The Longest Street in the World: Sesame Workshop's Global Impact
Join us for a conversation with Sesame Workshop president and interim CEO Sherrie Westin to learn how Sesame Street uses educational media to provide learning and hope to vulnerable children around the world.
About This Event
Elmo, Big Bird, and all their Sesame Street friends have been teaching children their ABCs and 123s for more than 50 years. With one in six children now living in an active conflict zone and over 40 million children displaced worldwide, Sesame Workshop is pioneering efforts to reach children in places like Syria, Ukraine, Bangladesh, and East Africa and provide them with access to learning no matter their circumstances. Join us for a conversation with Sesame Workshop president Sherrie Westin and Council President and Chief Content Officer Sarah Gilbert on the power of educational media to make a difference in the lives of children in crisis around the world.
About the Speakers
President and Interim CEO of Sesame Workshop
Sherrie Westin is President and Interim CEO of Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, where she leads efforts to serve vulnerable children around the world through mass media and targeted initiatives.
President and Chief Content Officer
Sarah Gilbert joined the Chicago Council on Global Affairs as its first Chief Content Officer in July 2022 and became president and Chief Content Officer in July 2023. She leads the Council’s strategy to develop and distribute digital current affairs content across products and platforms to engage larger, younger, and more diverse audiences in Chicago and nationwide.
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