Welcome New Staff!
Welcome!
The World Affairs Council is excited to share that we have added some new staff members! We want to welcome Melissa McDonald, our new Director of Global Education, and Enock Sadiki, our Summer Global Guide Fellow, to our team. We are honored to have them join us!! Let’s get to know them better!
Melissa McDonald, Director of Global Education
Melissa McDonald is the Director of Global Education for the World Affairs Council of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. She coordinates and implements international programming for children, adults, and community partners. Melissa is a Northern Kentucky native graduating with honors from Berea College and Xavier University. Melissa’s first experience abroad was as a high school exchange student in France. She studied abroad again in France and then in Mexico during her time at Berea. While earning her Masters of Education at Xavier, Melissa traveled through Denmark to study their education system. This led her to postgraduate research in Europe focusing on policy and management of lifelong learning systems.
Melissa has been an educator for over 20 years with most of her teaching career being abroad working with the International Baccalaureate program, and providing professional development for educators in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Her experience includes developing programming for students with disabilities, supporting students and schools to become more sustainably-minded with the environment, and leading two international education conferences. She has served on the Informal Advisory Group for Social and Emotional Learning with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Melissa’s passion in education is centered on developing globally-minded lifelong learners with a focus on inclusion, equity, and diversity.
Melissa’s personal interests include nature, environmentalism and sustainability, mindfulness, movement, and meditation. Melissa is also a yoga teacher focusing on restorative practices to support individuals affected by trauma. Her hobbies include reading, hiking, and experimenting with food from different cultures. She enjoys incorporating these into her work as well as through volunteering for local and international organizations.
You can reach Melissa at mmcdonald@cincyworldaffairs.org.
Enock Sadiki, Summer Global Guide Fellow
Enock Sadiki is our summer Global Fellow with the Camp Covington Program. He joins us in collaboration with MakeTank Inc. of Cincinnati and the Center for Great Neighborhoods of Covington. Enock is a multilingual refugee from Uganda, and is currently a senior at Aiken High School. He is an Honors and College Credit Plus student. Enock serves as the Vice President for Future Farmers of America and contributes to the agriculture program at Aiken. In addition, Enock is an accomplished athlete in soccer, cross country, and track.
Enock’s previous work experience includes an internship tutoring youth with the Brown Refugee Youth Tutoring and Enrichment Program in Providence, RI. In Cincinnati, he has served on the film crew with Fourthwall Youth Studies as a part of Artworks. He has worked with the Green Team of Groundworks as well as lead podcasts as a part of the Democracy and Me series with Cincinnati Public Radio.
Enock is the published author of The Most Essential Part of My Life, a story documenting his experience of being in a refugee camp and creating a soccer league with his friends prior to moving to the US. This summer he is sharing his story as well as knowledge about Uganda with the children and families of Covington.
In his spare time, Enock enjoys reading poetry, DJing, hanging with his friends, and learning more about the world we live in.
You can reach Enock at esadiki@cincyworldaffairs.org.
