Introduce Our Team

Tanja Sargent, Professor B., Daniel Otieno, Mary Curran, Olivia Casey, On on, Pedro Canto, Sam Critchley, Esra Alamami, Dana, Jeenan, Jessica Zumaragga

Tanja Sargent, Professor B., Daniel Otieno, Mary Curran, Olivia Casey, On on, Pedro Canto, Sam Critchley, Esra Alamami, Dana, Jeenan, Jessica Zumaragga

Tanja Sargent, Professor B., Daniel Otieno, Mary Curran, Olivia Casey, On on, Pedro Canto, Sam Critchley, Esra Alamami, Dana, Jeenan, Jessica Zumaragga, Rano Khamreva, Hilda Revilla

Tanja Sargent, Professor B., Daniel Otieno, Mary Curran, Olivia Casey, On on, Pedro Canto, Sam Critchley, Esra Alamami, Dana, Jeenan, Jessica Zumaragga, Rano Khamreva, Hilda Revilla

Meet the GCVEX founding members

  • Dr. Tanja Sargent

    Founder

    Associate Professor at Rutgers University. EdD Program Director. Education, Culture, and Society Program Coordinator. Co-Editor Chinese Education and Society. Over 20 years of experience living and working in China, fluent in Mandarin Chinese. Academic research focuses on Chinese education reform and global teacher education.

    https://gse.rutgers.edu/faculty/tanja-carmel-sargent/

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  • Yuan (Onon) Lu

    Founding member & Executive Director

    Education Entrepreneur, M.Ed. University of Pennsylvania

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuan-onon-lu/

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  • Dr. Daniel Otieno Okech

    Founding Member

    Educator, Department of Educational Management Policy and Curriculum Studies, Kenyatta University, Kenya.
    PhD in Educational Administration. Lecturer in Educational Management/Leadership, Educational Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, and ICT in Education.
    Published researcher in values-based leadership, digital literacy, blended learning, and strategic management.

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  • Dr. Jessica Zumarraga

    Founding Member

    Lecturer | Researcher | Consultant, School of Education at the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (UADY), Merida’s campus

    www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-zumarraga

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  • Dr. Babatunde Olabode

    Founding Member

    Academic Advisor&Admissions Counselor/Recruiter, Atlantic International University

    https://www.aiu.edu/member/babatunde-olabode/

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  • Dr. Mary Elizabeth Curran

    Founding Member

    Director of Local-Global partnerships at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education in New Jersey. 

    https://gse.rutgers.edu/faculty/mary-elizabeth-curran/

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  • Dr. Dana Abdrasheva

    Founding Member

    Provost in Academic Affairs, Korkyt ata Kyzylorda University

    https://gse.nu.edu.kz/tpost/gpv5xy54c1-dana-abdrasheva

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  • Dr. Pedro Canto

    Founding Member

    Dean of the School of Education at the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatan's Merida campus

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  • Dr. Jeenan Altawaty

    Founding Member

    Libyan International Medical University, Benghazi, Libya

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  • Esra Alamami

    Founding Member

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Meet the GCVEX Faculty

  • US-Dr. Tanja Sargent

    Associate Professor and director of the EdD program at Rutgers Graduate School of Education in New Jersey.

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  • Kenya—Dr. Daniel Otieno

    Inaugural member of Global Center for Pluralism Innovation Lab (Canada) and teacher educator at Kenyatta University.

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  • Nigeria-Professor Babatunde Olabode

    Peace and Conflict Resolution facilitator, Tebaedut Development Initiatives International

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  • China-Onon Yuan Lu

    University of Pennsylvania and InfluEd

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  • Peru-Hilda Revilla

    ESAN University - ESAN Graduate School of Business and invited professor of UMA University. USL University.

    Member of KOICA. Facilitator and Jury of Wadhwani Foundation. Mentor of HUB Udep Women in STEM

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  • Mexico-Dr. Jessica Zumarraga

    Universidad Autónoma de Yucatan's Institutional English Program Merida Campus

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  • Uzbekistan-Rano Khamraeva

    Westminster International University in Tashkent, Head of Pre-University department, Math Educator, Teacher Trainer at Ministry of Preschool and School Education of Uzbekistan

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  • Libya-Dr. Jeenan Altawaty

    Libyan International Medical University, Benghazi, Libya

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  • Nigeria-Oluwafemi Tanimowo

    Snr. IT Manager at Life Helpers Initiative

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  • Mexico-Dr. Pedro Canto

    Dean of the School of Education at the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatan's Merida campus

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  • China-Dr. Liang Du

    Beijing Normal University, Deputy Director, BNU China Research Center for Ethnic and Multicultural Education

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