Mary Gordon Celebrates Saskatchewan’s First Tiny Teachers

25 April 2012: Tuesday witnessed Saskatchewan’s first ever Baby Celebration, with Mary Gordon on hand to honour the 'tiny teachers' responsible for fostering empathy in Saskatoon schools through the Roots of Empathy program.

Mary Gordon on Panel of The Walrus RBC Conversation Series

20 April 2012: Mary Gordon will be joined by Dr. Maryam Mehtar, Assistant Professor and Program Director, Department of Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan, and Dr. Ruthann Bell, Senior Psychologist, Child and Youth Program, Saskatoon Health Region in Saskatoon on Tuesday, April 24th, at this year’s first event in the ongoing The Walrus RBC Conversation Series, Children and Youth Mental Health: How to Foster Mental Wellness in Our Children.

Mary Gordon named 2012 Superhero for Washington Families

April 2012: Mary Gordon has been named a 2012 Superhero for Washington families, in April’s issue of ParentMap.

Nominated by past Superhero nominees and readers in Washington State, this year’s roster includes individuals from a variety of sectors – education to social justice and philanthropy – all sharing “a seemingly endless source of compassion, energy, talent, and dedication.”

Ashoka Insider Features Mary Gordon in New Book on Social Entrepreneurs Worldwide

April 10, 2012: Mary Gordon, Founder/President of Roots of Empathy, is featured in the first-ever book by an Ashoka insider, in Beverly Schwartz’s Rippling: How Social Entrepreneurs Spread Innovation throughout the World, released at the end of March.

Mary Gordon Presents 'How to Lead' at Skoll World Forum

April 5, 2012: March 27-30th, Mary Gordon joined 800 of the world’s most influential social entrepreneurs, key thought leaders and strategic partners gathered at Oxford to exchange ideas, solutions and information. With Bill Drayton, CEO and Founder of Ashoka, Gordon twice hosted a workshop to discuss empathy as a critical leadership skill, entitled: Empathy: How to Lead in an ‘Everyone-a-Changemaker™’ World.