Our Collaborators

Here are the speakers, panelists, teachers and coaches who have supported our students - THANK YOU!

Andrew Hand (Board)

Admissions and Int'l Schools Outreach Officer
Forward College

FRANCE

Vanessa Boshoff

Wildlife Naturalist, TV Host
Adventure Guide

USA, PANAMA and COSTA RICA

Mandar Apte

Executive Director

Cities4Peace

INDIA

Dustin Liu

Youth Observer

United Nations 2020

USA

Angolwisye (Ango)
Paul Mwakisu

Senior Asst. Director Admissions, NYU Abu Dhabi

UAE and GERMANY

Shane Henna

IB Diploma Programme Coordinator at Villiers Schools

IRELAND

Keeret Grewal

Business Administration and Financial Mathematics
Wilfred Laurier University

CANADA

Kristen Welch (Board)

Chief Financial Officer

Illustrative Mathematics

USA

Helen Peeks

Director

Butterfly Center

UK and TANZANIA

Paul DelPonte

Executive Director

National Crime Prevention Council

USA

Anna Mahalik

Youth Engagement Manager

United Nations Foundation

USA

Elisa Melendez Martin

Director
Global Markets
IE University

SPAIN

Victor Tao, PhD

Associate Professor at Tung Nan University

TAIWAN

Bogna Frykowska

Psychology Major, Forward University

POLAND and PORTUGAL

Marshall Bailly

Executive Director

Leadership Initiatives

USA

Ayda Zugay

Principal and Co-Founder

Advancing Agency

FORMER YOGOSLAVIA and USA

Victoria Ibiwoye

Youth Representative of Education 2030 Steering Committee, UNESCO

NIGERIA

Andrew Black

Learning and Capacity Development Consultant
World Health Organization

Nhu Anh Nguyen

English Literature and Language Teacher
Hanoi Academy

VIETNAM

Basirat Agboola

Progression & Recognition
Manager at Pearson

Alejandra González

Incoming Freshman at Universidad Privada

BOLIVIA

Sameer Ahmed Khan

CEO

Social Champ

PAKISTAN

Emily (Markovich) Morris, PhD

Director of Int'l Training and Education Program American University

USA

Gilberto Duarte Santos

Officer of Strategic Planning and Inter-Agency Affairs Unit, UNODC

AUSTRIA and BRAZIL

Arthur Barbut

Chief Executive Officer
The Accelerator
Windsor Ontario

CANADA

Melquin Ramos

Business Development Associate at Southbridge Access

CHILE and USA

Uzoma Elekwachi

East Asian Studies, University of Virginia

USA and NIGERIA

Gen Flauta

Global Business Admin. Nagoya University of Commerce and Business

PHILIPPINES and JAPAN

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