Eldon WrightExecutive Director

Eldon has over 30 years of experience working with youth throughout Canada (Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Ontario). He is the founder of Global 180 and serves as our Executive Director. As part of Global 180, he has traveled and done extensive youth work and leadership development throughout the world. He is married to Jacqui and they have three adult children.

• Serving since: 2000
• Favourite Food: Thai Coconut Curry Chicken
• Favourite TV Show: Chicago Fire – PD – MED
• Favourite Pastime: Sports – Hockey, Baseball, Football, Basketball
• Why I Serve with Global 180: Someone gave me the opportunity to discover and use my gifts and I believe every youth should have the opportunity to do the same in order to positively impact their world.

Krysten BurkeDirector of Operations

Krysten has a Bachelor’s degree with a specialty in youth work. Since 2010 she has been working with Global 180, helping to research, establish and give continuing leadership to our programs and volunteers. Krysten is married to David and they have two kids.

• Serving since: 2010
• Favourite Food: Hands down, chocolate cake.
• Favourite TV Show: My all-time favourite go to is Full House. My newer favourite show, Parenthood, it gets me every time…
• Favourite Pastime: I love just spending time with my husband and kids, they are the greatest people around!
• Why I Serve with Global 180: I have a passion to work with youth and I love to help youth discover their potential and place in their world. I believe in what Global 180 does and how it serves the youth of our communities.

Brooker JohnsonDirector of Community Engagement

Brooker has a Bachelor’s degree with a specialty in youth work. He joined our staff in 2016 and is responsible for community relations, leadership development, volunteer recruitment and training as well as youth mentorship. He is happily married to Jazelle.

• Serving since: 2016
• Favourite Food: Chick-Fil-A
• Favourite TV Show: The Office
• Favourite Pastime: Spending time with my wife and family/watching sports.
• Why I Serve with Global 180: I have always loved the idea of serving youth in my community. Global 180 is an organization that values every single youth and truly cares about where they are and where they are going. My hope is to brighten the day of every youth I come across and to positively influence them to be stronger leaders in their community.

*If you are a college/university student and are interested in doing your placement with Global 180, please contact Brooker at [email protected]

Krystian TubongbanuaProgram Coordinator

Krystian has a Bachelor’s degree with a specialty in youth work. He joined our staff in 2023 and is responsible for 180:Fuse expansion and youth mentorship as our Program Coordinator.

• Serving since: 2023
• Favourite Food: Sushi (especially sashimi)
• Favourite TV Show: Suits/Money Heist
• Favourite Pastime: Playing basketball or binge-watching Minecraft videos
• Why I Serve with Global 180: I love that Global 180 brings about positive change, and my goal is to pour into the next generation and encourage them to impact their world.