Gerard Akindes
Akindes earned a Masters in Sports Administration and PH.D. in Sports Media Studies at Ohio University where he taught Sport Management. He has co-edited a book and published several journal articles and book chapters, He has also co-created the Sports Africa conference series. At the Josoor Institute, he supports education programs and coordinates research projects.
Peter Smolianov
Peter Smolianov, PhD, Professor at Salem State University, USA. Educated in Australia, USA and USSR. Provided business analysis and strategic planning as an internal and external consultant to corporations as well as governmental and sporting organizations. Has over 100 publications, including books, book chapters and conference papers in 20 countries.
Dr. B. David Ridpath
Dr. B. David Ridpath, Ed.D, is an Associate Professor of Sports Business at Ohio University and previously worked in American intercollegiate athletics. An accomplished researcher, he has authored over 20 academic journal articles, 5 book chapters and two books. His latest book is titled Alternative Models of Sport Development in America.
Richard Paquin Morel
Richard Paquin Morel is a post-doctoral research associate at the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh. He studies the development and implementation of educational policies.
James Spillane
James P. (Jim) Spillane is the Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Professor in Learning and Organizational Change at Northwestern University where he is a Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, Learning Sciences, and Management & Organizations. Spillane’s work explores relations between government policy and local practice at the school district, school, and classroom […]
Alan Ruby
Alan Ruby has a substantial career in government, business, philanthropy, and education. His experience includes being a classroom teacher, the Australian Deputy Secretary of Education, and chair of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) education committee. At the University of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ruby is a senior scholar in the Alliance for Higher Education […]
Matthew Hartley
Matthew Hartley is Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. His research examines how university leaders respond to major education reforms. He is currently examining universities in a variety of national contexts whose work reflect various conceptions of excellence . Dr. Hartley has served as an […]
Oakleigh Welply
Dr. Oakleigh Welply is Associate Professor of Education at the School of Education, Durham University. She graduated from Sciences Po Paris and received her PhD in Sociology of Education from the University of Cambridge. Before joining Durham University, she was a lecturer at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. Her main areas of research […]
Julia Kirby, M.A
Julia Kirby is the Manager of Research and Content Dissemination at the WISE. Ms. Kirby has over 15 years’ experience working in the education sector, and her current projects at WISE include the WISE Innovation Lab, the Empowering Leaders of Learning Program (ELL) and the Agile Leaders of Learning Innovation Network (ALL-IN). Prior to joining WISE […]
Shelby Cosner
Shelby Cosner is an expert on leadership for school improvement, the development of organizational capacities that support improvement, the preparation and development of educational leaders, and the use of continuous improvement to transform leadership preparation and development. Cosner’s work has been widely funded by organizations and foundations (e.g. U.S. Department of Education, the National Science […]