Christiane Leitinger, M.ed., is an international service-learning specialist.

She has worked with diverse cultural and economic populations in the

United States as an early childhood education teacher. From 2005 to 2011

she built the award-winning Pennies for Peace tool for both students and

educators. Christiane currently consults to nonprofit organizations

interested in adding an outreach and service-learning component to their

program. These international projects reflect Christiane’s belief that

service-learning, tied to core literature and academic rigor, results in

powerful, transformative learning opportunities for students and adults.

In addition to the Pennies for Peace Toolkit, Christiane was Executive

Producer of a 2009 call-to-service concert event – Journey of Hope –

at legendary music venue Red Rocks. She graduated from Grinnell College

with a Bachelor of Arts degree in German Literature, and earned a

Master’s Degree in Education, with a specialty in Montessori, from

Loyola College in Maryland.

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