Vincenza is the Director of Education and of the International Human Rights Training Program. She leads the planning, and development of the curriculum for all Equitas human rights education programs as well as Equitas’ knowledge building and sharing strategy. Vincenza has participated in numerous international human rights education expert conferences organized by UNESCO, the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC) and the Council of Europe and by Equitas. Prior to joining Equitas in 1995, Vincenza worked as an educator and curriculum designer with the Public Service of Canada. She also worked as the official languages advisor at the Canadian Space Agency and the Federal Office of Regional Development (Québec). Vincenza holds an MA in educational technology from Concordia University, a Joint Honors BA in Italian and Spanish from McGill University and a TESL certificate from Concordia University. She has done graduate studies in Italian literature and holds a diploma for teaching Italian from the University for Foreigners in Perugia, Italy.