Cassondra Puls is Director of Strategic Communications and Associate Consultant, Education for PASS. She is an educationalist with experience in the classroom and nonprofit sides of quality education delivery both domestically and abroad. Cassondra spent two years in Turkey where she taught through the U.S. Fulbright Program and supported local NGOs with their research and communications. In Washington, D.C. and New York City, she has taught learners of all ages as well as contributed fundraising, research, graphic design, communications, curriculum development, and capacity-building to a variety of educational NGOs including One World Youth Project, Higher Achievement, Success Academy, Lalela Project, Reach the World, and the International Rescue Committee. She has her BA from Georgetown University and MA from Columbia University.