Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon is the Founder/President of Roots of Empathy, a citizen-sector organization that harnesses the power of the parent-infant relationship to build empathy in school children. To date, Roots of Empathy has reached over 450,000 children on three continents. Recognized internationally as an award-winning social entrepreneur, educator, author, child advocate and parenting expert, Gordon has presented and consulted to gatherings organized by institutions such as the Nelson Mandela Foundation, the World Health Organization and the United Nations. Gordon received the 2011 David E. Mitchell Award of Distinction, has had three audiences with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and was elected an Ashoka Fellow in 2002 and an Ashoka Globalizer in 2011.    http://www.rootsofempathy.org/en/who-we-are/mary.html