Hugh Riddleberger, Executive Director
Hugh is a former school principal and headmaster with over 35 years of education experience, including service learning models for schools and collaboration models between public and private schools.
Sabine Keinath, Program Manager
Sabine is an economist who has worked for international development agencies (the European Commission, the African Development Bank, and the World Bank) in the design and evaluation of education programs in many countries, e.g. India, Egypt, and Tanzania. She lived in Germany, Mexico, the UK, India, and now the USA.
Scott Rechler, Fellows Director
Scott graduated from Harvard College with a B.A. in social anthropology. His senior thesis, for which Harvard’s Center for Latin American Studies awarded him the Hammond Prize, focused on social entrepreneurship and social change in southern Chile. He co-founded the Race, Culture, and Diversity Initiative to improve campus inter-cultural and race relations. Scott currently works at Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, strengthening Ashoka’s dynamic community of social entrepreneurs around the world. A fluent Spanish speaker, Scott has lived in Chile and Bolivia.
Eric Goldstein, Fellows Leader
Eric has been an educator in public, charter, and independent schools in urban, rural, and international communities. He is the founder and Executive Director of One World Education, a non-profit organization promoting global awareness, literacy, and citizenship with educational resources that give voice to youth perspectives on culture and global issues. Eric received a United States Department of the Interior Partners in Education Award as an educator and has taught, participated and facilitated learning programs for students and educators in Greece, Zambia, China, and Saudi Arabia.
Russom Woldezghi, Director of Technology
Russom manages the technologies and on-line initiatives of LSI. A graduate of George Washington University, Russom has a keen interest for technology and youth development. Russom currently works at American Bar Association for the World Justice Project as an IT coordinator.