Office of Global Education Staff

Craig Rinker has spent almost 20 years as a higher education professional promoting student development through intentional, transformative learning experiences. He believes in the critical role education abroad plays in producing global leaders through intercultural learning and student development goals. Craig has presented numerous sessions and workshops at national and international conferences, and served on a variety of organizational and institutional boards. He previously served on multiple committees in organizations such as NAFSA, the Forum on Education Abroad, and ACPA. Craig joined the Office of Global Education in December 2012 after serving as the Director of Education Abroad at Babson College in Wellesley, MA. He has worked in international education since 2002, including on-site in the United Kingdom and in institutional relations management for the Arcadia University College of Global Studies (formerly the Center for Education Abroad). Craig holds a M.Ed. in Student Personnel in Higher Education from the University of Georgia and B.Sc. in Psychology with a concentration in Environmental Modeling from Allegheny College. As a high school student, he participated in a cultural exchange to Switzerland.

You may contact Craig via email at Craig.Rinker@georgetown.edu.

Hannah joined the Office of Global Education in August 2023 as a Global Education Advisor. She holds a BA in French and Comparative Literature from Williams College, an MA in Modern French Literature from the University of Strasbourg (France), and an MA in Italian Studies from the University of Bologna (Italy). Prior to coming to Georgetown, she was the Assistant Director of Student Advising at Barcelona SAE, where she focused on pre-departure student advising and development of initiatives to remove barriers to study abroad for students of underrepresented backgrounds. Hannah studied abroad in Grenoble, France as an undergraduate, and subsequently lived and worked in Andorra, France, and Italy. When she is not in the office, you can find her running or skiing in the mountains, or cooking from her Community Supported Agriculture share.

You may contact Hannah via email at hb735@georgetown.edu.

Susan is an education abroad professional with a background in study abroad advising and non-profit development. Susan holds an M.Ed. in Higher Education and Student Affairs from the University of South Carolina and a BA in English from Dickinson College. During college, she spent a semester abroad in Ecuador and later completed a summer graduate internship in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Prior to joining Georgetown’s Office of Global Education, Susan was the Senior Study Abroad Advisor at the University of South Carolina. At OGE, Susan’s primary responsibility is overseeing office operations, as well as managing the office’s peer advisor program and is a program advisor for outgoing study abroad.

You may contact Susan via email at Susan.Hochreiter@georgetown.edu.

Sarah, a DC native, holds an MSc in International Relations from the University of Bristol (UK) and a BA in International Relations and French from Bucknell University.  Prior to coming to Georgetown in 2013, she served in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and for six years was a Program Officer in the Center for Global Education at George Mason University.  Sarah studied abroad in Tours, France as an undergraduate student and has traveled extensively throughout Western Europe and Turkey.    Sarah advises for programs in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and acts as the academic advisor for the incoming exchange students. She is also a program advisor for outgoing study abroad.

You may contact Sarah via email at Sarah.Mournighan@georgetown.edu.

Melissa Riggio joined the Office of Global Education in August 2018, but has been a Hoya since 2010 as an undergrad, a staff member, and graduate student. She has lived, worked, and studied in Paris, Berlin, and Bordeaux, and earned her Masters of Art – Learning, Design, and Technology from Georgetown University in 2019. She also is part of the financial education outreach and “abroad after graduation” outreach for the Office of Global Education.

You may contact Melissa via email at mlr67@georgetown.edu.

Jason Sanderson, Ph.D., joined the Office of Global Education in August 2004. Dr. Sanderson studied in Rennes, France and Valencia, Spain during his undergraduate career and graduated from Nazareth College of Rochester with a B.A. in Modern Foreign Languages and International Studies. He received his M.A. in Intercultural Communication from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. His Masters research focused on issues related to sexual identity and study abroad. Dr. Sanderson completed his PhD. in Sociolinguistics at Georgetown University where his research focused on language policy and attitudes in France. He has also studied in Heidelberg, Germany and Brno, Czech Republic and has taught in Vitré, France. Before coming to Georgetown, Dr. Sanderson was Program Officer for Continental European and Asian Programs with Brethren Colleges Abroad.

You may contact Dr. Sanderson via email at Jason.Sanderson@georgetown.edu.

You may contact Danielle via email at ds1615@georgetown.edu.

Karen Wardzala, M.A., joined OGE in January 2008. She holds an M.B.A. from the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, an M.A. in Renaissance Art History from Syracuse University, and a B.A. in the History of Art from James Madison University. She lived in Florence, Italy for many years where she worked as a student life assistant and extracurricular activities coordinator for the Syracuse University in Florence program and has traveled extensively throughout Europe.

You may contact Karen via email at klw45@georgetown.edu.

Samuel Yocca is the advisor for Villa Le Balze (Fiesole, Italy) and other study abroad programs.

You may contact Sam via email at sy653@georgetown.edu.

In May 2024, Marco graduated from Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service with a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service, with a focus on International Security. He twice traveled abroad to France with his campus ministry on a Spring Break service trip, the latter time co-leading the team. Marco has worked for several years with Georgetown’s study abroad office, initially as a student assistant, then Peer Advisor, and now finally as a Graduate Student Assistant. He is a native Spanish speaker, being raised bilingual, and studied French for a number of years. Marco is beginning MSFS with a concentration in Global Politics and Security. Outside of the classroom, Marco enjoys exercising, traveling, reading, and film watching.

You may contact Marco via email at mep147@georgetown.edu.

Kristen Bryant is a graduate student pursuing an M.A. in Asian Studies at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies and Chinese from Centre College, where she explored the intersection of tea and coffee culture and social sustainability in China. Kristen has a deep passion for traveling and studying abroad, with two semester-long experiences in England and France, and most recently, a year-long experience teaching with Fulbright Taiwan. She is excited to be a Graduate Assistant at the Office of Global Education and looks forward to leveraging her global experiences to support students in their international education journeys.

You may contact Kristen via email at krb132@georgetown.edu.