Administer and provide study abroad advising to students and support for 19 international exchange programs belonging to URI Signature Programs. Collaborate with and support ISD Director and IEP Program Directors and offer guidance concerning all aspects of international exchange programs, including facilitating MOU, ERASMUS+, bilateral exchange agreements with international exchange partners. Advise students on affiliate and non-affiliate programs and National Student Exchange Programs as needed. Manage study abroad applications and enrollment in programs and courses; advise students on partner program applications; review student transcripts, applications, prior approval forms, and learning agreements; assess student eligibility; and manage exchange balances. Support students before, during, and after their overseas studies, and connect them to campus resources. Review grades and address academic standing and behavioral issues with students. Develop and run general and program specific academic and cultural pre-departure orientations, re-entry programming, information sessions, events, and workshops. Advise students on visa application requirements, review student documents, provide visa letters and work with consulates to process student visas. Manage program brochure content in consultation with faculty. Promote internal and external scholarships. Evaluate transfer credit. Conduct site visits as needed. Design & conduct program evaluation and data collection office-wide. Design and launch a URI Global Site Visit Report to gather, standardize, and assess important criteria related to vetting, developing, and/or maintaining a number of different types of education abroad/away programs. Grant-writing. Supervise, mentor, and support OIE student ambassadors and ISD student assistant.

Provided administrative and operational/logistical support for RISD's Office of International Student Services. Oversaw main front office space and activities; provided general advising and assistance to international students concerning their F-1 Visa status, navigating U.S. systems & culture. Served as a DSO for the F-1 visa program and ARO for the J-1 visa program. Reviewed and processed immigration documentation, issued travel signatures and letters for F-1 and J-1 international students. Hired, trained and supervised 5-8 student staff. Responsible for social media, marketing & outreach; developed, recommended and implemented new processes and plans to improve office efficiencies.

Managed between 17-20 short-term faculty-led study abroad programs annually with nearly 200 students. Supported faculty through the process of planning a faculty-led study abroad program, including course proposal process, marketing, outreach, social media, student applications, program logistics, budget planning and oversight (approx. $50,000-$60,000 per program), emergency procedures, and re-entry programming. Advised and supported students with course and program selection, connected students to campus resources, tracked student progress on language or academic course requirements and completion, reviewed student transcripts and assess student eligibility, addressed student academic standing and behavioral issues. Liaised with third party program providers and travel companies. Organized and facilitated faculty-led overseas program committee. Visited and evaluated overseas programs. Conducted risk management assessment and ensured program quality, safety and fiscal soundness. Served as a member of campus-wide emergency crisis response team. Collaborated with faculty, university offices and departments.• Created a faculty-led study abroad learning community site on Sakai to foster and support a community for faculty-led programming, provide program updates and information to faculty and encourage faculty to share information, resources and best practices.• Oversaw relaunch of social media campaign that generated new content and improved outreach efforts to prospective students and highlighted and chronicled past student program experiences.• Drafted study abroad policies for students on Academic Probation and First-Year study abroad participants.• Designed and launched program evaluations for all faculty-led programs to effectively evaluate program success and improve short-term study abroad programming.

Served as BOSP’s primary contact for a suite of overseas programs. Advised students on program offerings, helping them consider academics, personal goals, and aspects of their identities, and how these may pose unique challenges or opportunities abroad. Managed applications and student enrollment and conducted data collection and reporting. Developed marketing and outreach strategies. Developed and ran orientation programming. Advised students on visa regulations and batch process visas. Managed web content. Worked closely with overseas staff, directors and third party providers, and visited and evaluated overseas programs. Collaborated with faculty, residence deans, academic directors, the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Research, the Office of Accessible Education, the Office of Community Standards, the Office of Risk Management, the Financial Aid Office, the University Registrar, the Language Center, academic and athletic departments and community centers. Recruited, hired, trained and supervised eight Student Ambassadors.• Provided mentorship and training to two new Program Advisors and eight Student Ambassadors.• Helped design an interim emergency response protocol in response to the Paris terrorist attacks.• Liaised with BOSP’s technology manager to research and implement a new application system, and headed application and enrollment training for BOSP staff.

Managed application, enrollment and admissions process for over 1,000 students on all BOSP quarter-length programs and short-term faculty-led summer programs. Advised students on all BOSP quarter-length and short-term faculty-led programs. Advised students on policies and procedures associated with non-Stanford study abroad programs. Evaluated international external credit. Provided institutional research and special project support, which included collecting university-wide study abroad data for the Institute of International Education’s Open Doors Report and Ivy Plus Report. Recruited, hired, trained, and supervised a team of up to five Student Assistants.• Designed and implemented two surveys on behalf of BOSP in collaboration with the School of Engineering to better understand the attitudes of senior engineering students towards study abroad. The survey results led to the creation of specific online engineering courses for students studying abroad on BOSP programs, reducing barriers for engineering students to study abroad.

Graduated May 21st, 2011, Suma Cum Laude with Distinction

Provided operational and marketing support for two 4-week summer sessions of the Global Trade & Development program and two sessions of the Development Project Management Institute. Spearheaded outreach for the Conservation Leadership Practicum. Managed application and selection process. Maintained website content, utilized social media and created and distributed alumni newsletter. Provide logistical on-site support for programs and program faculty including orientations, site visits, activities and other events for students.• Improved program outreach by filming, editing and promoting documentary videos chronicling program participant experiences, which strengthened donor and university exchange relationships and increased student participation.

Assisted with program administration. Reviewed official documents and applications. Checked J-1 visa statuses to insure compliance with federal regulations and procedures. Provided support for special projects.• Initiated and compiled a report highlighting increases in advisor caseloads and work responsibilities over the past five years, which resulted in work distribution changes within the organization.

Provided customer service and account management to teachers planning educational tours for students. Advised teachers in either selecting a tour from over a hundred different domestic/international tour itineraries or customizing a unique tour itinerary. Managed their tours from beginning to end, providing pre-departure, on-tour and post-tour support and consultation. Traveled on and evaluated several international educational tours.• Created a mentor program that matched senior program consultants with new hires to better orient, develop and retain new staff.• Named company’s Top Program Consultant in 2009.

Researched and translated weekly news articles on human rights codes and violations, international terrorism, and security policies. Reviewed and edited both English and German documents ready for publication.• Helped identify human rights abuses and contributed to policy recommendations for the Germangovernment.

Trained, organized and managed canvassing groups. Educated the public regarding environmental issues and current policy; created awareness of the need to take immediate action through membership and petitions.Designed strategies for groups to maximize fundraising and awareness in specific towns.Achieved top 10 status in campaign fundraising for Western Massachusetts.

Created and implemented lesson plans and learning activities that stimulated discussions and assessed understanding of concepts.Successfully motivated students to advance their German studies through study abroad by sharing personal experiences.