Spring 2023
Global Staff & Faculty

Meet the experts across Verto locations. Staff are experienced study abroad professionals with deep connections to the host community. Faculty hold advanced degrees, bring years of teaching experience, and are credentialed by the University of New Haven.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Leadership

Octavio Di Leo, Ph.D.
Center Director

Faculty

Andrés Roberts
Introduction to Business
Ayelén Pagnanelli
History of Art II
María Eugenia Cejas, Ph.D.
Quantitative Reasoning
Matías Ilivitzky, Ph.D.
Politics of Globalization
Natalia Lerussi, Ph.D.
Introduction to Philosophy
Natalia Polito, Ph.D.
Elementary Spanish I
Verónica Hopp
Elementary Spanish II

Turrialba, Costa Rica

Leadership

Blaire Modic, Ph.D.
Center Director
Photo: Andrés “Fofo” Zúñiga portrait
Andrés Zúñiga
Program Director
Johel Chaves Headshot
Johel Chaves, Ph.D.
Academic Manager
Andrea Bravo
Student Life Manager

Faculty

Ana Lucia Jimenez
Ana Lucía Jiménez
Introduction to Digital Photography
Carmen Hutchinson Miller
Carmen Hutchinson Miller, Ph.D.
Making Modern Latin America
Photo: Edgardo Arevalo portrait
Edgardo Arevalo, Ph.D.
Introduction to Environmental Science with Laboratory
Laura Moreira
Introduction to Psychology
Leslie Jernegan
Seminar in Academic Inquiry and Writing
Maria Batista
Maria Batista
Diversity and Social Justice
Yesenia Obando Diaz
Elementary Spanish I
Elementary Spanish II
Intermediate Spanish I

Prague, Czech Republic

Leadership

Jill Cefalo
Program Director

Check back in September for our Fall 2023 faculty for the semester

London, England

Leadership

Claire Kibblewhite
Program Director
Di Lampitt, Ed.D.
Academic Director
Eliza Wilton
Eliza Wilton
Student Life Manager

Faculty

Faisal Hameed, Ph.D.
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Gemma Miller, Ph.D.
Introduction to the Theater
Georgia Markoudis
Introduction to Business
Harriet Thompson, Ph.D.
Seminar in Academic Inquiry and Writing
Niccolo Salvatori, Ph.D.
Quantitative Reasoning
Piero Corcillo, Ph.D.
Sociology
Scott McLean, Ph.D.
Early Societies and Civilizations

Florence, Italy

Leadership

Cristiana Gallai
Program Director
Lori De Lucia, Ph.D.
Associate Academic Director
Alice Cini
Academic Affairs Manager

Faculty

Verto Education
Andi Nufer
Drawing I
Verto Education
Baret Magarian, Ph.D.
Seminar in Academic Inquiry and Writing
Dario D’Ambrosa
Elementary Italian I
Emanuele Tognelli, Ph.D.
College Algebra
Federica Di Sarcina, Ph.D.
Politics of Globalization
Leonardo Giustini
Quantitative Reasoning
Marco Di Manno, Ph.D.
Elementary Italian I
Maia Gahtan, Ph.D.
History of Art II
Mattia Rondinelli
Principles of Communication
Silvia Gentili
Introduction to Business
Susann Allgaier
Drawing I
Umberto Gori, Ph.D.
Early Societies and Civilizations

Seville, Spain

Leadership

Photo: Oscar Ceballos Pina portrait
Oscar Ceballos, Ph.D.
Center Director
Nicole Horvath
Director of Student Life
Manuel Salguero
Academic Manager
Michaela Hill
Student Life Manager

Faculty

Alejandro Varela Borges
History of Art II
Antonio Barneto
Introduction to Business
Carlos Pineda, Ph.D.
Principles of Communication
Dan Serradilla
Philosophy of Religion
David Becerra Alonso, Ph.D.
College Algebra
Quantitative Reasoning
Elena Gonzaělez Rojo
Diversity and Social Justice
Elisa Fernandez Bascones
Philosophy of Religion
John Julius Reel
Seminar in Academic Inquiry and Writing
Miguel De Lucas, Ph.D.
International Relations
Elementary Spanish I
Rosario Sivianes-Martin
Elementary Spanish I
Elementary Spanish II
Intermediate Spanish I
Intermediate Spanish II
Rubén Díaz, Ph.D.
Diversity and Social Justice

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