Breaking the Silos

Ofra Walter, Ph.D., is a senior lecturer in Tel Hai Academic College and the head of Master's degree of Art therapy and Drama therapy. She has served as the chair, of the Department of Education. She has served as the head of the Education Through Art program in the Department of Education and as the head of the Department of Early Childhood Education. She was a tutor and a pedagogic instructor of early childhood Student teachers and Kindergarten teachers. She has developed educational academic projects and community guidance. She has served as an academic advisor in Israel, the USA, and England. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Raskin (England) from 2007. She has served as a consultant and a researcher in collaboration with the British Ministry of Education to develop a plan for an interventional integrated program in special education in 2008-2010.

Assoc. Prof. Phil Fitzsimmons is currently Independent Researcher and Consultant in education and organizational learning. Prior to this, he was Head of Education (Alphacrucis University College Sydney, Australia), Assistant Dean-Research (Faculty of Education, Business and Science-Avondale University, Australia), Director of Research (San Roque Research Institute, California), and Senior Lecturer (University of Wollongong, Australia). His current research interests include Australian literature, popular culture, and adolescent spirituality.

Jonathan Kasler, Ph.D., lectures in the school of education at Tel Hai College, Israel, earned his B.A. at Middlesex University London, UK, his M.A. at Haifa University, Israel, and Ph.D. at Loughborough University, UK. He has served in a variety of positions at Tel Hai College including Head of Counseling Services and Head of the English Department. His research interests include social emotional learning, minorities in education, learning disabilities, values, and spirituality in education. He is Senior Lecturer in the Education School at Tel Hai College, Israel, where he teaches courses in special education and minorities, emotional intelligence, inclusion, and learning disabilities.

Surekha Routray is Certified Sustainability Assessor (from UBB, Europe), Certified Valuator (IBBI), and an MBA in Finance and Marketing. She brings to the board an interesting amalgamation of 10 + years of corporate exposure (from India and USA), 5+ years academic interfacing, and 6+ years of understanding of the start-up ecosystem. She has extensively worked in many national and international projects. Her expertise spans into areas of designing and implementing programs in the Agriculture & Allied Sector, Climate & ESG, and Gender Diversity & Inclusion. She is also closely working with FPO's and SHGs Groups in several programs for creating inclusive growth and a sustainable circular economy. She runs the Founder Start School for Women Entrepreneurs and is one of the session experts for the Sustainability Course for Professional being conducted by AIMA.