Leandro P. Di Vittorio Email & Phone Number

United States

Stanford, California, United States

• Serve as State Department Alternate Responsible Officer and Designated School Official• Liaison with various government agencies such as the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Homeland Security agencies, SEVP and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and SEVIS Help Desk• Share responsibility for communication with Stanford students on F and J visas through email, website, and social media. • Provide advising to students and their dependents. Also, assist with processing various requests from students and departments.• Identify areas in which technological improvements may enhance compliance, service, and advising for the large population of international students and their dependents. • Lead, create and contribute to the development of business practices and organizational change to improve processes and workflow, including assisting in developing broad institutional policies regarding compliance with immigration regulations relevant for Stanford sponsorship. • Develop and implement plans for outreach efforts in the form of orientation sessions and immigration updates to students and campus administrators. Represent department and university at meetings and events. • Collaborate with others to help resolve program issues and concerns, interpret policies, and mediate complex and sensitive issues that may involve evaluating and recommending program improvements. • Resolve multi-dimensional matters in response to students in crisis, at risk, or who have other program issues, counsel students and parents on sensitive and confidential issues.

San Francisco, California, United States

Provide advice, support, and guidance to international students, faculty, and their families (where applicable) on U.S. immigration regulations.Advising areas include maintaining visa status, work authorization rights, travel and visa renewal, nonresident alien taxes, and other related topics.Serve as the main point of contact for campus and global staff on all matters related to U.S. immigration, remaining up to date on any changes to U.S. federal immigration regulations and policies.Serve as the campus lead on administering visa guidance and support to students participating in Hult’s Global Rotation program (for both inbound and outbound visa applicants), in collaboration with the Global Rotation team.Ensure that the Visas and Compliance office provides high-quality, professional, and cost-effective services that enhance the student and faculty experience, from pre-arrival communication/resources, through post-graduation periods of work authorization.Serve as the Principal Designated School Official (PDSO) for Hult’s F-1 visa program. Ensure F-1 and J-1 programs comply with the Department of Homeland Security and Department of State immigration regulations, as they pertain to advising international students and scholars.Recruit, hire, and train new staff members as needed, conduct annual performance evaluations, and foster career growth by encouraging professional development.Serve as a leader in the advising team in handling complex immigration and advising cases.Collaborate closely with the Heads of Visas and Compliance at all Hult campuses to ensure consistency in policy, processes and service.Develop and update department policies and standard operating procedures, in conjunction with internal and external stakeholders where necessary.Provide guidance for team members regarding any regulatory changes and their effects on department policies and procedures.Maintain Visas and Compliance department budget.

San Francisco

Designated School Official (DSO) and for Hult's F-1 program, and as initial point of contact for the Hult San Francisco Visas and Compliance department (+800 students). Provided visa coordination support and services to students participating in Hult's Global Rotation program for inbound and outbound students. Provided advice, support, and guidance to international students, faculty, and their families on U.S. immigration regulations. Maintained student records and produced regular reports on the status of visa applications from various platforms (Salesforce, myStudents) Hult utilizes. Assisted with federally mandated compliance requirements related to the Student Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS)Designed and facilitated work authorization and other visa related sessions for students. Created and maintained Visas and Compliance related content, documents and forms on myHult, and regularly updated campus communication platforms and create promotional materials for workshops and events

San Francisco, Ca.

Created and developed the curricula for Beginners-Spanish and Public-Speaking class (10 students each)Compiled the material and resources for both classesImplement class activities and exercisesBroke the cultural barrier among international student by using a multicultural perspective

San Francisco, California

Created a system for managing financial resources of campus and sharing information with the main office. Developed a database to track progression of students (100+ students). Coordinated activities of teachers and their resources to allow combine activities between classes. Shared an email template system to outreach international students and foreign credential evaluation (in English and Spanish). Managed SEVIS and issued initial and transfer I-20s for F1 students.

San Francisco, Ca

Supplier of research, analysis and consulting services on markets and business• Provided data obtained through in-store visits related to market traffic• Classified types of purchases from different business• Analyzed clients behavior and store traffic

Oakland, California

Community college association that organizes classes and courses on Berkeley City College, College of Alameda, Laney College, and Merritt College.• Assisted professor by lecturing and grading exams and papers for African Studies class (20+ students)• Facilitated weekly classroom seminars and web-based instruction to effectively motivate and engage participants• Tutored students after class, increasing individual student performance and class performance (5 hours per week)• Established new subject on Latin America in the African Studies class, broadening student perspectives and multicultural understanding

Caracas, Venezuela

The largest college system in Venezuela with over 190 campuses and one million students nationwide• Taught classes Political Theory of the State and Research Project (20 students each), creating and implementing curricula structure for the political theory and research classes• Optimized mechanisms for achieving a high learning evaluation of class objectives by creating new syllabi and evaluation system, still in use for both courses• Conducted research on national security models, decision-making on defense, and threat identification, for the Center for the Political Economy Studies at the university• Established new epistemic approaches and analysis methods through curricular development• Participated in methodological development group and developed new epistemological approach• Taught students how to interpret and implement methods of “the community approach”, during Research Project class, by creating system of steps for students to follow in order meet department requirements• Managed “the community approach” by supervising student’s projects in the field and following-through with students until project execution, impacting 100+ students

Merida, Venezuela

One of the oldest and more prestigious research universities in Venezuela; highly recognized in Latin America• Assisted professors of Introduction to Political Sciences and Classic Political Theory classes (60+ students each) by lecturing, conducting research, and completing administrative tasks set by the chair/department• Aided in collection of literature to use as student reading material; prepared teaching material weekly• Analyzed conventional and online media to present news articles supporting course concepts• Tutored students individually and in groups. More than 10 students per week (6 hours per week)

Bachelor'S In Political Science, Political Sciences, Bachelor Degree

Activities and Societies: Assistant Professor in the area of Political Theory

Master'S Degree, International Relations