Dr. Gabrielle Malfatti serves as Director of Global Engagement and Associate Teaching Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Missouri College of Education. In 2013 she established Mizzou Ed Teach Abroad, a program designed to give future teachers an opportunity to internationalize their preparation with international co-teaching experiences and cross-cultural mentoring. She is a founding board member of the Ashera Foundation, serves on the Advisory Council for Vidyashilp Academy in Bangalore, India. Dr. Malfatti has led multiple workshops and presentations on leadership, international education and intercultural issues in the U.S., Canada, Colombia, Cuba, England, Ghana, India and Thailand.