Co-Chairs

Hillary Sabbagh

Director, Office of International Programs at Stonehill College

Hillary is the Director of International Programs at Stonehill College in Easton.  Prior to Stonehill, Hillary worked at Northeastern University’s Global Experience Office on the program development team, where she worked with faculty to develop faculty-led study abroad programs and helped to establish potential new sites and partners abroad.  Additionally, Hillary previously worked at Suffolk University where she managed faculty-led programs and advised for both study abroad and international students and scholars.  Like most study abroad professionals, Hillary started a career in international higher education after her own transformational study abroad experiences in the Dominican Republic, Spain, and Mexico.  Hillary holds a BA in Spanish from Keene State College and a Master’s in Educational Studies from Rivier University.  In her free time, Hillary likes to root for any and all Boston sports teams, try out Boston’s best restaurants, and adventure to new places.   

Ashley Trebisacci

Assistant Director, Office of Study Abroad at Brandeis University

Ashley (she, they) is an Assistant Director of Study Abroad at Brandeis University in Waltham, where they have been advising students on off-campus study options, serving as the point person for study abroad scholarships, and overseeing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives for four years. Her favorite thing about Brandeis is getting to work with super passionate, quirky, and social justice-minded students and colleagues. In the past nine years, Ashley has also held positions at Wheaton College, Middlesex Community College, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and MIT, working across the areas of diversity and inclusion, study abroad, and international student services. Ashley holds a B.A. in English and Gender & Sexuality Studies from Stonehill College and an M.Ed. in Higher Education from Merrimack College. Ashley spent their junior year studying abroad at Worcester College, Oxford University, where they happened to meet their wife. In her spare time, you can find Ashley exploring Boston-area bakeries, writing, or being retweeted by Simone Biles (!!!).

Past Co-Chairs

• 2020-2021
  • Lea Girasole, EUSA Academic Internship Experts
  • Alyssa MacNiell, CAPA The Global Education Network 
  • Grace Twardy, Boston University Study Abroad
• 2017-2019
  • Ilse Damkoehler, Boston University Study Abroad
  • Alisia Engle, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
  • Mary Struzska-Tyamayev, Simmons University
• 2015-2017
  • Jessica Walsh, Boston University Study Abroad
  • Samantha LaCroix, EUSA Academic Internship Experts
• 2013-2015
  • Michael Lucerto, EUSA Academic Internship Experts
  • John Crisafulli, Babson College