As the summer approaches, CEA Study Abroad Alumni across the U.S. are preparing to graduate. We would like to congratulate everyone and wish you the very best with wherever life takes you post-graduation. Keep exploring and stay in touch with your CEA family!
And although we will miss our Alumni Ambassadors dearly, we couldn't be more proud of their accomplishments as study abroad alumni and college graduates. Check out what some of our Ambassadors are doing after graduation, and stay tuned to learn how studying abroad has translated to their post-grad life!
CEA On-site Ambassadorship
Danielle O'Leary
Senior Alumni Ambassador Fall 2013 - Spring 2015
On-site Ambassadorship London Fall 2015
Amy Johnson
Alumni Ambassador Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
On-site Ambassadorship Paris Fall 2015
Mele Moniz
Alumni Ambassador Spring 2015
On-site Ambassadorship Paris Summer 2015
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| Left to right: Danielle O'Leary, Amy Johnson, Mele Moniz |
Teaching
Macey Hallstedt
Senior Alumni Ambassador Fall 2013 - Spring 2015
On-site Ambassadorship San José Summer 2014
Teaching English in Spain for a year
Rachael Cox
Associate Alumni Ambassador Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
Joined Teach for America in Mississippi and will be teaching French
Emily Jones
Alumni Ambassador Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
Taking a TEFL certification course to hopefully move to Spain and teach English
Kelsea Riddick
Alumni Ambassador Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
Teaching English Assistantship in Reims, France
Emma Terrazas
Alumni Ambassador Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
Considering teaching English in Spain or South America
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| Emma Terrazas (top left), Emily Jones (top right), Kelsea Riddick (middle left), Rachael Cox (middle right), Macey Hallstedt (bottom) |
Traveling
Ally Parrill
Senior Alumni Ambassador Fall 2013 - Spring 2015
Educational travel in Japan for the summer
Student Advisor for Massachusetts International Academy
Taylor Stoeckler
Alumni Ambassador Fall 2013 - Spring 2015
On-site Ambassadorship Alicante Summer 2014
Traveling Europe this summer and moving to Chicago afterwards
Valerie Espinoza
Alumni Ambassador Spring 2015
Cross country road trip this summer
Jr. Executive for Zerin Business Consulting
Merlin Bardhi
Alumni Ambassador Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
Traveling in Europe and revisiting her home country (Albania) after working as an Administrative Assistant over the summer
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| Left to right: Valerie Espinoza, Ally Parrill, Taylor Stoeckler, Merlin Bardhi |
Graduate School
Taylor Kacur
Senior Alumni Ambassador Fall 2013 - Spring 2015
Clemson University to pursue a Master's in Professional Accounting after interning with Johnson Lambert Accounting Firm in Burlington, VT this summer
Mackenzie Magner
Alumni Ambassador Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
Hoping to pursue a Master's in Special Education at University of Colorado Denver
Katarina Donkers
Associate Alumni Ambassador Spring 2015
DePaul University's MENP Program
Madison Eley
Alumni Ambassador Spring 2014 - Spring 2015
UT Knoxville for a Master's in Education to be a Spanish teacher
Mallory Barrett
Alumni Ambassador Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
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| Katarina Donkers (top left), Madison Eley (top right), Taylor Kacur (middle left), Mallory Barrett (middle right), Mackenzie Magner (bottom) |
Working in the U.S. or abroad
Lauren Woolley
Alumni Ambassador Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
Recruiting Coordinator for Google in the San Francisco Bay Area
Megan Young
Alumni Ambassador Fall 2013 - Spring 2015
Searching for jobs in Public Relations
Sarah Greene
Associate Alumni Ambassador Spring 2015
Multimedia Journalist at WHBF in the Quad Cities region
Alexa Markovich
Alumni Ambassador Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
Field Communications Writer at Disney Corporate
David Sperling
Alumni Ambassador Fall 2013 - Spring 2015
Working for Greenheck Fan Corporation in their leadership rotational program at their headquarters in Wisconsin for a year then moving to India for 6-9 months before the last rotation in North Carolina
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| (Top left to right) Lauren Woolley, Megan Young, Sarah Greene, Alexa Markovich; (middle) David Sperling, Jordan Christensen, Kelsey Burkhardt, Cailin Burke; (bottom) Ashli Perkins, Leslie Rogers, Jenni Skibek, Monique Martinez |
Jordan Cohen
Alumni Ambassador Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
Seeking a job working with Social Media, Marketing, or Digital Media for a marketing/advertising company
Kelsey Burkhardt
Alumni Ambassador Spring 2015
Pursuing Journalism and TV Broadcasting as well as considering grad school in Europe
Cailin Burke
Alumni Ambassador Fall 2013 - Spring 2015
Production Assistant and On-air Host for Y-CLAD chat and hoping to start own video/social media business
Jordan Christensen
Alumni Ambassador Spring 2015
Searching for opportunities to go abroad again before beginning a career in Interior Design
Ashli Giles-Perkins
Alumni Ambassador Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
Short-Term Disability Case Manager in Commercial Insurance at Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Leslie Rogers
Alumni Ambassador Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
Activity Leader for Education First (EF) in New York
