Global Village Project Appoints New CEO and Head of School

11/23/20—Elizabeth Elango Bintliff has been named the new CEO & Head of School at the Global Village Project (GVP), which is the only school in the United States designed to meet the unique needs of refugee girls and young women with interrupted education.

Before relocating to the United States to pursue higher education, Bintliff attended a girls’ boarding school in her home country of Cameroon. She is ecstatic to have the opportunity to work with girls in education, and according to Ginger Schmeltzer, Chair of the GVP Board of Directors, Blintiff “has a clear commitment to and passion for championing youth, with a proven and expansive track record from leadership roles at Junior Achievement Africa and Heifer International.”

Prior to GVP, Bintliff served as the CEO of Junior Achievement Africa, where she transformed the organization’s ability to impact youth programs, developed sustainable funding models, and expanded their reach into additional countries from Ghana headquarters. She also ran the largest division of Africa programming at Heifer International as Vice President. Blintiff holds a Master of Arts in African Studies from Yale University and Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Affairs from Kennesaw State University.