Education Abroad• internationalizing curriculum through implementation of faculty-led international education abroad programs• facilitating the establishment and design of faculty-led international education abroad programs• developing and ensuring faculty-led program assessment and retention plans for OIE International Student Advising• providing professional, logistical, ethical, and empathetic support and advising to campus international students, scholars, exchange visitors• serving as a member of the OIE team

BOA Alumnus Perspective:• Consult with a growing local board, faculty advisers, student leadership• Develop annual alumni scholarship fund for students. Initiate alumni to student connection• Ensure mission through annual review of local budget and internship exchange programming• Provide global organization perspective to student leadership

Volunteer at Hofvormdeich Organic Farm, Dikencik Eco-Tourism and Alis Natural Olive Orchard:• Learned principles of seed harvesting, herb identification, permaculture, natural farming, olive harvesting and processing• Re-modeled and constructed cottage housing while tending hundreds of garden plants• Provided guest service and learned basic Turkish cooking

Education Abroad• Strategically developed, managed a portfolio of international exchange partnerships, consortia agreements, provider programs, direct enrollment programs; grew offerings to over 30 per year• Coordinated education abroad program design, partnering, budgeting, policy crafting, academic integration, marketing, preparation, delivery, re-entry and evaluation of long/short term programs• Bolstered curriculum internationalization by cooperating with faculties across 4 schools to develop, lead a yearly rotation of international service, academic, language programs abroad• Established a culture of excitement in student body for semester education abroad; increased program enrollment by 200% over 6 years in cooperation with financial aid, academic advising• Strengthened recruitment of first generation students and students of color into semester education abroad programs resulting in a 95% retention and completion rate among participants• Liaison between education abroad students and financial aid connecting students with numerous internal and external scholarship opportunities and administered private donor awards• Directed cultural preparation orientations for education abroad students. Conducted appropriate logistical, accommodation arrangements. Provided institutional and academic support while abroad • Instituted institutional re-entry programing and co-supported development of annual statewide re-entry seminar for returned students of Wisconsin based higher education institutions• Crafted, implemented institutional education abroad policies, health guidelines, crisis management plans and interpreted policies for international students, education abroad students, domestic and foreign parents, university faculty and staff

Departmental Branding, Marketing & Student Development, Programming• Re-branded International Education office with inspiring digital imagery, which significantly increased education abroad traffic, first touch points to students by 120% the first year• Designed, refined departmental homepage, social media utilization and intensified digital program marketing throughout institution-wide website re-design phase• Hired, trained, supervised international education staff of undergraduate work-study students, graduate interns, education abroad peer advisers; Served on university staff search committees• Collaborated with university constituents, including student services offices, faculty departments, deans and executives to enrich educational programing related to first-year initiatives, new student orientations, volunteering and interning abroad• Led annual institutional international events, such as nationwide international education week; constructed educational programming involving developing world themes; hosted external education abroad providers. Coached leaders of 2 international themed student organizations.International Student Advising• Communicated with international student applicants, advised in accordance with international admissions and foreign consulates on domestic and international education policies. Created, maintained student records in SEVIS and served as DSO • Advocated on behalf of international students and the university to resolve concerns related to dining services, international student insurance, off campus housing policies, residence life facilities• Connected, referred students to appropriate local and university resources, including academic skills center, residence life, career services, financial aid, student health center, counseling services

• Served as liaison between staff, summer program residents and counseling services• Created safe, secure living environment for short-term residents and staff• Assisted youth program residents in coping with intercultural adjustment and accommodations• Responded with professionalism and authority to emergency situations

• Performed on-going weekly departmental support involving coursework organization• Screened and evaluated 30 faculty candidates for an International Education position at SIT• Conducted national market research of 10 institutions with high quality IE programs • Provided opportunities for 25 SIT students/staff to create lesson plans for local area classrooms during International Education Week

• Built a culturally diverse 60-person organization team to manage annual conference logistics• Hired, managed, and trained personnel for a 15-day congress representing a 90-country network in the exposition center in Hanover• Coordinated member and stakeholder applications and country specific embassy/visa support• Prepared on-site human resource and logistical planning; coached daily implementation, problem resolution

• Worked on 5-person multi-cultural team representing 5 nationalities leading and coaching a 300- person, International, not-for-profit organization based at 9 Swiss Universities• Co-initiated a 3-year organizational change and branding process• Facilitated/Chaired numerous annual conferences in Switzerland and internationally• Strategically developed and marketed Outgoing, Incoming Exchange Program products• Coordinated and significantly increased Exchange Quality/Quantity (ranked #1 worldwide)• Implemented 2-year International country cooperation grant in conjunction with the Swiss Development Cooperation and AIESEC in South Africa, Kenya and India• Chaired Global Development Traineeship Taskforce and virtually managed 12-person global team• Co-led worldwide delegation from 28 countries to World Summit on Sustainable Development in South Africa

• Consulted LINKs Internet Communication Technology, its infrastructure, and its means of Capacity Building. Supported writing/reviewing a successful World Bank grant • Conducted website development, planning, programming, user testing, user education• Facilitated ICT and capacity building sessions at the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane• Coached the National AIESEC in Mozambique board in successful membership recruitment

• Tutored 20 students in beginning to advanced German and 20 Freshman Hmong students in ESL • Created and adapted appropriate, weekly individual and group lesson plans • Delivered individual, group lessons related to students assignments, courses and learning styles

• Planned and executed international student orientation week for 120 exchange students• Hired and trained student orientation assistants and modified/created orientation content• Communicated orientation implementation and coordination of sessions with the Registrar, Academic Life, Residence Life, Career Services, and Counseling office• Evaluated international orientation week programming and documented activities• Provided cultural adjustment resources and advising to international students

• Assisted in arrival orientation for 140 incoming high school students from United Arab Emirates • Taught English as a Secondary Language to UAE high-school-age students 4 days a week• Developed and implemented weekly cultural and resident life programs and activities• Oversaw transportation logistics, resident advising/counseling and security/crisis issues• Lived in resident halls with students and responded to disciplinary concerns

• Assistant in TESL seminars for students studying TESL in Primary Education • Organized and prepared seminar materials; attended and supported lectures and seminar activities• Created and maintained department homepage