Goal 4: Quality Education

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

Visioneers connected with this goal

Estelle Lamoureux — Estelle began her career in education working as a school bus driver. She credits her journey from that humble beginning to where she is today to the encouragement and mentorship of others. She is indebted to them all…
Kahontakwas Diane Longboat — Kahontakwas Diane Longboat, BA, BEd, MEd is a member of the Turtle Clan, Mohawk Nation at Six Nations Grand River Territory, Canada and a citizen of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. She is a ceremonial leader, traditional…
Dr. Diane Redsky — Diane is a proud mother of three children and a Kookum (grandmother). She is a First Nation member of Shoal Lake First Nation #40 in Treaty #3 territory with German ancestry and has long worked to address the myriad of…
Kawser Ahmed, PhD — Kawser Ahmed, PhD, is an educator and researcher in peace and conflict studies whose work focuses on understanding social conflict and supporting its peaceful transformation. Through his service in United Nations…
Peter Russell — Peter Russell Peter Russell is a leading thinker on consciousness and contemporary spirituality. He coined the term "global brain" with his 1980's bestseller of the same name in which he predicted the Internet and the…
Alan O'Hare — Alan is university educator and psychologist with over forty years experience, and is currently teaching "Storytelling and Healing" in Lesley University Graduate Expressive Therapies program. For over thirty years he…
Dr. Rama Mani — Dr. Rama Mani is a transformative leader, peacebuilder, poet and performance artist whose life, work and art are devoted to human and global transformation. She received the Excellence in Leadership Award of the Global…
Gordon Dveirin — Gordon Dveirin, Ed.D Gordon Dveirin, Ed.D. is President of Dveirin and Associates, an organization and human development consulting firm. His clients have ranged from the United States Air Force to hospitals, investment…
Ray Keene, OBE — Raymond Keene has made many contributions to the development of human excellence in numerous fields, in particular, Raymond has been an important and significant contributor to the world of chess and charity work. Her…
Elisabet Sahtouris, PhD — Elisabet Sahtouris, PhD is an internationally known evolution biologist and futurist, speaking on living systems in evolution and cosmology in a wide variety of venues on all five continents. With a post-doctoral degree…
Dr. Jim Garrison — Jim Garrison, PhD, has had a lifetime of social and political activism beginning in the 1960s with the anti-war, anti-nuclear, citizen diplomacy and environmental movements. He founded Ubiquity University having served…
Dr. Dean Radin — Dean Radin, Phd Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) Dean Radin, PhD, is Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), Associated Distinguished Professor of Integral and Transpersonal…
Richard Tarnas — Richard Tarnas is a professor of philosophy and cultural history at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, where he founded the graduate program in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness. He…
Anneloes Smitsman — Dr. Anneloes Smitsman Dr. Anneloes Smitsman (Ph.D., LLM), is a futurist, systems scientist, award-winning pioneer in human development and systems change, and award-winning bestselling author. She is the Founder and CEO…
Piper Dellums — Piper Dellums Piper Dellums , daughter of Congressman and Oakland Mayor, Ronald V Dellums, is a film producer, director, screenwriter, public and inspirational speaker, host, advocate, author, survivor, and veteran…
Brandi Dugal — Brandi Dugal is an innovative educator, literacy advocate, and founder of The Fidget Game , a groundbreaking initiative addressing the global literacy crisis through game-based learning tools. With extensive experience…
Matt Foran — Matt Foran is a Toronto-based Co-Founder of Simple Movement eLearning and Founder and CEO of KnowMeQ, a purpose-driven EdTech and HR Tech platform whose AI solutions and science-validated tools are committed to…
Amy Spangler — Amy’s key to transformational success as a principal in school communities is her unwavering drive to always do what is best for children by collaboratively strategizing how to markedly improve staff and student…
Paul Hsu — Founder and Headmaster, St. Regis Secondary School, Vancouver B.C. Paul Hsu is an educator, social innovator, and entrepreneur dedicated to nurturing the next generation of global citizens. As Founder and Headmaster of…
Jude Currivan — Dr Jude Currivan is a cosmologist, planetary healer, futurist, author, previously one of the most senior business women in the UK and co-founder of WholeWorld-View. Having grown up as the daughter of a coal miner in the…
Andrew Cameron Bailey — Andrew Cameron Bailey Andrew Cameron Bailey finds inspiration exploring the interface between physics and metaphysics, and keeps a weather eye on the state of human society and its relationship with the delicate planet…
Connie Baxter Marlow — Connie Baxter Marlow Education Community Well-being Health and Wellness The Arts Peace Activism Leadership Youth Education Author Photographer Peacemaker Public Speaker Global Citizen Artist Spirituality Already a…
