GLOBAL KEY AMBASSADORS
Global Key Ambassadors (GKA) serve as a resource to other Villanova students during all components of a study abroad experience. Whether during the planning phase, while abroad, or after the return home, GKAs play an integral role by assisting with office events and activites. The GKAs are a volunteer group that is led by the GKA Executive Board, a small group of student workers that support daily office functions. GKAs gain experience in a professional office and acquire knowledge about international education all while supporting their peers.
GKA EXECUTIVE BOARD
Paisley Hahn '23 CLAS
Study Abroad Location: Toulouse, France
Major: Criminology and French
Paisley spent the spring 2022 semester experiencing the French culture and improving her French language skills. She enjoyed her time and hopes to study abroad again in Australia, focusing on her criminology major. After graduation, Paisley hopes to pursue a PhD in criminology or criminal justice. While Paisley's first time on a plane was to study abroad, she has been bitten by the travel bug and is excited to encourage other students to study abroad as well.
Santiago Ortiz de Montellano '25 VSB
Study Abroad Location: London, UK
Major: International Business and Management Information Systems
Minor: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Santiago studied abroad the second semester of his freshman year under the Global Citizen Program. This opportunity enabled him to study and work as an Intern at Unleash LTD: a tech and media company based in the United Kingdom. As a result, he further developed his cultural fluency, made long lasting connections and became aware of the career path he wants to follow.
Katie Lynch '23 CLAS
Study Abroad Location: Gaborone, Botswana
Major: Biochemistry
Minors: Peace & Justice and Global Health
In the summer of 2022, Katie spent two months studying community and public health. Her experience abroad had a transformative effect on her outlook on health care and only enhanced her excitement to study medicine after college.
Parmida Khajoee '24 VSB
Study Abroad Location: Sydney, Australia
Major: Management Information Systems and Real Estate
Parmida's experience studying abroad helped her learn about the culture and politics of countries in the Asia-Pacific Region. During her time abroad she was also given the opportunity to speak to business leaders in Sydney and it significantly helped her decide that she aspires to work in the tech consulting and commercial real estate industries after college.
Anna Marcoon '24 FCN
Study Abroad Location: Rome, Italy
Major: Nursing
Anna studied Economics in Rome throughout the summer of 2022. Her experience taught her incredible lessons about family values, acceptance among communities, independence as a young adult and much more. She plans to use these lessons as she continues to become a registered nurse and give the best possible healthcare to people of all backgrounds and cultures.