The Administration and Staff

The Administration at Umbra consists of accomplished and dedicated academics and professionals with extensive experience in international education in the U.S. and Italy. Our team is committed to making every students’ experience safe, memorable and rewarding.


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Anna Girolimetti
Resident Director
and Director of
Administrative Affairs
agiro@umbra.org
 

 

Francesco Burzacca, Ph.D.
Director for Academic Program Development

fburzacca@umbra.org

 

 

Anna Selberg. Laurea (spec)
Director for Community

Engagement Initiatives

aselberg@umbra.org 


 

Carol Clark, Ph.D.
Academic Program Consultant
cclark@umbra.org

 

 

 

 

Elgin Eckert, ABD
Coordinator for Special Academic Projects

eeckert@umbra.org

 

 

 

Roberta Mugno, Laurea, MA
Assistant Director for Italian Language and Full-Immersion Programs
rmugno@umbra.org

 

Francesco Gardenghi,Laurea
Assistant Director for
Italian Institutional and Community Relations
fgardenghi@umbra.org

 

 

 Zachary NowakZachary Nowak, MA
Food Studies Program Coordinator and Special Academic Initiatives
znowak@umbra.org

Rachel Bethany
Associate Director for US Institutional Relations & Student Services
rbethany@umbra.org

 

 

Mauro Renna
Program Coordinator for Students Life and IT Services
mrenna@umbra.org

 

 

 
Regina Tingle

Program Coordinator
for Travel & Excursions
Student Counseling Services
rtingle@umbra.org

 

 

Julie Falk
Community Engagement and Student Life Assistant
jfalk@umbra.org

 

 

 

  

Renilda Zajmi
Housing Coordinator
rzajmi@umbra.org

 

 

 

 

Ian Lyons
Student Life Assistant
& IT Specialist Intern
ilyons@umbra.org

 

 

 

Systske Warns
Housing Assistant and Student Services sswars@umbra.org

ARCADIA UNIVERSITY PROGRAM MANAGER
Francisco Aragón-Guiller
guillerf@arcadia.edu

 

 

 

 
CIS ADMISSIONS PROGRAM MANAGER Amanda Bernhard

abernhard@cis-abroad.com

  


Renilda Zajmi
Housing Coordinator
rzajmi@umbra.org