| Drasko
'Drak' Nikodijevic
President
Drak Nikodijevic is president of the board of directors
and executive director of White Rabbit Resources, Inc.
Since early childhood, he was perceptive of the suffering
of others. He has dedicated his life to helping people
achieve greater happiness in their lives.
After completing his formal education, he continued his
studies with Eastern masters and perfected the arts of
meditation and Reiki
(practices that quiet and heal the mind and body). He
had the good fortune to receive personal training by some
of the world’s best spiritual teachers, including
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the revered founder of the Art of
Living Foundation.
As Vice-President of AyurVeda Resources of New York, Inc.,
he was involved in organizing workshops and seminars for
individuals with terminal illnesses, such as HIV, AIDS,
and cancer. As a U.S. State Department consultant for
20 years, he was involved in the peace-keeping efforts
in the former Yugoslavia. And, as a representative of
the Art of Living Foundation and CARE International he
conducted numerous post-civil war trauma-reduction workshops
in Serbia and Kosovo.
After the tragedy of the World Trade Center disaster on
September 11, 2001, he founded White Rabbit Resources,
Inc. and conducted numerous programs for disadvantaged
populations in New York State, including prisons, rehabilitation
centers, and mental institutions.
In 2006 he moved White Rabbit Resources to Michigan with
the mission of helping the local community cope with high
unemployment, reductions in its standards of living, and
damaged self-esteem due to a protracted and worsening
recession in the metropolitan Detroit
community since 9/11. Partnering with ACCESS
and Michigan Works, Mr. Nikodijevic leads
the efforts of White Rabbit Resources to provide stress-management
workshops, free of charge, to a broad, culturally, and
professionally diverse community.
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| Scott
Owsley
Treasurer
Scott
Owsley is interim treasurer of the board of directors.
Mr. Owlsey has a Bachelors of Art from the University
of Wisconsin, Madison. For almost a quarter century, he
lived as a working artist in Brooklyn, N.Y. pursuing various
art projects, showing his work at galleries, and selling
to collectors. At the same time, he ran a successful paint
contracting business.
In 2006, Scott returned to Detroit, to be near his Michigan-based
family. Scott currently works as a warehouse manager for
Sherwin-Williams and continues to work as an artist. He
spends his free time getting to know the greater Detroit-metropolitan
area through the lens of one of his modified cameras.
Since moving to Michigan, Scott has formally shown his
photographic work in Ann Arbor.
Scott has supported White Rabbit Resources
since taking his first workshop in 2006 and is honored
to extend his commitment serving on the board.
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