Shrinking the Globe & Creating a Village

In 2005, Mary G. Clark founded the International Marketplace Coalition, which was formerly known as the Lafayette Square Area Coalition. That same year, Mary was elected president, the position in which she would help drive the Coalition's community efforts. In December 2013, she became the second Executive Director of the Coalition. Mary’s long-lasting love of this community began in the late 1970s when she decided to raise her two children in the Pike Township area, and the majority of her working career has also taken place there.

Korka Diatta immigrated to the United States from Dakar, Senegal in 2002. She graduated from Indiana University with a degree in accounting and finance and from University Cheikh Anta Diop (Dakar) with a degree in education and a specialization in mathematics. She spent a few years working as a staff accountant, an auditor, a financial analyst and an educator. Her work during the past few years consisted of consolidating and analyzing financial statements and trends and evaluating financial performance. She loves her family and likes cooking and traveling. Her slogan is 'work for a cause.'

Maria R. Manalang immigrated to the United States from the Isabela, Negros Occidental (Philippines) in 1978. She spent 30 years in the health field as a respiratory therapist and sleep technician. After being involved in various non-profit organizations such as the Nationalities Council of Indiana, Asian American Alliance, and Filipino-American Association of Central Indiana, she decided to pursue her passion for the international community full-time in her role as Program Manager with the International Marketplace Coalition.

Daniel Del Real graduated from the University of Indianapolis in 2005, obtaining a degree in Visual Communication Design and has been involved in the creative field ever since. He worked as a Graphic Designer at Ponce Publicidad, a Latino graphic design and advertising firm. Daniel has also worked as a furniture designer and redesigner under his business Eclecticism. He has also owned and managed a gallery and studio collaborative known as Two-Thirds Studio. Daniel co-founded and served as the director of visual arts programming for Nopal Cultural, a Latino arts collaborative. Additionally, Daniel has curated numerous art exhibitions and will now serve as the curator for the Global Village Welcome Center.