Doctor in clinical and health psychology from the University of Granada, researcher, and evaluator in social issues, such as migratory phenomena, forced migration, humanitarian emergencies due to natural disasters, human trafficking and sexual exploitation and its relationship with mental health. She is a specialist in the study of domestic violence, gender-based violence, violence, and sexual and reproductive health in vulnerable populations, including victims of the armed conflict, and migrant and refugee populations. She is an expert in studies on violence against children. She has been a university professor, has published in international journals, and is currently a consultant for different United Nations organizations.

She is an economist with a master's degree in Environmental Economics and Natural Resources from Andes University in a joint Program with Maryland University. She also has extensive experience designing and assessing public policies on rural and agricultural development, emphasizing policy tools with a territorial approach. Likewise, she was the Director of the Rural Development Unit at the National Planning Department. That Mission was a mandate of the Colombian government seeking technical and political recommendations that became the road map for the next 30 years to transform rural territories. That Mission was one of the main inputs for the action plan in the peace agreement's implementation process.

Dr. Shullman is Managing Partner, Columbus Office, Executive Development Group, LLC. She is internationally known in leadership and executive assessment/development and manages large and long-term organizational clients for the firm. Her organizational work experience has focused on leadership and executive development, executive coaching, strategic planning, multicultural and diversity initiatives, and women’s leadership development, working with major global organizations and leaders. Sandy has been an active member of the Global Psychology Alliance and initiated the GPA Global Learning Leadership Institute as an APA Presidential Initiative.

Lindsey Allen is a senior editor at the American Psychological Association, working on APA’s member magazine, Monitor on Psychology, and e-newsletter, Six Things Psychologists Are Talking About. Lindsey previously worked in marketing and communications in international education.

Dr Richard Plenty is the Managing Director of the international organisation and leadership development practice, This Is... www.thisisinternational.com and is a Visiting Teaching Fellow at Trinity College, Dublin. He started life as a physicist before becoming an organisational psychologist, and has lived and worked in Europe, North America, and Asia. He has worked in a wide variety of areas including energy, aviation, health & social care, and the voluntary sector, He was a member of the APA Task Force on Climate Change (2020-2022); co facilitated the first Global Summit in Lisbon in 2019 and attended COP26 as part of the GPA representative team in November 2021.

Terri Morrissey is the Chairperson of This Is…and is a Teaching Fellow attached to the Centre for Innovative Human Systems in the Psychology Department of Trinity College Dublin. She is a former Chief Executive Officer of the Psychological Society of Ireland (2015-2019). She has extensive consulting experience in major global organisations and is a business and Executive Coach. She is a Principal Member of the Association of Business Psychology, a Member of the British Psychological Society, and an Affiliate Member of the American Psychological Society. She also co-facilitated the first Global Summit in Lisbon in 2019 and has been an active member of the GPA.