Our New Day Schools Team
We educate the next generation of peace builders, community leaders, international change-makers, and entrepreneurs with a social conscience, one student at a time!
Dr. Seth D. King
Our Founder & CEO
Dr. Seth D. King, M.Ed., D.Min.
Dr. Seth D. King holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and a Clear Single Subject English Teaching Credential in the state of California. He holds a Master’s degree in Educational Technology & Leadership from Cal State Los Angeles. He was a graduate of Santa Monica High School.
Dr. King is a teacher, manager. writer, editor, tutor, Minister of Christ, and educational consultant. He is a Computer Science, Technology, Creative Writing, & English Teacher. He has taught in public, charter, and private education for over 20 years. He currently is teaching in his 6th year at New Designs Charter High School on their University Park campus close to USC in Los Angeles, CA for the 2024-25 school year. He is the Technology Career Pathway Lead Teacher for New Designs again this year.
Dr. King is the Public Relations & Communications Director for GreenLand Development Foundation (GDF) since September of 2022. He worked as an independent consultant, writer, editor, and producer for Gashaw “Million Tree Man” Tahir and GreenLand Development Foundation (GDF) and their “We Plant Trees for Peace” Movement for over 12 years prior to that starting in 2011.
Dr. King became affiliated with Loving to Learn Association as Ascension Education Association (AEA) in April of 2023 under Archbishop Dr. Joshua Smith. AEA is a health, education, and social services non-profit community resource/referral agency. New Day Schools of Technology, Environment, and Peace is a subsidiary of Ascension Education Association (AEA).
Dr. King added a Honorary Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) degree for 25 years in community service, education, and ministry from The Word of God International University in August of 2024.
Dr. King is passionate about integrating technological innovation along with care for humanity to forward human civilization sustainability, He envisions a transformative cutting edge K-12 international educational district that promotes character development, environmental stewardship, and world peace. He lives with his wife who is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and their 2 teenage children in Los Angeles, CA.
New Day Headquarters Administration Team
A diverse group of professionals committed to our mission ensuring excellence in every aspect of our work with passion and purpose.
Gashaw A. Tahir
Director of Environmental Stewardship
Ethiopian-American Gashaw Tahir is the Founder and CEO of GreenLand Development Foundation (GDF). Gashaw is a world peace activist and a humanitarian who has dedicated his life to “reversing climate change” by “Making Africa Green Again.”
Mr. Tahir is recognized in Ethiopia as the “Father of the Green Movement” for his incredible self-funded work of planting over a million trees near the source of the Nile River in Ethiopia from 2006 to 2009.
Mr. Tahir was honored as a “National Green Hero” by the President of Ethiopia in 2009. He was officially recognized by the United Nations and White House as well as at the G-20 Summit in Toronto in 2010.
In 2024, after nearly 18 years of continuous planting, maintenance, and armed guard protection by GDF, the land degradation and soil erosion on this 105 acres of land near the source of the Nile River has stopped. Biodiversity and spring water have returned and expanded each season. This has made an important impact on Africa’s Nile River water supply for all living downriver.
Mr. Tahir serves as the Director of Environmental Stewardship for New Day Academy Schools of Technology, Environment, and Peace.
Patricia Vidal King, LCSW
Supervising Director of Social Services
Patricia Vidal King holds a Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) from Cal State Long Beach. She brings 20 years of experience in Child Welfare including 8 years as a Children & Family Social Worker Supervisor in Los Angeles County. Mrs. King and Dr. Seth have been married for over 21 years and have 2 teen student athlete high school children.
Mrs. King has advocated tirelessly for families, women, and children for 20 years, and she has fought against the worst in physical, mental, emotional, and sexual abuse that children can face on the front-lines of her professional career. She is determined to make a difference through leading the social services arm of New Day Schools as we strive to build and develop healthy, safe, transformational, and successful schools in the USA, Africa, Asia, South America, and beyond.
Mrs. King serves as the Supervising Director of Social Services for New Day Academy Schools of Technology, Environment, and Peace.
