Biography: As Assistant Director for Special Programs in the Office for Education Abroad, Erin provides leadership and direction for all functions related to the day-to-day management of domestic study away programs, study away at home programs, the American Semester Program (ASP), short courses, and new programs resulting from the implementation of the Spartan Global Learning Initiative. Erin supervises the Special Programs Team and serves as the Team’s lead liaison to the EA Business Office and Promotion and Outreach unit. Additionally, she works with the executive and Associate Director on new Spartan Global Learning Initiative program development as well as ongoing quality improvement of program management processes and procedures. Erin has more than 10 years of experience in education abroad work. She has a Bachelor of Arts in German from the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay and a Master of Arts in Languages, Literature and Translation from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Erin is also a Co-Founder and the current Chair of National Study Abroad Day.