Biography Julia supports outreach and student engagement at Penn Abroad, promoting global education opportunities through student-facing communications. Prior to joining Penn Abroad, Julia completed her B.S. in Psychology and Sociology at Tulane University, where she also studied abroad for a semester in Galway, Ireland. Following her undergraduate studies, she taught English in Thailand as 2023-2024…
Biography Aliza plays a key role in programming support and student engagement for Penn Abroad’s inbound student population. In addition to supporting the Exchange at Penn and Sawiris Penn Scholars Exchange Program, Aliza also provides overall support to Penn Abroad’s global programs. She is currently pursuing an M.Ed. in International Educational Development at Penn’s Graduate…
Contact Biography Sara advises and supports students for summer, nursing, and engineering Study Abroad programs as well as oversees general Study Abroad initiatives. Before joining Penn, Sara managed Western Hemisphere recruitment and online programming for precollege students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison while living in rural Costa Rica. She earned her BBA in Marketing and…
Biography Angela plays a key role in programming support and student engagement for Penn Abroad’s inbound student population. In addition, to supporting the Exchange at Penn and Sawiris Penn Scholars Exchange Program, Angela also provides overall support to Penn Abroad’s global programs. Angela graduated from Georgetown University with a B.A. in History and is currently…
Biography Kenna advises and supports students seeking global opportunities through the Semester Abroad (SA) program. She joins Penn Abroad from Kenyon College, where she worked as the Program Coordinator for Kenyon’s study abroad and domestic off-campus study programs. Kenna developed a passion for international opportunities while earning her B.A. in International Studies from Indiana University…
Biography Alex serves as Penn Abroad’s Global Programs Assistant, providing key support to Exchange at Penn, Semester Abroad and Penn Global Seminars programming. Alex graduated from Oberlin College with a B.A. in history, concentrating on the colonial Atlantic world. As an undergraduate, he studied abroad in the Netherlands with a focus on the colonialist project that fueled the…
Contact For Semester Abroad inquiries: goabroad@upenn.edu Biography Vania advises and supports students who are seeking global opportunities in the Semester Abroad (SA) program. Vania joins Penn Abroad from Temple University, where she worked in undergraduate admissions – work that spanned beyond their main campus encompassing both their Rome and Japan campuses. Vania’s commitment to global education was first…
Contact Biography Michael oversees Penn’s inbound programming including the Exchange at Penn program and the Sawiris Penn Scholars Exchange Program. Michael also advises and supports students who are seeking global opportunities in the Study Abroad program. Michael is a Penn graduate, completing his undergraduate studies in the College of Arts and Sciences with a major in…
Contact Biography Joana serves as a program manager supporting student internships and research opportunities with a focus on the Global Research & Internship Program. Joana also advises and supports students who are seeking global opportunities in the Semester Abroad program. Before joining the Penn Abroad team, Joana worked as a public historian for six years at…
Contact Biography Yasmina advises and supports students who are seeking global opportunities in the Semester Abroad (SA) and Penn Global Seminars (PGS) programs. Before joining the Penn Abroad Team, she served as a Program Coordinator at a Haitian-based nonprofit in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area. Yasmina studied abroad for an academic year in South Korea during her…
