Rose Cardarelli

About Rose Cardarelli

Dr. Rose Cardarelli is a leader, educator, peace builder and U.S. Army Medical Service Corps veteran who has worked in complex circumstances nationally and internationally. Her background in international cooperation, combined with her firsthand experience in civil society development in a variety of crisis/post-crisis settings, has made her an influential advisor worldwide. Her experiences are deeply rooted in her background as a healthcare executive, military commander, government civil servant and professor of human security. Rose has influenced policies and solutions in education, health, peace building and conflict resolution, international development, civic engagement, and partnerships. She has served in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the Pacific, Latin America, and Mexico. She currently serves as the Rotary International Representative and principal representative to UNICEF & UN North America, and she is the Founder & CEO of the Education for All Coalition. Rose has held key civil society roles with the Department of Global Communications, United Nations, UNHCR, UNESCO, and several education, research, and service organizations. She is Affiliate Faculty at the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter School for Peace & Conflict Resolution at George Mason University. Rose earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Services at Fitchburg State University; a Master of Education at Boston University; a Masters in Healthcare Administration at Baylor University; and Doctor of Education in Educational Policy, Planning and Leadership at The College of William and Mary. She also earned certificates in Diplomacy in the Middle East and North Africa from Georgetown University and the University of Oxford’s Refugee Studies Centre on Force Migration. Rose is a board-certified healthcare administrator who has earned multiple military awards and honors; she received the U.S. Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for humanitarian action and service, the President’s Medal from Fitchburg State University, and the Distinguished Achievement Award from Boston University’s Wheelock College. She is the recipient of the Order of Military Medical Merit and holds the title of Dame, Order of the Holy Sepulchre and the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George. She is the author of numerous articles and conference presentations. Her highly regarded book, Children and the Climate Migration Crisis: A Casebook for Global Climate Action in Practice and Policy is published by Emerald Publishing Limited and is available at the United Nation’s Book Store and Amazon.

Experience

1. Founder & CEO

   Education For All Coalition

   Oct 2018 — Present · Washington D.C. & New York, NY, US

   Representing a non-governmental, non-profit organization dedicated to creating and bridging educational opportunities and providing assistance to vulnerable children.

Education

• Georgetown University

  Certificate , Diplomacy in the Middle East and North Africa

• The United States Army War College

  Carlisle, PA | Army Environmental Policy Institute Fellowship

• National Center for the Veteran Institute for Procurement

  Montgomery County, MD

• Earth Charter International

  Certified Earth Charter Educator, Sustainable Development

• Boston University

  Master of Education; Policy, Planning & Leadership

• U.S. Army Command and General Staff College

  Fort Leavenworth, KS

• U.S. Army Inspector General School & Legal Program

  U.S. Department of the Army | Charlottesville, VA

• Baylor University

  Master of Health Administration, Board Certified; Hospital Administration/Management

• Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility / The New School for Social Research

  Migration Studies Certificate

• University of Oxford

  Refugee Studies Centre/School of Forced Migration

• Fitchburg State University

  Bachelor of Science, Human Services | Worcester Polytechnic Institute, ROTC/DMG

• Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

  Certificate, The Health Effects of Climate Change