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Since its inception, the Global Citizenship Foundation and its initiatives have received generous support from some of the leading educational leaders, policymakers, thought leaders, practitioners, innovative thinkers, and changemakers from around the world.
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Karen is the principal of Hills Grammar School, President of the Australian Professional Teaching Association, and President of the Australian Association for the Teaching of English is passionate about enabling staff and students to embrace innovation.
Katy O'Grady is the Head of Languages at New Zealand's largest secondary school, bringing 13 years of teaching experience from a variety of educational settings to the role
Kavita Sanghvi is the Principal of the Chatrabhuj Narsee Memorial School in Mumbai, India. Kavita was nominated as Top 50 teachers in 2016 by the Varkey Foundation for the Global Teacher Prize award and is a Global Prize Teacher Ambassador. Along with this, she is a TeachSDG's Ambassador and Scientix Ambassador for India.
Kavita is a facilitator of mission-driven work with communities around the world. Now pursuing her fourth career as a Global Vitality Coach, she brings the life experiences of business and classroom teaching to the work of transforming learning within communities.
Kehkashan Basu, M.S.M., MBA is an iconic global influencer, educator, environmentalist, feminist, champion of women and children’s rights, TEDx speaker, Climate Reality Mentor, author, musician, peace and sustainability campaigner.
Kelly Quispe Flores is the Service Learning Coordinator of San Silvestre a prestigious all-girls British school in Lima, Peru
Kofi has over 17 years of experience in the Education Sector of Ghana, working with schools, communities, international organizations and government agencies. He has expertise in Designing, Managing and Reviewing Projects, Undertaking Policy Research, and Advocacy Engagement at the Community, National and International levels in Ghana and Africa.
Komal Dadlani is a biochemist with a Master’s degree in Biochemistry from the University of Chile. In 2013, she founded Lab4U with the mission of democratizing STEM education and transforming the way science is taught and learned—leveraging smartphone sensors and artificial intelligence.
Kristen Rhodes Beland is a third-grade teacher at Hamilton Elementary School in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Previously, she served as an integration specialist implementing the SmART program developed by Brown University. In 2018-2020 Kristen was a Teach Plus Policy Rhode Island Fellow. From 2019-2023 she was a Senior Teach Plus National Advisory Board Member.
Kristen Wendt (she/her) is a student at American University’s MA program in Special Education: Learning Disabilities.
La Salete Coelho is an educator, researcher and project consultant in the field of Development Education and Global Citizenship Education at the Centre for African Studies of the University of Porto and the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo.
Lakshmi Annapurna Chintaluri, is an educational consultant certified in Advanced Educational Leadership from Harvard University.
Leslee was voted by the New York Times the No.2 Most Impactful Woman of 2015 (second to Hillary Clinton), and has been awarded the prestigious Swedish Anna Lindh Human Rights Prize (previously won by Madeleine Albright). She has also been named Safe’s Global Hero of 2015, Global Thinker by Foreign Policy, and the GlobalmindED award for Arts and Education. In 2019 Leslee was awarded the UN Women for Peace Activist Award at the United Nations, UN Association USA’s Global Citizen of 2019, and the Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award.
Liam has been involved in in education for social change, local and global, for over 30 years - as teacher, youth worker, teacher-educator, school principal, lecturer, evaluator, and speaker.
Libby Giles is the Director of Education for the Centres of Asia Pacific Excellence at the University of Waikato and Chair of the New Zealand Centre of Global Studies.
Lottie Dowling has worked in education and schools for over 25 years as an educator and professional learning leader on a global, national and regional levels.
Louka Parry is the CEO + Founder of The Learning Future and works globally as a speaker, learning strategist and education futurist.
Lynsey Kitching is a highly skilled ICF PCC coach, speaker and facilitator, known for designing and delivering transformative leadership development programs that produce tangible, measurable results.
Mahita Sadula is a third-year pre-medical undergraduate student double majoring in Biology and Sociology at UNC Charlotte.
Margaret Boersma, also known as "The Teachers' Coach," is a seasoned speaker, trainer, instructional coach, and consultant drawing from over 30 years of teaching and leadership expertise.
Mark Bain is a secondary school teacher from Australia.
