Meredith Hedrick is a public school educator with 20+ years of experience teaching both in the United States and abroad. Currently, she oversees English as a Second Language Department at Annandale High School with over 600 students in the program. When the conflict started in Ukraine, Meredith went to Poland to volunteer with World Central Kitchen to distribute food to the refugees. Since serving in the Peace Corps after college, her goal is to ensure that all students have access to opportunities and initiatives that teach them they can and will make a difference in the world. Meredith has traveled to many countries across Europe, Africa, and Asia. She has lived in Turkmenistan and Qatar, as well as short-term contracts/study aboard/volunteer stints in Belgium, Kosovo, France, Costa Rica, South Korea, and Armenia.