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Read more Read more blogs... The Power of Entrepreneurship Teaching people how to create something from nothing, driven by their own vision, fueled by their own abilities and determination has always been a part of what Thunderbird does. We have been teaching people how to bootstrap at Thunderbird long before it became a part of business vocabulary. We’ve done it, because in many emerging markets entrepreneurship is one of the few ways people can lift themselves out of poverty. Access to High Impact Empowerment In 2004, Thunderbird formalized this by creating a unit called Thunderbird for Good. It began as program designed to provide learning opportunities for women in Afghanistan who were hungry for knowledge and opportunity. Today, this outreach has spread to include non-traditional students from emerging markets all over the world. As our menu of on-site and on-location and online programs has grown, so has Thunderbird’s list of funding partners, mentors and faculty. Starting and growing a company takes courage anywhere. But the challenges are multiplied for men and women at the base of the pyramid in emerging markets such as Afghanistan, Haiti, Peru and Pakistan and even in the inner cities and Native American communities of the United States. Aspiring entrepreneurs in these countries and communities have passion and tenacity, but too often they often lack knowledge to write business plans, manage cash flow and market their enterprises. Artemis DreamBuilder DreamCatcher A Force for Sustainable Prosperity Thunderbird for Good works to tear down the barriers to entrepreneurship through management education programs that support nontraditional students who lack access to top quality training. An initiative that began with women in emerging markets has spread, and today includes men and women around the globe who are generating outcomes that create sustainable prosperity worldwide. More than 120,000 graduates of these programs across 60+ countries– sponsored by corporate partners, delivered by Thunderbird faculty, and often supported by Thunderbird alumni who live and work in these underserved marketscreate jobs, share knowledge and improve living conditions in their communities. It is a program that changes lives and in so doing, changes the world – for good. Download Thunderbird for Good Flyer A Collaborative Effort Our Partners Our Partners Our partners Thunderbird for Good partners include our mentors, sponsors and volunteers all over the world. We also develop key partnerships with business, government and nonprofit organizations. These partners include: The American University of Afghanistan Australian Agency for International Development Business Development Center (BDC) in Jordan Freeport-McMoRan Foundation Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Mibanco in Peru Multilateral Investment Fund of Inter-American Development Bank The Small Business Administration Universidad del Pacífico in Peru U.S. Department of State Our Team Our Team Our team Kellie Kreiser ’04 Thunderbird for Good Executive Director and Assistant Vice President, Thunderbird School of Global Management Kellie Kreiser is founding director of Thunderbird for Good and a 2004 Thunderbird graduate. She has a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Pennsylvania State. Email: kellie.kreiser@thunderbird.asu.edu Cindy Yeager ’08 Thunderbird for Good Sr. Director, Latin America Cindy Yeager manages programs in Latin America and supports campus-based and off-site programs. She is a 2008 Thunderbird graduate and has a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, French and Spanish from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Email: cindy.yeager@thunderbird.asu.edu Wynona Heim ’08 Thunderbird for Good Client Director Wynona Heim manages programs in the Middle East and Africa, including Project Artemis and the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women program in Afghanistan. She is a 2008 Thunderbird graduate and has a Bachelors in Business Administration from Fort Lewis College. Email: wynona.heim@thunderbird.asu.edu Katherine Zuga ’04 Thunderbird for Good Program Director Katherine Zuga manages the North American DreamBuilder program, an online business training program, and Project DreamCatcher, an on-campus program for Native American women entrepreneurs. She is a 2004 Thunderbird graduate and has a Bachelor of Science in International Studies from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service . Email: katherine.zuga@thunderbird.asu.edu Derek Shaw ’16 Thunderbird fo r Good Program Director Derek Shaw manages programs for the Middle East and Central Asia regions including PROMOTE: Women in the Economy, and...