Global Glimpse: Our Team

Our Leadership Team

Abbas Hasan, President and Founder
Abbas deeply believes in the power of ‘seeing is believing’. With a Stanford MBA and a BS from UC Berkeley, he left years of management experience in Fortune 500 companies to follow his dream to change the world by inspiring its next generation of leaders. Abbas credits his passion for global education to his contrasting experiences in the US and abroad. To date he has lived and traveled to more than 40 countries around the world, a feat not commonly shared with his childhood peers in Ohio and Kansas. Abbas splits his time between driving the strategic mission and vision of Global Glimpse and working directly with youth in the US and Nicaragua.
abbas.hasan@globalglimpse.org

Eliza Pesuit, Assistant Director, Scholar Program
Eliza believes that equality and development are born out of a strong sense of social responsibility. She Graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Massachusetts, is bilingual in Spanish and English, and has received grants for her social and youth development work, both in the US and across Latin America. Eliza is responsible for building relationships with schools and students. She is a leader and educator with a passion for community action and youth education. She previously worked as an Overseas Coordinator for Global Glimpse in Central America and brings a wealth of experience in both youth work and international development to the team.
eliza@globalglimpse.org

Laila Essmidi, Outreach Coordinator
Ms. Essmidi impresses everyone with her international experience, a clear reflection of her commitment to widen our youth’s perspective of the world through travel and service. An International Relations and Spanish graduate of the University of Scranton, Laila is the recipient of numerous awards for her academic and international success. She is fluent in Spanish and Arabic and has lived in the US, Mexico and Spain, before joining the Peace Corps in both Madagascar and Zambia. While in the Peace Corps Laila helped transform communities as a high school teacher and an education expert leading community health initiatives. Laila spends her days spreading the reward of travel and helping participants prepare for their trips.
laila@globalglimpse.org

Miguel Salinas, Assistant Country Manager
Miguel is passionate about cross cultural connections and loves to take students to Nicaraguan baseball games. He is responsible for managing our in country offices and ensuring that the Global Glimpse curriculum and safety measures are implemented to the highest standards. Before joining Global Glimpse, Miguel worked for the UK Department for International Development in Nicaragua, and Pelican Eyes, a private Italian/American architecture firm. He is bilingual in English and Spanish and holds a BA in International Relations and a Masters in Management and Public Policy from the National University of Nicaragua.
Miguel@globalglimpse.org