Cari is the director of UO Study Abroad Programs. She serves as the UO campus representative for graduate students applying for DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) scholarships and grants, and she also advises both students and faculty applying for Fulbright awards. Cari enjoys working with students on developing research or study proposals for opportunities abroad. She serves ex officio on the Foreign Study Programs Committee. Cari joined the Office of International Affairs in the late 1990s.  Her academic research in anthropology led her to the Czech Republic, and she continues to share her interest in Central and Eastern Europe with students wanting to study, intern or conduct research in the region. She has lived in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Chile and Germany. Professional and personal travel have also taken her to East Asia, West Africa, and additional parts of Europe. Whether here or abroad, relaxing with friends and families over čaj, víno or káva is one of Cari's favorite pastimes. Ask her for a Czech tongue twister!

Marj has been working in the Office of International Affairs for many years, in both its current and several previous formations. She serves as the administrative coordinator for all UO Study Abroad Programs, managing processes such as study abroad course registration, transcripting, and course equivalencies. She is also the program coordinator for programs in Denmark as well as the Middle East and enjoys working with students planning to study in these great locations. In her life outside the UO, she volunteers one day each month to serve on a citizens’ review board that helps the state and county make good decisions in the care of foster children.

Originally from Cananea, Sonora (Mexico), Luis has worked in the Office of International Affairs since 2010. He is currently the study abroad program coordinator for programs in Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and Russia. Luis earned a B.A. in history from UC Berkeley, with minors in Russian literature and Spanish literature. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the UO, writing a dissertation on the history of intellectuals and public education in 1930s Mexico. Luis is also interested in the cultural intersections between the Mexican and Russian Revolutions of the twentieth century. He has taught courses on Latin American history at the UO and in a study abroad program hosted by the Universidad de las Américas in Puebla, Mexico. Luis welcomes the opportunity to talk about Latin American and Spanish history, culture, and of course, fútbol.

Hilary is a longtime staff member of the Office of International Affairs, originally working as an international student adviser and now serving as a study abroad adviser. She has extensive international experience, especially in Africa, where she served in the Peace Corps in Kenya and spent an additional year in Zambia. She is an excellent resource for students interested in studying in Africa or in Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, and Samoa). Apart from her work in UO Study Abroad Programs, Hilary also enjoys listening to world music, being involved in the community, and spending time with her family. She spent the better part of summer 2012 traveling in East Africa, visiting study abroad sites and introducing her two sons to African cultures and landscapes.

Trevor is an adviser for programs in Western Europe and the Americas. He first joined the UO Study Abroad Programs staff as an international peer assistant - a position he held from 2007 to 2009. After graduating with a B.A. in Spanish and humanities, he took a year off and then returned to the UO in 2010 to complete a master’s in Spanish language and literature (completed in 2012). While working on his M.A., Trevor taught introductory and intermediate Spanish language courses and studied how social media is shaping collective memory in the years after the Spanish Civil War and the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. Trevor’s passion for studying abroad (and for Spain in particular) began when he traveled to Spain to study the Castilian language and Spanish culture at the UO Center (AHA) in Oviedo in 2008.

Erin joined the Office of International Affairs team in 2003, originally working in International Student and Scholar Services. She currently manages systems such as the online study abroad application system. She has lived in Mexico, traveled in Latin America, and plans to travel throughout the world. Erin loves food from all over the world and is always ready to try new dishes. She also enjoys her vegetable garden, music, playing soccer, and hanging out with family and friends.

Rick is a graduate student in international studies and public administration. As a graduate assistant in UO Study Abroad Programs, he advises students for and promotes programs in Africa, Oceania, and the IE₃ Global Internships program. He studied abroad at the Università di Firenze in Florence, Italy, in 2003-2004. In 2007 Rick moved to Madrid, Spain, to teach English and travel throughout Western Europe. He served as a volunteer teacher in Kosrae, Micronesia, during the 2009-2010 school year with WorldTeach and then managed the WorldTeach Kosrae program from 2010 to 2012. He enjoys hiking, and some of his adventures to date include El Camino de Santiago and the Inca Trail.

Charlie is a graduate student in violin performance and pedagogy, studying with Kathryn Lucktenberg. He is currently serving as a graduate assistant and advises students considering studying abroad in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries. He has taught violin, reading, Spanish, and mathematics in various parts of Latin America, including Cuba, Bolivia, Guatemala, Argentina, and Mexico. He has performed as a violinist for the indigenous group Los Phuñaris in Bolivia, the Pablo Sanguinetti Tango-Jazz Quintet in Argentina, and as a soloist in Córdoba, Mexico, where he gave a violin workshop consisting of a series of individual, group, and master classes. He holds a B.A. in Spanish literature from Reed College and completed his thesis about Argentine detective fiction by authors Rodolfo Walsh and Jorge Luis Borges.

Melanie is a graduate assistant and advises UO students interested in scholarships and other creative funding that could help finance study abroad or global internships participation. Melanie is working toward concurrent master’s degrees in environmental studies and conflict and dispute resolution, as well as the nonprofit management certificate. Her interests are focused on collaborative planning that addresses complex natural resource issues involving multiple stakeholders. She's also interested in conservation work and ecological restoration as a community and economic development tool. During her previous life as a Hoosier, she completed a B.S. in biology and an interdisciplinary certificate combining liberal arts and business management. Melanie studied abroad during her undergraduate years in Costa Rica, where she studied tropical biology, and in Jamaica, where she studied ecology, sustainable agriculture, and ecotourism. When she's not working, you’ll find her climbing or bouldering, basking in the sun in a park, cooking, hiking, biking, or finding any reasonable excuse to be outside.
 

Zola is a senior and an international studies major with a focus on Africa, and with minors in anthropology and non-profit management. She has gone abroad twice. The first time was in the summer of 2011 at the UO Center (AHA) in Angers, France, which is hosted at l’Université Catholique de l'Ouest (Catholic University of the West). She then spent four months in Cape Town, South Africa, during the spring of 2012, interning with Cape Town Refugee Centre through the IE₃ Global Internships program. She has also traveled in India, Nepal, Thailand, Tanzania, Turkey, Brazil, Panama, and throughout North America and Europe. At the UO, she is a member of the executive team for Dance Marathon and the Delta Delta Delta sorority.

Lindsay is a Romance languages major (studying in both Italian and French) and an art history minor focusing on ancient Western art. She began her study abroad career in the summer of 2010 in Lecce, Italy, where she undoubtedly fell in love with Italy. In the fall of her junior year (2011), she studied at the UO Center (AHA) in Macerata, Italy. Here she strengthened her Italian and was able to explore almost every part of Italy. She has also travelled on her own around Italy and France.