Our Philosphy

WCI seeks to accomplish this goal through strategic partnerships with U.S. and foreign corporations, leading universities and academic institutions, and governmental and non-governmental entities, who are operating to serve this population.

WCI helps children play harder and live longer.

History

Inspired by their trip to Sri Lanka to assist the victims of the December 26, 2004, Indian Ocean Tsunami, three close friends from college, founded World Children’s Initiative.   The men founded the organization with the mission to build medical and educational infrastructure for children in developing areas across the globe.

Sanjay Daluvoy, MD

Founder & Executive Director

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon.

He currently practices at Specialists in Plastic Surgery, PA in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Sanjay was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Los Angeles, California. He attended Brown University (B.A. Business Economics) in Rhode Island and Jefferson Medical College (MD) in Philadelphia.He completed his general surgery residency at George Washington University in Washington DC and spent a year at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York for a surgical research fellowship. He, then, completed his plastic and reconstructive surgery fellowship at Duke University in Durham, NC.Most recently, he completed “Innovative Healthcare Leader Program” at Stanford’s Business School – Executive Education in Palo Alto, CA.Prior to medical school, he founded a healthcare IT company in the Bay Area named, Infinity Markets. He has also worked in healthcare consulting at CSC Healthcare (formerly APM) in Chicago as well as for Department of Health & Human Services at the Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research in Washington DC.

Deep Gulasekaram, Esq

Founder & Director of Operations

Deep Gulasekaram was born in Sri Lanka and grew up in Los Angeles, California. He is currently Professor of Law at Santa Clara University, where he teaches constitutional law and immigration law. He has also taught at Stanford Law School, UC Berkeley Law School, NYU School of Law, and Loyola New Orleans School of Law. He attended Brown University and Stanford Law School, and clerked on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. After law school, he practiced as a litigator at O’Melveny & Myers LLP and Susman Godfrey LLP in Los Angeles. Prior to law school, he was a middle school teacher in New York City. 

Sedi Pak

Creative Director

Born in Korea and grew up in Los Angeles, California. A contemporary painter and sculptor, Sedi has spent a lifetime developing her personal approach to visual art. She works with designers in LA and NY doing murals and decorative Trompe-l’oeil work in the classic Italian and French styles. She is currently working on Environmental Installations specifically designed for and inspired by the LA landscape and the people inhabiting it. She is a member of the Los Angeles Art Association. She currently lives and works in Los Angeles.

Operations

Mickie Okamoto-Tsudama, MPA, PHR

Operations Manager

Mickie is a Human Resources professional with a previous career in event planning and fundraising.  She earned her Masters in Public Administration from Cal State Northridge with an emphasis on Non-Profit Organization Management. She manages the day to day operations of World Children’s Initiative.   

Nayan Patel

Intern

Nayan Patel is currently a 10th grade student attending Cary Academy. He was born in New York City and currently lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is deeply interested in Computer Science and Machine Learning along with their real-life applications. Nayan also enjoys being a part of his high school’s Varsity Baseball and Varsity Cross Country teams.

Maya Harish

Intern

Maya Harish is an 11th-grade student at the Thacher School. She was born in Chicago Illinois, and currently lives in Northern California. Maya enjoys being a part of her school’s dance and horseback riding programs. She has a strong interest in learning about women’s healthcare rights and how we can improve healthcare access worldwide.