Judy Halbert
Educator and leader, Dr. Judy Halbert is dedicated to social change, and has made great strides in educational innovation, leadership, and aboriginal enhancement programs in BC. Dr. Judy Halbert leads the Transformative Educational Leadership Program alongside Dr. Linda Kaser at the University of British Columbia. Prior to coming to UBC, Linda and Judy developed and […]
Linda Kaser
Educator, administrator, and senior policy advisor, Linda Kaser is a champion of innovation in public education. Kaser earned her Master of Education in Curriculum and Supervision from the University of British Columbia in 1975. From there, she held posts in the Vancouver, Richmond, and Mission school districts: as curriculum consultant, teacher, vice principal, and ultimately […]
Rosie Connor
Motivated by a passion for supporting teachers and school leaders to do their best work, Rosie brings over twenty years’ experience working in education leadership. As Chief Executive of one of Tony Blair’s Education Action Zones in the UK, her leadership was described by independent inspectors as ‘outstanding’; the Zone was nominated by England’s Department […]
Dr. Joseph Nettikaden
Joseph Nettikaden is the Chief Information Officer at Esol Education, responsible for spearheading the organization’s technology vision and strategy, serving ten international schools across Europe, Middle East and East Asia. In this capacity, Dr. Nettikaden instills a culture of innovation by leading educational technology (EdTech) initiatives at Esol Education schools, integrating technology into curricula and instructional […]
Dr. Nefertiti Makeda
Nefertiti Makeda is the Founding Head of Andinet International School in Ethiopia where she has served for 18 years. She earned her B.S. in Liberal Arts and Sciences from Tennessee State University and M.Ed. in International Education Administration from Endicott College. Nefertiti is an alumna of the Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership at Teachers College and […]
Dr. Rebecca Good
Rebecca J. Good is the founding Dean of the Connecticut Campus of Relay Graduate School of Education. A dedicated award-winning educator, Dr. Good has served as a secondary English Language Arts teacher in Miami, Florida and an Assistant Principal, and Principal in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Good earned her B.A. in Sociology from University of California, […]
Dr. Ajaya Ghimire
Ajaya Ghimire is the chairman of the Ace Institute of Management and Ace Higher Secondary School, the schools he founded in 1999 in Nepal. The institutions he founded or co-founded and managed include banks, merchant banks, real estate firms, and non-profit supporting policy entrepreneurship in Nepal. He also served on the senate and management subject committee of Pokhara […]
Dr. Christine (Crissy) Gayagas
Crissy Gayagas is an Indo-Pacific regional program lead focused on advising partner nations and building institutional capacity. Previously, she was a visiting scholar at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. She has served as a President and owner of three consulting companies and sold her first company in 2014. Crissy also served […]
Dr. Sean Ferguson
Sean Ferguson is the associate dean at the Asia School of Business (ASB). ASB is a start-up partnership with MIT-Sloan and Bank Negara Malaysia. Ferguson received his doctorate in Global Education from the University of Southern California. His area of expertise focuses on employability and career management in APAC. He also has an MBA from Rice University […]
Dr. Nicole Chávez
Nicole Chávez is the Administrator for the USA National Training Center, Project GLAD® at the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE), where she oversees the implementation and strategic development of Project GLAD® National/International Training Centers, supporting Integrated and Designated Language Development, the integration of Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), Social Emotional Learning and Universal Design for Learning. […]