The Global Community for Education Board Advisory Council are a diverse group of people who bring a wealth of experience to the Global Community for Education. They’re all volunteers who see the value in education and the Global Community for Education’s philosophy of help.


John Bivona

New York City, New York; Attorney

Prabhat Dixit

Dallas, Texas; University Professor and a key member of Nepalese Society Texas

Bob Hopkins

Dallas, Texas; University Professor and Founder of Philanthropy World Magazine

Barry Hudson

Stockholm, Sweden; Executive, Heidelberg Cement

Susan Janes-Johnson

Wilmington, Delaware; Manager- Content Strategy Regions Bank

Bethell-Anne Osborne

Dallas, Texas; Director of Business Development, Executive Education & Corporate Programs-University of Texas Dallas

B.N. Panta

Fort Worth, Texas; Founding Chairman, Abroad Institute LLC/ Abroad IT Consulting Group; President of Dallas Everest Lions Club; President of United Nepalese Association

Ben Reid

Sydney, Australia; CEO of a digital product and innovation studio

Gill Schwarz

Retired Nurse, Household Engineer

Manjeeta Situal

Dallas, Texas; Project Engineer, MCM

Barbara Wilks

Dallas, Texas; Founder, Partner, Travel Directions Inc.