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Meet the Team

Building Communities, Opportunities, and a Better Way of Life

LIVABILITY GLOBAL COUNCIL is a for-profit enterprise with humanitarian goals. We are developing a veteran-centered community model that brings essential foundations of daily life into one coordinated framework.

The idea

One coordinated model.

The Council’s working concept connects housing, health care, research and technology, education, regenerative agriculture and diplomacy. The initial focus is veterans and their families.

Rather than treating each need as an isolated workstream, the proposed model explores how community development, shared coordination and qualified operators might work together. Each future project would depend on feasibility, financing, partners, approvals and documented delivery plans.

Six focus areas

Connected by purpose.

Each area is proposed and subject to project-specific diligence.

Shared coordination. Governance, planning and professional services across future projects.

People & governance

Accountability comes first.

Leadership biographies, formal roles and governance authority will be added when they have been confirmed and approved for publication.

The Council’s legal structure and project responsibilities require formal documentation. Any charitable activity would be handled only through a separate organization with verified status and appropriate controls.

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Executive Strategic Oversight Council

The people behind the framework.

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Michael Carlson

Finance Modeling, Vision, Compliance / Governance

Financial consultant and instructor advising internationally since 1993, with a focus on fiscal modeling across real estate, banking, bonds, insurance, public-private partnering and regulatory feasibility.

Full background

His instructional work covers finance modeling, corporate restructuring, REIT formation, cooperative trusts and feasibility, with a background spanning security, operations and international law.

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Sergio Prendoné Pita

Global Council Leadership / Cooperative Governance

International business leader and attorney with more than 25 years of experience in executive leadership, corporate strategy, human resources, legal affairs and organizational transformation. He currently serves as CEO of Karimbatá Group and Fortaleza Real Estate, and as CEO and Chairman of Bebord Holding and Bebord Foods.

Full background

Earlier regional leadership roles at Mondelēz International (formerly Kraft Foods) and SC Johnson included mergers and acquisitions, business integrations and labor relations across Latin America. He holds a law degree from Universidad de Belgrano, Buenos Aires, and completed executive programs at Harvard Business School and Columbia Graduate School of Business.

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Joshua Parrott

Global Council Fiduciary / Compliance / Governance

Has helped establish and develop Fintech Umbrella Financial Services. As a licensed Enrolled Agent, he brings in-depth knowledge of taxation, financial planning and compliance.

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Matt Papke

Chief Aficionado Executive, Global Leadership Council

Biography to be added.

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Jonathan Ditto

Business Technology, Diplomacy / Compliance

Brings an innovative mindset to emerging business platforms, manufacturing and project development, with government-relations experience across housing, finance, veterans and Native American industries.

Full background

His background includes more than two decades in large-scale organic horticulture and governmental logistics, including early adoption of LED lighting and sustainable development practices within those sectors.

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Christian Alfredo Díaz Acosta

Coop / Global Council — Legal Advisory

Attorney with more than 20 years of experience across public and private sectors, with a specialized focus on regulatory compliance (ISO 37301) and anti-money laundering.

Full background

His background spans high-level judicial cooperation, legislative drafting and international negotiations, along with university-level instruction and media legal analysis.

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Douglas K. Hocott

TECH/EDU Global Advisor

Executive program and portfolio leader for government, healthcare and technology initiatives, recognized for integrating governance, financial discipline and modern delivery frameworks.

Full background

He has provided executive leadership for health-related and mission-critical government programs and holds PMP, SAFe and ITIL certifications.

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David Volpe

Executive Leader, Financial Strategist & Corporate Advisor

Veteran executive, corporate consultant and best-selling co-author with more than three decades of leadership across wealth management, venture strategy and organizational growth.

Full background

He co-owned a wealth management firm overseeing approximately $500 million in assets for nearly 30 years, and previously held Series 6, 7, 24, 63 and 65 securities licenses during his institutional finance tenure. In 2019 he established an independent technology advisory practice.

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David Williams

Academy / Diplomacy

Entrepreneur, researcher and educator whose career spans four decades across nuclear engineering, real estate, international commerce, financial services, humanitarian development and governance research.

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Thomas Lauerman

Founding Board Member / Regulatory & Government Affairs Executive

Brings more than 25 years of direct engagement with government bodies at every level, with a record of regulatory leadership within a highly regulated industry.

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Stephen David Brookes

Development / Finance Advisory

Senior development and investment executive with more than four decades of experience across urban regeneration, infrastructure, commercial, residential and mixed-use developments.

Full background

His expertise covers strategic acquisitions, master planning, feasibility analysis, commercial structuring and delivery of multi-billion-dollar projects. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Wollongong and was a Certified Practicing Accountant from 1984 to 2017.

Proposed advisor
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David Abecassis

Research & Development / Scientific Innovation & Sustainable Technologies

Under consideration — not yet appointed

Entrepreneur, inventor, scientific researcher and technology strategist whose work spans biotechnology, advanced materials, environmental science and sustainable development.

Full background

Founder and Director of Technology at Titan Bioplastics, LLC, and named inventor of U.S. Patent No. 11,097,322 B1. Within the proposed Research & Development vertical, Mr. Abecassis is being considered for a strategic advisory role focused on scientific research, emerging technologies, intellectual property evaluation and commercialization.

Profiles supplied for this developing council framework; roles and organizational arrangements remain subject to formal documentation.