Meet the Team
At the heart of our work is a commitment to building community and a shared vision for global citizenship education.
Meet the Core Team
Aaron Moniz
Co-Founder | CEO | Lead Facilitator
Guiding transformative learning experiences, Aaron brings years of international education leadership and program design expertise. He helps schools embed global citizenship into curriculum, culture, and community through hands-on, high-impact programs.
Scott Jamieson
Global Collaboration Lead | Facilitator | Coach | Empathy to Impact Host & Producer
Scott specializes in community engagement and student leadership, coaching educators and students to translate learning into meaningful global impact. His experience spans international schools and large-scale collaboration projects.
Ivy Yan
Experiential Learning Facilitator
Ivy brings expertise in wellbeing, deep ecology, and experiential learning. She designs immersive programs that nurture social-emotional growth, empathy, and holistic learning for students and educators.
Sophie Peccaud
Partnerships & Student Leadership Specialist
Sophie bridges schools and Inspire Citizens, supporting long-term partnerships, program planning, and capacity-building. She also facilitates student leadership programs and events encouraging students to take action.
Aimee Meditz
Director of Inspired Experiences | Lead Facilitator
Aimee designs experiential learning journeys for students and educators that integrate global citizenship, leadership, service learning, and mindfulness. She brings extensive experience as both an international school administrator and teacher.
Lottie Dowling
Educator | Facilitator
Lottie focuses on whole-school global citizenship, student leadership, and community engagement, specializing in Identity, Diversity and Belonging for schools in Australia and New Zealand. Drawing on 25+ years in schools globally, she supports schools to design curriculum and co-curriculum programs that integrate real-world impact aligned to curriculum outcomes.
Meet the Operations Team
Oliver Torres
Web Designer | Podcast Editor | Site Maintenance
Oliver ensures smooth digital experiences for our community, supporting website design, multimedia production, and ongoing site management.
Brian Lavender
Interviewer & Storyteller
Brian captures the voices of changemakers through storytelling and media, helping showcase the impact of global citizenship programs.
Kirsten Ackland
Creative
Kirsten helps with Inspire Citizens design, visual identity and social media presence.
Oksana Nam
Executive Assistant
Oksana supports Inspire Citizens through travel coordination, scheduling, contracts, invoicing, and communications, ensuring smooth operations and effective collaboration across projects and partners.
In Memoriam of our Co-Founder Steve Sostak
Although Steve is no longer with us physically, we are honored that his work will continue to impact lives around the world.
Meet our Partners
Inspire Citizens is trusted by schools, organizations, and global education networks around the world.
Partner Schools
Partner Organizations
