Handbook

DR MARCEL VAN LOO
Marcel van Loo has been Education Manager of a schooling group in The Netherlands for 14 years. He is Chairman of Suitable Education in
Secondary Education - a co-operative of 10 school boards. Marcel studied at the University of Applied Science in Tilburg (P.E. teacher), the
University of Leuven (human movement sciences) and the Dutch College of Naturopathy. He earned an international Masters Degree in
education management from the VU, Amsterdam, and went through an ‘Excellent School Leadership’ accreditation and the prestigious ‘High
Performance Leadership’ program. Marcel has worked as a researcher for the Dutch Government, editor of a magazine on sports in schools
and as a teacher from primary education to university. He implemented problem-based learning in eleven different institutes.
DR JOHN VOLMINK
John Volmink started his academic career at the University of Western Cape, South Africa and completed the PhD in mathematics education at
Cornell University in the US. He started his education career as a high school teacher and has served in various senior positions in both the
government and non-government sectors. He is Chairperson of Umalusi Council, the statutory body that monitors and improves the quality of
general and further education and training in South Africa. He serves as Chairperson of the Boards of several NGOs.
VIV WHITE
Viv White has worked in educational reform, research, policy and practice for 30 years. She was CEO of the Victorian Schools Innovation
Commission and the Australian National Schools Network. Viv is a Fellow of the Australian Council of Education and was admitted in 2014 to
the Australian Businesswomen's Network Hall of Fame.
DR GRANVILLE WHITTLE
Granville Whittle has held various management positions in the Department of Basic Education South Africa where he has worked for the past
twelve years. He is currently Deputy Director-General of the Care and Support Services Branch. Granville has been involved in many different
spheres of education and serves on the boards of several NGOs.
MARY WOOTTON
Mary Wootton is Lead Facilitator Science Learning and Change Networks. She is an experienced and successful facilitator of learning who
supports people by developing and building on existing capability in ways that group’s and networks grow and she becomes invisible. Mary
understands the importance of retaining elements of the instructional core, and also recognises the growth of informal learning through lateral
and digital networking.
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