Jerry Edling
Director of Public Relations & Communications
Jerry Edling is an award-winning journalist, writer and former on air personality. He is a specialist in the future, the space economy, public diplomacy, international broadcasting and advocacy for freedom of expression.
Mr. Edling is the author of “The Pandemic and the Medical Enlightenment: The View From 2035,” in “Aftershocks and Opportunities: Scenarios for a Post Pandemic Future”. He is the author of “How cities can shape the future,” in “Policy Options,” an online publication of the Institute for Research on Public Policy.
Mr. Edling has spoken to the World Future Society, the National Space Society and the Berlin International Freedom of Expression Forum. Mr. Edling has three Emmy nominations, three Writers Guild Award nominations, two Golden Mike Awards, three Associated Press Awards and one Mark Twain Award nomination.
He is a member, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and Writers Guild of America, West. Mr. Edling holds a master of Public Diplomacy Degree, University of Southern California (2012). G.P.A.: 3.94. Member, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
His specialties are writing, editing, producing, and reporting as an on air personality and he has appeared as the co-host of two prime time television specials in his illustrious career.
Mr. Edling serves as the Director of Public Relations and Communications for New Day Academy Schools of Technology, Environment, and Peace.
Dr. Gustavo Vieyra
Director of Language Development & Early Childhood Education
Dr. Gustavo Vieyra is the founder of Gestalt–Dialektik: Gestalt means that the totality of the art of teaching and learning reflects mediating processes and results that are not just greater, but also different than the sum of their corresponding parts.
Dialectics are, on the one hand, the dialectical-structural means by which such processes and results are achieved and on the other hand the dialectical-transformational changes that a child experiences via the internalization of certain cultural systems, such as but not limited to initial reading and writing, advanced literacy, drawing and painting, theater, math, sciences, social sciences, music, languages, etc.
This means for example that a child will never be the same as before after learning how to read and write or after learning a second language. His or her life has been transformed forever.
Dr. Vieyra serves as the Director of Language Development & Early Childhood Education for New Day Academy Schools of Technology, Environment, and Peace.
Dr. Erna Wong
Supervising Director of Health, Pediatrics, & Medicine / Early Childhood Education Specialist
Dr. Erna Wong is a Pediatrician at Kaiser Permanente. She holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from USC. She did her Internship and Residency in Pediatrics at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles.
Dr. Wong won awards from 1973 to 1983 in Pediatric Medicine. She was named as an “Outstanding Pediatric Resident” at Kaiser Permanente on June 10, 1984.
She was named as “Pediatrician of the Year” at Kaiser Permanente in Orange county in 1998. She was awarded on the Performance Improvement Committee in 2001 for her Outstanding Contributions and Dedication.
Dr. Wong was recognized for 5 years by Orange county American Medical Association (AMA) as a “Physician of Excellence” from 2007 to 2013. She was Assistant Chief of Pediatrics under four Chiefs at Kaiser.
Dr. Wong mentored residents in Family Medicine and Pediatrics as well as many student RNP’s. She was on the Obesity and Performance Improvement Committees. She served on medical missions to Columbia twice to teach Neonatal Resuscitation. She volunteered in the Dominican Republic, providing medical care for children in orphanage outreach.
Dr. Wong has been Licensed as a Physician and Surgeon in California since 1982. Dr. Wong is Board Certified in Pediatrics from June 22, 1986 to present. She became a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics in August of 1987.
Dr. Wong is a loving and dedicated mother of 9 grown children and she is specialist in early childhood reading, education, and development.
Dr. Wong serves as the Supervising Director of Health, Pediatrics, & Medicine as well as an Early Childhood Education Specialist for New Day Academy Schools of Technology, Environment, and Peace.
Nya Chambang
Director of Green New Day Christian Peace Academy in Gambela, Ethiopia
Ms. Chambang is a Co-founder and President of Thon Met African Peace Foundation, Inc.(TMAPF). In 2014, under her leadership she was able to secure a 501(c)(3), certification of TMAPF.
