The Goldin Institute is staffed by a diverse group of talented and committed individuals around the world working towards a common goal of creating real local and global change rooted in the power of communities determining their own futures.

Our team

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Diane Goldin
Founder and Chair
Board of Advisors
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Travis Rejman
Executive Director
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Jimmie Briggs
Community Learning and Collaboration
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Marjan Adbulrahman
Youth Peace Ambassador
Kenya
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Malya Villard-Appolon
KOFAVIV Co-Founder
Global Associate, Haiti
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Susana Salvador-Anayatin
Global Associate, Philippines
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Garenne Bigby
Director of UX and Development
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Teddy Krolik
Gather Content Strategist
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Terence Keel
Senior Advisor, Gather
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Janet Hanley
Mission Accounting
Accountant
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Srilatha Lakkaraju
Bank of America
Volunteer Newsletter Coordinator
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Denis Okello
Global Associate, Uganda
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Lissette Mateus Roa
Global Associate, Colombia
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Alexis Smyser
Online Education Associate
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Dr. Dorcas Kiplagat
Global Associate Emeritus and Advisor, East Africa
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Nancy Warloa Wairimu
Youth Peace Ambassador
Kenya
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Frank R. Cohen
Deutsch, Levy & Engel
Board of Advisors
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Achille Tenkiang
Global Research Fellow
Princeton University
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Nathan Shapiro
SF Investments
Board of Advisors
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Getchine Lima
Global Associate Emeritus
GBV Advisor, Haiti
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Mimi Frankel
Frankel Family Foundation
Board of Advisors
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Frank Mugisha
Sexual Minorities of Uganda
Senior Advisor, Uganda
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Gaye Theresa Johnson
UCLA
Board of Advisors
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Dr. Mustafa Y. Ali
Arigatou International, Project Partner, East Africa
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Dr. Aziz Asphahani
CEO, QuesTek Innovations
Board of Advisors
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Eramithe Delva
KOFAVIV
Project Partner, Haiti
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Thomas Hinshaw
HRC Roofing
Board of Advisors
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Timothy Child
Aspen Leadership Group
Board of Advisors
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Bishop Macleord Ochola II
Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative
Project Partner, Uganda
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Akif Irfan
Goldman Sachs
Board of Advisors
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Brian Concannon
IJDH
Project Partner, Haiti
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Mario Joseph
Bureau des Avocats Internationaux
Project Partner, Haiti
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Khushi Kabir
Nijera Kori
Project Partner, Bangladesh
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Fr. Leonel Narvaez
Fundación para la Reconciliación
Project Partner, Colombia
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Fr. Jun Mercado
Notre Dame University, Project Partner, Philippines
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Gautam Sarker
Global Associate Emeritus
Microcredit Advisor, Bangladesh
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Kelly Salek
Gather Instructional Design
Lessons Learned Consulting
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Anders Bjornberg
Microcredit Advisor
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Jocie Philistin
KOFAVIV
Project Partner, Haiti
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Meena Jagannath
Community Justice Project
Project Partner, Haiti
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Michael Di Maria
Lions Clubs International
Advisor, Grassroots Leadership
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Kasia Paprocki
Cornell University
Microcredit Advisor
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Joshua Agusti
Sr. Content Strategist
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Jason Cons
University of Texas
Senior Advisor, Community Driven Research
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Bliss Browne
Founder, Imagine Chicago
Senior Advisor, Gather
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Sonny Ayao
Former Combatant
Advisor, Philippines
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Renato Velarde
Lovely Surreal
Audio-Visual Coordinator
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Fie Nurhadi Guiam
Community Liaison, Philippines
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Vivian Baraguir
Volunteer Coordinator, Philippines
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Peter Finn
Society of Women Engineers
Senior Advisor, Gather
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Christian Forman
Anorak, Denmark
Gather Platform Design
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Datucan Ali
Project Coordinator, Philippines
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Lisa Dush
DePaul University
Senior Advisor, Gather
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Anders Donskov
Anorak, Denmark
Gather Platform Design
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Suraida Mikung
Volunteer Coordinator, Philippines
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Dr. Norodin Salam
Senior Project Advisor, Philippines
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Morten le Dous Bruun
Anorak, Denmark
Gather Platform Design
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Ceasar McDowell
Interaction Associates
Senior Advisor, Gather

Leadership for Community Driven Social Change

In this video companion to our Summer 2014 Newsletter, we feature highlights of the Institute's latest project work in building grassroots partnerships for global change. From Colombia to Gulu to Zanzibar and back to our home office in Chicago, check out this brief video and catch-up with us!

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The Goldin Institute is developing a tablet-based mobile learning platform to train grassroots activists in Community-Driven Social Change tools. This innovative course will be built for the iPad with the instructional materials and interactive capacity built in to the device as a way to overcome the digital divide that limits many leaders in our network.

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