About

Missy Gluckmann, Founder of Melibee Global Education Consulting

I formed Melibee Global Education Consulting to serve organizations that are ready to put the work in that is required to understand the global community. I am here to solve problems and to be a careful listener, partner and supportive team member. My network of global contacts is extraordinary, and I am delighted to bring the most appropriate resources into consulting engagements as needed.

I completed my Master of Arts in International Education at the School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont (US) in the early 1990s. My BA degree is from Binghamton University (NY, USA) in Political Science. I have lived abroad twice and am grateful to have had the opportunity to travel extensively. I have worked in a variety of institutions (New York University, Marymount College, SUNY Rockland Community College, WCSU) in Study Abroad and International Student Advising. For several years, I took some time away from international education and served as an Account Executive/Human Resource Consultant and Trainer for Cartus, the world’s largest international relocation company. The events of 9/11 inspired me to return to international education. I recently accepted an invitation to serve as an adviser to Durham Technical Community College’s new Center for the Global Learner.

Missy Gluckmann (right) visiting a mosque (Photo courtesy of Bassam Tariq)

As a child, I remember reading “The Story about Ping” (see below) hundreds of times as a kid, imaging the Yangtze River and wondering if Ping was going to be a lucky little duck that day or not. In high school, my family hosted Rotary Exchange Students from Mexico and Brazil. I traveled abroad through the Rotary Club after high school and studied abroad as a Junior in college. While other students purchased cars and gadgets, I bought plane tickets, life experiences and a passion for trying to understand “the other.”

An avid student of “life,” I participate in as many intercultural learning opportunities as I can. In 2010, I became a certified BEVI trainer. I am a voracious reader, and if you read my blog regularly, you know that I spend a lot of time reading books and viewing films about other cultures.

My other hobbies include organic cooking, writing, nature, green living, photography, laughing heartily, connecting people, travel – and I recently took up knitting.

You may contact me here.

And if you want to read about the little duck Ping….here is the book: