Anna Mara Rutins brings more than 17 years of international professional experience to Journeys in Film, including six years working overseas with various development and government agencies. She specializes in the development of international youth programs, as well as business training for expatriates in the U.S. and abroad. Anna has held positions with the Open Society Institute/Soros Foundation and Berlitz International, and served as Training Coordinator for the Peace Corps-Baltics Region in language, technical skills training and cultural adjustment program planning and facilitation. Fluent in Latvian and proficient in French, she has worked in nine countries. She continues to apply her degree in Inter-Cultural Communication from American University (Washington, DC), with a concentration in Applied Cultural Anthropology, to all aspects of life. As Director of Program Development for Journeys in Film, Anna has facilitates workshops and makes presentations to leaders in education, administration, parents, business and community throughout the U.S. and Canada, inspiring creative methods for globalizing education and, ultimately, influencing systemic reform.