Bimmy Dhanapala, LIT TrusteeAn entrepreneur, Mr. Dhanapala has been successful in multiple business ventures. He currently serves on the board of two nonprofit organizations: Lifeseed International Trust and WNLSU. Mr. Dhanapala is the President of Dharma Investments, a venture capital firm, and is a former shareholder and former Chief Financial Officer of the Mangan Group of Companies. His interest in the impact mankind has had on the environment, health and longevity has become his passion and he is actively working on businesses and projects that are building a bridge to promote sustainability and environmental awareness. Under the fiscal guidance of Mr. Dhanapala, the Mangan Group of companies enjoyed revenue growth from 4 million to $70 million over 12 years. He also orchestrated the transition of the parent engineering company to a 100% employee owned company (ESOP). Recently he partnered with Fred Boshardt in the formation of Freewill Power, Inc. Mr. Dhanapala was also actively involved at the Senior Executive level in the following companies: Engineering and Automation Company, Wholesale Industrial Electric Motor Company, a Electrical Construction Contracting Company, a Asphalt Paving and Grading Company a Industrial Software Integration Company and a Research Institute and University.
Fred Boshardt, LIT Trustee
A businessman and entrepreneur, Mr. Boshardt is President of Energy Solutions, Inc., a company dedicated to sustainable building technologies and energy efficient construction. With education and experience in finance and accounting, Mr. Boshardt has developed three successful start-up businesses in retail, industrial insulation and residential and commercial construction. Mr. Boshardt has a keen ability to see ahead, identifying possibilities and efficiencies while managing both the business and projects. He has served as a board member with two nonprofit organizations and has served in many volunteer positions with these organizations including youth counseling and event planning, management and promotion. Active in outdoor sports, he has a passion for the preservation of natural resources and for creating new sustainable solutions for living in harmony with the earth. Recently, Mr. Boshardt partnered with Bimmy Dhanapala to form Freewill Power, Inc.
Karen Lovlien, LIT Trustee
Ms. Lovelien has 18 years of experience as an executive in a multinational corporation, 16 years of entrepreneurial experience in small business management and has held board positions with three non-profit organizations. Her corporate experience with Citigroup included senior management positions in training, bank operations, sales, marketing and consulting. At Citigroup, Ms. Lovelien was Regional Vice President in Corporate Treasury Management, responsible for growing the business from $1.5 million to $15 million annual revenue in seven years. She managed staff located in five cities and was responsible for relationships with Fortune 500 companies in fifteen states. In her recent positions as a consultant educating individuals and groups, Ms. Lovelien provides leadership skills and fosters creativity and collaboration, while focusing on clear communication and deep listening skills. She is an educator, providing seminars, through her writing, and public speaking.
Joseph Thomas Holden, Consulting Scientist Solar Thermal Generator, Wind Turbine & Thrust Tube Water Turbine.
Joe Holden is an accomplished inventor, scientist, engineer, & humanitarian. Joe Holden’s has a rare ability to create by seeing, beyond what has already been developed, unique technical solutions to complex problems. He is then a master at calculating the formulas to engineer new inventions. Born and raised in England, Holden is now a US citizen. At the age of sixteen he was accepted as an apprentice & volunteered for special services training with Rolls Royce (one of 10 seats created for university graduates). In the ten year program, he was educated by world leaders in automotive, aircraft, marine and military applications and attended many college & university programs including Oxford University, Cambridge University, & Royal College of Navel Architecture and Marine Engineering. He graduated in 1956 Birmingham University as A.M.I. Mech. E. Auto, Aircraft, & Marine. He has worked with the British & US military.
Joe Holden holds nearly seventy patents, many classified. He designed, built & tested the first ball & socket constant velocity joint, the first Thrust Tube for aircraft (the afterburner for the Rolls Royce jet engines), a 71 knot chase boat for US Customs, a wave-less boat, a new type of oil skimmer to meet international standards, a new windmill power system, a Hydroelectric Turbine that does not require a dam. He has also contributed extensive research and improved performance in Hover Craft, the Harrier Jump Jet, air induction for Concord Engines, Thrust Tubes to work with fluids, & Trust Tubes for all classes of vessels.
Joe shares his gifts with humanity by preserving his patents in a Trust so they cannot be sold and will continue to give back in perpetuity. In 1990 he was awarded the highest honor for Marine Engineering in Norway, the Royal Seal of Norway, for his use of aerospace technology to create the boat that does not produce waves.
Sir Charles Shults, Consulting scientist on the Solar Thermal Generator
Sir Charles Shults, a scientist and inventor, has worked in weapons systems and aerospace on many projects such as Copperhead, TADS/PNVS for the Advanced Attack Helicopter system, and the Pershing II missile system. He established a microcircuit screening facility that tested all components that were used in deliverable systems. For three years he was the chief engineer at the John Young Planetarium in Orlando, Florida where he designed and constructed electronic, optical, and laser effects. He was awarded the Ying of Balquhain Genius Award, a five year research grant and he also built custom robots for Disney’s EPCOT center. His later efforts included technical design and maintenance for Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure, where he performed animation control for large computer controlled entertainment and ride systems such as Back To The Future, the Ride, Terminator Two 3D, and the Dueling Dragons roller coaster. He is now developing sustainable technologies for producing and storing energy and purifying water that will allow green development in areas of the world where resources are scarce.
