On-Site Staff for Valencia, Spain

The Valencia program has a Resident Director who is responsible for the USAC office abroad and overall operations of the program, including securing appropriate student housing, hiring outstanding faculty, organizing exciting field trips and optional tours, and overseeing your general well-being.

Valencia's Resident Director Laura Rostowfske Reilly, originally from Madison, Wisconsin, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Spanish and Global Health from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She completed a postgraduate degree in Spain, where she earned a Master of Philosophy degree in International Studies in Peace, Conflict and Development with the Universitat Jaume I. She has managed study abroad programs for more than five years with CAPA in Barcelona and in Glasgow, Scotland at Glasgow School of Art, where she also completed a second Master of Science degree in Public Policy at the University of Strathclyde.

The RD, with Program Assistant Adhara Prado, will meet the group flight at the airport and provide the mandatory on-site orientation, as well as additional resources and support while you are on the program.