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Along with her husband, Greg Baldwin, Meredith co-founded New Haven Academy, a public, interdistrict magnet high school in New Haven, Connecticut, in 2003. The school was one of the first members of Facing History’s Innovative Schools Network (now Partner Schools Network), and Gavrin has served on the advisory board of the network for the last several years. She received her bachelor’s degree at Princeton University and her M.Ed. at Harvard University and has worked in education for more than 25 years. Gavrin is also the proud parent of three children: Elijah, Caleb and Mia.

Susan Gelber Cannon is an educator with over 30 years of experience in elementary and middle school classrooms. She advises the Middle School Student Council, serves as Diversity Coordinator and teaches history, English, Model UN and debate at The Episcopal Academy, in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. She has trained teachers in China and Japan and at international conferences to develop teaching methods to empower students to think, care and act as informed global citizens. She is eager to share resources in character, global, multicultural and peace education via her book— Think, Care, Act