Mountain Dude

Thomas Knudson the founder and Chairman of Mountain Dude and Manny Dume' have been closest of  friends for 45 years. Manuel began his International Relations work in 1977. He served a total of 23 years abroad as a soldier, language instructor, foreign service diplomat and international business consultant. In 2003 he returned home to the U.S., and became active in social entrepreneurship. Manuel developed and facilitated several community programs for high-risk youth, and in the summer of 2006 he independently and privately initiated a cultural travel program in a voluntary effort to support the U.S. Department of State Cultural Exchange programs. In the process he created the World United Organization .