Bill Anthony, Director

A former Williston Academy exchange student at a Gymnasium in Heilbronn, Germany, Bill is a graduate of Colby College (BA 1971) and The Johns Hopkins University (PhD 1982). He's been a member of the Northwestern faculty since 1986, serving as a College Lecturer and the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of German in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. His teaching specialties ranged from language instruction to the history of the German literary fairy tale. Bill's been a Faculty Fellow at the International Studies Residential College as well as Willard Residential College, where he's taught tutorials on oral history and academic folklore. In the early 1990s, Bill produced a number of cultural documentaries with a colleague in the German Department--oral histories of contemporary life and recent history in Germany and Switzerland. Then in 1995, in recognition of his teaching, Bill was named a Charles Deering McCormick University Distinguished Lecturer. Two years later, he helped Northwestern open its first Study Abroad Office and he takes great pleasure in being part of a team of dedicated study abroad administrators and colleagues across all six undergraduate schools, who actively promote international education to our undergraduates.

Dana Bumpus, Assistant Director

Dana is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she earned a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology and Spanish. She spent a portion of her undergraduate career studying abroad in Australia and New Zealand, and has had experience traveling, living, and/or working in Europe, Mexico and the South Pacific. She now advises students studying abroad in Australia, New Zealand, Italy, and France. She also enjoys participating in the development and coordination of the Northwestern-run summer programs, and serves as the coordinator of the summer programs in Barcelona, Bayreuth, Arles, Montpellier, and Padova.

Robin Leephaibul, Study Abroad Adviser

Robin is a native of Oak Park and graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She recently received her Master's degree in International Education from the School for International Training in Vermont. Enriching experiences overseas, including studying abroad at the University of Queensland in Australia and teaching English in Japan, led Robin to pursue the field of study abroad. Prior to joining Northwestern, Robin worked in the Center for International Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Robin now advises students interested in the following countries/programs: the United Kingdom, Asia, the Consortium for Advanced Studies in Barcelona program, Greece, Czech Republic, and Denmark.

Michelle Gere, Study Abroad Adviser

Michelle is a graduate of the University of Alaska where she completed her degree in languages and philosophy. She spent two years abroad in Donostia, Spain studying contemporary Spanish literature, poetry, the Basque language and regional mythology. Michelle advises students who are interested in studying abroad in the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, India, Mexico, Russia, and Spain. She lives in Chicago with her husband, a PhD student in Northwestern’s School of Music.

Krista Buda, Department Assistant

Krista is a graduate of Haverford College, where she earned her BA in German and Linguistics, also studied Spanish and Italian, and spent a year abroad in Freiburg, Germany. Before coming to Northwestern, she interned at the Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) and worked in the Study Abroad Office at Haverford. Krista coordinates the department’s major events, oversees the application, registration, and evaluation process, and enjoys working with students in all aspects of their study abroad experience.

Sue Kwan, Assistant Director of Financial Aid

Sue is a native Chicagoan and a graduate of the University of Chicago. She oversees all of the billing and financial matters relating to study abroad, and advises our study abroad students on all matters financial. 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, Sue can be found volunteering for various Chicago-based charities and also coaching a local high school LaCrosse team. The Study Abroad Office is extremely grateful to Sue for both her flexibility and her amazing attention to detail.