She also orchestrated an on-the-ground rescue of 36 women, men and children from South Sudan to a UN refugee camp. As the UN camps began to have insufficient funds Nya together with her Board of Directors initiated plans for building a Village on family lands where families could safely live, attend school and live sustainable lives.
Ms. Chambang has also worked in the banking and finance finance world for over 12 years. She currently works in a pharmaceutical company Biomed in Norwalk CT.
Ms. Chambang is the Director of Green New Day Christian Peace Academy in Gambela, Ethiopia.
Rosslyn Taylor-Jordan
Executive Director of Television, Media, & Podcast Production
Rosslynn Taylor-Jordan is an American actress, voice-over artist, and casting director. She is known for her starring role on Nickelodeon’s ChalkZone, as the voice of the spunky Queen Rapsheeba.
Ms. Taylor-Jordan has also co-starred on cartoons such as Static Shock, Rocket Power, Chalkzone and The Wild Thornberrys, and she was the voice of Cleopatra in the video game Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon. She has made live appearances on shows such as Malcolm & Eddie, The Parent ‘Hood, and The Hughleys.
She does casting work for shows such as Survivor, Dog Eat Dog, Outback Jack, and Who Wants to Marry My Dad?. She herself appeared in an episode of Celebrity Fit Club.
Ms. Taylor-Jordan is the Founder and CEO of FLAME Alliance (Fostering Love, Art, and Media through Education) which is a 508(c)(1) exception non-profit organization in Los Angeles, California.
The Mission of FLAME Alliance is to inspire, educate, and empower at-risk youth and young adults through performing arts, financial literacy, and entertainment media production in service to God, family, and community.
Ms. Taylor-Jordan serves as the Executive Director of Television, Media, and Podcast Production for New Day Academy Schools of Technology, Environment, and Peace.
New Day School International
Lead Candidates
A diverse group of international teachers, environmentalists, community leaders, and grassroots social servant partners.
Hement Raj Kaphale
Lead Candidate for Director of the New Day Academy School of Technology, Environment, & Peace in Nepal
Hement Raj Kaphale is a renowned Nepalese educator, conservationist, and climate activist. As the Principal of British English Boarding School and part-time lecturer at Dhamboji Secondary School and GVN College, Hement has dedicated over 18 years to teaching and mentoring. He holds a Master’s degree in English Literature from Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu. His passion for environmental conservation has earned him numerous awards, including the WWF Conservation Award (2021), Green Youth Climate Activist Award (2017), and International Tree Man Award (India).
Mr. Kaphale’s commitment to sustainability extends beyond his profession. He has planted over 60,000 tree saplings, gifting them to individuals and communities. His “Green Mission” aims to spread environmental awareness through his motto, “Give me seeds, I will give you trees.” As Chairman of the Cotton Development Committee and Planting Director of 8 Billion Trees, Hement continues to advocate for ecological balance.
– *Justice Tree*
Through his tireless efforts, Hement inspires others to join the fight for environmental conservation, restoration, and transformation! As he continues to educate, plant, and advocate, his legacy grows, actualized by the thousands of trees he has planted for a sustainable world for all of our children.
Mr. Kaphale is the lead candidate for Director of the future New Day Academy School of Technology, Environment, & Peace in Nepal.
Victor K. Julius
Lead Candidate for Director of the New Day Academy School of Technology, Environment, & Peace in Malawi
Victor K. Julius is a dedicated Malawian social worker, driven by Proverbs 19:17, “Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.” Born on June 22, 1982, in Cheonga, Zomba, Malawi, Victor has spent over 12 years serving marginalized groups and vulnerable children.
Mr. Julius’ educational background is extensive, including a Malawi School Certificate of Education from Mulunguzi Secondary School, a Diploma in Community Development from the Association of Business Managers & Administrators (ABMA), UK, and a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from University Centre Milton Keynes, UK. He also holds diplomas in Social Science and Counseling Skills from The International Foundation for the Advancement of Reflective Learning and Teaching, The Hague, Netherlands, and Social Work Studies from Northern Island ALISON. Additionally, Victor has received certifications in child protection, psychosocial support, and nutrition.
