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U.S. Team
Michelle McRaney
Interim Program Manager, Africa, Europe & Latin America
Michelle graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a focus on International Management. She studied International Business in Caen, France and Spanish and International Management in Monterrey, Mexico. Michelle joined the ISA team in 1998. Michelle has led programs in Guanajuato, Mexico; Salamanca, Spain; Granada, Spain; Santander, Spain; Sydney, Australia; and Santiago, Dominican Republic. She also accompanied several ISA site visits in Chile and Argentina, and conducted new program research and staff training in Mexico and Brazil. In 2006, Michelle moved to Lima, Peru, where she set-up ISA's first program in Peru, which expanded to include Cusco. Michelle is excited about sharing the Peruvian culture and cuisine with all ISA participants and helping to adjust to life in Lima.
ATHENS TEAM
Celia Arrendondo
Resident Director, Greece
Celia Arrendondo
Resident Director
Celia was born and raised in Granada, Spain, where she studied Translation and Interpreting at the University of Granada. In addition to Spanish, she is proficient in French and English and has additional language abilities in Greek, Dutch, and Spanish Sign Language. After a year of living and studying in France, she returned to Seville, Spain to earn a Master's in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language. Since joining our team she has assisted with ISA programs in Barcelona, Amsterdam, and Malaga, discovering that her background is a perfect fit for helping international students navigate and appreciate other cultures. In 2019, she accepted the position of Athens Resident Director, and since then she has put her cross-cultural skills to work by embracing Greece as her new home. A trained musician, Celia plays the trumpet in orchestras and enjoys singing in public with friends. She also loves travel, nature, and sports.
Eugenia Giannakis
Student Services Coordinator, Greece
Eugenia Giannakis
Student Services Coordinator
Eugenia was born and raised in Athens, Greece. When she was 16 she had the chance to move abroad to Canada and study there for a few years. It was an experience that taught her a lot about the world and different cultures and she also realized that It was something she saw herself doing in a few years. After graduating from the Aegean University with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Tourism Administration and a specialization in Environmental Management and Tourism Planning, she certain that this academic background will be specially useful to help students feeling at home.
Cooking is a big part of her culture, especially for a large group of people and is something she loves doing in her free time for her friends and family.