Civic Engagement with Global Reach
Student Summit @ FIU
Friday, October 24, 2025 | 12:00pm - 5:00pm | MMC - Graham Center
Global Career Accelerator Luncheon sponsored by Podium Education
Free for students who registered for the Student Summit
Location: GC 305
Panel Discussions (GC 140 auditorium)
On Being a U.S. Cultural Ambassador and Returning Career Ready
Student Panelists:
Patricia Garcia, Fulbright Student to the U.K.
Hector Peguero, Fulbright Student to India
Susana Fuertes, Fulbright Student to Bahrain
Moderator:
Ashley Floyd Kuntz, Director, Prestigious Scholar Development
Global Employers Looking for Global Talent
Partner Organization Panelist:
Paula Hopkins, Executive Vice President, Miami-Dade Beacon Council
Stacy Baier, Senior Vice President, Helios Education Foundation
Birgitta Rausch-Montoto, Director, FIU Global
Global Learning Experiences and Credentials: From Participation to Purpose
The Global Learning Medallion, Peace Corps Prep, Millennium Fellowship and More
Student Panelists:
Agustina Garibott, Justin Jean-Baptiste, Lydia K. Mallah, and Erika Santaella Alvarez
Partner Organization Panelist:
Sam Vaghar, Millennium Campus Network
Hilary Landorf, Assistant Vice President, Global Learning Initiatives
Now boarding - How Studying Abroad Boosts Your Career Prospects
Programs, Scholarships and Good Advice To Get You Started
Dominique Addison, Boren Scholar Indonesia 2023-2024
Angela Schaffer, Fund for Education Abroad
Roxana Pleacoff, German Academic Exchange Service
Moderator:
Mark Bladel, Director, Education Abroad


Join us for the Fulbright Association Annual Conference!
Students who registered for the global summit are also automatically registered for admission to the Fulbright conference opening plenary at 5:30 pm in the Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA). No need to register for this event but please show your Global Student Summit wristband.
Angela Schaffer
Executive Director, Fund for Education Abroad
fea@fundforeducationabroad.orgAshley Floyd Kuntz
Director, Prestigious Scholar Development and Clinical Assistant Professor Educational Policy Studies
prestigious@fiu.eduAgustina Garibotti
FIU International Relations & Political Science StudentBirgitta “Gitta” Rausch-Montoto
Director, FIU Global; Fulbright Program Campus Liaison; Chair, International Travel Committee
global@fiu.eduChristy Rozek
Fulbright Brand Manager, Institute of International Education
membership@iie.orgDominique Addison
Boren Scholar Indonesian Flagship Initiative 2023-2024, MPA CandidateErika Sofia Santaella Alvarez
FIU Honors College International Relations & Political Science StudentHector J. Peguero Caballero
Fulbright Student India 2018-2019, Ph.D. CandidateHilary Landorf
Assistant Vice President, Global Learning Initiatives and Associate Professor, International Education, Florida International University, USA
goglobal@fiu.eduJustin Jean-Baptiste
FIU English Linguistics and Interdisciplinary Studies StudentLydia K. Mallah
Ph.D Candidate, Cohort Leader of the Foundations of Interdisciplinary Global Learning Research MicrocredentialPatricia Garcia
Fulbright U.S Student University College London Entrepreneurship Award 2023, Alumna '21Roxana Pleacoff
DAAD Program Officer, Inbound Programs: US & Canada
daad.newyork@daad.deSam Vaghar
Executive Director, Millennium Campus Network
contact@mcnpartners.orgSusana Fuertes
Fulbright Student Bahrain 2023-2024, 2024-2025

