D. Paul Schafer — D. PAUL SCHAFER David Paul Schafer has worked in the cultural field for more than fifty years as an author, educator, administrator, and advisor. He was originally trained as an economist and taught international…
William E. Halal — William E. Halal is Professor Emeritus of Management, Technology, and Innovation at George Washington University, Washington, D.C. An authority on emerging technology, strategic planning, knowledge, innovation, and…
David Lorimer — David Lorimer MA, PGCE, FRSA is an inspirational visionary leader and an outstanding thinker, writer, editor, teacher, lecturer and poet. David has been given a prestigious Visioneers Award for Lifetime Achievement as a…
Alexander Laszlo — Alexander Laszlo, Ph.D. A lexander Laszlo is President of the Board of Directors of the Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science (BCSSS), Director of Research at the Laszlo Institute of New Paradigm Research…
Robert Atkinson — Robert Atkinson , PhD, award-winning author, educator, and developmental psychologist, is a 2020 Gold Nautilus Book Award winner as co-editor of Our Moment of Choice: Evolutionary Visions and Hope for the Future , a…
Tatyana V Tsyrlina-Spady — As a visiting professor at the Summer Institute on Child Advocacy in Action at UBC (Canada, 2019), Tatyana has made significant contributions to the global academic community and child advocacy. In 2023, together with…
Jean Houston — Jean Houston, PHD “In our time we have come to the stage where the real work of humanity begins. It is the time where we partner Creation in the creation of ourselves, in the restoration of the biosphere, the regenesis…
Ervin Laszlo — Ervin Laszlo Ervin Laszlo was born in Hungary and became a child musical prodigy. In his early life he pursued a career as an accomplished concert pianist, but came to realize that this was not the purpose of his life.…
Jane Goodall — Dr. Jane Goodall Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, is a world- renowned ethologist and activist inspiring greater understanding and action on behalf of the natural…
Desmond Berghofer — A Special Tribute to Our Co-Founder 1938 2025 This page is dedicated in honour of Dr. Desmond Berghofer, beloved husband of Dr. Gerri Schwartz and co-founder of the Visioneers International Network. It celebrates his…
Gregg Braden — Gregg Braden is a five-time New York Times best-selling author, scientist, international educator and renowned as a pioneer in the emerging paradigm based in science, social policy and human potential. From 1979 to 1991…
Ralph Abraham — Mathematician, Visionary Thinker, and Pioneer of Chaos and Consciousness Ralph Abraham was a brilliant mathematician and cultural visionary whose work bridged the worlds of mathematics, philosophy, consciousness, and…
Dr. Nina Meyerhof — Founder of the newly founded One Humanity Institute and President and Founder Children of the Earth, a renowned worldwide organization that awakens young people to their inner leadership. Nina is considered a visionary…
Riane Eisler — RIANE EISLER is a social systems scientist, cultural historian, attorney, consultant, and speaker whose work has transformed organizations, policies, and people worldwide. Her book Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination…
Betty J. Kovacs, PhD — Betty Kovacs Betty J. Kovacs, PhD received her doctorate from the University of California, Irvine, in Comparative Literature and Theory of Symbolic/Mythic Language. She taught Mythology and Fairy Tales as literary…
Tony Buzan — Tony was born on 2 June 1942 in Palmers Green, Middlesex, England. He attended the Kitsilano Secondary School in Vancouver, the University of British Columbia and the Simon Fraser University. Tony was best known as the…
Santa J. Ono PhD FRSC FCAHS — Santa J. Ono PhD FRSC FCAHS Dr. Santa Ono is an inspirational educator and an accomplished musician with extraordinary life achievements as noted below. In a global moment of many existential crises, especially…
Alan Clements — Alan Clements After dropping out of the University of Virginia in his second year, despite his scholarship, Boston-born Alan Clements went overland to India and the East, to become one of the first Westerners to ordain…
Laura K. Rose — Laura K. Rose Laura K. Rose is a passionate youth empowerment specialist who has dedicated her life to the development and support of global leaders through her work in cultural exchange, purpose work, mentoring, public…
Mel Zajac — Mel Zajac His personal drive helped him rise from a poor kid in Winnipeg to a successful highrise builder in Vancouver. But his real contribution to society has been his philanthropy. Raised during the Great Depression,…
Julia Morton-Marr — Dame Julia Morton-Marr , Dame of the Order of Saint George (DStG) , Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) , Diploma of Teaching (Dip.T.) Dame Julia Morton-Marr is a distinguished educator, peace advocate, and environmentalist…
Aaron Friedland — Passionate about non-profits, economic development and education in developing countries, using innovative reading and learning technologies to make big local impacts.