Mary Burns is a Professional Development Specialist & Senior 1. Technologist at the Education Development Center in the USA. designed national educational technology strategies for governments in L Indonesia, Ecuador & Pakistan as well as U.S. states & school dis implemented online learning programs in the U.S., Georgia, Mexico, I Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos & Cambodia. Mary has won av teaching, curriculum development, & research and has worked in five co Also she is an author, fluent in English, Spanish, French & Portuguese.
Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D., is Professor, Psychology Department, Rutgers University, Director, Social-Emotional and Character Development Lab (www.secdlab.org), Co-Director of the Rutgers-based Academy for SEL in Schools, which offers online certificates in SEL Instruction and School Leadership (SELinSchools.org) and a member of the Leadership Team for SEL4NJ and SEL4US (www.SEL4US.org).
Maya Menon has led The Teacher Foundation as the Glossary Anchoring Partner of the Life Skills Collaborative, a partnership of 18 organisations with the goal of redefining the Life Skills education space in India.
Melissa Emler is the CEO of Modern Learners where she supports learning organizations with building community, hosting events, and leveraging their content. She's been a life-long educator and is a relentless advocate for learning.
Michael S. C. Thomas is Director of the Centre for Educational Neuroscience at Birkbeck, University of London, and a professor of cognitive neuroscience. His research interests are in the translation of research between neuroscience and education, establishing new transdisciplinary accounts in the learning sciences, and developing practical applications within education. He is co-author of the new book 'Educational Neuroscience: The Basics' (Routledge). He is a Chartered Psychologist, Fellow of the British Psychological Society, Fellow of the US Association for Psychological Science, and Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.
Michelle Garcia Winner, MA, CCC-SLP, is the founder and CEO of Think Social Publishing, Inc (a.k.a. Social Thinking).
Monisha has been the co-founder of The Doon Girls School and Dehradun Boys School and currently heading the school as the Director (Strategic, Planning and Training) and Life skills coach
David Hughes is the director of Draig Community Enterprises, a not-for-profit focussed on the creative arts for community development. David is an international educator & author of several books & papers on school development strategies, use of new technologies, PSHE & citizenship education. He was a commissioner for the Birmingham Commission for Children report, 'It takes a city to raise a child'. His recent books- Future Proof Your School & Re-Examining Success, concentrate on school improvement at the level of cultural re-development. David is the curator of the Learning Renaissance blog.
Kuany is in charge of UNESCO MGIEP's #Youth WagingPeace, Talking Across Generations on Education (TAGE) & the overall Prevention of Violent Extremism through Education (PVE-E) coordination. Kuany is also a trainer for the UNAOC MENA (the Middle East and North Africa) Young Peacebuilders Programme. He is the author of The Enlightened Darkness - an intimate meditation on the causes & consequences of the Sudan civil war. He is using the book's proceeds to support girls' education in South Sudan.
Mame Omar DIOP is the Head of Education & Programme Specialist at the UNESCO New Delhi Cluster Office for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal,> Maldives & Sri Lanka. Omar DIOP is a senior education specialist supporting education policy & delivery in cluster countries. Prior to joining UNESCO New Delhi, Omar worked for UNESCO Addis Ababa in Ethiopia & at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.
Mikko Lumme is a head principal of Hirsikampus, Finland, the world's biggest school campus made from logs. Under Mikko's Leadership, Hirsikampus is the recepient of National Board of Education's "The Best School of Finland - Award' in 2019. Mikko is also a educational leadership trainer and consultant in Finland and other countries including India.
Samarth Pathak is a Public Advocacy Specialist associated with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for South Asia. He coordinates communication & public advocacy along with managing youth-focused initiatives aimed at promoting peace and rule of law as part of the 'Education for Justice global program. Samarth has also worked as a journalist with Reuters TV and has written for The Huffington Post, The Guardian, Reuters amongst others.
Following 15 years teaching elementary and middle school in the US, Peru, Malaysia, and China, Steve co-founded Inspire Citizens to support communities, schools, teachers, and students to contextualize and integrate elements of sustainable development, collective well-being, social justice, and social-emotional-ethical intelligence into professional and applied student learning.
Vipul Redey helps schools unleash online learning resources in their classrooms. At Cisco, he managed a large part of their multi-million dollar IT training & professional certifications portfolio. As CXO at Global Discovery Schools & Director of Academics at Pearson Schools India, he has designed daily classroom experiences for thousands of students nationally. He is a TED-Ed Innovative Educator, and an alumnus of Stanford University.
