Sprout e-course – Pearson Fellowship for Social Innovation

Our Team

Partners

The Pearson Foundation extends Pearson's commitment to education by partnering with leading nonprofit, civic, and business organizations to provide financial, organizational, and publishing assistance across the globe. The foundation aims to make a difference by sponsoring innovative educational programs and extending its educational expertise to help in classrooms and in local communities.

TakingITGlobal.org is the social network that connects you to the global issues that affect us all. TakingITGlobal enables a collaborative learning community which provides youth with access to global opportunities, cross-cultural connections and meaningful participation in decision-making.

Program Architects

• Jennifer Corriero
  Executive Director, TakingITGlobal

  Over the past 9 years, as co-founder and executive director of TakingITGlobal, Jennifer has designed and delivered an extensive range of interactive learning experiences with the aim of empowering youth as community leaders. In 2002 she developed TakingITGlobal's first edition of the Guide to Action which was utilized by the Toronto District School Board as part of a leadership course. In 2003, as part of her undergraduate thesis at York University, Jennifer conducted a study on the  Role of Youth that later inspired her follow-up research at York University's Faculty of Environmental Studies where she completed her Masters with a concentration on Youth Engagement and Capacity Building Across Cultures. Her thesis project focused on revisiting the Guide to Action framework by leveraging the insights and experiences of youth leaders from around the world. These findings have informed recent edition of the overall TakingITGlobal Guide to Action along with the issue-specific guides on HIV/AIDS and Climate Change. Jennifer has also directed or partnered with numerous research institutions related to youth and online civic engagement. Publications can be found on TakingITGlobal. Jennifer's role in the Sprout e-course is to provide overall support and guidance for the project, leveraging her research insights, networks and direct leadership experiences in order to deliver an impactful program.

•   Kristle Calisto-Tavares
  Program Manager, Sprout E-course & Pearson Fellowship for Social Innovation
  

  Kristle launched her first social venture at the age of 19 and hasn't stopped since. Before joining the Sprout team as Program Manager, Kristle became involved with the Sprout E-course as an e-Mentor to 3 participants and Coach to the Core Team. She is deeply committed to supporting a new generation of social innovators as they translate their talent, energy and ingenuity into real and lasting impact. Today, she inspires, informs and empowers others to build a better world through iNSPiRED PRACTiCE. Established in 2007, iNSPiRED PRACTiCE is Kristle's second social venture - a social-purpose enterprise that creates strategies and tools for conscientious businesses and enterprising non-profits to grow sustainably. iNSPiRED PRACTiCE combines the compassion at the heart of the citizen sector with the ambition at the core of traditional entrepreneurship to evolve workplaces and communities toward a values-based standard.

  Kristle has been a member of the TakingITGlobal online community since 2004 and feels especially privileged to be involved in leading Sprout's evolution. In October 2010, Kristle became a founding member of the Centre for Social Innovation Annex in Toronto and loves spreading the word about Sprout with her fellow agents of change. When Kristle is at play, you can find her undertaking home-improvement projects with her hubby, indulging in exceptionally tasty food, and blogging about inspired living.

  
  
  

Technical Artisans

•  Rob Meyer
  Web Developer, Sprout E-Course + Pearson Fellowship for Social Innovation

  Rob is a webmaster extraordinaire who lends his acute inter-skills and keen eye for development to the creation of the Sprout tech infrastructure. He enjoys helping the Sprout team, BK and his cottage.

•  Nigel Ayow
  Graphic Design, Sprout E-course + Pearson Fellowship for Social Innovation
  

  Nigel Ayow graduated with high honours in Graphic Design at Seneca College. Taking computer science for 3 years in high school, he found his passion in design. He has produced websites for various different organizations and is knowledgeable in many design programs. After graduation in 2008, he joined the TakingITGlobal team as a Graphic Designer utilizing his strong design skills for different projects. He is very eager to show his creativity to the world. His recent project in 2007 is the campaign for the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC), for which he designed a poster; marketing the change in the OHRC system. It was well received by Barbara Hall, the Chief Commissioner of the OHRC. Other than design, Nigel likes the beach, listening to music, swimming, surfing world wide web video games, watching movies, fishing, camping, and visiting museums. His ultimate goal in life is being happy.

   

Former Staff + Supporters

There were many people who had a hand in developing Sprout since its start in 2008. We are greatly indebted to the following people:

• Jeff Clemens Sprout E-course Education Assistant, 2011 Cycle B

• John Jardin Sprout E-course Program Assistant, 2010 Cycle C

• Laura Gergley Sprout E-course Case Manager, 2010 Cycle C + Program Manager, Spring/Summer 2010

• Emily Briggs Sprout E-course Program Manager, Spring 2007- Winter 2010

•  Nadine Ibrahim Sprout E-course Program Assistant, 2009

• Chan Drepaul York Sustainable Entreprise Consultants

• Jennifer Jew York Sustainable Entreprise Consultants

• Valerie Kitchell York Sustainable Entreprise Consultants

• Sarah Degendorfer Sprout E-course Communications Assistant, Spring 2009

• Emily Kornblut Sprout E-course Instructional Design, 2008-2009

• Sheridy Leslie Sprout E-course Curriculum Developer, Summer 2009

• Mehrdad Nadimi Sprout E-course Graphic Design, 2007-2009

• Jessica King Sprout E-course Curriculum Developer, Summer 2008

• Lucas Denis Sprout E-course Web Development, Summer 2008

• Andi Wilson Sprout E-course Usability Analyst, Summer 2008

• Peter Levine Director of Centre for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE)

• Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg Lead Researcher, Centre for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE)