Amerigo致力于提供优质的美国寄宿高中教育服务,强调学业成果和人格发展并重的全方位素质培养。在安全无忧、氛围良好的学习环境中,帮助到美就学的国际学生快速融入当地文化, 并且为之后的升学做好准备。
我们的使命
Amerigo的使命在于帮助国际学生明确自我定向,在文化交融和互动中收获深厚的友谊,最重要的是,提升在课堂上的表现力和课业成绩。我们合作的全日制寄宿学校均为美国优秀高中,全面的大学预备课程能够为学生升入高校做好准备。我们为每一位学生提供无微不至的照料和关怀,确保学生的学习和生活安心无忧。我们同时注重培养学生的领导力,助力他们在今后的高校学习生活中充分发挥领导才能。Amerigo在校区建立了紧密协作的管理体系,我们为学生安排细致贴心的辅导老师,通过专门制定的辅导课程提升他们的英语水平和学习能力,促进他们的个人发展。我们还会为学生的日常校园生活提供丰富多样的课内及课外体验,为他们的未来发展奠定夯实的基础。
我们的信念
我们深信,如今每一个孩子都能在现代化教育的熏陶和培养之下实现自己的梦想,现代化的教育涉及:严谨的文化知识学习、批判性思维的培养、解决问题的能力,以及通过各种方式提升沟通技巧。但是我们认为,教育环境与教育内容同等重要:大体而言,教育环境主要包括学习环境以及老师、同学和社区的引导环境。我们与美国重点高中通力协作,旨在让孩子们通过优质的教育发现自身的潜力,让他们在同学、老师的影响下相互激励,互帮互助,共同成长。
我们的专业
作为一个专业的国际教育集团,Amerigo致力于将更好的教育理念、更新的教育视角和更高品质的美国高中项目和国际教育带给广大低龄留学家庭。我们的方式造就了我们的与众不同,我们注重卓越的学习生活体验,始终如一地为每一位学生提供全方位的支持。我们不仅依托于行之有效的教育经验,更在锐意创新的基础上着眼未来,促进学生综合素质的全面发展。我们的总部位于芝加哥,在全球范围内设有诸多分部。我们拥有一支全球化的专业精英团队,在教育领域拥有丰富的经验、见解和能力。集团秉承通力协作的理念,以文化融入为导向,以满足学生的需求为己任,提供专业的教师与生活老师团队,全程协助学生在美国的学习生活。
我们的团队
团队是我们为学生提供优质服务的根基所在。我们拥有一支多元化的精英团队,在教育领域拥有丰富的经验、见解和能力,他们以前的工作经历涉及寄宿学校负责人、技术创新人员、学校创始人、课程顾问、招聘主管、语言专家等。我们的服务团队包括专业教师、校园事务负责人、辅导教师、教练员等,团队精通12种以上的语言。
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xCraig Pines
首席执行官
Craig在教育领域的发展与革新方面拥有十年以上的丰富经验。加入Amerigo之前,Craig曾在美国高校线上教育服务领导企业-Deltak担任总裁兼首席执行官。2014年,Deltak被John Wiley&Sons公司收购后,Craig在Wiley的公司发展企业发展集团担任董事总经理,负责规划并执行收购事务,以及战略合作关系的拓展.Craig致力于树立富有干劲和凝聚力的团队文化,以此为基础助力学生取得卓越的学业成果.Craig毕业于印第安纳大学凯利商学院,持有金融学学士学位。
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xDavid Napier
总裁兼首席运营官
David现任Amerigo教育集团总裁兼首席运营官,在国际教育领域拥有丰富的经验。加入Amerigo之前,David在 Nord Anglia Education教育集团担任北美区运营总裁,负责统管美国校区和全球招生团队,该集团是美国首屈一指的精英国际学校K12(美国基础教育)运营商。在此之前,David曾在美利达斯国际教育集团(Meritas International Family of Schools)担任高级运营副总裁,负责管理北美地区的七所学校,并曾在企业战略、并购、财务、学校运营等部门任职。更早之前,David曾先后在Kaplan和Sterling Partners分别担任国际发展部总监和副总裁职务。David持有凯洛格商学院工商管理学硕士学位,以及威廉姆斯学院政治学学士学位。
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xDi Hu
学生事务长
Di现任Amerigo学生事务长,在此之前她曾担任Amerigo纳帕谷校区的运营总监。Di在国际教育行业拥有丰富的经验,加入Amerigo之前,Di曾是DrEducation高等教育调研咨询公司的联合创始人和管理者。Di还曾在美国环球志愿者组织(Global Volunteers)担任国际运营与制度关系总监,负责率领一支全球化团队管理九个国家的国际志愿服务项目,并统管每年500多名志愿者的培训和管理工作。Di还曾为高等教育及国际教育交换生计划担任跨文化导师和教员,在该领域拥有十年以上的经验。Di拥有英语学士学位,应用语言学及国际发展学硕士学位,母语为中文。
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xElizabeth Drake
Vice President, Global Marketing
Elizabeth (Beth) Drake is the Vice President of Global Marketing at Amerigo Education. Amerigo delivers homestay and residential secondary programs in the US and in Canada. In her current role, she leads a global team to execute the marketing functions and deliver on the sales goals for the organization. Prior to joining Amerigo in 2021, Beth was the COO at UTP High Schools overseeing business development and operations for a consortium of secondary schools in the U.S.
Beth has extensive experience in international education, having started her career with CIEE and then moving on to Study Group, where she was based in Sydney, Australia for 7 years. She’s had a passion for international education from the first time she did a program abroad at 14 years old. Beth holds a Bachelor's degree in International Business and Marketing from James Madison University. In her spare time, she loves running and traveling and taking care of her 3 children.
