Christina
Pope

Christina Pope is Senior Director of Welcoming International, an initiative of Welcoming America that supports and connects civil society and government institutions advancing inclusion around the world. She addresses emerging needs in the field and provides technical assistance to organizations making local policy, program, and system change to advance migrant inclusion. Previously, Christina was Senior Network Director at Welcoming America, where she designed programs and strategy for the organization’s US network of local governments and nonprofits. Christina’s background is in community development and international education, including prior roles at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, the community-based organization CASA, and the public school system of Recife, Brazil as a Fulbright grantee. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in comparative literature and American studies from Oberlin College. More about Welcoming International Welcoming International is an initiative of Welcoming America consisting of several programs, among them the Welcoming International alliance. The alliance connects and supports peer practitioners for knowledge exchange and collaboration on network strategies, welcoming standards and accreditation programs, and emerging topics in the delivery of services and programs to national networks of inclusion practitioners. In addition to the alliance, Welcoming America also administers international learning exchanges for local leaders, provides technical assistance to national and local institutions to advance multisector welcoming strategies, and collaborates with global partners to help welcoming localities shape international policy frameworks and narratives for better welcoming infrastructure.