As Assistant Director of University Relations & Program Development, Grace is responsible for the outreach and strategic efforts in the recruitment of students from our partner institutions to BU Study Abroad (BUSA). She represents BUSA at various events and to key stakeholders at institutions around the United States, working to further develop these relationships. Grace collaborates with the leadership team to support BUSA’s communications, marketing initiatives, and development of study abroad programming, with a particular focus on supporting the needs of our partner institutions.
Prior to this role, Grace was a Program Manager where she was responsible for the management and administration of programs in Madrid, Paris, Dublin, Grenoble & Prague. Grace has worked in the field of international education for several years, having previously worked for other study abroad organizations such as College Year in Athens (CYA) and CIEE.
Grace holds a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies & Spanish with a minor in Latin American Studies from Providence College. She studied abroad for a semester in Seville, Spain, co-facilitated a global service-learning course in Nicaragua, and participated in a short-term program in Tijuana. Grace loves learning foreign languages and speaks Spanish and Russian.