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The officers and members of the IVEC board of directors share the pain and sadness of the virtual exchange community for the loss of our dear friend and colleague Sarah Guth. Sarah was one of the IVEC founders, as a representative of Unicollaboration, and brought to our organization her expertise and enthusiasm as an accomplished scholar and practitioner of virtual exchange. To many of us she was more than a respected colleague, she was a dear friend, with whom we shared a passion for pedagogies that provide intentional intercultural experiences and foster authentic dialogue. Her constant attention to equity and fairness in virtual exchange, always speaking up for the least privileged and resourced members of our global community, will stay in our hearts and will continue to inspire us. The COIL-VE community lost a brave, smart, and warm pioneer. Through her important role at SUNY COIL, her leadership role in Unicollaboration, her work as ESL teacher in Padova, her scholarly and grant work, her seminal book written with Jon Rubin, Sarah made essential contributions to the development of our field and will be acutely missed. Our deepest condolences to Sarah’s family. Our heart goes out to her beloved boys, Antonio and Tobia; may they find solace in knowing how much Sarah was loved and respected across the world. The IVEC board invites all COIL-VE colleagues who knew, worked with, and learned from Sarah to follow her family’s wishes to honor her memory with donations to Emergency.