Thrive: United for Democracy and Global Action
Lucy Gray, Howard Blumenthal, Marilyn Turkovich, Resist and Heal, Karen Henke, Kathleen McClaskey, Shelley O'Rourke, Lee, Andrea R., Joyce Whitby, Chuck WooleryEquity, Innovation, and Advocacy in Action
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Educator, consultant, and connector passionate about innovation, collaboration, and professional generosity. Co-founder of Actionable Innovations Global, bridging education, tech, and strategy to design impactful learning.
Peabody and Emmy Award winning producer of Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? on PBS. Co-author of a new book, KIDS ON EARTH: The Learning Potential of 5 Billion Minds (Harvard Education Press, 2025) -- www.kidsonearth.org
Currently I am ED for the International Charter for Compassion. Background includes working in higher education and instructional design.
I am Wes Fryer, a Charlotte, NC teacher and veteran resisting techno-fascism, sharing trusted voices, and helping heal our culture. More at wesfryer.com
Content marketer, AI strategist, early adopter, and optimist.
Educator, author and entrepreneur who is committed to empowering all learners to realize their hopes and dreams.
I am a Certified Practitioner of Natural Foresight. I guide others to futures focused thinking and living. I am also an author, currently working on a hopepunk trilogy.
I am a 40+ year veteran in the EdTech Industry.
Former Chair of the United Nations Association Council of Organizations. Former Action Board member of the American Public Health Association. Former Issues Director for the Global Health Council and later the World Federalist Association.
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