Mary Rogers joined Arcadia Abroad in 2011 and currently serves as the Director of Advising & Student Engagement. In this role, she provides strategic oversight and direction to the team. She is committed to a student-centered advising approach, working with applicants from admissions through pre-departure and educating a new generation of students who choose to study abroad.
Mary earned a BA from Temple University in 2010, with an MFA from Arcadia University in 2013. She has attended and presented at regional NAFSA conferences in her previous volunteer role with NAFSA as a Consular Affairs Liaison for the United Kingdom.
Mary identifies strongly with her Irish heritage and considers the western coast of County Donegal her "home away from home." During her junior year, she spent a semester each in Rome, Italy and Oviedo, Spain. As a graduate student, she participated in a creative writing residency at the Arcadia Edinburgh Center in Scotland. Read more about Mary's first-time abroad experience in her Staff Voices blog post.
When not working, Mary reads many books and enjoys road trips.