Board Of Directors

At the One World Literacy Foundation the Board of Directors provides a number of important things to a nonprofit. The first, perhaps, is technical expertise, which is why most Boards usually contain members representing all segments of the economy, i.e., lawyers, accountants, healthcare professionals, insurance executives, etc. Ideally, a Board is there to supervise and compliment the actually running of the organization or directly dealing with day-to-day events and circumstances--what may be called "the small picture. OWL Board of Directors also provides a broad and general management guidance-in other words, decisions dealing with the "big picture”. For OWL, this is making sure that all in need have the necessary tools to learn how to read.

NAME: Armie Carabet
TITLE: Stand In Executive Director
BIO: Mr. Carabet brings a tremendously successful business history to One World Literacy. Over the last 14 years Mr. Carabet has owned and operated two companies with focus on literacy for children. His current role is as CEO of ClickN KIDS, Inc., (www.clicknkids.com) where is has brought together a team focused on providing research-based online reading tools to the globe though the power of the internet.

Mr. Carabet has a deep understanding of how to get content around the globe and in the hands of those who need it the most. Motivating his decision to form OWL was his desire to forever eliminate the inability of any adult or child to read.

Mr. Carabet has supported several Los Angeles based charities with time, money and contacts. Mr. Carabet is one of three founders of One World Literacy Foundation.

NAME: Jose Nino
TITLE: Chief Development Officer
BIO: Jose is widely considered one of the most influential Hispanic Businessmen in the United States, sitting on the Board of Directors for the U.S.- Mexico Chamber of Commerce and the Hispanic Council of International Relations. He also sat on the Board of Advisors and is Co-Chairman for the Hispanic Alliance for Prosperity Institute (HAPI) and formerly served as the President of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Niño served as the Hispanic Business Advisor to President George H. Bush and is currently the President of El Niño Group in Washington. Mr. Nino also served on the Federal Reserve, Chicago in the Small Business Advisor Board. Mr. Niño also is no stranger to helping others, he has volunteered his own time and money to countless support groups and sits on the Board of Directors of the Boy Scouts of America, the Guardian Angels and the Basilica de Guadalupe Foundation. Mr. Nino is one of three founders of One World Literacy Foundation.

NAME: James Highfill
TITLE: Director of Finance
BIO: Mr. Highfill is also one of three founders of One World Literacy Foundation. Mr. Highfill’s primary skills are in finding the means for enabling expansion of business with an emphasis toward building client relationships with organizations that could benefit with alignment of the organizations core competencies to the mission and vision of management.

Currently Mr. Highfill is COO at ClickN KIDS, Inc., and is also on the Board of Directors for Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, The Champion Fund (TCF), where he actively participates in raising funds, directing investment and planning TCF strategy and recruiting efforts.

Mr. Highfill looks at the use of technology in supporting sales, operations and brings his skills in strategy, finance, governance and operations to OWL. Mr. Highfill holds both Bachelors of Science in Finance, Banking and Management and Masters of Business Administration degrees.