The Manna Energy Foundation Team is built from a group of people with diverse backgrounds from around the world who have come together to make positive change a reality.

From aerospace engineers, astronauts, and flight engineers, leading global satellite executives, and financiers, and water purification specialists to those on the ground in Rwanda with unique cultural and practical experience.

All are committed to the Manna Mission

Clean Energy  ~  Clean Water  ~  Better Life

Chris Stott
Chairman

Chris Stott
Chairman

Chris is President and CEO of ManSat Ltd, which negotiates geostationary orbits and associated radio frequencies for commercial space ventures. Chris is a founding Director of Manna and brings with him experience managing international business activities coupled with prior international NGO field and managerial experience from his work with Life Education Trust International.

Ron Garan
Vice Chairman

Ron Garan
Vice Chairman

Ron founded Manna because of his belief in the positive impact that renewable energy can have on the alleviation of poverty, the protection of the environment, and improvement of global security. Ron is a NASA Astronaut. His service to Manna Energy is independent of and not supported by NASA.

Evan Thomas
Vice Chairman

Evan Thomas
Vice Chairman, Humanitarian Projects /  Vice President, Engineering

Evan has been an active volunteer with Engineers Without Borders-USA since 2002, and has performed needs assessments and technology implementations in Rwanda since 2003.  Evan is an aerospace engineer, specializing in water systems for current and future NASA spacecraft.  His service to Manna Energy is independent of and not supported by NASA.

John Garan
Director

John Garan
Director

John is President and CEO of Desert Oasis Inc. and of Dr. Auto LLC, and is a founding Director of the Manna Energy Foundation.

Michael Potter
Director

Michael Potter
Director

Michael was founder and President of Esprit Telecom plc., a pan-European telecommunications services provider.  He grew the company to 1,000 employees in more than nine European countries and a market capitalization of a billion US dollars.  Potter now heads-up Paradigm Ventures a family owned investment  firm.  Michael is a member of the TED forum (Technology, Entertainment & Design), which is an organization that has a strong interest in bringing creative solutions to the help solve problems in the developing world. TED has partnered with the Clinton Global Initiative current efforts in improving rural health care in rural Rwanda.

Nicole Stott
Director

Nicole Stott
Director

Nicole is a founding Director of Manna Energy Foundation. Her work with Manna is a personal humanitarian initiative and is driven by her belief in the Manna mission. Nicole is a NASA Astronaut. Her service to Manna Energy is independent of and not supported by NASA.

Victor Bernstein
Chief Executive Officer

R. Victor Bernstein
Chief Executive Officer,  Manna Energy Foundation and Manna Energy Ltd.

Mr. Bernstein recently retired as Executive Vice-President and General Counsel for Loral Skynet, a division of Loral Space and Communications, one of the world’s leading satellite companies.  Prior to that for many years he was a Senior Attorney at AT&T. He is a director of ManSat Ltd and is head of the Parent’s Annual Fund of Wesleyan University.

Ann Frisbie
Finance Manager

Ann Frisbie
Chief Financial Officer

Ann has substantial experience in financial management and administration, having worked in the construction, health care, and floral industries. Ann is the former Director of Operations for McCarthy Enterprises, a floral industry leader with retail locations in multiple states, and currently serves as a liaison for Manna in matters related to the UN Clean Development Mechanism.

Carmel Garan
Office Administrator

Carmel Garan
Director, Administration

Carmel is a former military nurse and a founding member of the Manna Energy Foundation.  Carmel will also engage in public health assessments for Manna Energy's client communities.

Max Gold
Chief Technology Officer

Max Gold
Chief Technology Officer

Max is responsible for the design, development, and implementation of carbon-reducing technologies. Max has been chief engineer on the Engineers Without Borders Rwanda Project since 2003.

Peter Muligo
Country Manager, Rwanda

Peter Muligo
Country Manager, Rwanda

Peter has been responsible for maintaining all USAID capital assets in Rwanda for the past eight years, and has been working on the Rwanda Project with Manna and EWB since 2006.

Brit Lea

Britt Lea

Britt manages global travel initiatives for the World Affairs Council of Houston and has experience in energy investments.

Dean Muirhead

Dean Muirhead, PhD

Dean is an environmental engineer and volunteer member of the Johnson Space Center Chapter of Engineers Without Borders-USA. He designs water systems for NASA spacecraft and future extra-terrestrial outposts. His service to Manna Energy is independent of and not supported by NASA.