Dinah Holmquist graduated from American University’s School of International Service in May 2020 where she received her master’s degree in International and Intercultural Communication with a concentration in Transnational Education. Prior to joining Meridian, Dinah served as a graduate student consultant for the peacebuilding organization Search for Common Ground, worked as an international student group leader for John Hopkins Carey School of Business, and interned at the College Consortium for International Studies (CCIS). Dinah also earned a bachelor’s degree in Cultural Anthropology from Wheaton College in Illinois. During her undergraduate studies, Dinah spent a semester abroad in Amman, Jordan where she studied Middle East History & Politics, Interfaith Dialogue, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.