor to a boy with Asperger’s syndrome. She plans to earn an MPA from Wagner with a concentration in international non-profit management. Florentina earned her B.A. in Italian Studies from New York University in May of 2008.
 Imam Khalid Latif, Board Member Khalid was appointed the first Muslim chaplain at NYU in 2005 where he began to initiate his vision for a pluralistic future on and off campus for American Muslims. He was also appointed the first Muslim chaplain at Princeton University in 2006. Under his leadership, the Islamic Center at NYU became the first ever established Muslim student center at an institution of higher education in the United States. Imam Latif’s exceptional dedication and ability to cross interfaith and cultural lines on a daily basis brought him recognition throughout the city, so much so that in 2007 Mayor Michael Bloomberg nominated Imam Latif to become the youngest chaplain in history of the New York City Police Department at the age of 24. He is a sought after speaker, having lectured throughout the United States and in various parts of the world and has been quoted, featured and appeared in numerous media outlets including BBC, NPR, CNN, the NY Times, Newsweek, Time Magazine, BET and GEO TV.
 Joshua Stanton, Board Member Joshua Stanton is a Founding Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue™ and a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College. He is also a founding co-Director of Lessons of a Lifetime™, a nursing home-based project designed to improve intergenerational relations. A graduate of Amherst College, he is the recipient of numerous leadership awards, including a place within the Fellows Alliance of the Interfaith Youth Core. He also is a regular blogger for Tikkun Daily.
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