TESTIMONIALS
TESTIMONIALS
TESTIMONIALS
OUR
MISSION
Global Education Allies (GEA) facilitates opportunities and experiences for educators around the world to work together on enhancing their classrooms and schools in innovative ways.
Our three main objectives focus on developing and expanding intercultural competencies for educators and students.
Out of the 400+ past participants, many are returning alumni from other GEA programs. We have worked with 50+ different schools, 17 different organizations and 8 different universities, national centers of testing or ministries of education. Many of our teachers have kept in touch for years, exchanging ideas and doing collaborative projects in their classrooms.
OUR
OBJECTIVES
#1
Prepare and lead educators on professional development excursions abroad to discover and learn from new educational systems and cultures.
OUR STAFF
Directors and Program Advisors
Dr. Lora Anderson Cook
San Diego, California, US
Executive Director
Aino Larsen
Provo, Utah, US
Director
Dr. Amira Abdou
Leicester, UK
Learning Outcomes and Teacher Collaboration
Board of Advisors
Dr. Zachary Walker
London, UK
Dr. Kara Mitchell Viesca
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Dr. Barbara Hong
College Station, Texas, US
Program Advisors
Andi Webb
Arlington, Virginia, US
Singapore Program Advisor
Celestin Rukeratabaro
Nyanza, Rwanda
East Africa Program Advisor
Dr. Raija Pini Kemppainen
Kirkkonummi, Finland
Nordics and Baltics Program Advisor
Brenda Beyal
Provo, Utah, US
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Program
Advisor
Joi Brown
Birmingham, Alabama, US
Alabama & Tennessee Program
Advisor
Frances Rivera M.Ed.
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Puerto Rico Program
Advisor
Program Fellows
These teachers will be traveling with us this year
Leila Halpin
Hyvinkää, Finland
Special Programs Finland Fellow
Stephanie Morgan
Canton, North Carolina, US
Scandinavia and The Baltics Fellow
Michelle Green
St. George, Utah, US
Grand Staircase-Escalante Program Fellow
Jessi Lofgren
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Puerto Rico Program Fellow
Teacher Collaboration Fellows
Veera Toivonen
Hyvinkää, Finland
Geoffrey Bukenya
Mukono, Uganda
Kati Karjalainen-Rimppi
Veikkola, Finland
Natalie Higgins
St. George, Utah, US
Jessi Lofgren
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Glenda Lozada
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Yuko Sakata
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Ben Tillotson
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Guides
Tatiana Groznaya
St. Petersburg guide
Riitta Kemppainen-Koivisto
Lapland guide
Helena Nilsson
Sweden guide
Katrin Roomet
Estonia guide
MEET OUR STAFF
Click on a staff member's photo to learn more about them.
OUR
OBJECTIVES
#1
Prepare and lead educators on professional development excursions abroad to discover and learn from new educational systems and cultures.
Directors and Program Advisors
Dr. Lora Anderson Cook
San Diego, California, US
Executive Director
Aino Larsen
Provo, Utah, US
Director
Ben Tillotson
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Participant Coordinator
Board of Advisors
Dr. Zachary Walker
London, UK
Dr. Kara Mitchell Viesca
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Dr. Barbara Hong
College Station, Texas, US
Program Advisors
Andi Webb
Arlington, Virginia, US
Singapore Program Advisor
Celestin Rukeratabaro
Nyanza, Rwanda
East Africa Program Advisor
Dr. Raija Pini Kemppainen
Kirkkonummi, Finland
Nordics and Baltics Program Advisor
Brenda Beyal
Provo, Utah, US
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Program
Advisor
Joi Brown
Birmingham, Alabama, US
Alabama & Tennessee Program
Advisor
Frances Rivera M.Ed.
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Puerto Rico Program
Advisor
Program Fellows
These teachers will be traveling with us and communicating with you
Greg Hill
Dallas, Texas, US
Alabama and Tennessee Fellow
Stephanie Morgan
Canton, North Carolina, US
Scandinavia and The Baltics Fellow
Teacher Collaboration Fellows
Veera Toivonen
Hyvinkää, Finland
Geoffrey Bukenya
Mukono, Uganda
Kati Karjalainen-Rimppi
Veikkola, Finland
Natalie Higgins
St. George, Utah, US
Glenda Lozada
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Yuko Sakata
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Jessi Lofgren
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Guides
Tatiana Groznaya
St. Petersburg guide
Riitta Kemppainen-Koivisto
Lapland guide
Helena Nilsson
Sweden guide
Katrin Roomet
Estonia guide