Program Director, Global Learning, Digital Promise Global

Program Director, Global Learning, Digital Promise Global

Chelsea Waite directs Digital Promise Global’s work with international partners and global learning programs, and is motivated by opportunities to increase empathy and catalyze action across lines of difference. She is responsible for managing corporate partnerships for Digital Promise, as well as the 360 Filmmakers Challenge, a project that engages students in sharing their stories through 360 video. Prior to coming to Digital Promise, Chelsea was an English teacher and program coordinator at two universities in the Northeast of Brazil, working to increase access to English language learning and international study opportunities. Chelsea’s work in Brazil began through the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant program, where she was assigned to support professors in an interior state university with an English teacher training program. Chelsea is accredited by the Partnership Brokers Association, and has a certification in Advanced Facilitation from the UN and Soliya. She graduated with a degree in history from Brown University, and is currently pursuing a Masters in Social Innovation from the University of Cambridge. Chelsea can be reached at chelsea@digitalpromise.org.