Archives: Team
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Ashanti Adams
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Start Date July 2023 Interests Crocheter • Friend • Aspiring Traveler • Dessert-Obsessed “International education changed my life and I believe that it is more important than ever to learn from a global perspective. I’m happy to be a part of a team that can facilitate diverse learning and unforgettable experiences for students!” Education Ashanti…
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Malak Albakri
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Start Date January 2024 Interests Travel Enthusiast • Reading • Hiking and Exploring New Places • Baking • Watching Movies “Having the opportunity to immerse yourself in a new place, to step out of your comfort zone, meet new people, and experience new ways of learning is an incredible experience, and I admire IFSA’s work…
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Diana Arízaga
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Start Date June 2003 Interests Art Lover • Food Enthusiast • Cook • Love Reading • Traveling • Dogs “After many years in the field with other institutions in the U.S. and abroad, I find IFSA allows me to constantly change, be flexible, creative, challenge myself, and think that anything I can think of, even…
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Jessica Auxier
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Start Date August 2018 Interests Cooking • Traveling • Running • Yoga “I’m a big believer in winging it. I believe that you’re never going to find a perfect city travel experience or the perfect meal without a constant willingness to experience a bad one. Letting the happy accident happen is what a lot of…
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Lara Azzola
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Start Date January 2012 Interests Dance • History of Art • Espresso Coffee • Strolling • Hiking • Outdoor Activities • India “It is very rewarding to witness how students’ relation with their new environment changes in the course of the semester, when they start understanding difference, embracing diversity and becoming more cultural sensitive/nuanced individuals.”…
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Megan Baker
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Start Date January 2023 Interests Social • Baking • Walking • Travel • Family “I love seeing people reach their true potential in life.” Education Megan graduated from Wellington Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in alcohol and drug studies in 2006. Travel Experience Megan loves travel. In 2010, she spent 12 weeks traveling…
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Heather Barclay Hamir, Ph.D.
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Start Date April 2015 Interests International Educator • Insatiable Learner • Mom of Two • Horse Enthusiast “IFSA brings together the things I love best about education abroad: dedication to enhancing student learning, a passion to change the future through each life we touch, and the enthusiastic, innovative people it takes to achieve both. It’s…
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Soraya Barrientos
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Start Date July 2022 Interests Proud & Loving Mom • Empathetic Friend • Desserts Lover • Dancing Enthusiast • Environmental Awareness “There are so many stereotypes that could be broken down if people could just get to know other cultures and ways of living.” Education Soraya earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Universidad de…
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Emily Beck
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Start Date April 2005 Interests Mom • Spanish-Speaker • Mexican Food Enthusiast • Amateur Photographer “I appreciate the incredible impact that study abroad can have on a student’s life, and I have enjoyed helping facilitate study abroad experiences for students throughout my career at IFSA, from my first position as a program advisor to my…
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Logan Beck
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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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