Local Coordinator Stories

AYA Local Coordinator Appreciation Week: Meet Marilu from Texas!

April 20, 2016 AYA Leave a Comment

Up next for LC Appreciation Week is Maria from Texas, just outside of Dallas! "Marilu," as her students call her, is an important part of their experience in the U.S. We hope you'll enjoy reading the kind words they have to say about her and how much of an impact she's made … [Read more...]

AYA Local Coordinator Appreciation Week: Meet Cindy from Missouri!

April 19, 2016 AYA Leave a Comment

Local Coordinator Appreciation Week is underway! Say hello to Cindy J., an Academic Year in America LC from the Kansas City area! We hope you'll enjoy the heartfelt words one of her students had to say about her and why she feels Cindy is an asset to her time in the … [Read more...]

AYA Local Coordinator Appreciation Week: Meet Regenia from Ohio!

April 18, 2016 AYA 1 Comment

It's Local Coordinator (LC) Appreciation Week! We are so thankful for each and every LC who gives their all to Academic Year in America and our students. Over the next two weeks, we'll be highlighting some of these amazing, generous and compassionate individuals from the … [Read more...]

LC of the Month: Jennifer from Illinois

February 4, 2016 AYA 3 Comments

We love to recognize our field staff every month by asking our students to nominate their Local Coordinator (LC) as our LC of the month. It’s always hard to decide which one deserves it because all of our Local Coordinators do such a wonderful job in mentoring their students. … [Read more...]

LC of the Month: Bridget from Alabama

November 25, 2015 AYA Leave a Comment

It's that time again for our students to nominate their Local Coordinator (LC) as AYA's LC of the Month. We ask our students each month to send in their nominations and share with us why their LC deserves to be our LC of the month. This month we have a new LC, Bridget from … [Read more...]

Giving Back: Train of Hope Refugee Center in Vienna

November 20, 2015 AYA Leave a Comment

In the spirit of being thankful this month at AYA, we are very thankful for all those who contributed and participated at the Train of Hope donation center in Vienna during our annual National Meeting in Austria. Train of Hope is an organization of independent volunteers who … [Read more...]