Abneet Kaur Sandhar — Feminine Embodiment Coach
Barbara Dossey, PhD — Nurse, nurse theorist, author, Co-Director, International Nurse Coach Association, Board Member, Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH)
Brock Tully — Motivational speaker, self-help book author, kindness and peace ambassador
Cheryl Melody Baskin (aka "Melody") — Author, Intuitive Life Coach, Musician and Sound Healer: Envisioning a world of peace, love, compassion, empathy, diversity celebration, equality and hope
Chris Bache — Award winning teacher and international speaker
Christopher Gaze — Shakespearean actor and Artistic Director of Bard on the Beach
Deepanshu — Multidisciplinary Research, Science Communication
Deva-Marie Beck, PhD, RN — Global citizen activist, nursing educator and scholar, author, multi-media specialist and world-wide traveler, serving — in all these roles — as a volunteer International Co-Director of the Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH)
Domen Kocevar — Lifetime Achievement Award
Irena Ateljevic — Seeds of Change
Jan Krause Greene — Volunteer, lifelong educator, creative Environmental & Peace activist, writer & novelist
Dr. Joe White — Founder of A Year Without War, Philosophy Professor, Author, Writer, US Professor of the Year
Julie Blue — Bringing light through music
Kehkashan Basu — SDG Leader, TEDx Speaker, Social Enterprise Innovator, Musician, Author
Kristena Prater — Activist, founder of the 501c3 Tessa Foundation, rescuer of women trapped in human trafficking, food provider for the hungry, front-line defender of immigrant children, advocate for youth opportunity, writer, and yoga teacher, she makes change happen.
Kristin Hoffmann — Vocalist. Composer. Sonic Ethereal Guide
Leslie Clark — Founder, Nomad Foundation, Artist, Explorer
Lilly Briggs — Personal Achievement Award
Maureen Edwardson — Author, Pioneer and Visionary
Maureen Jack-LaCroix — Speaker, workshop facilitator and environmental educator, Founding Director of Be The Change Earth Alliance
Maya Soetoro-Ng, PhD — Co-founder, Ceeds of Peace, Co-founder, Institute for Climate and Peace, Consultant, Author, PhD in Multicultural Education
Michael Averill — Storyteller, Songwriter, Producer, Coach
Michael Mcgovern — Musician
Nancy Hermiston — Opera singer, stage director, educator and winner of the Order of Canada
Nicholas Janni — Lifetime Achievement Award
Nina Koevoets — Lifetime Achievement Award
Paul Kronenberg — Social-Change-Engineer
Raamayan — yogi, mysticprenuer, system change agent, poet, musician, author and speaker.
Rabbi Dr. Laura Duhan-Kaplan — Rabbi, Teacher, Scholar, Author and Mystic
Ruwanthi Mignonne Halwala — Executive Director, Global Sustainability Education at IHTEC, a member of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, the Institute of Environmental Professionals of Sri Lanka, and a member of Carbon Removal Working Group
Sabriye Tenberken — Sociologist, Founder, Braille Without Borders, author and co-founder of Kanthari, the International Institute for Leadership in Kerala
Selby Evans — Lawyer, Musician, Surfer
Steven Walters — Music for Peace
Let's Talk Trash - Powell River — Community-based organization promoting trash education in Powell River
Wade Davis — Anthropologist, environmental activist, author, photographer, passionate defender of life’s diversity.
Zamir Dhanji — Yoga Educator. Visionary. Storyteller Author of Inner Path Deck
Mark Benson — Award-winning landscape photographer, men’s coach, somatic practitioner, musician, and co-founder of the Heartfield Collective.