Jeremy Gaskill

CEO

MAC Georgia

Georgia

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About me

Jeremy Gaskill lives in Tbilisi, Georgia with his wife and three daughters.  As Chief Executive Officer of the local nonprofit, MAC Georgia, Jeremy works to help ensure that the country’s most vulnerable receive the resources and support they need in order to reach their full potential. Prior to joining MAC, he served as Deputy Director for the Colorado Governor’s Commission on Community Service.  His introduction to Georgia came in 2004 when he served for two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the town of Zestaponi.  Jeremy holds a Master of Public Administration degree from Columbia University in New York City.

My organisation

MAC Georgia is a Georgian-registered nonprofit organization that is working to transform the lives of the country's most vulnerable by providing them with the resources they need and by strengthening the systems and individuals that give them care.

MAC Georgia has three guiding objectives to its work:

BUILDING KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS: MAC provides free, high quality training to teachers, health professionals, parents, and paraprofessionals to equip them with skills and knowledge so that they can provide quality care.

INCREASING ACCESS TO RESOURCES & INFORMAITON: Access to information is often limited for parents and other caregivers in Georgia due to language differences and inability to access resources in the local context. MAC expands access by translating evidence based information into Georgia and collaborating with government agencies to identify, fit, and distribute assistive technology and adaptive equipment throughout the country.

PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY & HOPE: MAC is constantly innovating to promote leadership and strengthen the capacity of persons with disabilities and parents through a range of activities, social media products, and scholarships for higher education to allow individuals to realize their potential as active citizens of Georgia and beyond.

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Thursday, 22 February 2024

09:40 - 11:00

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