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Chico ALCI Chico Faculty William Dantona, Director
William Dantona has more than thirteen years of experience working with international students and business professionals. Prior to appointment, Dantona coordinated the successful Teachers Training Teachers Program (3TP 2006), and taught communications in business for the Department of Management, College of Business on the Chico campus. Before coming to California, Dantona was a member of the University of Pennsylvania English Language Programs (UPENN-ELP) faculty where he coordinated the Summer Institute for International Business Students pre-MBA program. Dantona has extensive experience in English language training for global business leaders. He served as a corporate language trainer and workforce language proficiency consultant for the School of International Training (SIT) and World Learning for Business (WLfB). There he conducted language training for graduate-level international students as well high-potential executives from international corporate and governmental entities, including: ABN-AMRO Bank, JP Morgan-Chase, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, McKinsey Consultants Group, KEPCO, Toyota, Goldman-Sachs and Proctor & Gamble. Dantona 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, Dantona earned his M.A.T. from SIT in 1998, and completed the Wharton Management Program in 2004. He now makes his home in Chico, California with wife, Lilith, and daughter, Michelle. 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. She and her husband, son, three dogs, two cats and goat live in the foothills, east of Chico. Recreation Counselors Tyler Crane grew up in Southern California and moved to Chico for his freshman year in 2003. Tyler is currently finishing up his 5th year studying Spanish and Political Science. He spent a year studying abroad in Costa Rica and will travel to Japan after graduation to teach English for a year. Tyler enjoys music, movies and all the fun things Chico has to offer. Brittany Degen is originally from Redding, California. Brittany transferred from California State University, San Francisco. She is currently studying psychology and is looking at potential physician assistant programs after graduation. Brittany enjoys traveling and staying active, and taking advantage of the recreational opportunities of Northern California. Chiara Martin, was born in Verona, Italy and is fluent in Italian, Spanish, and English. She is a world traveler and is now studying in California. She will depart this summer for Santiago, Chile to study abroad for one year. She has found Chico to be a great place to go to school, as everything is centrally located. She enjoys hiking and biking in Bidwell Park, the large municipal park in town. Katerina Stead is the newest student assistant at ALCI.
Katerina 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.
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