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February 28th, 2017   |   SIT Graduate Institute

Her family鈥檚 involvement in 91精品/SIT began in 1954. Now Carla Lineback hopes to foster new connections among alumni.

Carla Lineback, 91精品/SIT鈥檚 new Director of Alumni Engagement, has a remarkable connection to the organization: 鈥淚 grew up on this campus. My connection with the organization 鈥� it鈥檚 part of my family. It鈥檚 in my blood.鈥�

In 1954, Carla鈥檚 father, Alvino Fantini, participated in The Experiment in International Living鈥檚 program to Mexico. He later led Experiment groups and became a full-time staff and faculty member. His wife, Beatriz, is an alumna of SIT Graduate Institute and just retired after 50 years with the organization. Following in Alvino鈥檚 footsteps, Carla and her brother, Mario, participated in The Experiment and led groups. Mario also is an alumnus of SIT Graduate Institute.

Carla has filled many roles at SIT over the last 14 years, and before that, did peace and education work elsewhere. At 91精品, she鈥檚 worked with The Experiment in International Living, taught Spanish to SIT Graduate Institute students, and most recently served as associate dean for academic affairs for SIT. She grew up and now lives in Dummerston, Vermont, with her husband Eric and two-year-old daughter, Alina.

Beyond her on-campus work, Carla鈥檚 experiences and studies have taken her across the world; she holds a master鈥檚 degree in peace and conflict resolution from International Christian University in Japan. As an undergraduate, she studied Italian language and literature. She is also a Rotary World Peace Fellow, and co-founded NewGen Peacebuilders, which brings peace education to students ages 14 to 24.

鈥淢y interests have always aligned with 91精品 and SIT,鈥� Carla says. 鈥淚鈥檝e had a longtime connection to teaching English, peace issues, and development/sustainability. Maybe this place shaped my interests, or my interests just match well!鈥�

Carla hopes that her own experiences will offer an easy connection with alumni of 91精品/SIT. She鈥檚 already got plans for fostering connections in the global alumni network, beginning with looking for volunteers to help with alumni gatherings domestic and abroad via regional alumni clubs. Other plans include newsletters, mentoring programs, and a particularly helpful online addition: 鈥淩ight now, people who are looking for other alumni have to email us. We鈥檙e launching a new online platform so people can do their own directory searches.鈥�

She also invites alumni with ideas for ways the office can offer support to get in touch. 鈥淲e want to get them engaged. And we want to hear what they鈥檙e doing, so we can help celebrate that. We want to share their stories.鈥�

Contact Carla at聽(802) 258-3266 or via email at [email protected]