A 20-year veteran in international education, Kristina (aka “Tini”) brings to the task a wealth of classroom, administrative, and multicultural experiences and accomplishments.  Starting in 2012, Tini was at the Dar es Salaam International Academy in Tanzania (DIA), a 300-student school, where she first served as the Primary Year Programme Coordinator (an International Baccalaureate curriculum) for two years before being promoted in 2014 to the Head of School position.  As the Head of School at DIA, she was particularly instrumental in the addition and expansion of the Middle School, and in “exponential” increases in the school’s enrollment.  Meanwhile, Tini also currently sat on the Board of Directors of the Association of International Schools in Africa.  Prior to her work at DIA, Tini co-founded and managed the construction of the Starehe Nursery School in Mwanza, Tanzania. Recognizing and responding to a void in educational opportunities for the children at the orphanage, she began in 2003 to design, plan, and fundraise to build the school, ultimately bringing the project to fruition in 2007. Along the way Tini managed all areas of the school including business logistics and operations, developing curriculum and extracurricular activities, and staff recruitment and training.

When not at school, TIni enjoys taking care of her farm, spending time with her family, and rescuing animals big and small.