Our Staff
At SAI we are proud of our highly qualified, well trained staff and most have been part of SAI for many 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 Counselor based at our California office, offering full admissions services, and an on-site Program Coordinator based at the host institution in Italy and in London. 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.
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Michael Cruciano
President |
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William Johnson
Vice President |
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Edna Wilson, BSW, MSW Administration, Ed.D Education
Vice President of Academic Affairs |
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Rodney Harris, MA in Business Administration
Director of Research |
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Ben Strevens, MA International Education
Director of Communications |
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Micaela Cruciano Kliegl
Director of Program Development |
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Molly Cain
Director of Institutional Development |
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Richard Young
International Relations Manager |
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Chiara Cruciano, MA International Relations
Executive Assistant |
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Marilyn Etchell
Admissions Counselor Apicius International School of Hospitality Florence |
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Annie King
Director of Admissions Admissions Counselor Florence University of the Arts & John Cabot University Rome |
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Jamie Ronsheimer
Admissions Counselor, London, Milan, Sorrento, Siena and Italiaidea (Rome) |
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Rose Maier
Student Visa Director |
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Sharon Basilin
Student Resources Coordinator |
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Denise Day
Finance Administrator |
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Judy Guynn-Amsler
Finance Coordinator |
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Dario Lorenzana
Web & Technology Administrator |
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Carol Capria
Office Manager |
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Heather Cruciano
HTH and Viva Coordinator |
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Lisa Guido, MA Art and Culture Management
Director of Italy Programs, based in Rome |
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Amy Schoenberg, MA Philosophy
Rome Assistant Program Coordinator |
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Karen Frost
Rome Assistant Program Coordinator |
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Alessandra Rossi
Florence Program Coordinator |
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Camilla Fabiani MA Communication
Florence Assistant Program Coordinator |
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Danielle Moscou
Florence Internship Advisor & Housing Coordinator |
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Claudia Castaneda
Milan Program Coordinator |
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Eliza Nash
Siena Italian Studies Program Coordinator |
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Olga Stinga
Sorrento Program Coordinator |
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James Pohotsky, MA Screenwriting
London Program Coordinator |
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Gaja, SAI Office Mascot |





























