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Bill Anthony, Director
A former Williston Academy exchange student at Theodor Heuss Gymnasium in Heilbronn, Germany, Bill is a graduate of Colby College (BA) and The Johns Hopkins University (MA, PhD). As Lecturer in Northwestern's Department of German from 1986-1997, Bill taught courses on German language and literature and co-produced documentary classroom videos in Germany and Switzerland. He was named the Charles Deering McCormick University Distinguished Lecturer in 1995, Northwestern's highest teaching award. The founding director of Northwestern's Study Abroad Office in 1997, he takes great pleasure in being part of this small team of dedicated study abroad professionals. Bill has served a leadership role on the Standards Committee of the Forum Council on Education Abroad since its formation in 2002. He was elected to two terms on the Forum Council and he has played a seminal role in the development of a Code of Ethics for the study abroad field.
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Alicia Stanley, Associate Director
Alicia graduated with a M.A./M.S. in International Public Service Management from DePaul University and a B.A. in French from Rice University, and spent several years studying, teaching English, and working in France. Before joining Northwestern’s Study Abroad team, she worked in Chicago for DePaul’s Study Abroad Program, the Institute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad), and the French Technology Press Office. In addition to managing the office’s budget and day-to-day operations, Alicia advises students who are interested in studying abroad in France, Italy and Switzerland, and oversees unaffiliated program petitions.
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Robin Leephaibul, Assistant Director
Robin received her M.A. in International Education from the School for International Training in Vermont and her B.S. in Journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Before joining Northwestern in 2006, Robin worked in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Center for International Education, taught English in Japan, and studied abroad at the University of Queensland in Australia. Robin now oversees Northwestern's summer study abroad programs, advises students interested in the Consortium for Advanced Studies in Barcelona program and programs in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and coordinates the Study Abroad Research Program (SARP). Robin is a native of Oak Park and now resides in Forest Park with her husband.
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Michelle Gere, Study Abroad Adviser
Michelle completed her B.A. in Languages and Philosophy at the University of Alaska and studied in San Sebastian, Spain for 2 years. She advises students who are interested in studying abroad in the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Czech Republic, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Jordan, India, Oman, Mexico, Russia, and Spain. In addition to her work in the Study Abroad Office, she is also a member of the LGBT Support Network and is a Discrimination and Harassment Prevention Adviser at Northwestern. She lives in Chicago with her husband, a doctoral student in the Bienen School of Music.
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Amber Thacher, Study Abroad Adviser
Amber completed her M.A. in Intercultural Relations with a concentration in International Education at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts and her B.A. in Political Science at the University of Oregon. In addition to her own study abroad experience at the Universidad Autonoma de Querétaro in Querétaro, Mexico, she has directed several programs abroad for high school and undergraduate students in Mexico and Costa Rica. Amber advises students who are interested in studying in Austria, Africa, Asia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, and Oceania. In addition to advising, she also oversees programming for prospective and returning study abroad students.
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Krista Buda, Department Assistant
Krista is a New Jersey native and a graduate of Haverford College, where she completed her B.A. in German and Linguistics and spent a year abroad in Freiburg, Germany. Before coming to Northwestern, she worked at the Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) and in the Study Abroad Office at Haverford. Krista coordinates the office's major events, oversees the application, registration, and evaluation process, and enjoys working with students in all stages of their study abroad experience. She is currently pursuing her M.S.Ed degree at the Northwestern School of Education and Social Policy. Outside of Northwestern, Krista volunteers at the American Cancer Society in Evanston.
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Sue Kwan, Assistant Director of Study Abroad, Financial Services
A Chicago native, Sue completed her M.S.Ed in Higher Education Administration and Policy at Northwestern University, and dual degrees in Psychology and Biology as an undergraduate at the University of Chicago. Primarily located on Hinman Avenue, Sue is a member of both the Study Abroad Office staff and the Financial Aid Office. When she's not crunching the numbers or advising our students on financial matters, Sue can be found volunteering for various Chicago-based charities and coaching lacrosse. |
