As the Study Away Program Associate, I advise students on Macalester Approved Study Away programs, and I also support the planning, development, and implementation of CSA pre-departure and returnee events. I am an adherent of Appreciative Advising and strive to make the whole study away process\u2013including engagement before and after travel\u2013part of students\u2019 learning and growth as global citizens. I am also very passionate about advancing sustainable practices and committed to making study away more accessible, equitable, and inclusive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After growing up in the Chicago area, I made a big cultural adjustment attending Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa for my undergraduate degrees in International Relations, Spanish, and Communication Arts; during which I studied abroad twice in Mexico and Spain. I returned to Chicago to teach adult basic literacy before moving abroad again to teach English and develop bilingual curricula at a secondary school in Spain for an academic year. I then moved back to Iowa to teach and support international students in a temporary position. I finally settled in Minneapolis where I supported inbound and outbound high school exchange students at AFS while obtaining my M.A. in International Education through SIT Graduate Institute\u2019s low-residency program in a cohort spread around the globe. Next, I led summer abroad programs all over Spain before transitioning to higher education as a Study Away Advisor at Gustavus Adolphus College and the University of St. Thomas. I am ecstatic to have joined the CSA team as the Study Away Program Associate in the summer of 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to my study away roles, I am a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory, have taught First-Year courses, and have served on the Boards of HECUA and the Whittier Alliance. I am a proud coffee nerd and year-round bike commuter. I love to cook, play Scrabble, enjoy the outdoors, read and watch murder mysteries and science fiction, and indulge my audiophile tendencies with my vinyl record collection. Most of all, I love spending time with my wife, Jen; daughter, Irene; son, Anders; and cat, Fuencisla.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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