Rose Cardarelli, Ed.D, FACHE

Dr. Rose Cardarelli is the Founder & CEO of the Education for All Coalition and the President of Eagle Development, LLC. With an Ed.D. in Education, a M.Ed. in Education, MHA in Health Administration, and B.S. in Human Services, Dr. Cardarelli’s practice and consulting focus is Leadership & Diplomacy, Education & Training, and Human Security & Climate Resilience. Her deep background in international cooperation and operational management, combined with firsthand experience in the power of learning, civil society development and the crisis/post-crisis nexus has made her an influential asset to international institutions, governments, and NGOs.

Dr. Cardarelli is an active member of her field, currently serving as:

  • Advisor to the Global NGO Executive Committee (GNEC) at the United Nations (UN)

  • NGO partner with the UN and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

  • Social Emotional Learning Ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

  • Fellow, Salzburg Global Seminar

  • Governing board member of the mEducation Alliance and Childhood Education International (CEI)

  • UN Advisor to Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) - The International Honor Society in Education

  • Member of the Committee on Teaching About the UN (CTAUN)

  • Alumni board member with Fitchburg State University

  • Partner with United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

  • Rotary International Representative to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

  • Member of the Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network (G.A.I.N.)

  • Council Leader with the U.S. – Japan Council

Leadership & Diplomacy

Dr. Cardarelli proudly served in the Medical Service Corps of the U.S. Army, holding the titles of Battalion and Brigade Commander, Inspector General, Hospital Chief Executive and Operating Officer, and Hospital Chief of Managed Care.

During her time in service, she effectively:

  • Developed one of the military’s first managed care programs

  • Coordinated medical response support for the Chernobyl disaster

  • Designed humanitarian medical support in Haiti during civil unrest and migration

  • Planned and executed a nation-wide homeland defense medical response exercise involving the Department of Defense, federal agencies and local emergency response teams

  • Led and cared for 3,000 hospital staff members and supported 600 Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Freedom wounded warriors

  • Commanded the Army’s largest training battalion

Education & Training

As the Director of Outreach & Professor of Human Security at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University, Dr. Cardarelli utilized her expertise in international engagement and successfully:

  • Created course materials for graduate level programs while providing research and cooperation across multiple government agencies and education institutions.

  • Acted as liaison to Congressional offices.

  • Formulated and managed outreach in the Middle East, South Asia, and North Africa.

  • Developed relationships with government offices, diplomatic and embassy representatives in Washington, D.C. academic institutions, think tanks and private organizations in the U.S. and abroad.

  • Coordinated international conferences and meetings, exchange visits, foreign embassy-oriented events, conferences and multilateral and bilateral workshops.

Human Security and Climate Resilience

Dr. Cardarelli is the Founder and CEO of the Education for All Coalition (EFAC) - a humanitarian organization dedicated to creating and bridging opportunities for youth through education services for displaced children affected by forced migration around the world.

Through EFAC, she has created inclusive, scalable, and sustainable learning methods for refugee teachers and students, with a focus on social-emotional learning, psychosocial support, and trauma support.

Dr. Cardarelli has effectively conducted education programs and brought resources for programs to the following locations:

  • U.S./Mexico border

  • Chios and Athens, Greece

  • Beqaa Valley, Lebanon

  • Southeast Asia

  • Iraq

She was an advisor to OXFAM for health and educational portions of the Global Compact on Refugees, which was approved by the UN in 2019.

Education

  • Ed.D., The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA.

  • M.Ed., Boston University, Boston, MA.

  • MHA., Health Care Leadership and Administration. Baylor University, Waco, TX.

  • B.A. Human Services. Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg, MA.

  • U.S. Army War College – Army Environmental Policy Institute. Carlisle, PA

  • Cities, Climate and Migration. Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, The New School, New York, New York

  • Diplomacy in the Middle East and North Africa. Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

  • Forced Migration, Refugee Studies Centre, The University of Oxford, Oxford, England

  • Education for Sustainable Development & Global Citizens in Classrooms, Schools & Curricula, University for Peace, Costa Rica

  • Federal Healthcare Executives. The George Washington University

  • Children in Armed Conflict, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

  • Child Protection in Armed Conflicts, University of St. Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon

  • U.S. Army Inspector General School, Ft. Belvoir, VA

  • Equal Opportunity and Equal Employment Opportunity, Commanders Legal Course, Judge Advocate General’s School, Charlottesville, VA

  • Board certified in Health Care Administration, Fellow, American College of Healthcare Executives

Consulting

Dr. Cardarelli has been recognized for her expertise and work in leadership, diplomacy, strategy, education, displacement and climate resilience. She advises and works with organizations, NGOs, governments, businesses, and academic institutions.

  • Provides expert advice in leadership, education, displacement and climate resilience.

  • Conducts research, evaluations, and assessments.

  • Facilitates education and training to improve practice.

  • Conducts programs, training, workshops, and presentations.

  • Develops strategic frameworks to support systems that are scalable and sustainable.

Publications & Presentations

Dr. Cardarelli has authored several articles and presented research at UNHCR addressing education and equity for displaced refugee children. Her current research is centered around the effects of climate change on displaced persons.

  • Book Chapter: Challenges Facing Educators and Displaced Students During Emergencies: Implications for Higher Education, Book Volume: Higher Education in Emergencies: Best Practices and Benchmarking by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Victoria C. Fontan, 2023.

  • “Making Education a Human Right for All; Progress but Important Gaps Remain,” Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network, Geneva, Switzerland, November 2019. 

  • “Making Education a Human Right for All.” Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network (G.A.I.N.), UNHCR Geneva, 2019. 

  • “NGO Initiatives to Support Children’s Education: A Better Global Way Forward,” Childhood Explorer, August 2018.

  • “Educating Refugee Children – A Global Way Forward,” UNHCR, 2018.

  • “Solving the Education Crisis of Displaced Children: A most important goal for education diplomacy,” Childhood Education– Issue 3: Vol. 94, 2018.

  • “Children and the Climate Migration Crisis: A Casebook for Global Climate Action in Practice and Policy” to be released in 2024.

Coming Soon in 2024…

“Children and the Climate Migration Crisis: A Casebook for Global Climate Action in Practice and Policy”

rose@eduforallcoalition.org