Butch Koltai

Athletic Director
Kazakhstan International School
Kazakhstan Hub | ASIA

Butch Koltai is the Athletic Director at Kazakhstan International School in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He previously served as an Elementary Assistant Principal and as an Academic Advisor with JIS Academy at Jakarta Intercultural School in Indonesia. In these roles, he helped lead the development of expanded learning programs and collaborated with the Innovative Schools Program to provide the local educational community with research-based teaching and leadership practices.

Butch is particularly interested in how individuals construct meaning over time, the role of social-emotional learning in shaping identity, and how mindsets, processes, and tools connected to Compassionate Systems Awareness can be applied to nudge the world toward a kinder, more just place for all.

In his free time, Butch enjoys spending time with friends and family, playing soccer, traveling, hiking, running, listening to podcasts and reading.