Executive Committee / Staff
William J. Harry, O.Carm.
President
Fr. William was appointed as the second president of the Carmelite NGO on April 2, 2025. He previously served as a member of the Carmelite NGO Board from 2002 until 2019. During those years, he focused primarily on communications for the organizations—particularly with the website and CarmeNGO. He also participated in several of the annual UN DPI meetings in New York as well as one in both Bonn and Paris. He also represented the Carmelite NGO at the Doha Review Conference on Financing for Development in 2008.
His ministries as a Carmelite have focused on education, administration, and communications. As a young Carmelite he taught a variety of subjects and was the campus minister at the Carmelite secondary school in Tucson, Arizona. He worked in school administration for 10 years, and then provincial administration. Beginning in 2001, he served six years in Rome on the General Council of the Order. He currently is the director of communications for the Order and his home province’s publishing house. He also serves on the Board of Directors of two Carmelite schools in the United States.
He earned a M.Ed. degree in Educational Administration from the University of Arizona, a S.T.B. in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, and an S.T.L. in Spirituality and a D.Min. in Theology.
Eduardo Scarel, O.Carm.
Vice President
Fr. Eduardo has worked with the Carmelite NGO on several levels since 2010, focusing on climate change. He heads the Department of Integral Ecology of the Spanish Episcopal Conference and is a visiting researcher in climatology at the University of Valencia. He is also part of the Chair of Integral Ecology at the Catholic University of Valencia. His work focuses on climate variability, atmospheric teleconnections and large-scale climate factors, as well as the relationship between climate science and integral ecology from a theological perspective. He holds a degree in Physics, specializing in Atmospheric Sciences, and obtained his PhD in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences from the University of Buenos Aires in 2006.
Eduardo has published scientific articles and written book chapters on the relationship between science, faith, spirituality, and ecology. Since 2016, he has collaborated as an external expert for the Pontifical Council for Integral Human Development and represented CELAM at climate meetings of the Holy See. He was part of the Vatican delegation at the COP27 and COP28 climate summits. He has represented the Carmelite NGO at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. He is also a member of the Carmelite Order’s International Commission for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation. He has advised episcopal conferences in Latin America on integral ecology and led interdisciplinary research teams on climate change.
Hariawan Adji, O.Carm.
Member
Fr. Hariwan Adji was elected as the vice prior general of the Carmelite Order in 2025. He has been involved in peace and justice issues for many years. He was the representative of the Asian area to the Carmelite NGO from 2006-2024. He was also head of the Indonesian Carmelite NGO from 2010 until his election as vice general. He also served as a member of the Order’s Justice and Peace and Integrity of Creation Commission from 2013-2025.
For over 30 years, Fr. Hariawan was lecturer at the Airlangga University in Surabaya, Indonesia (1992 – present). From 1993-2000, he was the director of Studies at Access English Centre, also in Surabaya.
He was prior provincial of the Indonesian Province from 2022 until his election as vice general. Prior to that he served as vice prior provincial of the province the previous six years.
He holds three Bachelor degrees: in English Linguistics (1992), in Industrial Management (1993), and in Christian Philosophy and Theology (2006). He also holds Masters degrees in Biostatistics (2000) and Christian Philosophy and Theology (2009). He also holds a Doctorate in Inter-religious Studies (2017).
Dennis Kalob
Chief Administrative Officer
Dennis is a sociologist and has taught at several colleges and universities in the United States. His lifelong commitment to peace and justice—and his activism—connected him with Sr. Jane Remson, the first president of the Carmelite NGO, many years ago. She invited him to serve in the NGO in 2015 and he welcomed the opportunity.” His work in education specializes in issues pertaining to social inequality, health care, political economy, social action, and public policy.
Dr. Kalob serves as the director of the Carmelite Order’s Most Pure Heart of Mary Province’s Laudato Si’ Action Plan, a strategic effort developed by the Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) Commission of the province aimed at integrating Pope Francis’ call to care for our common home into the daily life and ministry of the Carmelites.
As chief administrative officer, he facilitates the visits of members of the Carmelite NGO to the UN headquarters in New York as well as attendance of members at UN meetings in various parts of the world. He is a regular presence in NY networking with other NGOs.
Comisiones
Long Range Planning Committee (2025-2030)
Hariawan Adji, O.Carm.
Larry Fidelus, O.Carm.
José Luis Gutiérrez
William J. Harry, O.Carm.
