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| Name: |
Michele Kabel |
| Title: |
Executive Director
Responsible Officer (RO) |
| Responsibilties: |
Directs AYA program; stategic planning; partner relations. |
| Phone: |
(203) 399-5096 |
| Email: |
mkabel@aifs.org |
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| Name: |
Lisa Schacter |
| Title: |
Deputy Director
Alternate Responsible Officer (ARO) |
| Responsibilities: |
Assists director in general program oversight and staff developmement; accounting and billing; AYA National Meeting. |
| Phone: |
(203) 399-5070 |
| Email: |
lschacter@aifs.org |
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| Name: |
Ashleigh Caws |
| Title: |
Director of Operations and Special Programs
Alternate Responsible Officer (ARO) |
| Responsibilities: |
Oversees operations and grant programs administration; oversight of compliance and SEVIS. |
| Phone: |
(203) 399-5063 |
| Email: |
acaws@aifs.org |
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| Name: |
Virginia George |
| Title: |
Director of Student Services
Alternate Responsible Officer (ARO) |
| Responsibilities: |
Oversees Student Services department and Regional Director team; responsible for training content, planning and executing student orientations and field staff training. |
| Phone: |
(203) 399-5097 |
| Email: |
vgeorge@aifs.org |
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| Name: |
Ashley Byrnes |
| Title: |
Regional Director, Placement Specialist |
| Responsibilities: |
Oversees student placement and host family recruitment in AZ, AR, CO, CT, DE,GA, ID, IL, IN, ME,MD,MA,MI,MS, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, VA, WA, WV. |
| Phone: |
(203) 399-5169 |
| Email: |
abyrnes@aifs.org |
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| Name: |
Deanna Scalzo |
| Title: |
Regional Director, Support Specialist |
| Responsibilities: |
Oversees on-program student support in AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, GA, HI, ID, IA, KY, LA, MD, MO, NE, NV, NM, NC, OK, OR, SC, TX, VA, WA, WY. |
| Phone: |
(203) 399-5560 |
| Email: |
dscalzo@aifs.org |
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| Name: |
Inara Laganovska |
| Title |
Regional Director, Support Specialist |
| Responsibilities: |
Oversees on-program student support in CO, CT, DE, FL, IL, IN, KS, ME, MA, MI, MN, MS, MT, NH, NJ, NY, ND, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VT, WI. |
| Phone: |
(203) 399-5085 |
| Email: |
ilaganovska@aifs.org |
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| Name: |
Lily Earle-Hecht |
| Title |
Regional Director, Placement Specialist |
| Responsibilities: |
Oversees student placement and host family recruitment in AL, AK, CA, FL, HI, IA, KS, KY, LA, MN, MT, NE, NM, OH, OK, TN, TX, UT, WI, WY. |
| Phone: |
(203) 399-5041 |
| Email: |
learlehecht@aifs.org |
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| Name: |
Tricia Bobwich |
| Title |
Program Assistant, Compliance & Operations |
| Responsibilities: |
Provides operational support to compliance team and student services; host family vetting; data management, systems support. |
| Phone: |
(203) 399-5569 |
| Email: |
tbobwich@aifs.org |
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| Name: |
Michael Prior |
| Title |
Program Assistant, Field Staff & Placement |
| Responsibilities: |
Responsible for onboarding, supporting and motivating AYA's field staff network and 2nd visitors; provides administrative support to placement and operation teams. |
| Phone: |
(203) 399-5035 |
| Email: |
mprior@aifs.org |
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