The Flight Crew

Contributors, Editors & Top Advisors, Aug-Nov 2009

www.Helo-Magazine.com 

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  Abby Mott... Currently rocking the city of Manila with her musical charm virtuosity as The Abby Mott,…helped us brainstorm the magazine’s vision and branding strategy...

Abduba Ido Mollu... A Nairobi-based a Management and Institutional Development consultant...with extensive hands-on experience in conflict and development practice in East Africa and the African Horn, including Somalia and his native Kenya...

   Aleksandr Katso... A refugee from Russia , came to the US sixteen years ago and lives in New York... He's a member of the International PEN Club and was a member of the American delegation at three International World Congresses of PEN Club... His last book, Poems written in the night, was issued few years ago in Moscow in one of the largest Russian Publishing houses “EKSMO” in its prestigious classic series “Home library of Poetry.” For some time, he was a the radio host of the New York Russian language broadcast Creative Encounters...To boot, he's had thity-five songs written with his poetry...

Amarah Niazi... Earning her PhD in Anthrolopogy at the University of Oregon at Eugene...Co-Managed humanitarian and development aid for and in her native Pakistan...

Amitai Touval... A New York-based management consultant, anthropologist, and poet...was kind enough to offer a piece inspired by those anonymous letters from Nigeria...

  Ana Djapovic-Scholl... Completing a Masters of Public Health at UC Berkeley…contributed her story on researching trauma during the NATO bombardment of Belgrade, Serbia…

  Anna Fewell... A social worker at the well-respected Green Chimneys residential treatment center just north of New York…found that hilarious camel recipe and provided early investment of moral and material support…

   Ashley Jonathan Clements... An Australia-based New Zealander aid worker and photographer...provided us with a terrific view not only of Myanmar, but also of the UN helos...Fine him at http://ash.clem.com.au...  

Chris Niedt ...Rising out of New Jersey to invest in our fledgling magazine...is a Professor of Suburban Studies at Hofstra University outside New York... 

  Cindy Huang ...Pioneers emergency anthropology at her blog, Anthromuse...and gave us this interview on her study of Uyghur China...

  Daniel J Gerstle ...Loved reading and writing stories of survival against extreme odds so much that he rallied dozens of friends and colleagues to create this magazine...After intensive research in Africa, The Middle East, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans, he came to to the conclusion that contemporary crisis media requires more honesty, more local view, and a sense of humor…Find him at Change.org's War and Peace Blog, DanielJGerstle.com or Helo@Helo-Magazine.com...

  David Frame ...Librarian extraordinaire in the Washington, DC, area…provided in-depth consultations on the magazine vision…

E. A. Ospina ...Is on the run...but managed to send in this piece on Colombia... 

  Ewei Tao ...Founder of a new NGO committed to improving public health in Central and East Asia…invested a great deal of time and material building the magazine’s vision and initiating the marketing strategy…

Fanta Toure ...Comes from the Ivory Coast...Edits for us now and then...and otherwise enjoys a warm place at the World Bank in Washington...

Greg Fuchs ...Has written a number of books of poetry, works with youth, and enjoys his family in New York...offered a poem inspired by Hurricane Katrina...Find him at GregFuchs.com...

  Hilaire Avril... A Paris-based humanitarian and political journalist…was one of the first to support the initiative to create the new creative crisis story magazine and provided vital early consultations on the vision before moving on to cover global affairs for another publication…

Ismail Omar... An aid worker in his native Eastern Sanag region of Somalia (aka Maakhir) since he was only fifteen, Omar now spends part of his time in London...

  Jeff Rigsby... Currently serving a public relations firm in Kabul, Afghanistan…edited a few of the magazine’s first submissions and added great energy to the overall effort…

  Jen Kaleba... Recent Editor of Rails-to-Trails Magazine…provided tremendous spirit and guidance in the creation of the magazine and edited and critiqued a several important stories…

Joe Tsali... A curmudgeonly fellow currently on assignment in an undisclosed location, he edited the premiere issue, kept the ball rolling, and worked hard late at night in coffeehouses from Afghanistan to New York…Email him at Joseph.Tsali@gmail.com...

  Josh Neufeld... Got his big break with drawing Harvey Pekar for the American Splendor comic book series...and took time off his book tour to give an interview and a storyline on Hurricane Katrina from his new book A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge...find him and buy his book at JoshComix.com...Tell him HELO sent you...       

Les Neuhaus... Is a global traveler and rockin' good photographer... Find his great work at www.lesneuhaus.com...        

  Lindsay Stark... Pursuing her PhD in Public Health and zooming across the globe for Columbia University…offered many wonderful photos from her vast photo collection, as well as much-needed confidence in the project…

  Matt King... Currently a news reporter in upstate New York…gave spirit to the project as well as terrific comments on a number of the magazine’s first submissions…

   Manu... Cartoonist, pursuing his PhD in Demography at UC Berkeley, former UN employee and current UN consultant, working on a cartoon website (manucartoons) to be launched in early 2010...

  Nate Miller... Aid worker, photographer, and blogger (NateDownThere Blog)...gave the magazine its very first submission in his story about surviving a plane crash in Angola, also providing photos from Chad and valuable morale support through a critical time… [photo by Mike Dubose]

Nick Chesterfield... A human rights investigator covering Melanesian Asia-Pacific... Find him and his work at www.manukoreri.net...

Nimmi Gowrinathan... An aid worker with OperationUSA, generously shared her story from her family's native Sri Lanka...

Robert A Horton... Currently a military representative for US Joint Forces Command navigated special forces transport planes over Afghanistan and Iraq...now he shares his research on Russia's counter-insurgency in Dagestan...

  Ryan Pacheco... An airline pilot based in the Middle East…told us about what it was like flying humanitarian air service in Sudan and Kenya as well as being an inspiration for the air mobile aspect of the magazine…

   Shane Townsend... Currently advising on global food aid based in Manila, Philippines, and playing tunes with the Rock Creek Whistlers…was one of the original creators of the magazine vision, providing incredible support in the early days, and always being there to bounce ideas off of or consider avenues of approach…

S. L. Neelavan... Managing international aid to South Asia...opened up his heart to share a very personal story about how his family survived the civil war in Sri Lanka...

Stephen Gray... A genuinely inquisitive global traveler who's touched down in Myanmar, North Korea, and beyond is currently editor of the Morningside Post while finishing his master of international affairs degree at Columbia University...

Suliman Giddo... Lecturing on conflict resolution at George Mason and running the Darfur Peace and Development Organization, based with his family in Washington, DC,…contributed his story on Chad and Darfur as well as incredible inspiration for his great work supporting the people of Central Africa…

Timo Vogt... Find Timo's excellent photography covering everything from European protests to the lesser known back rooms of the former Soviet Union on his site www.randbild.de...

Travis Reiser... Is a mystery but apparently writes a great deal and posts dispatches from all over the world...Bosnia his favorite destination…offered his profile of a poison gas survivor in Halabja, Iraq, and wrote background prose for the magazine…

Vanessa Chakour... Rocks...Find her and buy prints of her artwork at VanessaChakour.com...Tell her HELO sent you...

Zviad Sisauri... A Georgian native works tirelessly to respond to refugee emergencies around the world...