Marilyn Turkovich

Marilyn Turkovich is the executive director of the International Charter for Compassion. Her background has been primarily in higher education and most specifically in directing teacher training programs for the Associated Colleges of the Midwest, and chairing Columbia College-Chicago's master's program in multicultural and global education. She has done curriculum writing through the years, much of it related to international and cultural topics. She worked with Independent Broadcasting Associates on a series for airing on National Public Radio, BBC and the Australian Broadcasting organizations and with Quality Media Associates. She has also worked in organizational development and specialized in instructional design work, strategic planning and leadership development and wrote and developed training on race and social justice initiatives.