About Us
Sierra Foundation* was founded in 2004 by the Turkish-American Community of Northern Nevada.
The Sierra Foundation has, as its mission, the fervent desire to promote understanding, friendship, tolerance and thus seek
Harmony within Diversity among cultures of the world through dialog. Sierra Foundation attempts to achieve this by
organizing seminars, conferences, multi-cultural festivals, dialog dinners, community services, art performances and
cultural trips where people from different cultures and ethnic backgrounds can meet and find common ground.
Our Mission
To promote understanding, friendship, tolerance and thus seeking
Harmony within Diversity among cultures of the world through dialog.
This serves to bridge the gap in knowledge about the others thereby reducing fears,
prejudices and misconceptions of the unknown.
Our Vision
In its efforts, to help establish a better society where individuals love,
respect and accept each other regardless of culture, race or background.
Dialog is essential in order to foster a peaceful and two-way communication among different people.
We believe that dialog activities attempt to initiate a process of knowing and acknowledging others
and thus finding Harmony within Diversity.
Executive Committee
Ismail Ozdemir, M.Sc. - President
ozdemir@sierraf.org
Suat Mercan - Director
smercan@sierraf.org
Tunay Durmaz, PhD Candidate - Secretary
durmaz@sierraf.org
(*) Sierra Foundation is a non-profit organization with 501(c) (3) status.