Monika Frochler is CEO of the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens and is passionate change maker, advocate, founder & speaker. She was entrusted to create the > BKMC after working at the UN, the EU, the Austrian Foreign Ministry & in field missions around the globe. Throughout her career she managed to support hundreds of women, young people & communities all over the globe; working to improve hospital care in rural Central Asia & Africa; assisting in eco-friendly city planning in Asia & bettering the living conditions of women in the Middle East and West-Africa.
Mylene F. Impang is a dedicated advocate for Child Psychology and Special Education, currently pursuing her Bachelor of Elementary Education, with the distinction of potentially graduating as Summa Cum Laude.
Myriam Radhouane is a professor at the University of Geneva, where she has been conducting research on the links between migration and education for about ten years.
Nand Javia is an Indian-born entrepreneur, globetrotter, and current master’s student at Harvard.
Natasha Raisch is a Research Assistant at the Ecological Approaches to Social Emotional Learning (EASEL) Laboratory at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
After working in education for over 20 years as a teacher, school leader, trainer, and coach, Nic wanted to find an accessible means to make ordinary classrooms extraordinarily inclusive. Nic is passionate about creating a level playing field for everyone in education, but especially those from underserved groups.
Oluwaseun Kolawole is dedicated to ending school violence through peace education and advocacy.
Oshan has been engaged in the fields of development, education and peacebuilding in various regions in Asia.
Paramjeet Kaur Dhillon is the Founder Principal of Kamla Nehru Public School, Phagwara, India since December 2006. Post Graduate in Physics, she holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education for which she was awarded a Gold Medal for standing first in the University. With an experience of 29 years as Principal, she has visited 14 countries.
Peter Hall Jones is currently the Chief Executive Officer at The Spiral Partnership in the UK. Peter has had an illustrious career as a teacher & a nationally recognized head-teacher in the UK. He is a Leadership, Behaviour. and Culture Change Consultant and an International Education Adviser. He has engaged with schools, corporates, local & national governments towards leadership development, national & local curriculum design, continuous school improvement, and effectiveness.
Philipp Harnik is a Program Officer at the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens
Pratibha Dhal is a distinguished art educationist, artist, and cultural facilitator with over two decades of experience in nurturing creativity and promoting the arts. Currently serving at The Hyderabad Public School, Hyderabad, she has dedicated her career to inspiring students through innovative art education, organizing exhibitions, and curating cultural events.
Mirna Nel is a qualified speech therapist who worked in the support services of the Department of Education for 16 years.
Prof. Alok Bajpai is a Psychiatrist trained at NIMHANS, Bangalore, presently working at Kanpur after few stints abroad. Apart from practicing Psychiatry, his work consistently focuses on children, adolescents and youth, being associated with various Institutes and schools.
A Jordanian researcher specialized in Foundations of Political Education & Development for Peace and Democracy, Philosophical studies, Associate Professor in Philadelphia University, Faculty of Arts, and member of scientific research board in Philadelphia university, worked as a director of Public and Cultural Relations.
As a Research Scholar, Amartya Chakraborty is pursuing a Ph.D. in computer science and engineering at Jadavpur University in Kolkata. He works as an Assistant Professor at the University of Engineering and Management (UEM), Kolkata, India. His research interests include social network analysis, sensor networks, internet of things-enabled systems, etc. He has written for conferences, books, and peer-reviewed journals.
Prof. Dr. Martyn Rawson is a renowned scholar, educator, and curriculum innovator in Steiner Waldorf education. He serves as Professor at Alanus University (Germany), Associate Professor at National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan), and teaches in international teacher education programs in Germany and China.
Paul Downes is a Professor of Psychology of Education, and Director of the Educational Disadvantage Centre, Institute of Education, Dublin City University, and an Affiliate Professor at the Centre for Resilience and Socio‐Emotional Health, University of Malta. With over 120 peer‐reviewed publications in areas of education, psychology, sociology, philosophy, law, anthropology, and social policy, he has given keynote lectures and invited presentations in 30 countries and for 16 countries' official ministries.
Frank Reichert is a professor in the Faculty of Education at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), whose work advances innovative research into youth citizenship and civics education in K–12 classrooms.
