Critical Language Scholarship Program | Alumni Ambassadors

Alumni Ambassadors

Alumni Ambassadors are selected through a competitive process each winter. We look for alumni who have reflected on the successes and challenges of their experiences and want to share their excitement for language learning and the CLS Program with others.

Alumni Ambassadors engage with CLS alumni and represent the program to various audiences, including prospective CLS participants, program finalists, university staff, and the general public. For example, Alumni Ambassadors frequently organize online or in-person essay-writing workshops leading up to the CLS application deadline, give classroom presentations and information sessions about the CLS Program at college study abroad fairs other events, and organize events for alumni in their communities, among other activities.

Typical activities of an Alumni Ambassador include:

  • General CLS and/or county-specific presentations to applicants or advisors
  • Participating in online forums
  • Sharing their program experiences with prospective CLS scholars
  • Responding to questions from future CLS participants as needed
  • Speaking on panels at conferences and CLS Program events

If you would like to get in touch with one of the current CLS Alumni Ambassadors, email clsalumni@americancouncils.org and we will connect you!

2024 Alumni Ambassador Profiles


Abby Fowler
Japanese

Japanese 2023
Okayama, Japan

Madison Ianniello
Hindi

Hindi 2023
Jaipur, India

Javier Garcia Vasquez
Chinese

Chinese 2023
New Taipei City, Taiwan

Wajahat Mohiuddin
Arabic

Arabic 2023
Nizwa, Oman

Jahleel Johnson
Turkish

Turkish 2023
Ankara, Turkey

Ryan Vogt
Persian

Persian 2023
Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Abigail Gillespie
Swahili

Swahili 2023
Arusha, Tanzania

Eleanor (Ellie) McCutchen
Chinese

Chinese 2023
New Taipei City, Taiwan

Hunter Linton
Portuguese

Portuguese 2023
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Kirk Preston
Japanese

Japanese 2023
Okayama, Japan

Maria Guadalupe (Lupita) Partida
Korean

Korean 2023
Gwangju, South Korea

Mileyka M. Rodríguez Figueroa
Korean

Korean 2023
Gwangju, South Korea

Sara Ahlich
Russian

Russian 2023
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Tianna Burke
Portuguese

Portuguese 2023
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2023 Alumni Ambassador Profiles

2022 Alumni Ambassador Profiles

2021 Alumni Ambassador Profiles

2020 Alumni Ambassador Profiles

2019 Alumni Ambassador Profiles

2018 Alumni Ambassador Profiles

2017 Alumni Ambassador Profiles

2016 Alumni Ambassador Profiles

2014 Alumni Ambassador Profiles

2012 Alumni Ambassador Profiles