THE TEAM

Aldo Vidali, Chairman
Curriculum Vitae

Aldo, Viktoria, and their two sons, Orlando and Lorenzo, have lived in the Cleveland National Forest in East San Diego County, California, on the northshore of Hawaii's Big Island, and in beautiful redwood-forested Santa Cruz County on the Pacific Coast.

They are environmental activists and free-lance writers.Aldo makes his living as an author and documentary director and Viktoria is a photographer, musician, and poet.

Presently the UNECO team is focused on producing educational videos on language framing and social justice. Their current film project is titled: A Different World Is Possible.

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Viktoria Vidali, Executive Director
Curriculum Vitae

The UNECO team is also engaged in a movement to educate the public about the importance of Al Gore's environmental ideas first outlined in his book: Earth in the Balance.

1998-2000--The UNECO team organized community gardens on the Big Island of Hawaii to promote self-sustainability and supported the protection of the Hawaiian Island coral reef protection sponsored by President Clinton and VP Al Gore.

In 1992 to 1997--Aldo and Viktoria were supporting activists for the successful San Diego County Forest Conservation Initiative that won a voters' mandate to protect the Cleveland National Forest.

1987 to 1992--Back in California after a three-year Eastern Pacific sailing voyage, Aldo and Viktoria dedicated themselves to environmental and cultural research and to writing.

1984 to 1987--Aldo, Viktoria, and their son Orlando Francesco sailed 40,000 nautical miles in their self-built ketch "Arcana" on a voyage of oceanic ecological and social research.

They explored the west coast of Baja California, Sea of Cortez, Marquesas Islands, Tuamotus Archipelago, Society Islands, and sailed as far west as Bora-Bora.

The Vidalis visited American and Western Samoa, sailed north to Hawai'ian Islands, then ventured further north toward the Alaskan coast, and with the easterlies east to the Northwest coast of the U.S.

They dropped anchor in the Puget Sound to stay a while in Port Townsend. In 1987 their second son Lorenzo Matteo was born. The Arcana then traveled south along the California coast, to rest in San Diego Bay.

1980 to 1984--Aldo and Viktoria created a special citizen's land leasing program that prevented Big Oil from drilling in the beautiful Denali Wilderness of Alaska.

1978--Participated in the successful Hawaiian environmental campaign to save Nukoli'i on the Island of Kaua'i, Hawai'i.

1970-1978--Built a 57ft. sailing ketch and began sea trials from Point Conception to the coast of Baja California.

1964 to 1970--Aldo authored and directed documentary films, among which was "Sunset at Dawn," one of the first environmental films warning the international community of ecological peril ahead.

1960 to 1963--Aldo was second unit director of the feature documentary, "Good-bye Africa," covering the devastation of the continent, including the military campaign in the Congo (Zaire), massacres of Zanzibar, revolt of the King Africa Rifles in Dar es Saalam, shameful exploitation of black Africans in South Africa's gold and diamond mines, and brutality of Soweto in the dark days of apartheid. In Italy and Texas, Aldo founded and became President of "Autori Associati" and "Texitalia," which contracted and collaborated with Italian film celebrities Michelangelo Antonioni, Monica Vitti, Luchino Visconti, and Federico Fellini. These production companies were funded by a Texas oil consortium.

1948 to 1960--Aldo, at age 18, traveled through the Brazilian wilderness to primitive communities still without utilities representing the Coleman Lamp & Stove Company. In 1949 he came to U.S. as a foreign student and in the early 50's explored Mexico's Sierra Madre, built "Exploraciones Sonora," founded "La Verdecita" (a copper mine), and purchased one of the oldest gold mines in Durango (the one that gave inspiration for the classic film "Treasure of Sierra Madre"). Finally, Aldo sold his interest in the Mexican company to ALCOA and returned to Europe to make film documentaries.

Stefan is a philosopher in the ancient meaning of the word, a modern science commentator, and a business administration professional with extensive experience in risk analysis and management for Fortune 500 companies.

He has owned and operated his own businesses, and has a history of social and environmental activism and freelance writing on wide ranging philosophical subjects.

Stefan overseas UNECO's programs in the Rocky Mountain/Southwest region.

Mr. Mura's extensive background includes being Co-Founder of the Tongass National Forest Timber Reform Movement, Alaska, and the Port Baker Environmental Organization, which initiated Tongass National Forest Reform.

Ed received his B.A. in Asian Studies and History from the University of Hawaii and Western Washington University. His distinguished military career includes 11 year active duty, Airborne Infantry, Pathfinder, Special Forces Officer, and Barefoot Doctor for Coochi Nomads, Afghanistan.

