CAPA International Education is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Michael Woolf as the Deputy President for Strategic Development of CAPA International Education. Mike will be taking on a new role as special advisor for CAPA’s strategic development as we examine ways to build a more diverse range of programs and destinations and create opportunities to increase our institutional partnerships in the USA.
Initially Mike will be involved with the development of our curriculum offerings in existing CAPA centers, assisting our Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Sarah McKenzie with the expansion of CAPA’s individual enrolment programs in London, Sydney and Florence, as well as establishing expanded curricula in the remaining CAPA destinations. Mike will also assist with the continued development of CAPA’s program models as we look for ways to create academic concentrations which blend courses, internships and service learning into focused tracks speaking directly to specific academic departments and their students. These exciting initiatives will enrich both our faculty-led customized programs
and our independent enrolment options.
Mike will play a key role in the development of new learning abroad destinations for CAPA, which will serve the CAPA mission and strategic direction, as well as increase the diversity of our program offerings, curricula and experiential learning programs.
As Deputy President for Strategic Development, Mike will also work within our Institutional Relations and Program Development team to introduce our programs and various models to the field of learning abroad.
Mike has been working in the field of learning abroad for many years and is recognized as a leader in innovative program development and curriculum. Mike has held leadership roles in many international education organizations, among them FIE, CIEE and Syracuse University. He has written widely on international education and cultural studies. He serves on a number of advisory boards and is a member of the Board of Directors of The Forum on Education Abroad.
As an academic, Mike focused on American Studies and taught in the universities of Padova and Venice in Italy. After a period as a writer at the BBC, Mike joined CIEE as the London Director with the task of developing international exchanges across Europe and between the UK - USA and Asia. He then moved into mainstream education abroad with Syracuse University before returning to CIEE as the Regional Director for Anglophone programs. In that role, he helped develop CIEE's activities in Africa, India, Australia, the UK and Ireland.
John Christian, President of CAPA International Education, is very pleased that Mike will be joining CAPA to assist in achieving our mission to offer accessible, unique and engaging learning abroad programs. Please join us in welcoming Mike to the CAPA community. We are delighted to have him on board and look forward to his thoughtful contribution to our work.
