Transforming Education for Sustainable Development

Glenn Galloway is Director to the Master of Sustainable Development Practice Program at the University of Florida, co-coordinated by the Centers for Latin American Studies and for African Studies. Previously, he served as Dean of the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) Graduate School based in Costa Rica.

Karen Brown is former Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change, director of the Sustainable Development Goals Initiative, and co-founder of the Master of Development Practice at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Brown's academic interests include gender and global public policy, interdisciplinary and global social justice education.

Padraig Carmody is Professor in Geography at Trinity College, the University of Dublin, and a Senior Research Associate at the School of Tourism and Hospitality at the University of Johannesburg. He directs the Masters in Development Practice at Trinity.

Lucia Rodriguez is the Director of the Global MDP Secretariat. Through her guidance and support she fosters growth and the development of the global consortium of MDP programs. With over 20 years in international education, she has scaled projects, fundraised, and developed innovative programs.

Larry A. Swatuk is Emeritus Professor in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Previously, he was Lecturer in the Department of Political and Administrative Studies and Associate Professor of Natural Resources Governance at the Okavango Research Institute, University of Botswana.