Welcome, Aleassa & Catherine!

Read on to meet Aleassa & Catherine who will be helping out in the office this summer with orientation and visiting programs!

Every quarter, FIUTS is lucky enough to have interns and work study students who help us with all kinds of tasks in our office while having an opportunity to meet people, gain work experience, and learn about international education. We are lucky to have Aleassa and Catherine with us this summer working on orientation and visiting programs! Say hi when you see them around! Read on to learn more about them:

Name: Aleassa Wren

Hometown: Chehalis, WA

Year: Senior

Major: Socio-cultural Anthropology

About me: I am a senior at University of Washington studying Socio-cultural Anthropology. Upon completion of my bachelors degree I hope to work with refugee resettlement or with immigration reform. In my free time I like to play tennis, hike and watch "The Office". I decided to join FIUTS  because I love to meet people and learn more about various cultures.

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Name: Catherine Rock

Hometown: Short Hills, NJ

Year: Graduate Student

Major: International Education

About Me: Hi, my name is Catherine and I am a graduate student at SIT Graduate Institute studying International Education. I grew up in New Jersey and went to college in Baltimore at Loyola University Maryland. There I studied abroad for a semester in Ghana. In my free time, I like reading, watching Netflix, watching baseball, and hanging out with my friends. I love working with international students and meeting new people so I am very excited to be working with FIUTS this year and I can't wait to explore more of Seattle!