Assistant Director of Admissions and International Student Services
Welcome! I am honored to serve the IU South Bend community as an advocate for all incoming students as Assistant Director of Admissions and International Student Services. I specialize in working with first-year students, international students, permanent residents, DACA, refugee, and asylee students. I grew up in Granger, Indiana and earned a bachelor’s degree in Global studies at Saint Mary’s College. Afterword, I completed a Master’s in Higher Education and Student Personnel with a graduate certificate in International Higher Education at Kent State University.
Before joining the admissions team, I served as the representative for the Office of International Student Services and International Programs for two years. I am passionate about international education and working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. I developed this interest after experiencing life as an international student in Tokyo, Japan and Rome, Italy. I had the privilege to travel and briefly live in Tokyo, Japan when I was in elementary school. In college, I studied abroad for a semester in Rome, Italy and enjoyed studying architecture, history, and Italian language. I continue my work with the international population at IU South Bend by serving as a Designated School Official for international students.
As a counselor, I aim to follow Dr. Milton Bennett’s Platinum Rule: do onto others as they would have done onto them. To me, this involves engaging with students in a professional, respectful, culturally sensitive manner and continuing to educate and train myself on best practices in intercultural engagement.