About Friends and Flags

Founders of Friends and Flags
Friends and Flags was originally launched in 1999 by Karen Eini, an English Foreign Language teacher in Israel. Jay Bryant, Educational Consultant ( USA) is integrally involved in the development and strategic planning of the program. Eini and Bryant both believe in the power of Internet for multicultural exchange. Their collaborative infrastructure has empowered thousands of students and educators world wide.

Jay Bryant, is current co-director and Chief Technology officer of Friends and Flags. Bryant is the Director of Business Development for Educational Testing Service. Prior work included, Vice President at bigchalk.com, Information Architect at KOZ.com and Manager of Corporate Communications at Freedom Communications. Bryant has a BA in Photography from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and spent many years as a newspaper photographer & editor before starting work in educational technology.	Karen Eini is current co-director and project coordinator of Friends and Flags. Eini is an English Foreign Language teacher in Israel with a BA in Communications from McGill, Montreal and a Masters in TESOL Loughborough, England. Eini's work includes, authoring textbooks and EFL games, curriculum development, teacher training, project coordination and course design. Eini has presented and led collaborative learning and leadership workshops in USA, Canada, Cyprus, Romania and Israel.