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Who We Are

An intergenerational global community dedicated to keeping human ingenuity and creativity at the center of young people's lives through transformative and safe IRL and virtual experiences. 

Opportunity Education Global (OEG) was launched by Annie Makela and Youth Co-Founder Julia Klahr to give families and youth a space to pause, reconnect, and imagine bold futures together. What began as small circles of conversation about how to best support youth grew into a global community where belonging, creativity, and action are at the heart of how we learn and lead. OEG engages with learning communities and young people in three primary capacities: coaching, convening and consulting.

We are living through an extraordinary era: the fastest technological leap in human history. In this moment of transformation, the real question isn’t just what we build, but how we build and to what end. That inquiry sparked the creation of OEG: a community dedicated to imagining and constructing a more creative, connected, and humane future.

Meet The Team

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Annie Makela
Founder // CEO

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Lauren Blake-Whitney
Web & Marketing Support

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Julia Klahr

Youth Co-Founder

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Meet The Advisors

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Catherine Connors
Advisor

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Katharina Breme
Advisor

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Tori Horton

Advisor

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Nora Jeane Joseph

Advisor

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Anna Jordan

Advisor

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Dina Buchbinder Auron

Advisor

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Paul Lynch

Advisor

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Anne Maloney

Advisor

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Gabriel Guillén

Advisor

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Topher Wilkins

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Jessica Loman

Advisor

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Saul Garlick

Advisor

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Maame Afon Yelbert-Sai 
Advisor

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Rakiya Brown
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Chaney Janssen

Advisor

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Daniela Papi Thornton 

Advisor

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