Board of Directors

Sarah is a parent educator, advocacy trainer and certified ADHD coach. A former lawyer & law librarian, she taught LL.M. students and trained lawyers to strengthen their advocacy skills using client-centered approaches. From 2008-2015, she served on the UNIS Hanoi Board of Directors, and was instrumental in setting up GALTI, the governance as leadership training institute for intl school boards. In 2017, she co-founded the first English language support group in Vietnam for parents of neurodivergent children, and also currently volunteers as chair of the Vietnam chapter of SENIA International. She is a neurodivergent parent of neurodivergent children, two of whom have already graduated with IBDP diplomas and one who will finish the IBDP in 2025.

Jon is an at-home dad of 2 moderate needs autistic boys. He has been the supporting partner of an international school educator for 10 years. He became an Associate Director of SENIA in December 2022. Jon started a parent-to-parent support group at his school in December 2020 with 70+ parents forming a Parents Association of Learning Support Students (PALSS). Jon was one of a 3 person team that launched School Closure Group for Online Learning on Facebook in February 2020 to network Covid closure impacted educators (the group had 100,000 members in 22 days; today it is called Global Educator Collective). Jon has a Masters of Teaching (2011) and a journalism career covering emerging markets (2011 to 2015) in his past experiences.

Jenny is a public health physician and mother of three boys, one with epilepsy and some moderate learning challenges. She is a member of the Board of the International School of Geneva (Ecolint) where she advocates for equity, a culture of belonging and gold standard school inclusion in and outside the classroom. As part of this work, she is also a member of the International Schools Anti-Discrimination Task Force. With a local NGO, All Special Kids, Jenny ran parent support groups during the Covid pandemic for English-speaking parents of children with differences. She is now 1 of 3 parents setting up a parents’ network for families with children with exceptionalities at Ecolint. Jenny has worked as a family physician and in health services research, specializing in improving evidence-informed decision making. She has lived and worked in the UK, Mozambique, Norway and Switzerland.

Katrina has over 20 years experience in education and leadership working in suburban & inner city schools in the USA, rural & city areas in the United Arab Emirates, an IB British international school in Jeju, South Korea, and is currently the Director of Community & Belonging at an international IB school in Atlanta. She is the parent of four children (26, 20, 8, 7) who have been diagnosed with  ADHD and is currently embarking on the journey to properly diagnose her 7 year old son in partnership with his school as he displays characteristics of dyslexia and ADHD. The intersectionality of parent, global educator, & DEIJB practitioner allows her to note the current issues related to the availability of services for neurodiverse children in a variety of contexts. Because of this, she looks forward to creating solutions to close the current gaps in the services provided by international schools globally.

Nicole is a Disabled Educator, Disability Inclusion Advocate, and Author. Nicole strives to educate on the importance of inclusion, disability identity, advocacy, equity and belonging. A disabled inclusive educator for over 32 years. Nicole has worked in Greece, the US, Russia and Finland. She has presented workshops on educational trends, and participated in podcasts and blogs. Since leaving the International School of Helsinki, Nicole has recently discovered a love for writing and has published poetry online. Nicole is an active member of the Diversability Leadership Collective and SENIA Europe. In addition Nicole has also been nominated to Diversability’s 2024 D-30 Disability Impact List for her continued efforts. Nicole has an M.A in Education and an M.Ed in International Counseling.  Her hobbies include reading, singing, baking, flower rescue and spending time with friends and her toy poodle Sisu.

Donna leads the elementary Life Centered Education (LCE) intensive needs program at the International School of Kenya. She has over 40 years’ experience both in teaching and parenting children with neurodiverse learning needs. Her passion for creating inclusive programs has led her from teaching for 28 years in Canada to working for the last 15 years within international schools, in both Vietnam and Kenya, to broaden their inclusive programming. Over the years she has led numerous teacher trainings and parent workshops in inclusive education and has worked with many school boards in Canada and internationally, to develop programs for children with intensive needs, within inclusive school settings.