Board of Directors

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Board of Directors
President and Co-founder of Care Alternative
North America, Mr. Nino plays a key role as marketing and sales
liaison via his long-term relationships with prominent groups,
associations and charitable organizations here in the US, as well as
abroad. In addition to his executive responsibilities with Care
Alternative North America, Mr. Niño is also President of El Niño Group, Ltd., an international business development and financial Services Company based out of Washington, DC, with it’s clients spanning the Western Hemisphere. Mr. Nino’s Projects include: Hispanic community outreach, association management (membership service solutions), Mezzanine and Trade Financing, Environmental Solutions (emissions reduction, waste-to-energy pyrolytic gasification co-generators), Telecom (Wireless, LD, Local, ISP, Pre-Paid and Remittance Solutions), Specialty Metals (aluminum, cold roll steel, tin plate, galvanize, etc.), Warehousing, Transportation, Cutting Tools (commodities management-- to the Auto Industry), Health Care (medical discount programs, body repatriation, and accident insurance), Consulting.

Mr. Nino has many years of experience in working with Entrepreneurs, The Federal Government, Corporate America, and the Hispanic and Ethnic
Community. Mr. Nino is a current Board Member of the US Mexico Chamber of Commerce (USMCOC). For eight years Mr. Nino was President and Chief Executive Officer of the United States Hispanic Chambers of Commerce (USHCC). He expanded the operations and the profile of the Chamber to a significant force within the US economy, while institutionalizing and endowing its programs for perpetual growth. The USHCC is the preeminent Hispanic business organization representing the interests of more than 1.3 million Hispanic-owned businesses in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Throughout its network of nearly 250 Hispanic chambers of commerce and business associations nationwide, the USHCC actively promotes the economic growth and development of Hispanic entrepreneurs.

Mr. Niño serves on the National Executive Committee for the Boy Scouts f
America (Silver Buffalo Award 2003), Chairman of the “BSA” Soccer in
Scouting, Chairman of the Food /Procurement Group for the 2005 BSA National Jamboree, and is Former Chairman of the Scoutreach Committee (1998-2003), which markets scouting to the rural and urban communities across America. He is President/CEO of the new Basilica de Guadalupe Foundation in established in Washington DC. He serves on the boards of The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Studies, the Hispanic Council on International Relations and the Presidential Classroom. He is a former advisory board member for small business of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank and was a Hispanic Business Advisor to President George H Bush, George W Bush, and to officials of the Clinton Administration.
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CEO and Founder of Care Alternative North America
(CANA) which offers a portfolio of niche insurance and saving card programs and services direct to the consumer, as well as strategic marketing partners. The programs include: Medical Discount, Medical Accident (Emergency Room) benefits, and recently added Repatriation-Life Insurance policies for Families, Groups and Organizations. CANA has offices in Mount Arlington, NJ, Washington, DC and Dallas TX.

Mr. Silver is the former President, Creative Concepts Benefits Groups, Inc., an insurance brokerage agency with individual and group benefits including: life, health, dental, as well as, Medical Discount Programs for individuals, families, groups and charitable organizations.

Prior to Creative Concepts Benefits Group, Mr. Silver spent 18 years as a
multi-state licensed life and health insurance broker and has held key
managerial positions with Met Life, The NIA Group and David Macgregor
Company.

Mr. Silver has been active with several associations and charities on a local and national level. He served two-year terms as Vice President on the Executive Board of Directors for National Association of Remodeling Industry (NARI), as well as an associate member for National Towing Alliance (NTA).

Mr. Silver’s mission statement for Care Alternative North America is to
introduce, educate and train an internal sales division within the infrastructure of each affiliated organization. This process allows their members and associates the opportunity to offer the Care Alternative portfolio of valueadded products and services, while creating a revenue generating fundraising resource for each organization.
 
 
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Brian W. Silver
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Jose F. Niño
Jose F. Niño
Brian W. Silver
Sports Marketing Division of Care Alternative, North America, Mr. Nelson was the starting right tackle for the Super Bowl XXI Champion NY Giants. He was drafted by the Giants in 1983 in the 3rd round. Karl was on injured reserve for the 1983 season with tore ligaments in his ankle. He started 55
straight games from 1984 to 1986, ending with the Super Bowl. He made the All Rookie team in 1984. Karl played every offensive play during the 1986 Super Bowl season, the only player to do this.

In training camp of 1987, Karl was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease and missed the 1987 season while receiving 43 radiation treatments. He came back and played the 1988 season but was re-diagnosed with Hodgkin’s at the end of the 1988 year. He underwent 7 months of chemo. Karl formally retired from the Giants after the 1989 season. Karl has been cancer free since 1989.

Karl worked as a color analyst for FOX football broadcast in 1995. He was the color analyst for Giants radio broadcasts in 1987, from 1989 to 1994, and again in 2007.

Karl is currently a 401(k) specialist, working in that field since his retirement from football in 1990. He is currently one of the leading producers in the country for ING, being named a Top-Producer by the company in 2006.

Raising money for charities is very important to Karl. He attends over 50 charity events a year for organizations such as Tomorrows Children’s Fund, Ocean of Love, The American Cancer Society, Muscular Dystrophy Association, and ALS research. Karl has also co-authored of two books,
Life on the Line, and Playing the Offensive Line with both forwards written by his former coach, Bill Parcells.

Karl graduated from Iowa State University in 1983 with a BS in Industrial Engineering. While there he started 43 straight games for the Cyclones and was named NEA All-American and Academic All-American.

Karl grew up in DeKalb, Illinois and currently resides in Montvale, NJ.
Karl Nelson
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Karl Nelson
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Tom Morrison
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Tom Morrison
Director of Operations of Care Alternative, North America, Mr. Morrison has over 25 years of experience in the Information Technologies field and has been associated with Care Alternative for nearly two years.

Mr. Morrison is a graduate of the State University of New York, Maritime College and has a Bachalor of Science in Computer Science / Mathametics and an unrestricted Third Mates License in the United States Merchant Marines.

Tom has worked in the Information Technologies departments for various industries, including marine and ground transportation, telecommunications and the medical services fields.  Mr. Morrison is currently serving as an Associate Director for a large, multi-national consulting organization.

Tom is very active in his local community and has served on the Board of Directors for several not for profit organizations. 

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