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Jackie Fa'asisila, Academic Director

Jackie Fa'asisila received both a BA in Education and an MA in History from the University of Missouri.  She first went to Samoa in 1972 as a Peace Corps Volunteer.  In addition to her work as a teacher trainer, Ms. Fa'asisila has been Associate Peace Corps Director and cross-cultural Training Manager in Samoa, the Cook Islands, and Niue.  She taught Social Science and Educational Studies at Primary and Secondary Teachers' Training Colleges.  She was also the Orientation Coordinator for the Australian Volunteers International and UN Volunteers in Samoa, and served as the Language Advisor/Instructor for several SIT Study Abroad Samoa semesters before becoming the director.  Ms. Fa'asisila resides in Apia with her family. She has been the Academic Director of the Samoa Program since fall 1996.