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Dana Mortenson

CEO
World Savvy

Dana is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of World Savvy, a national education nonprofit working to educate and engage youth as responsible global citizens. World Savvy supports change agents in K-12 education to create more inclusive, adaptive schools that ensure all young people can develop the skills and dispositions needed to thrive in a more diverse, interconnected world. World Savvy programs provide support at three critical levels to deeply integrate global competence into teaching, learning and culture: student engagement, teacher capacity, and school and district leadership support. Since 2002 she has led the organization through significant national expansion, reaching nearly 750,000 students and more than 6,000 teachers across 38 US states and 28 countries, from offices based in Minneapolis, San Francisco, and New York.

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Events featuring Dana Mortenson
Events featuring Dana Mortenson