a 501 (c)(3) global think tank for teens
Our Collaborators
Here are the speakers, panelists, teachers and coaches who have supported our students - THANK YOU!
Kristen Welch
(Board of Directors)
Chief Financial Officer
Illustrative Mathematics
USA
Andrew Hand
(Board of Directors)
Admissions and Int'l Schools Outreach Officer, Forward College
FRANCE
Ayda Zugay
Principal and Co-Founder
Advancing Agency
FORMER YOGOSLAVIA and USA
Uzoma Elekwachi
(Club Coordinator)
Sophomore, East Asian Studies
University of Virginia
USA and NYGERIA
Bronwyn Farr
Head of Undergraduate Recruitment
Jacobs University
GERMANY
Keeret Grewal
(Student Council, Team Coach)
Business Administration and Financial Mathematics
Wilfred Laurier University
CANADA
Mandar Apte
Executive Director
Cities4Peace
INDIA and USA
Paul DelPonte
Executive Director
National Crime Prevention Council
USA
Victoria Ibiwoye
Youth Representative of Education 2030 Steering Committee
UNESCO
NIGERIA
Gilberto Duarte Santos
Officer, Strategic Planning and Inter-Agency Affairs Unit
UNODC
AUSTRIA and BRAZIL
Dustin Liu
Youth Observer to the United Nations
USA
Anna Mahalik
Youth Engagement Manager
United Nations Foundation
USA
Andrew Black
Learning and Capacity Development Consultant
World Health Organization
UK
Marshall Bailly
Executive Director
Leadership Initiatives
USA
Arthur Barbut
Chief Executive Officer
The Accelerator, Windsor Ontario
CANADA
Caroline Rakus-Wojciechowski
Startup Mentor at Harvard University
USA
Basirat Agboola
Progression & Recognition Manager at Pearson
UK
Emily Morris, PhD
Director of International Training and Education Program & Senior Professorial Lecturer at American University
USA
Angolwisye (Ango)
Paul Mwakisu
Senior Asst. Director of Admissions
NYU Abu Dhabi
UAE and GERMANY
Elisa Melendez Martin
Director Global Markets IE University
SPAIN
Shanae Giles
Assistant Director of College Counseling at The Bryn Mawr School
USA
Nhu Anh Nguyen
English Literature and Language Teacher
Hanoi Academy
VIETNAM
Melquin Ramos
(Advisory Council)
Business Development Associate
Southbridge Access
CHILE and USA
Shane Henna
International
Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Coordinator
Villiers Schools
IRELAND
Nicole Bohannon
Investor Alliance for Human Rights at Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)
USA
Victor Tao
Associate Professor
Department of Leisure Management
Tungnan University
TAIWAN
Alejandra González (Advisory Council)
International Baccalaureate Student at Saint Andrew's School
BOLIVIA
Sara Aow
(Advisory Council)
International
Baccalaureate Student at Sekola Global Indo-Asia
SINGAPORE and INDONESIA
Miyu Sakurai
(Advisory Council, Team Coach)
Applied Psychology
New York University
JAPAN and USA
Gen Randolph Flauta
(Team Coach)
Global Business Administration
Nagoya University of Commerce and Business
PHILIPPINES, HONG KONG and JAPAN
Bogna Frykowska
(Team Coach)
Psychology
Forward University
POLAND
Mia Fillipetti
(Team Coach)
Legal Studies and Economics
University of Waterloo
CANADA
Shane Better
(Team Coach)
Undeclared, University of Pennsylvania
USA
Frank Yijie Huang
(Team Coach)
Economics and International Relations
New York University
CHINA and USA
Olivita Hunt
(Team Coach, GED Secretary)
Fire Protection Engineering
University of Maryland
SPAIN and USA
Reina Mitrik
(Team Coach)
Mechanical Engineering
University of Maryland
JAPAN and USA
Why Me? Why Now?
A Bit of Background
To me, everyday represents an opportunity to pursue purpose and happiness, even in the time of global pandemic or personal crisis. I recognize deeply how I live today is how I live my life.
The awakening for me to bring Global Education Destinations to life came in late Spring 2020 - sensing my ailing mother in Taiwan needed me, my colleagues in the USA at a loss with what to do with the international students, and the whole world in turmoil with difficult moral and political decisions, I decided to create the future I want instead of sitting back and see what happens.
I was an international student myself, spending years pursuing my MA at the University of Maryland and then my MBA at Johns Hopkins University. After hosting travel TV shows in Taiwan, I helped Discovery Channel launch in China. Followed by my ownership of a local Dream Dinners franchise, I created the Global Programs at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Maryland. I felt it in my heart that it was time to answer my new calling.
Drawing from my childhood dream of living in a borderless world, and building on my experience of international communication, blessed with all the amazing smart people I have come in contact with, Global Education Destinations was born out of sheer imagination, passionate words and the kind support of fellow believers.
Where we end up depends on us. I hope to see you on this journey of pursuing a life of purpose and happiness.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Yihung Mohs