World Education Services INC
EIN 237396384 · NY · 501(c)03
The organisation
- ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZA 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10004-1405, NY 10004-1405
- Classified purpose: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Size band: 9
Source: IRS Tax-Exempt Organization filings and the Exempt Organization Business Master File. US Federal Government public domain. Board history observed across annual filings.
Board at a glance
Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
Renewal outlook
High-priority approach observed from annual filings
- 5 board members were on the previous filing but not the latest one - several seats appear to have opened.
- Large organisation (revenue $140m) - the scale that runs a formal, external board search.
- The board chair has served at least 6 years (observed across filings) - a chair transition may be approaching.
A computed likelihood from the observed filing history and filed revenue. It is not a confirmed vacancy, and this edition never states that a nonprofit is recruiting. "Departures" mean a board member was on the previous filing but not the latest one, which usually means a seat opened but can also mean they were simply not listed that year.
Filed finances
| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $139.6m | $98.7m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990.
The board (directors and trustees)
| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Audrey Hendley Chair | CHAIR | on filings since 2018 (at least 6y) |
| Aaron Williams | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2020 (at least 4y) |
| Ajay Patel | TRUSTEE | first appears 2024 |
| Caroline Gayle | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2022 (at least 2y) |
| Donna Daniels | TRUSTEE | first appears 2024 |
| Fanta AW | TRUSTEE | first appears 2024 |
| Feridun Hamdullahpur | TREASURER | on filings since 2020 (at least 4y) |
| Helen Hayward | SECRETARY | on filings since 2020 (at least 4y) |
| Joanna Harries | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2018 (at least 6y) |
| Julie Reddy | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2023 (at least 1y) |
| Kamal Bhattacharya | TRUSTEE | first appears 2024 |
| Paolo Varias | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2023 (at least 1y) |
| Shakti Jauhar | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2018 (at least 6y) |
| Sidney R Hargo | VICE CHAIR | on filings since 2018 (at least 6y) |
| Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic | TRUSTEE | first appears 2024 |
The board is the directors and trustees named in Part VII of the organisation's annual IRS Form 990; officers and senior staff are listed separately below, not counted as board. The IRS files no appointment date, so tenure here is observed from how many years a person appears on the filings - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.
Source: IRS Tax-Exempt Organization filings and the Exempt Organization Business Master File. US Federal Government public domain. Board history observed across annual filings.
Officers and senior leadership
Named in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Abbie J Cowan | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER (AS OF 12/2022) | since 2022 |
| Astrid Vermeer | CFO, AS OF 8/2020 | 2020 |
| Adrian Bosch | Advanced Evaluation Specialist | 2018 |
| Ari Michael | Quality Assurance Dir. | 2018 |
| Ari Mihael | Quality Assurance Dir. | 2019 |
| Beka Tavartkiladze | Sr. Dir. Eval. Svcs. - Canada | since 2018 |
| Biren Shah | dir. of software development | since 2019 |
| Brian Kostantin | SR DIRECTOR OF SALES, MKTG & CS | 2024 |
| Cheryl Toto | COO, AS OF 8/2020 | since 2020 |
| Dallas Maddox | DIR. DATA MANAGEMENT | 2020 |
| David J Gallagher | QUALITY ANALYST III | 2023 |
| Daniel Swann | Evaluation Quality Manager | 2018 |
| Edward Lavelle | Sr: Director of IT | since 2018 |
| Elisabeth Connors | Deputy Exec Dir - CFO | since 2018 |
| Ernest Wurzbach | SR. DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY | since 2022 |
| Esther T Benjamin | CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | since 2019 |
| Frank Guttilla | Sr: Dir Eval Production & Oper | since 2018 |
| Gabriel L Vasquez | sr. director of marketing | 2019 |
| Holly Sanders | sr. dir. knowledge mgmt | since 2018 |
| John Vermaaten | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | since 2022 |
| John Vermaaten Thru 123124 | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 2024 |
| Kevin Rolwing | quality assurance dir. | since 2018 |
| Laura P Miller | SR. DIR. ENTERPRISE PROJ. MAN. | 2020 |
| Louladey Assefa | QUALITY ANALYST III | since 2022 |
| Megan Blackburn | SR. DIR. PLAN.&CHIEF OF STAFF | since 2020 |
| Monica K Munn | SR. DIR. MARIAM ASSEFA FUND | since 2020 |
| Mariam Assefa | Executive Director & CEO | 2018 |
| Mariam Assefa Thru 09 | Executive Director & CEO | 2019 |
| Michael Lowe | sr dir of human resources | since 2018 |
| Michelle Pollack | Chief marketing officer | 2018 |
| Negash Yusuf | QUALITY ANALYST III | since 2022 |
| Nejat Ahmed | SR. DIRECTOR , CORPORATE CONTROLLER | since 2020 |
| Niteese Lenton AS of 10724 | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 2024 |
| Paul Feltman | Deputy Exec Dir-Global Talent | since 2018 |
| Robert D Hunter | director of customer exp. | 2019 |
| Shamira Madhany | Managing Director - Canada | since 2018 |
| Shannon Craddock | SR. DIR. STRATEGIC COMM. | 2020 |
| Stefan Trines | research editor | since 2018 |
| Steve Literati | Dep. ED - Core(through 7/2018) | 2018 |
| Yuki Inoue | QUALITY ANALYST III | since 2022 |
| Timothy Owen | Dep. ED-Canada(through 4/2018) | 2018 |