Joe Piccolotti, bartender and spirits ambassador. Upon graduating from the UO he received a scholarship to attend an Italian language school in central Italy. Afterwards, he started an intership outside Milan teaching English and geology to middle and high school studets, and English to adults. Duri...

Catherine graduated with her BA from University of Oregon in 2013 with a major in Communication Disorders & Sciences and a minor in Spanish. She then went on to earn her MS from Loma Linda University in 2015 and is now a practicing speech-language pathologist dually licensed in Oregon and Califo...

Scarlett Sañudo Cox is an admissions advisor at IE University. Scarlett has lived in 5 countries, has an LLM in humanitarian law and human rights, and an MA in Peace and Conflict studies. She has focused her studies on capacity building, children’s rights, and peace negotiations. Her philosophy is t...

Ryan Hoover is the Director of Operations at Cleantech Open West Coast, home to over 400 cleantech start-ups from across the West....

Cooper Findlay is a passionate advocate for justice with a degree in History and Spanish from the University of Oregon. His studies in the Global Studies and Languages Department significantly enhanced his ability to serve as a lawyer and public defender. Driven by a commitment to fight for the unde...

Sam Vogel is a Principle Product Manager at Nike focused on delivering industry-leading digital products to support the Nike Merchandising and Product Creation teams globally. After graduation, Sam worked in Brazil doing Supply Chain Consulting before returning to Oregon to start his career at Nike ...

Kailey Gramberg, Founder and Director of Tazama Africa Safaris. Kailey, alongside her husband, started a travel company focused on low-impact, authentic travel experiences in East Africa that empower communities. After seeing the ineffectiveness of many NGOs in Tanzania, Kailey is seeking to create ...

Blanca Aranda Gómez García, teaches language, and Latin American literature and culture courses in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at Western Washington University. Blanca’s research and teaching interests are guided by her will to strengthen the connections between the written word...

Emily Palmer is a seasoned criminal law attorney currently focusing on representing clients in Post-Conviction Relief cases. A 2012 graduate of the University of Oregon with a major in International Studies and a focus on International Development and African Studies, Emily furthered her education w...

Kyle Shernuk is an Assistant Professor of Modern Chinese Literature & Culture at Georgetown University. Since completing his MA degree at UO in 2012, he went on to earn his PhD from Harvard University (2020) and serve as a postdoctoral fellow at Yale University's Council on East Asian Studies (2...