Study Abroad Ambassadors

Study Abroad Ambassadors are study abroad alumni working with Education Abroad to help you get your questions answered. Please feel free reach out to any of these individuals via email to ask about their experiences, programs, or anything else you’re curious about!

Madeline Coble

mcoble10@uncc.edu

Madeline is a senior double majoring in Psychology and Spanish. She studied abroad this summer in Alcala de Henares, Spain at the Universidad de Alcala. Madeline is excited to share her experience abroad and how it helped with language acquisition & expanding her worldview. She is also involved through CEPA Spanish Club on campus as President.

Zoey MacDowell

zmacdowe@uncc.edu

Zoey is a sophomore majoring in Anthropology with a minor in Sociology. She is originally from Boston, Massachusetts, but she has lived in North Carolina for most of her life. She spent the later half of last summer studying in Maynooth, Ireland, a small town just outside of Dublin. She enjoys travel and pursuing new adventures, along with simpler things like reading and spending time with her cat, Addie. She is very excited to meet anyone that wants to study abroad, and cannot wait to help and guide them towards this opportunity through sharing her own experiences and passion for exploration.

Sailin Barrientos Patricio

sbarrien@uncc.edu

Sailin is currently a junior majoring in Political science and International studies with a concentration in peace, conflict, and identity and a minor in legal studies. She studied abroad in the Summer 2023 semester at Kyung Hee University in Seoul, South Korea. She is excited to be a Study Abroad Ambassador and answer any questions regarding her experience and studying abroad. Please reach out to her with any questions or concerns.

Kayla Terrell

kterrel8@uncc.edu

Kayla is currently a Junior here at UNC Charlotte who has a double major in Politcial Science and Inernational Studies with a concentration of Peace, Conflict, and Identity.  She studied abroad during the Summer of 2023 in Tokyo, Japan at J.F. Oberlin University, and in Seoul, South Korea at Kyung Hee University. Kayla is excited to be an ambassador and help anyone who has any questions regarding her journey abroad, or the process of applying! Please reach out with any questions by email.