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The ACCENT Rome Team |
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Stephen Conger
Center Director, Rome
As Director of the Rome Center, Stephen, along with his team, is responsible for the overall management of the Center and coordination of the various Rome programs. Stephen had an early career as a performing artist, then went onto a successful career in Architecture prior to working in Study Abroad. He holds degrees in Fine Arts, Environmental Design and in Architecture. With his past experience in the arts, business and design, Stephen works with faculty and administrators developing and enriching programs to help ensure the maximum benefit for each study abroad experience. Having worked in a variety of countries, his international experience allows him to better utilize the cultural and academic resources that are so important to Study Abroad.
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Carolina Ferro
Senior Programs Coordinator
Carolina Ferro is a Senior Programs Coordinator specializing in Student Life. She is responsible for coordinating excursions, including overnight and day trips to some of Italy's most intriguing and beautiful towns and cities. In addition, she is in charge of coordinating academic site visits, city tours and cultural activities, such as the opera and organized Italian dinners. Carolina is a native Spaniard from Madrid, but grew up in Miami where she obtained her Master's degree in Social Work in 1997. Her passion for assisting and counseling adolescents and young adults, led her to her interest in helping university students and working with ACCENT. Carolina moved to Rome in 2003, after falling in love with the city, the language, the culture and its locals.
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Nicole Arriaga
Programs Coordinator
Nicole Arriaga is a Programs Coordinator specializing in housing. In this position Nicole helps students with all of their housing needs ranging from roommate placement to housing issues. For the UC Rome program Nicole also works closely with the Resident Advisor who lives with the students and organizes various social and cultural activities. As Programs Coordinator Nicole is involved with student needs in the front office and helps coordinate extra curricular activities with her colleagues as well. Nicole is currently completing her master’s degree in International Relations and Political Science at St. Johns University in Rome. Studying abroad in Rome has been such an amazing experience for Nicole and has allowed her to share some of her greatest moments, sights, and restaurants with our students.
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Maria Gabriele
Programs Coordinator
Maria Gabriele is a Programs Coordinator specializing in Student Life. She assists students with questions, concerns and their adjustment to the newcity. She also cooperates with her colleagues in creating and organizingstudent activities. Maria grew up in the United States, but being of Italian descent spent much time visiting family in various parts of Italy for many years. In addition, she studied abroad for a year as well as a summer in Rome where her passion for the city grew. While living in Rome she has gained a formidable knowledge of the city, culture, and language and loves sharing this with others, both natives, visitors and students alike. In her free time she enjoys traveling, exploring new places in Rome and is an avid runner.
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Frances Armstrong
Assistant Progams Coordinator
Frances Armstrong specializes in Student Life and Cultural Events as the Assistant Programs Coordinator. She is a native of the west of Ireland, where she completed her undergraduate and masters degree in modern languages. During her studies she spent a year studying in Italy in the University of Verona, where she learnt to speak Italian and appreciate Italian food! After graduating she spent time travelling in the South Pacific, visiting Australia, Fiji and various other places, and eventually basing herself in Wellington, New Zealand for a year. She moved to Rome in the summer of 2005 and has been there ever since. She loves the city and the fact that one can discover something new about it every day.
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