The World Awaits
Our mission is to ignite personal growth through a wide range of affordable education abroad opportunities with a commitment to exceptional support for all participants and their institutions. Since 1987, we have facilitated cultural discovery and learning through partnerships with distinguished host institutions for over 100,000 students. We offer high-quality education abroad programming in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Pacific, providing a range of study abroad, internship abroad and service-learning opportunities. Throughout your program, our ISA staff members in the U.S. and abroad will work to ensure that you feel supported and valued, so that you can achieve maximum intercultural learning and fulfill your personal goals.
Our People
300+ staff members world-wide who care about the success of our participants....
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Susan Farley
Vice President, Financial Affairs
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Patrick Barker
Director, Health, Safety & Security
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Yolanda Golden
Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
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Iman Essamati
Resident Director, Morocco
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Manuel Gutierrez
Resident Director, Spain
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Michelle McRaney
Resident Director, Peru
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Elizabeth Erbeznik, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Vice President, Curriculum and Academics
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Zac Macinnes
Associate Vice President, Campus Partnerships
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Alonso De La Fuente
Associate Vice President, Academic Records
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at ISA participants around the world!