After graduating from high school in Ohio, Anna spent four months in Panecillo, Ecuador, where she taught at an elementary school and formed the connections that inspired her to start The Tandana Foundation. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Whitman College with honors in Politics and a minor in environmental studies and a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from Skidmore College, with a focus on Morality in a Pluralistic World. Before founding Tandana, she worked for The Traveling School, teaching Spanish, history and literature to high-school students in the Andes and New Zealand and for Deer Hill Expeditions, leading teenagers on wilderness and community service programs. Anna created Tandana to increase opportunities for intercultural sharing and promote achievement of community goals. For over fifteen years, she has led the foundation in its partnership with communities in Mali and Ecuador. Anna speaks English, Spanish, French, some Tommo So, and some Kichwa.
Sponsored by Global & Intercultural Studies, Womens, Gender & Sexuality, and Mellon Grant
