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Chico ALCI Chico Faculty William Dantona, Director William Dantona, has been the Director of the American Language and Culture Institute, at California State University (CSU) Chico since 2006. He has more than 15 years of experience working with international students and professionals—always with the central goal of promoting peace and prosperity through purposeful engagement across cultures. He is a member of the faculty in Asian Students at CSU, Chico. Prior to his current appointment, he coordinated the Teachers Training Teachers Program 2005—Using Democratic Pedagogy & Technology to Build a Professional Community of Educators. Dantona also has taught Communications in Business in the CSU, Chico College of Business, and Department of Management. Prior to his CSU, Chico affiliation, Dantona was full-time language specialist faculty at the University of Pennsylvania's English Language Programs where he coordinated the Summer Institute for International Business Students pre-MBA program. He has continued his association with UPENN as a distributed learning instructor. Before UPENN, Dantona was at the School for International Training (SIT) and World Learning for Business (WLfB) where he had been serving as an academic preparation and corporate language trainer as well as a workforce language proficiency consultant. He has conducted language training for graduate-level international students as well high-potential executives from international corporate and governmental entities, including ABN-AMRO Bank, JPMorgan-Chase, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, McKinsey Consultants Group, KEPCO, Toyota, Goldman-Sachs and Proctor & Gamble. William has also been engaged in secondary and post-secondary instruction (University of Puerto Rico, Greenfield Community College, Massachusetts) and graduate-level teacher-training research in both US and international settings. After completing coursework and a two-year research program in Nepal, William earned his M.A.T. from SIT in 1998. He completed the Wharton School of Business Management Program in 2004. He now makes his home in Chico, CA with wife, and two daughters.
Yuki Watanabe Rojas, Student Services Coordinator Yuki Watanabe Rojas has been an ALCI fixture since 1996. Yuki is primarily responsible for ALCI student immigration, orientation, home stay, conversation partner coordination, and counseling/advising . She also oversees most ALCI event planning. Her extensive international student service experience enables her to wisely advise and assist ALCI students concerning immigration issues and with student matters such as housing, home stay, banking, and health related questions. Students and co-workers say Yuki's enthusiasm is contagious. Prior to ALCI, Yuki served as a Resident Manager and a Property Management Coordinator in the Chico area. Yuki is an active member of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Yuki graduated from CSU, Chico with a BA in Recreation Administration. Yuki and her family enjoy life in Chico with their two dogs. Maria Olson, ALCI Administrative Coordinator Maria greatly enjoys working with ALCI students and learning about the cultures of the students who come from far and wide to study in Chico. Maria is also a member of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Recreation Counselors Katerina Stead is a native of the Czech Republic and started learning English after she moved to the United States. As a learner of English as a second language, Katerina understands the needs and challenges of ALCI students. She plans to continue working with international students after completing her communications and international relations degrees. She enjoys traveling, camping, movies, and reading good books. Samantha Johnston, a Chico native, is majoring in History with a minor in criminal justice while pursuing her paralegal certificate. Currently she also works as an intern with the Community Legal Information Center here at Chico State. Sam loves to read, play soccer, and spend time with her family and friends when she is not busy with school. She plans to pursue a masters in political science while working as a paralegal after she graduates. Allie Angheluta was born in Romania, and her family moved to the United States when she was just four years old. She is now in her senior year and majoring in social work. When she is not busy with school and work, she loves to spend time with her siblings and participate in ballroom dancing. For her post-undergraduate career, Allie has decided to attend graduate school to obtain her master’s degree in social work. Whitney Hale comes to Chico State calling many different places home. Over the past seventeen years she has lived in numerous locations around the world, including: Wales, UK, Washington State, and Moscow, Russia. Whitney is now studying as a music industry major with a minor in broadcasting. After she graduates, Whitney hopes to become employed with a radio station and start a career in broadcasting. Noah Ferns was born in Sacramento, but calls Chico home. He is a double major in international relations – with an emphasis on sustainability – and French. He also has been working on a minor in international business, which was partially fulfilled at the University of Torino, Italy in Fall 2007. Noah loves to bike and eat. After graduation he hope to he hopes to become a diplomatic services intern in Washington D.C.
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