Executives & Staff

Andrea Perez

Andrea Perez is a Fellow of the Global Perspectives Office and the Global Connections Foundation. Until 2010, she was a Program Assistant in the Global Perspectives Office, providing support to globally oriented projects and programs, and contributing to research efforts. Perez holds a B.A. degree from Rollins College, with an emphasis on Economics and International Affairs. She speaks Spanish, has traveled in the Americas, and lived in South Africa for four years

Yang Zhang

Yang Zhang is a Fellow of the Global Perspectives Office and the Global Connections Foundation. From 2009-2010, she was a Fulbright Visiting Student Researcher, and was jointly hosted by the Global Perspectives Office and the Political Science Department. She is a Ph.D. candidate at Northeast Normal University in Changchun, Jilin province, China. Her doctoral research focuses on the evolution of U.S. counter-terrorism policy. Zhang received a B.A. in History from Tong Hua Teachers College and an M.A. from Northeast Normal University. She has published academic articles in numerous journals, including Pacific Journal, International Forum and Journal of Northeast Normal University. Zhang speaks Mandarin, English and some Japanese.

Bettina Steible

Bettina Steible is a Fellow of the Global Perspectives Office and the Global Connections Foundation. She is pursuing a bilingual master's degree in European law and policy within a program at the University of Barcelona (Spain), University of Milan (Italy), University of Montpellier (France) and the University of Szczecin (Poland). Her research interests include European law, international law, human rights and humanitarian law. She also plans to pursue a Ph.D. in European and International law and become a university professor. A native of France, she speaks French, English, Spanish and some Italian. She has traveled throughout Europe, North America and the Caribbean, as well as to Vietnam.

Maria Lucrecia Capizzano

Maria Lucrecia Capizzano is an intern for the Global Perspectives Office, as well as an assistant to the Director. A junior at Rollins College, she is majoring in International Affairs, with a minor in Economics. She serves on the Honors Council at Rollins. Her research interests include Latin American politics and diplomacy. Upon graduation, Capizzano plans to pursue a graduate degree in international relations and, later, a career in diplomacy. A native of Argentina, she is fluent in Spanish, is studying French, and has traveled extensively in Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.