Dahlia Neiss is the founder of CultureShock, an NGO that works toward cultural exchange between children in developing countries and children in the United States, and that has expanded its programing to include work within the U.S. in communities that are hardest hit by income disparity. In addition to being president of the CultureShock Board and founder of a cooperative providing early introduction to foreign languages to young children, Dahlia also serves on the Board of The Anthony Bowen YMCA in Washington, D.C, and on the Artistic Director’s Circle for the Alvin Ailey Dance Company Board. She previously worked for The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and graduated from George Washington University Law School.