Enedelsy lives in Panamá City, Panamá, after a long career with UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) which took her to live in 5 continents, occupying various positions.
Nelly, as is known by her friends, had her first contact with Rotary while working in UNICEF-Copenhagen and a Rotary mission came to Copenhagen to plan and coordinate some of the activities of the Polio campaign. Similarly, she had the pleasure to accompany a group of Rotarians who came to the immunization days in Mexico while serving there as Program Coordinator.
In her various capacities, Nelly has planned, negotiated, implemented, and monitored programs of cooperation with various governments in Latin America and Africa, which incorporated many of the areas of focus of Rotary. Several lessons have been learned in the process but most important the fact that every organization needs to have a clear, focused, and comprehensive strategic plan for the organization, allowing for the participation of the stakeholders, which requires equally clear communication strategies with all the stakeholders.
Nelly joined Rotary in 2015 and has since then occupied several positions: Director of Community Service -2016-2017, Secretary - 2018-2019, Chair of the Committee of the Rotary Foundation for the Club, President for the year 2020-2021, Chair of the District Education Committee 2022-2025, member of the Strategic Planning Committee of RI, member of the Board of BELRAG and selected to be an Action Plan Champion for Zone 25A, an initiative of RI President Elect Stephanie Urchick to make Rotary’s Action Plan irresistible at Club and District level. Nelly has been instrumental in the development of one of the Interacts Clubs in our club as new generations is a priority for the club. She has attended four World Conventions (Seoul, Atlanta, Toronto, and the Virtual Honolulu), three District Conventions, and three Institutes of Leadership. Nelly is a member of the Paul Harris Society and is a Paul Harris (+5).
Conscious of the potential that Rotary has to change the world and make a tremendous impact on the communities we serve, Nelly has committed time and energy to ensure that Rotary plans and programs reach the communities that need to be served.
Nelly is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario Canada where she received a BSc in Chemistry (1972) and MBA (1975) from the Ivey Business School of the same University. In 1990 she received a Diploma in Health Care in Developing Countries from the School of Public Health of the Boston University. While working for UNICEF, she participated in several seminars and workshops to strengthen her skills in planning, monitoring, and evaluation of the program of cooperation.