Semester at Sea employs a staff dedicated to global education. Our highly responsive, passionate, and mission-focused team believes in the educational mission of Semester at Sea and quality education abroad. Many of our staff sailed on Semester at Sea during their college years or as voyage staff.
Senior Management Team
President & CEO for the Institute for Shipboard Education
Gary Ransdell
Vice President of Finance & Chief Financial Officer
Larry D. Grant
Vice President, Student Affairs & Enrollment
Michael Zoll
Vice President of Advancement
Audra Brickner
Senior Academic Officer
Robert Kling
Vice President of Public Affairs
Layne Hanson
Vice President of Information Technology
Peter Nyssen
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Scott Marshall
SAS Staff
Assistant Director of Academic Programs
Kaley Anderson
Director of Academic Programs
Sara Karen Arlin
Controller
Bobby Barber
Associate Vice President of Advancement
Melissa Bingler
Manager of Annual Giving and Stewardship
Andrew Boesenecker
Accounting and Financial Reporting Specialist
Karen Browne
Regional Director of University Relations and Enrollment
Angela Broyles
Admissions Officer
Lisa Chesson
Director of University and Education Abroad Relations
Chris Churma
HR Director
Michelle Dietz
Senior Regional Director of University Relations and Enrollment
Alison Droster-Martinez
International Field Programs Coordinator
Koty Erdmann
Financial Aid and Visa Coordinator
Rachel Finney
Business Systems Analyst
Troy Fluharty
Director of International Field Programs
Shannon Gagnon
Director of Lifelong Learning
Whitney Grist
Regional Director of University Relations and Enrollment
Emily Greenblatt
Advancement Information Services Specialist
Mitchell Hursh
Associate Director of Accounting
Brenda Legard
Assistant Director of Travel Programs
Sara Leger
Executive Assistant to the President/ CEO and Board of Trustees
Shamera Loose
Director of Financial Aid and International Services
Sarah Martinez
Cashier & Administrative Assistant
Caroline O'Neil
IT Systems Administrator
Tyson Parker
Director of Marketing and Communications
Candace Patrick
Regional Director of University Relations and Enrollment
Julie Alagna
Director of Academic Administration
Jodi Reesman
Enrollment Coordinator
Kayla Rivers
Director of Student Life
Laura Roth
Regional Director for University Relations and Enrollment Management (Northwest)
Reid Sangster
Associate VP of Enrollment Management
Vince Schaff
Director of Philanthropy
Susan Sigman
Associate Director of Operations
Hallette Smyth
Senior Regional Director of University Relations and Enrollment
Holly Tawil
Associate Director of Multimedia
Adam Valuckas
Accounts Payable Specialist
Katie Wessel
Human Resources Coordinator
