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
Brian V. Souders (he/him)
Associate Director for Global Learning
Studied abroad in Finland and Russia, researched in Estonia, and traveled to 90+ countries
Alicyn Curtis (she/her)
Education Abroad Advisor
Studied Abroad in Seoul, South Korea, and worked in South Korea
Education Abroad Student Staff
Devayani Gadgil (She/her)
Graduate Assistant
International Student at UMBC, originally from India
Reese Brooks (she/they)
Peer Advisor
Studied abroad in Kyoto, Japan with our UMBC Faculty-Led: Art and Power in Japan program
William Mo (he/him)
Peer Advisor
Participated in an internship abroad in Kanagawa, Japan with the UMBC Teach Abroad: Kanagawa Internship Program
Seojeong Kim (she/her)
Peer Advisor
International Student at UMBC, originally from South Korea
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.