Taita team

Kristin

Kristin Sherwood is currently a first-year Masters degree student at Clark University in International Development and Social Change. Before coming to Clark, she worked for six years as an elementary school teacher, spending her summers volunteering in developing countries. Projects have included teaching English in Hungary and Costa Rica, teaching internet skills in Mauritius and Mexico, and training student volunteers in India. She is excited about the potential of XO laptops to empower both children and teachers and revolutionize the way that learning takes place. Kristin has a B.A. in Linguistics from Harvard University and an M.Ed. in Creative Arts in Learning/ Elementary Education from Lesley University. In her spare time, she enjoys playing Celtic fiddle, practicing Aikido, and hiking.

Ali

Alexandra Pinschmidt is studying International Development and Social Change at Clark University, with a focus on gender, education, and empowerment. She has a keen interest in media for social change, and has produced two independent documentary films, about development work in southern Africa and homelessness in Boston. Alexandra has had extensive international experience, as a teacher in Mozambique, a medical volunteer in Uzbekistan, and as a student in China and Ecuador. She is highly self-motivated, creative, critical, and reflexive. Trailers for her films can be seen at www.radical-lens.org.