Harjeet Kaur Bhatia, the former Head of the Department, is currently a Professor at the Department of Educational Studies at Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University)
Dr. Joanna Black is a Professor in the Faculty of Education and cross-appointed as an Adjunct Professor at the School of Art, University of Manitoba, Canada. Her research interests are on subjects of artificial intelligence (AI) in education, new media education, youth social media usage, digital arts pedagogy and educational technologies in relation to education.
Dr. Karanam Pushpanadham is the Professor of Educational Management in the Department of Educational Administration at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India. He is the Member of Senate at National Institute of Fashion Technology, India and also the academic committee member of NAAC, UGC, NCERT, and NIEPA. Prof. Karanam is a Visiting Professor at various universities including the International Institute of Education, Stockholm University, Sweden and Aarhus University, Denmark.
Maria Guajardo is a Professor of Leadership Studies at Soka University, Japan, where she previously served as Dean and Vice-President, with the distinction of being the first female and the first non-Japanese in these positions. Her research is at the intersection of leadership, global citizenship, DEIB, women, and critical pedagogy. She recently published two book chapters, Global Citizenship Education and Humanism: A Process of Becoming and Knowing (2021) and The Space in Between (2022), and her professional journey was featured in Over, Under, Around, and Through: How Hall of Famers Surmount Obstacles (2022). She is co-editing the book Value Creating Education: Teacher’s Perceptions and Practices (Routledge, in press). A graduate of Harvard University, she received her Ph.D. from the University of Denver. She is the recipient of the University of Denver Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award and the Soka University Award of Highest Honor.
Prof. Marmar Mukhopadhyay, former Professor and Director of NIEPA, Chairman of the National Open School, and Vice President (Asia) of ICDE (Oslo), is currently the Chairman of the Educational Technology and Management Academy Council, Gurgaon.
Michael Reiss is a Professor of Science Education at University College London and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.
Professor (ret.) Werner Wintersteiner, Ph.D., was the founding director of the 'Centre for Peace Research and Peace Education' at Klagenfurt University, Austria.
Prof. (Dr.) Shauli Mukherjee is a passionate academician, global thought leader, and internationally acclaimed inspirational speaker with more than 22 years of expertise in the education space.
Prof. Christopher Hill has worked in international higher education since 2008, specializing in transnational education, ICT, and EMI delivery.
Professor Dr Pradeep Nair is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor & ChiefAcademic Officer of Taylor’s University, Malaysia
Rachel Liang MEdPsy is a developmental and educational psychologist, mental health researcher, and qualified mindfulness therapy teacher.
Rachel Parker is a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Council for Educational Research and leads ACER’s agenda for global citizenship education.
Rajvi Trivedi is a passionate advocate for education, gender equality, and sustainable development. Her work reflects a deep commitment to addressing these interconnected challenges through innovative and impactful approaches
Rebecca Bailey is an Assistant Director of the EASEL Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Rebecca is a passionate advocate of integrating the arts throughout learning, with a particular interest in primary education.
Rebecca holds a B.A. (hons.) degree in English and African Studies from Birmingham University, a PGCE in English and Drama Secondary Teaching from the University of Cambridge, and an M.A in Development Education and Global Learning from UCL.
Renuka Rautela is an SEL Coordinator at UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development, India.
Riya Kartha is a lifelong learner, writer, poet, arts facilitator, and educator.
Robbin Gibb has a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and a Master’s and PhD in Neuroscience, all from the University of Lethbridge where she is currently a Professor in the Department of Neuroscience.
Robi-Baggio Lynes is currently a master’s student at Soka University of America, studying Educational Leadership and Societal Change
Rosanna Chatterton-Sparks is the founder of Sustain Ed Limited, an organisation providing educational services globally with the mission of making education meaningful, relevant and accessible for all learners, in all settings.
Dr. SJ Miller, a trans* + disciplinary award-winning teacher, writer, activist, and scholar, is a Professor in the Teacher Academy at the Santa Fe Community College and Adjunct Associate Faculty in the Ed.D. program in Educational Leadership and Learning in Organizations at Vanderbilt University. SJ is a literacy specialist whose emphasis is on social justice and gender identity in pre-K through university-level teaching.
Sacha Cartagena, Ph.D., is a Researcher in the Learning Supports program at the American Institutes for Research (AIR).
Sam is a passionate technology educator and communications leader.
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