Education is our passion. Our team brings decades of experience leading and supporting educators as trusted advisors and expert trainers.
Paola Alvarez
Paola leads projects in Latin America, and she oversees the development of Spanish-language curriculum and assessment initiatives. She also supports projects in England, with a focus on leadership training, teacher coaching, and curriculum implementation.
Colin Smith
Colin leads One World’s early grade reading efforts, and he supports partners across Latin America, England, and South Africa. He is the lead facilitator for principal training in the Dominican Republic, and he is a coach, trainer, and curriculum developer for other partners.
Brian Sims
Brian leads One World and helps guide the strategy and internal knowledge management. Brian also provides support to partners in Africa and Europe, with a focus on strategic planning, leadership development, and data analysis.
Veronica Lloyd-Richards
Veronica leads several of One World’s projects in England, with a focus on school improvement, instructional coherence, and leadership development. She also coaches middle leaders on shifting their practice to be more joyful and rigorous for their students.
Samira Shibli
Samira leads One World’s projects in Israel and helps with school improvement in England. Her focus is on teacher development, instructional coaching, and aligning the layers of leadership to support student learning.
Melanie Smuts
Melanie leads many of One World’s initiatives across the African and Asian continents, focusing primarily on new-school start-ups and system-wide change projects. She also supports internal strategy and codification efforts.
Krista Maddox
Krista is One World’s Director of Finance and leads all operational aspects of the organization, from finance and technology, to HR and governance. She also supports on strategic planning and financial modeling, as well as contract compliance.
Lariely Garcia
Lariely leads One World’s effort to create a Character education framework. She also supports partners across Latin America, Europe, and Asia, with a focus on leadership development, instructional coaching, and curriculum writing.
Jesse Corburn
Jesse leads One World’s project in Massachusetts, focusing on leadership development, school improvement, and model building. He also leads the design and delivery of our internal Continuous Improvement efforts.
Mark Gregory
Mark leads One World’s effort to build an Instructional Excellence framework. He also leads our work in the UK, and he supports partners across Africa, with a focus on systems-level change, leadership development, and teacher coaching.
Juan Fernandez
Juan leads One World’s internal operational efforts, including new partner development, talent recruitment, and knowledge management. He also supports the monitoring and evaluation work with partners across the portfolio.
Elizabeth Namba
Elizabeth leads One World’s projects in India and England, and she supports school networks in South Africa. She focuses on curriculum and assessment, leader development, and school improvement, with an emphasis on the need for leading through the layers of a system.
Board Members
Aida Bekele
Aida is a social impact consultant and executive coach based in Berlin. Trained as a lawyer, she led the growth strategy and development work for Europe and Africa at Teach For All. Previously, she served as International Program Director at the Goldman Sachs Foundation and also worked at the NYC Department of Education.
Tom Boasberg
Tom is the Superintendent of the Singapore American School. Previously he was Superintendent of Denver Public Schools in the US for 10 years, as well as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to working in education, Tom was in the corporate sector, including work in Hong Kong.
Sandra Licon, Chair
Sandra is a strategic consultant for Foggy-Paxton Consulting. Previously she was a VP for the National Geographic Society’s global education work, and before that was a Senior Program Officer for the Gates Foundation. She also led Teach for All’s Latin American strategy and growth.
Josh Edelman
Josh is the Head of Network at Transcend Education. Prior to that, he was a Senior Program Officer at the Gates Foundation. A former teacher and high school principal, Josh also led the offices for new school development and innovation in Chicago and Washington, DC, in the US.
Ben Shapiro, Treasurer
Ben is the President of Mason Avenue Investments. A former Vice President for Strategic Planning at Prairie Packaging, he also served as a VP for investment banking at Prudential Securities. Ben served on the board of AUSL, a Chicago-based education non-profit.
Nithin Iyengar
Nithin is a Partner with the Bridgespan Group, where he also heads the San Francisco office. He has published several articles focused on the non-profit sector and K-12 education. Prior to becoming a consultant, Nithin was a teacher and district leader in school districts across the US.