Be A Global Citizen!

Today on the podcast, we are doing something different. As part of a final assignment for my graduate course on Equity and Opportunity, I’m inviting three previous guests, Judson Tomlin, Reid Pierce, and Wayne Jones to join me in reflecting on social class identity. Each of us will share individual reflections and then participate in a dialogue. Enjoy the conversation! 

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Nir Froimovici about his thoughts on global citizenship. Nir is a Product Manager at Microsoft and also teaches Computer science at a public high school. He is originally from Israel and now lives in Seattle, Washington. He talks about the importance of education that instills a drive to learn about the self and the world. His insights about math, computers, lead...

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Natalia Vanegas about her thoughts on global citizenship. Natalia is a school principal at Community Prep. She was born in Colombia and lives in Providence, Rhode Island. She speaks about immigration, empathy, and connection. There are fascinating parallels with her own immigrant story and the myriad stories of students and their families that she serves as an ed...

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Reid Pierce about his thoughts on global citizenship. Reid is a history and theory of knowledge teacher at an international school in Pune, India. Prior to his teaching career, he worked as a lawyer and management consultant. He speaks about his core values in Indian philosophy and how they inform not only his teaching approach to history, but his greater purpose...

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Alejandro Brambila about his thoughts on global citizenship. Alejandro is a fourth grade teacher in Sacramento, California. He has worked in various careers that include serving in the military, working as a personal trainer, an emergency medical technician, and working in the fashion industry. He shares stories about some of the major influences in his life that...

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Judson Tomlin about his thoughts on global citizenship. Judson is a biology teacher at the United World College in Singapore. He is originally from Alabama and has lived abroad in countries like Egypt and China. He shares how important it is for people to ground themselves in their cultural identity through reflection and listening to others. He encourages everyo...

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Midm Yi about his thoughts on global citizenship. Midm is a network instructional coach at the Learn Charter school in Chicago. He talks about the need for educators to nurture the voices of their students. He is also a writer and shares a children’s book he is writing for his one-year old daughter about what it means to hold multiple identities. Enjoy the conver...

This is the thirteenth installment of the interview series called 'Foster the GCs.' I spoke with Professor Alexander Harang and his students about global citizenship, human education, and humanism. This is an exciting opportunity to listen in on what kind of dialogues happen within the classrooms here. The course is called CORE: Enduring questions of humanity. Enjoy what these 13 SUA stude...

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Fernanda Silva about her thoughts on global citizenship. Fernanda is a learning designer for the World Bank. She is originally from Ecuador and now lives in Barbados. She is passionate about serving vulnerable communities by creating capacity building programs and workshops. She has lived in different places around the world and encourages anyone to live abroad t...

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Soleiman about his thoughts on global citizenship. Soleiman is originally from Brazil and has lived in South Korea for the past 23 years. He is currently the director of alumni and international relations at Chadwick International. He shares about his love of teaching and learning from an early age and how this passion brought him to Korea. He is a dynamic educat...

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Wayne Jones about his thoughts on global citizenship. Wayne is an Equal Opportunity Specialist at HUD. He is originally from Kentucky and now lives in Houstin, Texas. He has a background in public policy and law. His interests in education, community organizing and engagement, music, and travel all inform his understanding of what it means to be a global citizen:...

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Prakash Bista about his thoughts on global citizenship. Prakash completed his early education and high school in Nepal, and received a scholarship to pursue a BA in Liberal Arts degree at Soka University of America and another scholarship to attend the London School of Economics where he received his Masters in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship in 2018. Afte...

Today on the podcast, I spoke to Ramon Paras who graduated from SUA in 2008. He went on to receive his M.A. in TESOL from Soka University, Japan. For past ten years, he has been teaching English Language Skills, University Prep Courses, and Project-based lessons at Kansai Soka High School in Osaka, Japan. His interests are in Social Emotional Learning, Dialogic Learning, and Global Citizenship Edu...

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Dustin Purdy about his thoughts on global citizenship. Dustin is a mathematics teacher at Dwight Global Online School. He is originally from New York, and has taught in both rural and urban settings. He shares about addressing math anxiety, discussing math as a universal language for global connection, and inspiring the growth mindset in students. Enjoy the conve...

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Jay Lutsky about his thoughts on global citizenship. Jay is a children’s dentist with over 30 years of dental practice. He is originally from New York and now lives in Los Angeles. He shares stories about his work within the Navy reserves, his volunteer service for an international organization that provides free dental work for low-income communities in Latin Am...

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Rey Bustillo about his thoughts on global citizenship. Rey is a Speech and Language Pathologist. He also worked in law enforcement in the Philippines for 20 years, serving in various capacities such as the chief of police and criminal investigator at the US embassy.  He is committed to serving and protecting not only his local community, but the global community....

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Viki Rudez about her thoughts on global citizenship. Viki is an English and Literature teacher at Dwight Global Online school. She has over 20 years of teaching experience in multiple countries around the world. She is passionate about languages and sees global citizenship as a commitment to being open minded. Enjoy the conversation!

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Dani about her thoughts on global citizenship. Dani is a content creator who posts regularly for her channel about topics such as autism, identity, and cultivating empathy for others. She has amassed many followers on her channel and she shares some of her insights about the kind of influence that social media and technology have towards positively influencing th...

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Wenli Jen about her thoughts on global citizenship. She is a consultant for Integral Prudence Solutions, a TedX speaker, and a professor of Asian and Ethnic Studies, and Public Health at Cal State Dominguez Hills. In our conversation, Wenli shares how an understanding of one’s power and privilege is vital towards cultivating greater awareness and humility as a gl...

Here is the long awaited update on the rebrand! Introducing....(dramatic pause).... Peace Together! Find out more about what this rebrand means for the podcast and beyond in this quick update episode. Be sure to check out and follow the new Instagram handle :) @_peacetogether Enjoy!

Today on the podcast, I spoke with St Claire Adriaan about his thoughts on global citizenship. He is originally from South Africa and has worked as a teacher, coordinator, and principal for over two decades. He speaks about the importance of community in fostering global citizens and how each person must not only be aware of injustices, but speak out against them. Enjoy our conversation!

I wanted to let the listeners of 'Be A Global Citizen!' know that I will be focusing on rebranding my podcast. There are many exciting things I'm planning for this rebrand and I can't wait to share it with the community. Stay tuned! For now, I will hold off on posting for the next month until the rebrand is complete. Thank you for your support and understanding! Take care :)

I spoke with David Burke about his thoughts on global citizenship. He is an experienced educator with teaching and administration experiences that span from Australia to Korea to Singapore. He has worked as an Assistant Principal, a Dean of Technology and Innovation, and an Events Consultant. He is the founder of Ed Events & Consulting, and is interested in building an online community of prof...

I spoke with Liz Hutton about her thoughts on global citizenship. She is the IB diploma coordinator at Dwight New York. For over 16 years, Liz has developed her teaching and leadership skills in the IB with subjects such as Biology and Theory of Knowledge. She is passionate about youth and wants to support their development as global leaders and lifelong learners. Enjoy this conversation about lea...

Here is the first episode of a series I call 'GC Milestones.' I want to share more about my journey as a global citizen with updates on how I'm advancing in my personal life and professional career. The first update is a BIG one! In January, I applied for an online master's of Education Leadership through Harvard and in early March I got my acceptance letter. I wanted to share more...