Kari Anderson Miller

Kari Anderson Miller spent twenty years as an elementary educator, primarily teaching students learning English as a second or other language. Having served in the U.S. Peace Corps for two years in Thailand, Kari empathized with the obstacles newcomers face in learning to live and work in a foreign country while acquiring a new culture and language.

In an effort to integrate the Charlottesville community and equip struggling neighbors with the resources needed to thrive, Ms. Miller founded International Neighbors in 2015. Since then, International Neighbors has connected more than 300 families- from places including Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo- with the people and skills needed to succeed in the United States of America.

In 2019, Kari Anderson Miller joined seven other grassroots refugee organizations to found the Hello Neighbor Network, a nationwide initiative that works to make communities across America more welcoming to newcomers. “The joy I get from this work comes from seeing desperate, hopeless clients becoming self sufficient IN volunteers and donors- within a matter of years. Charlottesville is full of people who care about the well being of everyone in our community- not just those who share the same language and socioeconomic level.”

International Neighbors highlights the best of humanity, allowing everyone the opportunity to be a great neighbor by sharing and celebrating the multifarious community that is Charlottesville.