Elaine is currently working as Head of Early Years, at a Qatar Foundation school in Doha. She is an IB Workshop Leader, Reader, and School Team Visitor and is currently pursuing her IB Lead Certification, as well as a Certificate in School Leadership and Management through Harvard University. Elaine holds a Master in TESOL and is the author of 'The Supportive Classroom: Language Acquisition in a Multilingual Environment'. In addition to her mother tongue, English, Elaine communicates in German, French, Khmer, and Lao languages.

Laurence Myers is currently the Service Learning Coordinator at the American School of Dubai (ASD). He holds an M.Ed. degree in Educational Administration, along with multiple professional certificates in sustainability and service learning. His current work focuses on strategic leadership, ‘culture shifting’, instructional coaching, curriculum development and integration of ASD’s service learning framework through the global citizenship and sustainability programs across all learning environments (K-12). Laurence has presented and facilitated sustainability, service learning and systems thinking workshops and professional training within schools, at conferences and online throughout the world.

Mike Johnston is the Assistant Head at Frankfurt International School. He has lead workshops and keynoted for teachers and administrators around the world on learning innovation, sustainability, building global competence, deep personalized curriculum K-12 and how service learning should not just be what you do, but who you are as a school. Mike is a proud member of the Common Ground Collaborative advisory council seeking to transform learning in schools globally. He has dedicated much of his time to not only ensuring students are properly prepared for the world’s most pressing issues but that they have the skills and desire to take action. With his Doctorate in Organizational Systems Mike helps to inspire and lead schools through times of change and educational transformation.