Webinar Time: 4:00 pm Eastern (1 pm Pacific, 3 pm Central)
The three panelists recently completed the “Human Prosperity and Sustainable Development” course offered in the Wilmette Institute’s Social Transformation Certificate program. By interviewing each other and engaging in dialogue, the three will reflect on their learning from this course and how they connect their learning to the Bahá’í Framework for Action. WI Chief Academic Officer Justin Scoggin will host this panel discussion.
Craft-y (spinner/crocheter/knitter/metalsmith-ish /beadworker/dyer/weaver/sewer) designer, poet, african/modern/middle eastern dancer, djembe drummer, handpan newbie, guitar pretender, avid organic vegetable gardener, cat whisperer, native angelina, baltimore import, world traveler, introvert, nerd/blerd, trekkie, techie, gamer, afrofae, wisdom conjurer, spiritual warrior, collaborator, action-taker, maker, evaluator, coach, guide, degree-holder, scientist, scholar/practitioner, entrepreneur, daughter, mother, wife, elder, learner, empathic, recovering-sarcastic, bahá'í, africana/pupil-of-the-eye, cis woman transforming.
Susan is a Community Consultant who provides nonprofits, government, education, and healthcare organizations throughout the U.S. services for evaluation, strategic planning, and coalition development. Her main interest is in working to reduce health and educational inequities using participatory and inclusive methods. She has a Master of Arts in Community Psychology from Michigan State University and a PhD in Human Development from the University of Texas at Dallas, and recently earned her Certificate of Completion from the Social Transformation Certificate Program at the Wilmette Institute.
‘Alim Beveridge holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior, an M.A. in Education, and a B.S. in Computer Science. He is an educator and researcher, has engaged in coaching and consulting, and has worked in academia, IT, training, and e-learning. He is currently a Research Manager for the State of California's Department of Health Care Access and Information, where he leads a team responsible for releasing public reports on healthcare cost and utilization and health equity. For the past 11 years, he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on business ethics, corporate social responsibility and sustainability, change management, leadership development, and cross-cultural communication and teamwork in China, a country he lived in for nine years, and continues to visit several times a year. He grew up in Austria, Israel, and the US and spent six years in Bolivia. He loves to learn, is fascinated by human cultures, strives to understand and improve the human condition -especially at the collective level- and cares deeply about solving humanity’s grand challenges by applying the Bahá’í Teachings in combination with insights gained through investigating reality. He enjoys reading, traveling, dancing, movies, trying new dishes, and working/serving with others—particularly youth—to promote the common good.
WI Chief Academic Officer, WI Faculty, NCCU Adjunct Professor
Justin has worked extensively in education in Ecuador and Colombia, serving as a teacher and program administrator with FUNDAEC, a principal at two K–12 schools, a course developer and professional development facilitator for the Education for Sustainability in Galapagos Program, and for the Ecuadorian Ministry of Education. He earned a Master’s degree in Educación Superior from Universidad Casa Grande. In 2020, Justin returned to the United States, completed a Ph.D. in Education at the University of Idaho, and now serves as Chief Academic Officer and Accreditation Compliance Officer at the Wilmette Institute. See also Justin's Personal Educational Philosophy.See Faculty Bio
