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Kyle Simmons, Regional Manager

Institutional Relations

Based out of Hattiesburg, MS, Kyle joined CEA CAPA in October 2025, bringing a decade of experience in the field of international education across several roles both at institutions and providers. Kyle holds two degrees in History, a Bachelor’s with a French minor from Southern Miss and a Master’s from The University of Mississippi. 

During his undergraduate career, Kyle studied abroad in the French countryside, finding a new home away from home in picturesque Pontlevoy in the Loire Valley. That semester not only transformed the way he sees the world and his place in it but also set him on a lifelong mission to help others have similarly life-changing journeys. Growing up in rural Mississippi as a first-gen college student whose first time flying was to his own study abroad experience, Kyle also has a particular passion for expanding access for students who might not see themselves as “typical” study abroad participants.  

Away from the desk, you’ll most likely find Kyle in the garden, on a bike ride, at a movie theater, buried in a book, or planning his next trip. 

Kyle Simmons,  Regional Manager