Trillium Hibbeln

Director for Accreditation and School Improvement
NEASC Commission on International Education

+1 781-425-7779   |   thibbeln@neasc.org  |  LinkedIn  |  @TrilliumHibbeln

As Director for the NEASC Commission on International Education, Trillium sets forth the vision and goals for the Commission each year, facilitates communication between commission members, staff, and volunteers, and works directly with member schools to guide them through the NEASC Accreditation process.

Trillium supports hundreds of schools around the world as they seek to transform into learning communities of the future. She has led workshops and conducted in-depth school accreditation and consulting visits to over 75 schools and has written global standards and protocols to challenge and support member schools.

Trillium’s career has also included over a decade of work in fundraising and major project development in support of children’s health issues for a large hospital system. Early in her career, Trillium taught in two international schools and worked in refugee resettlement. Trillium is also the founder of a non-profit organization, the Power of Education, which operates a KG to grade 9 school and community development program in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Trillium is passionate about educational access and quality in developing countries, education in crisis, and girl’s education.

Trillium holds a master's in education and a bachelor's in international relations. Trillium and her family have lived in the USA, Norway, Thailand, Paraguay, Italy, China, and currently lives in Poland.