Staff Member Profile

Tiffanee Wright

Tiffanee Wright

Executive Director

Tiffanee joined AHLI in 2019 after having worked as a Research Coordinator at Penn State Hershey Medical Center in PA. She earned a Master of Public Health and a Master of Arts in Medical Anthropology with an International Health Specialization from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. She has a Bachelor Degree in Cultural Anthropology from Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA.

She is fluent in Swahili, TESOL Certified, a Certified Swahili Medical Interpreter, has presented at international conferences on community engagement, and taught English in Japan.

Her Passion

Caring for others, learning about other cultures, attempting to learn new languages, and trying new foods.

Life Outside of Work

Married with two teenage daughters keeps her busy along with volunteering. In her free time, she can be found in her kitchen baking desserts or in the gym working off those dessert calories.

Global Experience

Began hosting through AHLI 30 years ago with her family, studied at Tohoku Gakuin University in Japan, and recently returned from living with her family in Tanzania, East Africa as an international health development worker for 7 years.