Team Type: Institutional Engagement

Start Date August 2024 Interests Fantasy Reader • Chess Enjoyer • Paddleboard Enthusiast • Queer “Studying abroad taught me about navigating new cultures, seizing opportunities, and exploring the world right in front of me. But more so than that, studying abroad taught me to foster a new level of self-love, and I learned to be…

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Start Date August 2023 Interests Weight Lifter • Outdoor Enthusiast • Helping People “As I am learning more and more about the world we live in, I find myself wondering more and more about how more people can get the opportunity to go explore it. I think experiencing other cultures is a valuable experience. I…

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Start Date August 2023 Interests Volleyball • Animals • Small Towns • Beaches • Books “My time abroad taught me not only who I was as a person, but who I wanted to be as a person in this world. I hope to be able to help students have a similar experience.” Education Makenzie graduated…

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Start Date February 2022 Interests Boricua, Food & Wine Enthusiast • Fan of Live Music • Lover of Spanish Painters • Trekking and Hiking “My passion for study abroad and championing great opportunities that will ultimately change a student’s academic and life trajectory for the better makes this work rewarding.” Education Javier graduated from Indiana…

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Start Date September 2022 Interests Working with Students • Travel • Movies • Culinary Arts • Reading About History Education Wayne has a bachelor’s degree in Foreign Languages, Spanish and French, a Master of Science in Industrial Relations and Management, and Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in International Business/Relations. Wayne holds Doctoral of Arts in…

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Start Date February 2022 Interests Chicken Wing Connoisseur • Boxer • YouTube Binger • Golden State Warrior • Neighborhood Representative “There’s over 7 billion different people on the earth. It’s funny that the one in your way is almost always the one in the mirror.” Education Joshua graduated in 2018 from Middle Tennessee State University…

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Start Date April 2023 Interests Coffee Shops • Animals • Books • Hiking/Hammocking “I’m a first-generation college student who grew up in a family without a passport. Studying abroad wasn’t on my mind, wasn’t even in the realm of possibility, until someone came into my life and made it a reality. My goal at IFSA…

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Start Date November 2022 Interests Health and Fitness Enthusiast • Amateur Foodie • K-Drama Fanatic • Aspiring Creative “Traveling and living abroad contributed immensely to the person I am today, and those are experiences I will treasure forever. I’m so excited to help students at IFSA discover the world and discover themselves!” Education Zipporah holds…

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Start Date January 2022 Interests Travel • Theatre • Dogs • Foodie • Reader “My professional career has always focused on creating experiences. I am extremely excited to be on the IFSA team to help students create the experience of a lifetime by selecting a study abroad program that is a great fit for them!”…

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Start Date April 2023 Interests Book Lover • Euchre player • Will Shamelessly Cut a Rug “Whether domestic or abroad, every instance of travel—going to a new place and sharing time with its people—will widen your eyes and shatter your preconceived notions of a place (whether you knew you had them or not). Travel increases…

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