Alessandra Capossela

Schools Abroad in Argentina, Chile, Italy, Puerto Rico, and Uruguay

Alessandra earned her B.A. in International Development and Hispanic Studies from McGill University (2007) in Montreal, Canada.  During her undergraduate years, she participated in two short-term study abroad programs in Cuernavaca, Mexico and Venice, Italy.  After graduation, Alessandra spent a year teaching English in Incheon, Korea, as well as traveling in Argentina and Spain.  She earned her M.A. in International Education from NYU (2013), where she also worked as an Academic Services Specialist for NYU’s Office of Global Programs.  She then worked at the University of Vermont’s School of Continuing and Distance Education as a Student Advisor for a variety of programs, including UVM’s Oaxaca Semester Abroad program in Oaxaca, Mexico.   Alessandra is now one of the Assistant Directors in Middlebury’s International Programs & Off-Campus Study office, where she advises for the Middlebury C.V. Starr Schools Abroad in Argentina, Chile, Italy, Puerto Rico, and Uruguay.