In the business community he has worked as a Marine Surveyor, U.S. Geodesic Survey Corp.; Manager, Lynden Transport Co., Peterburg, Alaska; and Curator, Northwestern Indian Arts, Alaska Museum System, Ketchekan, Alaska.

Mr. Mura served as Chairman (Mayor) of Port Protection Alaska Community Association. He currently resides on Hawaii's Big Island and oversees UNECO's programs in the Alaska and Hawaii regions.

SISTEMFORM'S CEO FRANCO SALERNO JOINS UNECO'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS 5/20/02
Dr. Franco Salerno, the renown Italian environmentalist, CEO of Sistemform S.R.I. (Integrated Systems for International Training and Development), Via dei Condotti, 81, 01015 Sutri (VT), Italy, Tel.(+39) 0761-600296, Fax.(+39) 0761-600899, sistem.form@mclink.it), has accepted membership in UNECO as Manager of European Affairs and Member of UNECO's Board of Directors.

Dr. Salerno established Sistemform in 1982 as a consulting company which provides training services for the qualification, updating, specialization, re-conversion, and development of human resources employed in public and private organizations and companies. It carries out analyses of requirements and develops applied research activities, the results of which are then applied to competitive professional systems and human resources development. Sistemform designs and implements initial and continuous training programs and is active primarily in innovative European transnational training.

It offers professional and management training, developing needs training analysis, macro and micro design, courses planning and management, open and flexible learning, and systems evaluation. Additionally Sistemform develops training quality audit and assurance systems.

Main Activity
Sistemform gives priority to research, interventions, training and transfer of know-how in the areas of project management, training, management skills, enterprise set-up, and job safety in the environment and tourism sector. Sistemform creates and manages projects tailored to meet specific needs of client organizations, including: strategic management adapted to socioeconomic conditions; human resources management; environmental risk/hazard management; information systems; financial management; and tourism management

Sistemform has also organized special courses for trainers in environmental and eco-risk management in collaboration with Cork University, Brunel University (UK), and IEM, Athens, under the auspices of "Euroform," European Union Programme. Its training projects have included Youthstart, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Adapt. It has created and managed programs in Somalia. In Morocco, it trained 1000 staff members at the Center for Professional Qualifications Institute of Advanced Technologies. In Argentina it managed an Infrastructure Project and General Coordination and Environmental assessment for European Union Programs. It effected research for equal opportunity among employees for the City of Rome. "Lavorare al Femminile" (Women at Work Program). For the Development and Professional Formation Center of Berlin is conducted a survey for the preparation of the Italian section of the "Guide of Training Centers in Europe."

Transnational European Union Programs
"Environmental Risk Management"
"Environmental Trainers Training" (ESF PIC EUROFORM)
"Safety Skills" (ESF PIC LEONARDO)
"Altea" (ESF PIC YOUTHSTART EMPLOYMENT)
"Tot L'any" (ESF PIC ADAPT)
"Urgent Rehabilitation of Schools and Prisons in Albania" (TACIS-PHARE)

Other Programs
"Technologies, Changes, and Communication" (RAI)
"Managerial Skills" (ETECSA - CUBA)

Main Public and Private Customers
Italian Private Companies:
COMERINT, EFIM, ITALCABLE, AUTOSTRADE, AMA, ALITALIA
Italian Public Bodies:
Ministry of Labor and Social Security; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ministry of Health/ASPESL; RAI Provincial Municipal Administration Regional Training Departments (Regions of Latium, Veneto, Friuli V.G., Basilicata, Rome, Matera, ecc.).
Foreign:
European Commission, ETESCA Telecommunications Company

Orlando Vidali holds a B.A. degree in Politics from University of California, Santa Cruz.

In 2006, he co-directed the Uneco-produced 12-minute documentary short: "One American."

Orlando is a web marketing/design entrepreneur and currently assists UNECO with web technology services. He has created UNECO-sponsored sites and worked both on the documentary, "Deflating the Elephant," featuring UC Berkeley Cognitive Linguistics Professor George Lakoff and Academy Award winning actor Sean Penn, and on UNECO'S current production, "Un Mundo Diferente" (A Different World).

To contact Orlando, email: orlando@ohvee.com.

Lorenzo Vidali is a senior in Film Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara, and has assisted Uneco Films from its inception in directing, production, camerawork, and editing.

In 2002-2004, he edited award-winning documentaries: Life & Liberty in the Balance, The One, and Truth Is Power.

In 2008, he worked on UNECO's production: "Un Mundo Diferente" (A Different World).

Lorenzo is an avid environmentalist and sees his future in creating and directing audio-visuals that change the world.

To contact Lorenzo, email: lorenzo@uneco.org.