Petra Zavadilova, Junior Program Coordinator

Petra assists with maintaining and expanding the network of host sites where students conduct their internships. She guides students prior to their internships and ensures placements align with students’ academic and professional aspirations, while also serving as primary liaison between students and host organizations throughout the internship process. Petra has worked in operational and administrative functions with an emphasis on employee management for international companies in the Czech Republic and abroad. Recently, she handled immigration-related tasks for expatriates living or planning to relocate into the Czech Republic. Petra holds a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University and, while there, earned All-American swimming awards. She is passionate about Spanish culture and language and spent time living and working in Colombia.