Student Ambassadors
ISSO Student Ambassadors are student leaders who work with the ISSO staff and the international student community. Student Ambassadors assist with front office support, student engagement, social media, marketing, and programming. The ISSO employs 2-3 ambassadors each academic year. For current openings, please see the Student Financial Services webpage on Student Job Opportunities.
Current Student Ambassadors
Trang Nguyen is a graduate student who is originally from Hanoi, Vietnam. She finished her high school in Vietnam before moving to Ohio for her bachelor's degree in Finance. Trang is currently pursuing a Master in Business Analytics at the Brandeis International Business School. In her free time, Trang enjoys sightseeing in new cities and trying out different sports. With her experiences volunteering at EducationUSA in high school and almost four years of working for the ESL program in her undergraduate university, she will be able to help other students like herself adjust to their brand new life in the US.
Defne Paker is a sophomore from Istanbul, Turkey. At Brandeis, she is double majoring in Anthropology and International and Global Studies. She hopes to go into human rights work after graduation as she is passionate about social justice. In her free time she likes to dance, cook, and read. Apart from being an ISSO Ambassador, Defne is involved in many on-campus clubs and works as a research assistant at HBI where she researches gender roles in mid-20th century Greece, Turkey, and Cuba. At the ISSO, she is looking forward to meeting and helping other Brandeis students coming from different places and backgrounds.