Dennis Kalob
Esther Martín
Eduardo Scarel, O.Carm.
Kay Sullivan
Desarrollo institucional – Apoyo financiero
Hariawan Adji, O.Carm.
Kay Sullivan
Comunicaciones
William J. Harry, O.Carm.
Dennis Kalob
Schafer Knostman, O.Carm.
El Plan a Largo Plazo de la ONG carmelita
I) Crear una estructura de ONG que facilite el cumplimiento de la misión
+ Volver a registrar la ONG carmelita, dependiente de la Orden Carmelita, como entidad independiente con la categoría 501(c)(3)
empresa.
+ Crear equipos de expertos para promover las cuatro áreas prioritarias de la ONG: Libertad de
Creencias; desarrollo sostenible; derechos humanos; y educación.
+ Coordinar nuestras iniciativas con la Comisión de Justicia, Paz e Integridad de la Creación
de la Orden del Carmelo.
+ Elaborar un manual de políticas y procedimientos que aclare las funciones de la junta directiva y del comité ejecutivo
afiliación, número de reuniones obligatorias al año, requisitos económicos, etc.
II) Desarrollar un programa de comunicación eficaz
+ Organizar reuniones periódicas del Comité Ejecutivo y del Consejo de Administración de la Orden Carmelita
ONG.
+ Elaborar un plan quinquenal que sea revisado y actualizado por la Junta Directiva de la Orden Carmelita
ONG cada año.
+ Elaborar materiales informativos y de comunicación (infografías, carteles, etc.)
+ Desarrollar una voz carmelita clara y coherente sobre cuestiones clave en las ONG carmelitas
ámbitos prioritarios en la ONU y en otros foros internacionales.
+ Crea una página web que sirva de repositorio de información sobre las Naciones Unidas y la
La ONG Carmelita en sus ámbitos de actuación en la ONU.
+ Coordinar y publicar periódicamente información relevante para la ONG carmelita en diversas
plataformas de redes sociales.
III) Colaborar con expertos que puedan intervenir con credibilidad en la ONU
+ Participar activamente en las conferencias de la ONU, defendiendo con firmeza el desarrollo sostenible
desarrollo, derechos humanos, educación y libertad religiosa.
+ Invitar a las personas implicadas e interesadas en las áreas de actuación de la ONG carmelita a participar en
debates sobre la visión, la misión y el plan.
IV) Obtener los recursos necesarios para llevar a cabo una labor de defensa eficaz
+ Establecer un presupuesto anual que respalde los objetivos del plan quinquenal y facilite su
ejecución.
+ Recaudar fondos suficientes para facilitar una mayor presencia en la Familia Carmelita, la comunidad local
La Iglesia y la ONU.
V) Establecer contactos con otras ONG para reforzar la labor de defensa de los derechos en la ONU
+ Fortalecer los vínculos con otras ONG católicas mediante la participación activa en la ONG
red.
+ Establecer contactos con otras ONG que trabajen en los ámbitos de actuación de la ONG Carmelita.
+ Tender puentes a través de la colaboración interreligiosa y ecuménica, recurriendo a la orden carmelita
tradición de diálogo para conectar a personas de diferentes confesiones en torno a preocupaciones comunes.
+ Colaborar con otras ONG para organizar iniciativas conjuntas, declaraciones públicas y campañas
que demuestran unidad en la acción.
+ Participa activamente. Aboga por un cambio de políticas en la ONU y entre los organismos gubernamentales internacionales
líderes, participando y organizando sesiones en conferencias internacionales.
VI) Colaboración con la Familia Carmelita
+ Informar a la Familia Carmelita sobre la labor de la ONG carmelita.
+ Destacar y dar a conocer los programas relacionados con los carmelitas que ya existen o que se encuentran en fase de desarrollo
etapas que se corresponden con los ámbitos de defensa de los derechos que promueve la ONG.
+ Apoyar a las obras de la familia carmelita que se enmarcan en las áreas prioritarias de la
ONG carmelita.
VII) Sensibilizar a los miembros de la Orden/Familia
+ Desarrollar un componente educativo que ponga de manifiesto la relación entre la ONG,
La Comisión de Justicia, Paz e Integridad de la Creación y la espiritualidad carmelita.
+ Vincular la labor de defensa de los derechos de la ONG carmelita con la respuesta de la Familia Carmelita ante la
El Evangelio.
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