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Nicole Cook, Short-Term Programs Director
Nicole began working with CCI in March of 2004. After earning a degree in Literature from Bard College in New York, Nicole ventured off to Prague where she worked as an editor for a travel website (and discovered that beer can actually taste good!). Following that she spent a year teaching English as a Second Language and training volunteers for the Greenville Literacy Association in her home state of South Carolina, and later taught ESL in Mexico. Nicole is the Director of CCI's Short-Term Group, Independent Homestay, and Summer English Academy Programs.
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Audra Arnold, Short-Term Programs Coordinator
Audra is originally from the Columbus, Ohio area and holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Ohio State University. Upon completing her university studies, Audra headed to Mali, West Africa where she served with the Peace Corps as a Water and Sanitation Volunteer. While in Mali, she worked in a small village where she became fluent in Bamabra and learned that eating with her hands is actually very efficient! Audra is working to expand CCI's Short-Term Group, Independent Homestay, and Summer English Academy Programs. When she is not planning her next international venture, Audra enjoys running, chatting with her sister, cooking and exploring Chicago with her husband. |
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Melissa Trinley, Short-Term Programs Assistant
Melissa first fell in love with travel while studying abroad in Europe. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a B.A. in History and Communications, she moved to San Francisco, CA where she first began working in the field of cultural exchange coordinating students from Latin America to be au pairs in the U.S. Melissa then taught English in Santiago, Chile, where she learned the nuances of Chilean Spanish, worked with immigrants at a community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, solidifying a love of Argentine culture, and volunteered for a community development project in Cochabamba, Bolivia, learning about the indigenous population of the country. After working in Guatemala for a volunteer abroad organization she returned to her hometown of Chicago where she is excited to be working with CCI’s Short Term-Programs helping to connect cultures through personal interactions just as she experienced abroad. In her free time you can find her running along the lakefront, cheering on the Wisconsin Badgers and White Sox or enjoying the hot Midwest summers at the beach.
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