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xJohn McDonough
Chief Product Officer
John has been in the international education industry since he graduated from George Washington University in 2003 where he studied Russian language and international affairs.He speaks fluent Russian, Spanish, and Swedish and has knowledge of Mandarin Chinese. In 2009, he completed his Master's in comparative political economy at the London School of Economics, specializing in the development of Russia and China. He has lived, worked and studied in Mexico, the United Kingdom, Russia, China and Sweden and has recruited students in over 45 countries for universities and high schools throughout the United States. In 2011, John co-founded an international education company, UTP High Schools, which manages and maintains international programs on several high school campuses throughout the USA. In 2021, UTP joined forces with Amerigo Education. At Amerigo John directs our product development and marketing teams.
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xKatie Blue
Vice President, Academics
In her role as Amerigo's Director of University Advising, Katie Blue brings eleven years of experience in the higher education industry. Katie leverages her experience working in Rice University's highly-selective admission office and her experience working directly with thousands of high school students on their journey to university admission. Katie is the proud mom of two powerful young women -- Macy and Nora. She's also the proud mom of Hank, the family's yellow lab. Katie and her husband live and work just outside of Raleigh, North Carolina.
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xLeona Mizrakhi
Vice President, People and Culture
Leona Mizrakhi is the Vice President of People & Culture at Amerigo Education. She joined Amerigo with over 18 years of human resources and organization development experience, most recently at Léman Manhattan, an elite boarding school in New York that serves domestic and international students.
Mrs. Mizrakhi has extensive experience partnering with senior management to create and maintain HR policies and procedures that align with the company's overall vision while consulting and coaching employees on all levels on day-to-day operations. She has a passion for providing training, employee relations, recruiting, performance management, as well as implementing and maintaining policy and procedures. She is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) national chapter. She graduated from St. Francis College with honors, enjoys international travel, cooking and playing tennis.
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xNerolie Grant
会计和财务报告总监
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xRob Birdsell
行政副总裁
Rob在商业及私立学校管理方面拥有20多年的行业经验,曾提出很多富有影响力的教育举措,是一位备受尊敬和认可的领导者。加入Amerigo之前,Rob曾是Drexel Fund基金会的联合创始人兼总监,并曾在 Accelerate Institute担任首席执行官,在Cristo Rey Network担任总裁兼首席执行官,负责统管公司在国内的业务发展。Rob的职业生涯从一名高中英语教师开始,后在高校机构任职数年,以管理咨询师的职务为高校机构提供战略指导。Rob持有威斯康辛大学米尔沃基分校卢堡商学院工商管理学硕士学位,以及威斯康辛大学麦迪逊大学分校学士学位。
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xScott Spragg
全球首席招生官
Scott于2016年加入Amerigo,此前曾在Navitas效力达10年以上,在全球招生方面拥有丰富的经验。Scott此前效力的Navitas教育集团是专业从事大学预备课程和大学衔接课程项目的教育行业领导者,在该公司任职期间Scott曾担任北美地区大学课程部市场推广及招生副总裁。在此之前,Scott曾在中国居住、学习和工作,并曾在澳大利亚驻北京大使馆任职,他还曾联合创办了中国首批外资媒体制作公司之一。Scott持有格里菲斯大学国际商业学学士学位。
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xJonas Zhang
Head of Amerigo Select
With 5 years of teaching experience in higher education, Jonas joined Amerigo to share his dedication and passion for international education. Jonas manages Amerigo’s regional network of business partners in the U.S.A and Canada and develop key channel accounts and partnerships. Prior to Amerigo, Jonas was the U.S. program marketing manager at Navitas. As marketing manager for Navitas, he successfully built up a strong partnership network in China and helped hundreds of students find U.S. university programs that best fit their needs. Before joining Navitas, Jonas was a lecturer at Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), where he taught applied linguistics and through which he was invited to teach in post-secondary institutions in Thailand, Poland and Italy for three years. Jonas holds a Master’s degree in linguistics from SISU.
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xLinda Hu
China Regional Director
Linda joined Amerigo team as Business Development Associate Director, with a demonstrated history of working in the overseas study recruitment and higher education industry. With a decade of experience in the Education Industry, driving from small to large International Business Development and International Sales Business Units, Linda has shown her extraordinary skills in international student recruitment, institutional overseas project management and international business development in the Asia Pacific region. Linda holds her Bachelor’s of Economic Law from Shanghai University Law school and NUS. She also received her Master’s degree focused in Global MBA (Business management) from Australian School of Business.
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xChris Goodbourn
Regional Director, Northeast and Southeast Asia
Chris joined Amerigo in 2021 from Navitas, where he held the positions of Regional Manager, Southeast Asia, based in Malaysia; and Director of Marketing and Admissions at Birmingham City University International College. Chris’ career in the education industry began back in the UK in 2009, and he has held positions in student services, sales, marketing, and admissions. Chris has traveled extensively and has lived in both Cyprus and Malaysia. Chris holds a Bachelor's of Geography from Swansea University in Wales, UK.
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xJessid Agon
Regional Director, EMEA and Latin America
Jessid Agon was born in Colombia and has been living abroad for the last 15 years building an extensive network of business partners in both Latin America and Europe. Jessid joined the Amerigo team September 2017 and is responsible for leading the recruitment activities and strategy for LATAM and EMEA. Prior to Amerigo, Jessid served as the Regional Director for LATAM strategic business for Global University Systems. Jessid holds a Bachelors in International Business from Universidad de la Sabana in Bogota.
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xJenny Chen
Director of Recruitment, North America
Originally from China, Jenny came to the U.S. in 2012 as as an international student, and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Master in MPA. She has been working in the international education field for 8+ years. She has a deep understanding of the unique needs of international students and strives to help families and students to achieve their educational goals.