CEA CAPA Institutional Relations Directory


Aaron Yerkes, Vice President of Partnership Development Leadership
Aaron joins the CEA CAPA team after spending 19 years at the Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA). He served the organiz...

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Aaron Yerkes

Tim Boubek, Vice President, Institutional Relations Leadership
Tim Boubek is the Vice President, Institutional Relations. CEA CAPA established its Institutional Relations departmen...

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Tim Boubek

Laura Madden, Vice President, Institutional Relations Leadership
Based in Los Angeles, Laura works closely with faculty and staff from CEA CAPA’s institutional partners and the...

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Laura Madden

Jessica Jones, Vice President of Institutional Relations Leadership
As someone who called five countries home before age 18, Jess knows that mean...

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Jessica Jones

Tim Ramsay, Director of Partner Services Leadership
Tim Ramsay serves as Director of Partner Services at CEA CAPA Education Abroad, where he leads a high-performing sale...

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Tim Ramsay

Kya Crocker, Custom Program Manager Staff
Kya is a Custom Program Manager at CEA CAPA, and is a former Senior Custom Student Advisor. Ky...

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Kya Crocker

Amber Kettmann, Regional Director - Rocky Mountains Staff
Amber has spent the last 15+ years in various roles within education abroad and was thrilled to join the team at...

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Amber Kettmann

Andrew Solem, Manager, IR Operations Staff
Andrew has a Bachelor of Science degree in Building & Construction Technology degree from the University of Massachu...

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Andrew Solem

Ashley Hiers Ganes, Regional Director - Southeast Staff
Prior to joining CEA CAPA, Ashley worked for the Consortium for Global Education, a faith-based, international e...

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Ashley Hiers Ganes

Ben Briggs, Regional Director - Northwest Staff
Ben Briggs (he/him/his) is a Regional Director on the Institutional Relations team. Originally from Upstate NY, Ben earn...

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Ben Briggs

Bonnie Tarrant, Partner Program Manager Staff
Bonnie is a Partner Program Manager at CEA CAPA. She holds a Master’s degree in International Relations fro...

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Bonnie Tarrant

Derek Shepard, Regional Director - Southwest Staff
As Regional Director for the Southwest region, Derek works closely with institutional partners in Texas, Oklahoma, Lo...

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Derek Shepard

Jenn Rau, Partnership Director Staff
Jenn Rau (she/her), Partnership Director, works on the CEA CAPA Institutional Relations team with a special focus on eng...

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Jenn Rau

Jillian Meyer, Custom Program Manager Staff
As a Custom Program Manger, Jillian oversees the pre-departure lifecycle of faculty-led programs. She collaborates wi...

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Jillian Meyer

Jon Jorgenson, Senior Regional Director - Midwest Staff
Based out of Wisconsin, Jon Jorgenson works with our university advisors, faculty and staff to support st...

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Jon Jorgenson

Juan Cabrera, Regional Director Staff
Juan was born in Colombia and graduated from college with a Law degree. In 2010, Juan came to the U....

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Juan Cabrera

Kassandra Carrasco Gonzalez, Custom Program Manager Staff
Kassandra is a CEA CAPA Custom Program Manager, and was formerly a Senior Custom Student Advisor. Kassandra received ...

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Kassandra Carrasco Gonzalez

Kelsey Eihausen, Regional Manager Staff
Kelsey Eihausen is a Regional Manager at CEA CAPA Education Abroad. She is originally from Omaha, Ne...

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Kelsey Eihausen

Kira Rysiewicz, Partnership Director Staff
As a Partnership Director based in Indianapolis, Kira’s role is to work closely with study abroad a...

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Kira Rysiewicz

Kyle Simmons, Regional Manager Staff
Based out of Hattiesburg, MS, Kyle joined CEA CAPA in October 2025, bringing a decade of experience in the field...

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Kyle Simmons

Marie Macdonald, Custom Program Manager Staff
Marie has worked in international education for over eight years and has a background in facilitating service-lea...

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Marie Macdonald

Mary Alice Haas, Regional Director Staff
Mary Alice Haas is an international education professional whose study abroad experiences in South Africa and In...

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Mary Alice Haas

Matthew Borlik, Regional Director - Southeast Staff
Growing up in a small town in NC, Matthew had his first taste of study abroad on a short term trip to China with his com...

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Matthew Borlik

Matthew Janus, Senior Regional Director - West Staff
Matt Janus' role at CEA CAPA is to oversee CEA CAPA's institutional relationships with scho...

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Matthew Janus

Matthew Lawson, Regional Director - Mid-Atlantic Staff
Matt joined CEA CAPA in 2019 as a Program Manager. Following promotions to both the Senior Program Manager and T...

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Matthew Lawson

Megan Reese, Senior Partner Success Manager Staff
Megan Reese is a Senior Partner Success Manager with CEA CAPA, bringing experience in international program managemen...

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Megan Reese

Nancy Tumbarell, Custom Program Manager Staff
Nancy is a Custom Program Manager based in West Michigan, where she supports institutions, faculty, and onsite t...

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Nancy Tumbarell

Rebecca James, Senior Regional Director - East Staff
Originally from North Carolina, and now a long-time resident of New York City, Rebecca is the Senior Regional Director, ...

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Rebecca James

Sara Fulmer, Regional Director - South Staff
As a Regional Director based in South Carolina, Sara works closely with study abroad advisors, administrators, a...

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Sara Fulmer

Sean McCarthy, Regional Director - Midwest Staff
Based in Cleveland, OH, Sean works closely with institutions in the Midwest to support their education abroad ef...

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Sean McCarthy

Sean Williams, Regional Director - New England Staff
Based in Boston, Sean conducts university relations with colleges and universities across New England and the Northea...

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Sean Williams

Seth Weil, Partnership Director Staff
Based in Philadelphia, Seth works closely with colleges and universities to identify ways in which CEA CAPA can ...

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Seth Weil

Tom Durigan, Regional Director - East Staff
Based in Providence, RI, Tom Durigan is an experienced professional and native New Englander who joined CEA CAPA in J...

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Tom Durigan

Yasamin Sharif, Regional Manager Staff
Prior to joining the Institutional Relations team at CEA CAPA, Yasamin spent six years working in higher ed...

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Yasamin Sharif