2020 MacRae Winners

Nabil Oudeh, Rotary Club of Ottawa, District 7040

 
President and founder of Conflict Resolution International - 2020 Zone 28 selectee.
 
Nabil Oudeh was born into conflict. As a Palestinian growing up in Israel, Nabil experienced the impact of conflict on all aspects of life. His lifelong calling to be a peacebuilder was immediately evident. As a teenager he challenged himself and others in the most difficult circumstances to utilize dialogue as a way of building greater understanding between peoples. Moving to the United States for his undergraduate education, Nabil continued to be engaged in dialogue opportunities for reconciliation between conflicting traditions and cultures. As he continued his graduate studies in peace and conflict resolution, Nabil was involved in various community and international peace initiatives.
 
Nabil also took the principles of peacebuilding to the workplace and for over 25 years, he has been involved in workplace transformation, assisting leaders, professionals and their organizations.  He helps his clients develop and create effective solutions to their biggest challenges at work. Nabil offers a unique perspective on leadership, organizational effectiveness and workplace wellness.

Lonnie Hackett,  nominated by the Rotary Club of Brunswick, Maine, District 7780

Global Grant Scholar, president and founder of Healthy Learners, Zambia - 2020 Zone 32 selectee.
 
Healthy Learners (formerly known as Healthy Kids/Brighter Future) is a non-profit organization based in Zambia that brings health care to the place children spend their days: schools. Children ages 5-16 are a population that has largely been ignored by major global health initiatives, so Healthy Learners trains teachers as School Health Workers (SHWs) to actively monitor and respond to the health needs of school-going children. SHWs provide health education, basic medical care, and referral of sick children, in addition to managing preventative health programs like deworming treatment and vitamin A supplementation. Thanks to strong support from the Ministries of Health and Education, Healthy Learners has been able to build a robust network of partnerships to supplement the care provided by SHWs. For example, local government clinics ensure that children referred by an SHW are provided preferential care and go to the front of the line upon arrival at a partner clinic.
 

Prior to founding Healthy Learners, Lonnie served as a Global Health Corps fellow with the Centre for Infectious Research in Zambia, where he worked under Dr. Groesbeck Parham to develop market-based solutions for improving women’s access to cancer services.

Lonnie is a Truman Scholar, a Rainer Arnhold Fellow, a Cordes Fellow and a Rotary Scholar. Lonnie graduated magna cum laude from Bowdoin College with a degree in Biochemistry and received a Masters in International Health and Tropical Medicine from the University of Oxford.