The Officers
Dr. Adal M. Hussain, PhD (Dr. Abbey) Co-Founder
Dr. Abbey founded the H.A.D. Organization of N.Y.C., Inc. in 1989. The main objective of that organization was to get young kids, as well as adults, involved in a variety of sporting activities, thus steering them away from drugs. Dr. Abbey was born and raised in Sheffield, England. At the age of 9, Dr. Abbey, with the help of his father, held his first fundraiser to aid the people of Ethiopia during the drought and famine period.
In 1987, Dr. Abbey came to the United States of America from London, England having won the title of the “Greatest Pakistani/Indian Fighter in the World” in 1986, to pursue his dream to be a world boxing champion. When he witnessed firsthand, teenagers using crack on the Lower East Side of Manhattan he decided to forego his dream and instead spend his time, energies and funds to help change this situation. Dr. Abbey has been honored with over 400 awards from around the world for his humanitarian work.
Dr. Abbey is the Co-Founder of Humanitarians of the World Inc, and an Officer of the HOTW, Inc Medals committee which honors humanitarians around the world. He is also the Executive Producer of World Liberty TV Online TV. “WLTV” is the World’s fastest growing Multicultural Online TV which is viewed by over 1.5 million people around the world via the website and social media.
Betty Coker; Executive Director, President, & Co-Founder
Betty was president of H.A.D. for 15 years and is currently the President and Executive Director of HOTWINC. She worked as a social worker for the City of New York for the past 35 years, and is now retired. Betty also has her own line of fashion apparel through the company she founded and continues to operate, "Bee Cee Designs, Inc." She enjoyed coordinating H.A.D. fashion shows and working with models, entertainers and people associated with the fashion industry in general. Due to long standing with the organization and her tireless efforts and devotion to humanitarian causes, Betty was appointed President and Executive Director of the Humanitarians Of The World Inc, (HOTWINC) organization on May 25, 2011.
Sikander R. Adil : Vice Chair
Mr. Adil has worked many parts of the USA, helping homeless and Orphan Children, Distributing Food, Clothing and many other necessities. Also Mr Adil will start working with our Hotw Inc, Indian , projects in different parts of India working with people with Leprosy and many more life threatening disease's, As we will take team of experts in these sectors. The other Projects Mr Adil will be Heading for HOTWINC will be helping Orphans world wide, in the education sector. I look forward to Working with HOTWINC ,officers and projects and serving humanity, which has been a long time passion of mine.
Gloria Smith, Secretary
Gloria Smith worked with H.A.D. for 6 years and is now treasurer of HOTW, Inc. She has been a school teacher for the past 25 years in Queens, New York. She has a Master’s Degree in Education and loves to travel all over the world. She writes about different topics on international business, cultural events, and various issues that primarily concern women. As a reporter for the Liberty News Online magazine, Gloria attends events that focus on women of all nationalities and writes about this in the magazine’s Cultural Section. Gloria worked for the H.A.D organization for the past 4 years on fundraising events, feeding the homeless, and serving on youth committees. During that time and continuing today, Gloria works with her church on several other humanitarian projects.
Lidia Evita ; Treasurer
Lidia Evita, who was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was a super model of Latin America for 3 years in a row. She performed community work throughout all of Latin America, helping thousands of people through fundraising, monetary contributions and donating clothing for hundreds of homeless woman and children throughout Latin and Central America. Lidia has won numerous humanitarian awards for her excellent work. Lidia worked with the H.A.D organization for the past 12 years assisting the organization as an advisor on Latin American issues here in the United States. She will continue her work for HOTWINC throughout the Latin American communities.
Lily S. Rocio; Vice President
Ms. Rocio has worked in many parts of Latin America including Ecuador, Venezuela, and Colombia. Ms. Rocio has worked on projects such as medical foundations where they went out into the communities and doing medical exams on the poorest of poor in effort to treat blood pressure, diabetes, or any other conditions they might have as well as helping pregnant women by helping them with nutrition, breast feeding, and other things related to pregnancy issues. Ms. Rocio has worked with HOTWINC in helping and assisting feeding homeless and underprivileged families as well as distributing food and clothing to the Sandy disaster victims in the Rockaways. She looks forward to working with HOTWINC and its officers with the Humanitarian projects they are associated with.
Arnold Martin, Senior Advisor
Arnold Martin is the vice president of Show Business Inc. publishers of Show Business Magazine, "The original actors guide since 1941". Show Business Inc. is a 501(c)3 organization that helps NYC high school drama students prepare for a career in the performing arts industry. look forward to helping and assisting Hotw Inc, in its humanitarian projects.