Cara Richards is a Business Owner and Designer at Cara Mia & Co. She possess expertise in leadership, community outreach, spanish, international education, teaching and 10 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "Cara Richards was a strong leader and great team member at AFS-USA. She works well collaboratively while being independently driven, she is very organized, has excellent communication skills, and is skilled at working with people. She has honed many skills over the past several years, including training, and delivery, mentoring staff and volunteers, team development, volunteer management, as well as outreach and promotion. Cara excelled in her role as a Team Development Specialist and has a tremendous amount to offer any organization, and I trust that her future is a bright one!" and "Cara and I worked together at AFS USA Intercultural Programs. We both supported local volunteer teams as Team Development Specialist (TDS) in different parts of the Northeast. She and I worked closely on shared projects so I am intimately knowledgeable of her experience and skills. She was responsible for many facets of International Education work including maintaining U.S. Department of State standards for hosted participants, presenting and recruiting students to overseas opportunities, and motivating team volunteers, to name a few.   During her time at AFS, Cara demonstrated solid professionalism, flexibility, and enthusiasm in the face of significant challenges and change. She has a true passion for International Education and supporting students reach their full potential to serve in a global capacity. Whether Cara would be coming into an existing position that already has clear and established responsibilities and institutional history, or starting a new position, like the TDS role, that will require her to adapt and shape the position along the way, I am confident she has the commitment and skills to excel. She has a strong work ethic, is persistent, and approached challenges head-on showing creativity, dedication, and a good sense of humor. I whole-heartily recommend Cara Richards."