With twenty years of experience, Heidi Valle Gallefoss is a professional and dedicated Norwegian public secondary school teacher. Her main subjects are art and design, which she loves teaching. She is also experienced in designing and producing clothes from scratch, which led her to make her clothing brand for several years. She started her professional studies by attending the cross-cultural communication study arranged by the Gå Ut senteret in Norway (The Go-Out Center) in 1997, which led her to meeting Ashalata Prasad. That was a fantastic experience for her, getting to know Indian village culture and people in different conditions of life, and it opened her eyes to the importance of cross-cultural knowledge. Besides the Bachelor as a teacher in art and design, Heidi has studied religion, psychology, and Norwegian language. She has worked as a teacher since 2003. 
As a Regional Consultant for Arise Villages she stands ready to assist those seeking to plan their cross-cultural journey.