GLOCAP Board

Suzanne Grégoire, Artistic Director And Vice President

Suzanne Grégoire, is a choreographer, dance teacher and Yoga instructor who has been involved with the Global Children’s Art Programme since 2018 and collaborated closely with its late founder Timothy Lomas. She is eager to continue his legacy and GLOCAP’s mission.

Currently Suzanne teaches and directs at the Kaufman Music Center in New York City. During twelve years at IDEAL, an inclusion school serving a neurodiverse student body, she taught and created their adaptive dance curriculum and developed interdisciplinary units integrating mindfulness and dance skills to support learning in the classroom.

She has presented her choreography in a variety of venues internationally, often in collaboration with visual artists. Suzanne has received choreography fellowships from the Joyce Mertz Gilmore foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts. She is honored to work with children who are forever an inspiration of resilience, curiosity, creativity, openness, and love.

Clamra Celestin, CEO

Clamra Celestin, was born and raised in Kindiri, a small village in Chad. At the age of eight, he was taken to a Jesuit school far from Kindiri and experienced the trauma of separation from family and community. While a teenager, Clamra drove famine relief trucks through dangerous terrain in Chad to bring food to starving communities. He was part of a team that raised funds to provide leprosy medications in India, where he met Mother Theresa.

Returning to Chad, he created two small village schools so that children would not have to leave their communities. They provide theoretical and practical instruction, are infused with local arts traditions and focus on environmental stewardship. He now lives in Manhattan where he writes and collects African art. Clamra frequently visits Chad where he is engaged in two environmental programs that will become a model for sub-Saharan sustainable communities.

Ayesha Rabadi-Raol, Advisory Board Member

Dr. Ayesha Rabadi-Raol (Ed.D.) is an Assistant Professor in the department of Early Childhood Studies at Sonoma State University. She has a doctorate in education from Columbia University, New York. She is a strong advocate for the rights of underserved and historically marginalized children, families and communities. As an artist herself, she believes in the transformative power of artistic education for equity and justice.

Roseanne Legrand

Roseanne Legrand, RSP-ADHD, is a speech language pathologist, executive function coach, and a board member for TKU, TECHKIDSUN LIMITED, as well as an advisory council member for the IDEAL School. She has a hybrid private practice with neurodiverse populations for over forty years.

Her past experience includes adjunct professor, program developer and administrator for the NYCDOE, and trainer and consultant in all academic levels. Her avocation in photography and writing initially brought her to Timothy Lomas and GLOCAP. Since then her belief system is that participating in the support of the arts unifies communities, improves academic performance in schools, creates a social commentary and impact, and strengthens individual well-being.

Chris Chun Advisory Board Member

Chris Chun is an Australian Chinese artist and textile designer known for his work in contemporary chinoiserie, a distinctly modern twist on traditional Asian art that combines vibrant colour and pattern with his love of nature and the environment. His unique artworks draw inspiration from his Chinese and Australian heritage exploring themes related to culture, identity, and memory.

Chris exhibits his work internationally and has won awards and accolades for his art and design work. He has been a great friend of GLOCAP and involved in many of its workshops.