Martina Rosa

Site Director in Florence

The Site Director is CIS Abroad's On-Site staff.  Their job is to support the CIS Abroad students throughout their on-site study abroad experience. They serve as a cultural liaison, organizing excursions, cultural activities, and providing invaluable guidance on everything from the local cuisine to navigating public transportation.  If students run into any issues while abroad - Romina and Martina are there to help provide resources and guidance.  

When Martina was 16, she lived in Brazil for a year and that experience completely changed her life. She fell in love with the world of abroad experiences and discovered her Ikigai: getting in touch with different cultures and passing this passion on to other young people. She graduated in International Studies at the University of Trento.  She also worked one year in the UK as an au-pair and one year in Spain as an educator and site manager for pre-med American students. Her desire to work in the world of international education is her life mission. She wants to give to the world what the world has given to her; she wants more people to respect cultural diversity and would like young people to develop their empathy during their period abroad.

Tommy Ranucci

Assistant Site Director in Florence

Assistant Site Director plays a crucial role in supporting the Site Director to provide high-quality on-site support to students. They act as a key liaison between students and staff, ensuring that students receive the guidance and resources they need to succeed.

I'm a UMass Amherst graduate who loves to cook, travel, and explore destinations through their local food and traditions. I was inspired to work in international education after my own study abroad experience with CIS Abroad in Rome while I was in college. Outside of work you can find me cooking, going for a run, and hanging out with my family.

Tiffany Ho

International Operations Assistant Director - Italy

The International Operations Director ensures that the study abroad program runs smoothly, overseeing on-site logistics, health and safety measures, and responding to emergencies.  Tiffany works closely with Romina and Martina to ensure that the program is set up and ready for students.  Then, they work closely together when students are on-site to ensure that things run as smoothly as possible.  Tiffany may work directly with students if they have special requests, they experience an emergency, or if they need additional accommodations when they are abroad.  

Tiffany is a first-generation Asian-American with mixed ethnicity from China, Cambodia and Vietnam. She feels incredibly lucky to have the higher education her parents were unable to have, of which her favorite part is when she studied abroad as an undergrad. To date,  she has worked 10+ years in the field of international higher education, five of those years living and working in Qatar. Besides travel, she loves to dance (ballet, tap, jazz, salsa and tango) and is currently fixing up her recently purchased condo in her home city of Chicago!