Trisha Mason founded the service-learning program for health professions students in the Westbrook College of Health Professions at the University of New England in 2011 (including supporting the Cross-Cultural Health Immersion in Ghana), after working to establishing the international education program starting in 2006. Prior to UNE, Trisha gained extensive international experience developing and supporting mutually beneficial partnerships at the Institute of International Education and U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington D.C. She received her B.A. in World Politics from Hamilton College and her M.A. in Public Policy and Management from the Muskie School at the University of Southern Maine.