Victor’s professional experience spans various organizations, including the Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability, and Social Welfare, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, World Vision International, UNDP, and UNICEF. He has trained frontline workers in nutrition, juvenile justice, and psychosocial support. Guided by Matthew 25:40, Mr. Julius advocates for the well-being of children and families.
As a Christian and member of Living Waters Church, he is inspired by Galatians 6:2, “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” Mr. Julius is married and resides in Zomba, Malawi. His passion for empowering communities and promoting social justice drives his work, fueled by his faith and commitment to serving others.
Mr. Julius is the lead candidate for Director of the future New Day Academy School of Technology, Environment, & Peace in Malawi.
Rev. Emmanuel Nyan Roberts
Lead Candidate for Director of the New Day Academy School of Technology, Environment, & Peace in Liberia
Rev. James Mark Michael
Lead Candidate for Director of the future New Day Academy School of Technology, Environment, & Peace in India.
Rev. James Mark Michael, the youngest of 12 children, was born into a devout Christian family in Poonamallee, India. His father’s unwavering faith and dedication to serving God inspired Michael, despite the family’s struggles with poverty. As Psalm 34:17-18 says, “The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.” However, Michael’s experiences with poverty and hardship led him astray, and he associated with gangsters in his youth.
A severe stomach ailment, chicken pox, and boils plagued Michael’s teenage years, causing immense pain. But God intervened. The night before his scheduled surgery, Michael’s father prayed for him, and he was miraculously healed. As Isaiah 53:5 says, “But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by whose wounds we are healed.”
This transformative experience drew Michael back to God. Michael accompanied his father on ministry trips and discovered God’s calling on his life. He surrendered to God’s will and began serving Him. As 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
Rev. Michael’s ministry has been marked by healings, miracles, signs, and wonders. He also possesses the gift of prophecy. Rev. Michael has traveled extensively throughout India, sharing the Gospel in remote villages and witnessing a remarkable harvest of souls.
Through Freedom in Christ Ministry, Rev. Michael continues as Senior Pastor to fulfill God’s vision, supported by his wife, Sister Annie Michael, and their children. His ministry encompasses various outreach programs, including Widows Care, Medical Camps, Educational Help, Mini Crusades, Gospel Outreach, Help for Destitute Women and Widows, Bible College, Church Planting, Help to Differently Abled People, and Gypsy Ministry.
As Philippians 4:13 says, “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” Rev. Michael’s life is a testament to God’s transformative power, inspiring others to follow in his footsteps.
Rev. Michael is the lead candidate for Director of the future New Day Academy School of Technology, Environment, & Peace in India.
purpose
Our Mission
The Mission of New Day Schools is to serve, educate, partner, empower, and lead for a new day of character education, technological access, equal rights, educational excellence, food and water security, environmental justice, and world peace.
Our mission includes motivating people of diverse religious, ethnic, and national backgrounds to trust, plant, and work together to restore natural environments and increase food security.
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As part of our mission, we proudly co-lead the “We Plant Trees for Peace” #WePlantPeace Movement
What we see is
Our Vision
“Lead for a New Day”
Our vision is to establish a global network of exemplary schools and tutoring centers that excel in academics, social responsibility, ethics, technology, and environmental stewardship.
We aim to expand our impact through
- international humanitarian efforts,
- social services,
- community partnerships.
Our goal is to create a sustainable future by building schools in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and beyond, preparing students to lead with integrity and make a positive impact on the world.
Ways to Get Involved
There are many ways you can support our mission and make a difference in the lives of our students.
Donation
Support Our Mission
Your financial contributions make a direct impact on the lives of our students. Help us provide quality education, resources, and opportunities for children in need.
Career Opportunities
Join Our Team
We are always looking for passionate and dedicated professionals to join our team. Explore career opportunities and be a part of our mission to change the world through education.
Join a Project
Participate in Our Projects
Get hands-on experience by joining one of our projects. Whether it’s building schools, developing curricula, or planting trees, your participation can make a significant difference.
Volunteering
Volunteer with Us
Share your time and skills to support our programs and initiatives. From mentoring students to assisting with community outreach, there are many ways you can help.