Facilitators

• Shelly Maldanado
  International School of Kenya
  School counselor
  

  Shelly has been a school counsellor in North America, Asia, and Africa for almost 20 years and has been in various educator roles in and out of schools for nearly 30 years. One of her passions is building cultural awareness and competency in school communities.  More recently, she has worked closely with the International School Counselor Association (ISCA), Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), International School Services (ISS) Diversity Collaborative, and Association of International Schools in Africa (AISA) to help ground safeguarding and DEI practices into international school communities.

• Maipelo N’Guessan
  International Community School of Abidjan (ICSA
  Whole School Vice Principal
  

  Maipelo is a passionate educator with over thirteen years of experience in Education. She is currently the Whole School Vice Principal at the International Community School of Abidjan (ICSA) in Côte d’Ivoire. Her primary focus in this role is advancing the school’s strategic goals in the areas of Child Protection, DEIJ, service learning, community engagement and place-based learning opportunities. Maipelo holds a Master of Science degree from Kansas State University and has previously taught several high school science classes, including Environmental Science and IB Chemistry. Maipelo also holds a certificate of International School Leadership and is a member of ICSA’s Leadership Team.  She is very passionate about creating transformative educational experiences and building collaborative, inclusive, and supportive environments for students, staff, and the wider community.