Leadership
Curtis Sliwa
Founder and Director
A bold spirit with a lust for life and amazing energy, Curtis Sliwa is a New Yorker in the truest and best sense of the word. Born and raised in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn, Curtis is a pioneer who forged his grassroots activism into a global vocation. Although offered a partial scholarship to study political science at Brown University, Curtis found himself expelled from the prestigious Brooklyn Prep School during his senior year for student activisim. In lieu of a brick and mortar education, Curtis enrolled in the reality of Fordham Road...a crime ridden section of the Bronx. Visit www.CurtisSliwa.com for more information about Curtis.
Mary Sliwa
COO and Executive Director
Under Mary's leadership, The Guardian Angels programs have grown exponentially over the years - from the original community safety patrols begun in 1979, The Guardian Angels now provides training, support and community empowerment programs throughout the world focusing on Community Safety, Professional Development for Educators, School-based Anti-Bullying Coursework, and Internet Safety. Mary Sliwa serves as C.O.O. and Executive Director of The Alliance of Guardian Angels, Inc. Her responsibilities encompass all aspects of the organization's administration and management, along with fundraising, marketing and professional staff development. Under Mary's leadership, The Guardian Angels programs have grown exponentially over the years - from the original community safety patrols begun in 1979, The Guardian Angels now provides training, support and community empowerment programs throughout the world focusing on Community Safety, Professional Development for Educators, School-based Anti-Bullying Coursework, and Internet Safety. Under Mary's leadership, CyberAngels, The Guardian Angels' Internet safety initiative, was honored with a President's Service Award for volunteer community service in 1998. Mary has played an integral role in translating The Guardian Angels philosophy into formalized classroom training and online and seminar-based coursework for educators and students.
Mary's decade-long involvement with The Guardian Angels follows a distinguished career as both a corporate executive and a professional educator. Prior to joining The Guardian Angels in 1996, Mary managed advertising sales and marketing activities for Capital Cities/WABC Radio, and won the network's prestigious "Circle of Excellence" award. In addition to ABC, Mary has also held leadership roles at CNN/Headline News, WPLJ Radio, WPAT Radio and WRKS Radio. While at WPAT, Mary was instrumental in developing a groundbreaking "Say No to Drugs" campaign.
Serving as Executive Director of The Guardian Angels has allowed Mary to bring her professional management skills to a worthy cause that also builds on her extensive experience as a professional educator. After studying at Monmouth College and earning degrees magna cum laude in Special Education for Handicapped Children, and Elementary Education from William Paterson College, Mary also earned graduate certificates from the Sterling Institute and the Wharton School of Business. Using her educational training, Mary pioneered an approach to teaching handicapped children to communicate and interact with others by using a unique blend of humor and animated puppets. Mary utilized this experience to create "Rocky," the sheepdog mascot of The Guardian Angels.
Carrying her knowledge to The Guardian Angels, Mary has driven the organization to develop innovative approaches to safety education and training, while administering the organization professionally and effectively. Today the organization conducts a variety of formalized educational training sessions, including: "Teach the Teachers," an initiative hosted in partnership with universities to train educators in preventing school-based violence; Anti-Bullying and violence prevention seminars for teachers and students; and CyberAngels Internet safety programs for parents and educators.
Contact: Mary@GuardianAngels.org
Joseph Suchorski
Mid West Coordinator
Chicago Chapter Leader: Miguel Fuentes
Phone: (312)-217-7245
Regional Directors
Japan: Keiji Oda
E-mail: koda@guardianangels.org
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UK: Keiji Oda
E-mail: koda@guardianangels.org
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Luzon: Ricardo Garcia
E-mail: hawaiiguardianangels@yahoo.com
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New Zealand & Australia: Michael McDaniel
Phone: 503.313.1210
E-mail: Portland@GuardianAngels.org
Israel: Jill Shames
Phone: +011.972.508.807.601
E-mail: Israel@GuardianAngels.org
East Coast: William Cruz & Wilka Claro
Phone: 727.217.6514
E-mail: Florida@GuardianAngels.org
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Texas: Arnaldo Salinas
Phone: 646.232.4643
E-mail: security@guardianangels.org
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Florida: William Cruz & Wilka Claro
Phone: 727.217.6514
E-mail: Florida@GuardianAngels.org
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Pennsylvania: Scott Koppenhofer & Jason Weston
Phone: 484.788.1425 or 267.614.0464
E-mail: Pennsylvania@GuardianAngels.org
Mid-Atlantic: John Ayala
Phone: 202.359.0601
E-mail: MidAtlantic@GuardianAngels.org
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Western Region: Sebastian Metz
Phone: 917.734.6999
E-mail: sebastianmetz@yahoo.com
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California: Erik Wong
E-mail: ftwx619@yahoo.com
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Rocky Mountain States: Robert McClintick
Phone: 303.472.2055
E-mail: RockyMountains@GuardianAngels.org
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Hawaii: Keiji Oda
E-mail: koda@guardianangels.org
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Alaska: Curtis Sliwa
E-mail: Curtis@GuardianAngels.org
Canada: David Schroder
Phone: 780.718.8727
E-mail: edmonton@guardianangelscanada.org
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South Africa: Charl Viljoen
E-mail: capetown@guardianangels.org
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Mexico: Curtis Sliwa
E-mail: Curtis@GuardianAngels.org
South America: Arnaldo Salinas
Phone: 646.232.4643
E-mail: security@guardianangels.org
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Alumni
Guardian Angel Alumni are former safety patrol members who no longer walk the beat, but who retain an interest in the various programs, and are on hand to assist younger members as well as to provide encouragement to all Guardian Angels.
Contact:
Arnaldo Salinas, Acting Alumni Director: 646.232.4643
Scott"Koop"Koppenhofer, Alumni Coordinator: 484-788-1425
Email: Alumni@GuardianAngels.org
