Staff Update May 2011
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Staff News
We are pleased to introduce and welcome
New Hires…
Stacy Benjamin Wood who joined AFS-USA on Monday, April 25, 2011. Stacy will be the M & C Account Manager for Faces of America, Team Development Specialists, Community Developers, and Outbound Programs' designated Teams and Chapters working on delivering messaging and materials to AFS staff and volunteers on a more local/regional level. She will be responsible for building marketing plans tailored to teams/regions specific needs in hosting, sending and volunteer development.
Stacy's background is concentrated in marketing and media, with an emphasis in study abroad programs. She has worked with CIEE and IES, and has been principally responsible for recruitment of outbound participants in high schools and universities. She has also worked in film and television. Please join me in welcoming Stacy Benjamin Wood to the AFS Family!!!
Gabriela Villareal as a Part Time Community Developer who started at AFS-USA on April 6, 2011. Gabriela has been volunteering for AFS-USA since 2004 having various roles in travel logistics, sending and support.
Mari Andrew who joined AFS-USA as a Regional Hosting Coordinator effective April 11, 2011. Prior to accepting this position, Mari worked as a Seasonal Administrative Assistant for two months. Mari is new to the Baltimore area having come from Chicago where she worked as a Legal Assistant at a law firm. She was a high school exchange student to Japan and she has also studied abroad in Italy during college. Please join me in welcoming Mari in her new role as Hosting Coordinator!
Elizabeth Wilson as a Part Time Community Developer who started at AFS-USA on April 25, 2011. Elizabeth has been a School Board Trustee, a co-owner of a business and a parent volunteer over the years. She has spent several years volunteering and fundraising locally. Her four years on a local school board were spent working with many different stakeholders working on a common goal of a quality education for children. Welcome Elizabeth!!!
Douglas Ryan Tallman as the Manager of Hosting Travel effective April 27, 2011. In his previous job experience with Musiker Discovery Programs and Blueprint Admissions, he organized and coordinated pre-college educational and intercultural programs for students throughout the United States and Europe from start to finish. As the Director of Operations at Wabash College, he coordinated logistics for travel of clients and staff, trained and managed excursions, worked with travel services/partners for special events and maintained the budget for the program. We are happy to have Ryan with us!!!!
Congratulations to ….
Liz Wyman who has accepted the new full time Volunteer Registration Assistant position! Liz has had the opportunity to work in Sending, Hosting and Sponsored Programs before making her way to Volunteer Development in early 2010, so she brings a wide perspective of AFS-USA’s activities. While in her current role, Liz has provided great customer service and attention to detail - especially during the launch of the Volunteer Registration Phase II changes in January 2011, where glitches often had to be found before they could be fixed. We are happy to have Liz able to apply her energy and enthusiasm full time. Liz begins her new role May 9, 2011. Please join me in congratulating Liz on her promotion.
