Staff Directory

The Education Abroad Office is located at the University Center 207 and is part of the Center for Global Engagement.

 

Education Abroad Staff

Katie Heird (she/her)

Director of Education Abroad & Global Learning

Volunteered in Mexico, studied abroad in Ecuador & Peru, and worked abroad in Ecuador

educationabroad@umbc.edu

Brian V. Souders (he/him)

Associate Director for Global Learning

Studied abroad in Finland and Russia, researched in Estonia, and traveled to 90+ countries

educationabroad@umbc.edu

Alicyn Curtis (she/her)

Education Abroad Coordinator

Studied Abroad in Seoul, South Korea, and taught English in South Korea

educationabroad@umbc.edu

Samantha Sullivan (She/her/ella)

Faculty-Led Study Abroad Coordinator

Studied abroad in Florence, Italy, participated in an experiential teaching/learning program in Barranquilla, Colombia and Popayan, Colombia and completed a Master’s program in Cultural Studies in Lima, Peru. Bilingual in English and Spanish.
educationabroad@umbc.edu

 

Education Abroad Student Staff

Devayani Gadgil (She/her)

Graduate Assistant

International Student at UMBC, originally from India

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Reese Brooks (she/they)

Peer Advisor

Studied abroad in Kyoto, Japan with our UMBC Faculty-Led: Art and Power in Japan program

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William Mo (he/him)

Peer Advisor

Participated in an internship abroad in Kanagawa, Japan with the UMBC Teach Abroad: Kanagawa Internship Program

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Kayla Nemirovsky (she/her)

Peer Advisor

Studied abroad in the summer of 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa in our UMBC Faculty-Led: Global Community Engagement and Social Change in South Africa program.

Studied abroad in the spring of 2024 in Tampere, Finland through ISEP Exchange.

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Betty Kyei (she/her)

Peer Advisor

Studied abroad in the summer of 2024 in Seoul, South Korea with The Education Abroad Network (TEAN): Hanyang University Summer Program.

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