Manda Kalimian
Founder & President
CANA Foundation
Manda Kalimian is founder of the non profit, CANA Foundation; as well as Naturally Considerate™ Skincare & Wellness Products and the Rewilding Space in East Norwich, NY. Manda is also a distinguished fellow of Long Island University’s Global Institute.
Hailing from Long Island’s North Shore, Manda is married and a mother of two, living with her family where her roots grew. An advocate for horses and the environment, Manda’s lifelong work is to spread awareness on how protecting and preserving our wild horses simultaneously ensures our rights to humanely manage our rangelands, wildlife, and democracy as American Citizens.
That’s why Manda founded CANA Foundation; a 501(C)3 that works to rewild the over 60,000 wild horses confined in government holding facilities, costing taxpayers over $100 million dollars a year; and transports these horses back home to native lands. These rewilding initiatives simultaneously provide humanitarian, social justice and economic sustainability projects to communities that welcome them home; while empowering those with knowledge and understanding of natural law and the original creation to become rightful stewards once again.
Rewilding, or the restoration of life giving ways, is nature in balance as it was originally intended. The need to rewild our world is what inspired Manda to create Naturally Considerate™ and the educational Rewilding Space; to further promote and support CANA’s rewilding initiatives. Together, these brands create a wheel of awareness, education, inspiration and action to help restore a more balanced, harmonious world among people, animals and the world we share together.