Our Staff

At SAI we are proud of our highly qualified, well trained staff, many of whom have been part of SAI for more than a few years. SAI is as committed to our staff as we are to our mission and we know you will feel yourself in highly capable hands.

Every SAI program has a dedicated Admissions Officer based at our California office, offering full admissions services, and an on-site Program Coordinator based at the host institution in Italy. All of our on-site Italy staff are fluent in Italian, have lived or studied in the city in which they work and are trained by the Italy Program Director and US Directors. For 24 hour emergency contact click on Resources at the top of this page.

Study Abroad Italy US Staff

Michael Cruciano
Executive Director
Email:mc@saiprograms.com
William Johnson
Associate Director
Email: william@saiprograms.com
Rodney Harris, MA in Business Administration
Director of Research
Email: rodney@saiprograms.com
Jessica DuPlaga
Director of University Relations
Email: jessica@saiprograms.com
Christine Tuero
Projects Manager
Email: christine@saiprograms.com
Ben Strevens
Director of Communications
Email: ben@saiprograms.com
Micaela Cruciano
Admissions Officer
Sicily, Milan, London & Italiaidea Rome
Email: micaela@saiprograms.com
Marilyn Etchell
Admissions Officer
Apicius International School of Hospitality Florence
Email: marilyn@saiprograms.com
Annie King
Admissions Officer
Florence University of the Arts & John Cabot University Rome
Email: annie@saiprograms.com
Jamie Ronsheimer
Admissions Assistant & HTH Coordinator
Email: jamie@saiprograms.com
Rose Maier
Student Visa Director
Email: rose@saiprograms.com
Sharon Basilin
Cell Phone Coordinator & Holds/Release Coordinator
Email: sharon@saiprograms.com
Denise Day
Finance Administrator
Email: denise@saiprograms.com
Judy Guynn-Amsler
Finance Coordinator
Email: judy@saiprograms.com
Dario Lorenzana
Web & Technology Administrator
Email: dario@saiprograms.com
Carol Capria
Office Manager
Email: carol@saiprograms.com
Heather Cruciano
Viva Coordinator
Email: viva@saiprograms.com

Onsite Italy Staff

Claire Hennessy, MA Italian Studies
Program Director in Italy
Email: claire@saiprograms.com
Sarah Bernstein
Florence Program Coordinator
Email: sarah@saiprograms.com
Lisa Guido, MA Art & Culture
Rome Program Coordinator
Email: lisa@saiprograms.com
Amy Schoenberg, Italian “Laurea” Degree, Philosophy (MA)
Rome Program Advisor
Email: amy@saiprograms.com
Marcello Baglioni, MA Maya Ancient Writing/Archaeology & Museum Education
Syracuse Program Coordinator
Email: marcello@saiprograms.com
Jonathan Pantani, MA Italian Studies
Milan Program Coordinator
Email: jonathan@saiprograms.com
Clarie Kolb, MA Italian Studies
Housing Director
Email: cak@saiprograms.com