Jenny M. Buccos

Jenny M. Buccos is a multi-award winning media director & producer. In 2003, before the existence of YouTube, she founded ProjectExplorer.org, a free multimedia website designed educate primary and secondary school students about global cultures and histories. Over the last 13 years, she has directed and produced nearly 500 episodes for ProjectExplorer.org working with leaders and world-renowned organizations including Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, and the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action.

John Hishmeh, Special Projects Officer for the U.S. Department of State, has said: “Such endeavors are out of the ordinary because [Jenny] takes the time to properly research what is needed to capture environments without bias and gains access to areas that provide a rich landscape for learning…She is a positive voice in a sea of global misunderstanding.”

She has spoken at three TEDx conferences and regularly lectures on the importance of global competency in primary and secondary education. Jenny has appeared on Al Jazeera, NY1, SABC (South Africa), BBC Radio, and has been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine.

Buccos is the three-time recipient of the GOLD Parent’s Choice Award for Excellence in Educational Programming. She is a 2010 recipient of a National Award for Citizen Diplomacy. In July 2012, she was recognized by the Obama Administration as a White House Champion of Change. In February 2013, Buccos was recognized as one of the National School Boards Association’s “20 to Watch.” This award recognizes emerging leaders within the EdTech community who have the potential to impact the field for the next 20 years.

Jenny has travelled to more than 70 countries and is considered a brand ambassador for several of the countries in which she has worked.