IAPA Au Pair of the Year 2016 – Proudly presenting the finalists

The 12th edition of the IAPA Au Pair of the Year Award has again provided us with great stories that were shared with us through our member agencies.
After reviewing the 46 host family essays, all describing their rewarding experiences with their au pair, we have now selected our three finalists IAPA Au Pair of the Year 2016 Award.
Currently we are in the process of reading the stories the finalists have sent to us, in order to select our winner!
Meet the finalists
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Robert Isemer (27), Germany |
Anna Mathilda Ljung (19), Sweden |
Hugo Didrik Emanuel Lindberg (18), Sweden |
nominated by the Thurman family, USA |
nominated by the Brant family, USA |
nominated by the Wolf family, USA |
Robert Isemer
“Robert was instrumental in providing natural supports for Alex to be an active part of family, school, and community. Robert was an extremely active participant in Alex’s schoolwork. Robert researched methodologies and implemented them to modify Alex’s curriculum so Alex could better participate in the general education classroom, versus in a segregated setting.“
– Thurman family, Vienna, VA, USA
Anna Mathilda Ljung
– Brant family, Fairfield, CT, USA
Hugo Didrik Emanuel Lindberg
– Wolf family, Bronxville, NY, USA