Our President

Our President

Gary Goldman - President & Chief Executive Officer of Global Humanity, LLC and KidzAmerica

 Gary Goldman, M.A. in Organization Development, is a nationally-recognized leader in education reform and youth empowerment and he is the coauthor of the book, “Empowering Students to Transform Schools”.

Gary has worked to build sustainable and healthy communities in the city of Chicago in the neighborhoods of Auburn, Gresham, Austin, Englewood, Pilsen, South Chicago, Back of the Yards, and Berwyn and has served hundreds of Chicago Public Schools and communities across the nation including Illinois, California, Iowa, Indiana, Utah, Kentucky, Ohio, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and internationally in England.
He has designed and facilitated open dialogues with youth and adults in numerous communities. Specifically, town meetings have included, Lisle, Illinois (co-sponsored with Chicago Sun-Times and St. Benectine University), South Suburban Chicago town meeting with Crime Commission and National Safety Council, Governor’s State University, and City-Wide Chicago Public Schools.

Gary has taken his message, for  over 35 years, of channeling the power of a generation of young people across the country in urban, suburban, and rural America. He has a special gift for reaching the hearts and minds of our children and demonstrating that all young people, challenged, disabled, leaders, are very passionate about the issues that effect them and they want to be involved in creating a better future for everyone. 

He has developed a comprehensive youth-centered community model that he has piloted in several cities, including East Chicago, Indiana and Berwyn, Illinois (a Chicago suburb). Mr. Goldman has co-developed Youth Empowerment Partnerships (YEP) utilizing the power of technology and youth/community development.
Mr. Goldman has been featured in the media including TV stations such as: CBS, NBC, ABC, WGN, and CNN; as well as newspapers including the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, and The Catalyst (Voice for Chicago School Reform); and radio WGCI, WIND, WYPA and hosted his own weekly Chicago radio shows: Champions of our Children and A Voice for America's Youth. He has served on various boards and taskforces, including the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Southland Chamber, and is a founding member of the National Learning Foundation in Washington, DC. He has presented at major conferences including the National Governor’s Conference, National Education Symposium, National 4-H Conference, and the Council of Great City Schools. Mr. Goldman has published articles nationally on his innovative work and has guest lectured at major universities including Northwestern, Depaul, Loyola and the University of Illinois on educational leadership and reform and student empowerment.

Gary is currently working, with his core team of leaders*, to develop an Education Empowerment Plan (EEP) to enlist students, schools, parents, community organizations, foundations, business partners and government agencies in building an historical citizen-alliance for empowering all kids across America. The aim of the EEP is to inspire positive cultural, political, economic, and social change on a scale that will shape the future prosperity of our great nation.
* See "Our Team" Bios 

The Blessing

In the spring of 2019 a 2 year old girl, whom I didn't know, came up to me at a playground and picked several small yellow flowers and gave them to me. She placed her tiny hands on my head, as if to bless me. How sweet is that....love knows love.
- Photo credits: Child's Grandmother

"If you ever had a doubt that love is ever present then view the photo below. You see little children know love. They are love personified. That is why we are drawn to them.
– Gary Goldman

      Teach the 
     children well

"If our nation is going to continue to provide positive influence on world affairs, we must teach our children about a different world and to appreciate the importance of their own leadership on the world stage. Our young people will be the major players in our future, and must be included in any vision of how to build that future. We believe this effort to be the job of the entire community. We believe it can happen one community at a time." – Gary Goldman
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