Co-Founder, Francesca (Peterson) Barbee, graduated from Oberlin College ('03) with a degree in ThirdWorld Studies and History. She also completed a minor in Religion and continued studies in Spanish throughout her college years.

In addition to INTO, Francesca serves on the leadership team at her church House of Healing Outreach International, started by Oberlin alumni James and Keymasha Knight. She also coaches girls’ basketball at Lorain Admiral King High School in Lorain, Oh.  Her heart for service and the greater global community began with her involvement in high school and college working with her church and Habitat for Humanity through which she participated in many service trips all over the U.S., Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.