Ward Brehm

[4] He represented the United States as part of three presidential delegations to the African continent after attending inaugurations of the presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Benin,[5][6] and the Leon Sullivan Summit in Tanzania.

In 2008, Brehm was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal – the country's second-highest civilian honor – for his work in Africa at an Oval Office ceremony with President and Mrs.

[8]He gave the keynote address at the 2008 National Prayer Breakfast before an audience including the U.S. President, First Lady, foreign heads of state, most members of Congress, and the Washington diplomatic community.

[citation needed] As a member of the board of directors for Alight, which works with refugee communities around the world, Brehm founded Asili, a enterprise platform to bring clean water and basic medical care to the extreme poor.

At Alight, he also founded and helped fund The Color Movement in collaboration with the Catholic Sisters of El Salvador, who offer an alternative identity to a life of violence and desperation with one that thrives on goodness, peace, and unity.