ACA's Fun & Friendly Directors

ACA’s fun and friendly directors and resident counselors.

We pride ourselves on our dynamic and experienced leadership staff. Through a rigorous selection process, we seek out people who are not only dedicated and responsible, but also fun, friendly and energetic.

All of our directors and head counselors are college graduates and at least 21 years of age. Having worked extensively with high school students in the past, they genuinely look forward to their summers with ACA.

Each member of our team works tirelessly throughout the program, serving as a mentor, advisor and friend to all of our students. We work hard to create a warm, supportive family atmosphere, one in which ACA students are treated as young adults whose opinions and concerns truly matter.

During the program, individual staff members concentrate on a specific small group of students to better ensure that every student gets the attention he or she deserves. This personalized approach is a big reason why ACA enjoys such popularity among students and parents and why ACA is considered by many to be the best pre-collegiate program.

Jason Lubar Founder and Director of Summer Programs BA – University of Wisconsin		Barbara Wolke Director of Admissions BA – Brandeis University M.Ed. – Northeastern Illinois University
Brad Elson Director of Campus Affairs BA – University of Michigan JD – Arizona State University		Dori Saltzman Director of Student Affairs Wisconsin ProgramBA – University of Wisconsin
Kirsten Laufenberg Director of Student Affairs Wisconsin Program BA – University of Wisconsin		Dave Black Director of Academic Affairs Wisconsin Program BS – Portland State University MA – San Francisco State University
Leah Acker Director of Campus Affairs Wisconsin Program BA – University of Wisconsin MA – University of Wisconsin		Derek Simon Director of Campus Affairs Wisconsin Program BA – Loyola University
Mandy Stevens Director of Student AffairsWashington, D.C., Program BA – University of Wisconsin-La Crosse		Brad Evans Director Campus Affairs Washington, D.C., Program BA – Illinois State University
Mark Stevens Director of Student Affairs Costa Rica & Panama Programs BA – Princeton University		Laura Cordero Director of Academic Affairs Costa Rica and Panama Programs BA – Universidad Internacional de las Américas MA – Northeastern University
Dr. Juan Durá Director of IIS Seville Program BA – Chico State University MA – UC Berkeley Ph.D. – UC Berkeley		Jesus Diaz Director of Campus Affairs Seville Program BA – University of Seville MA – University of Seville Ph.D. Candidate - University of Seville
Christine Serchia Director of Campus Affairs Florence Program BA – Alfred University		Rinaldo Romagnoli Director of Academic Affairs Florence Program BA – University of Florence
Fabrizio Polloni Director of Student Affairs Florence Program BA – University of Florence		Lara Schupak Director of Campus Affairs London Program BA – University of Pennsylvania M.Ed. – Temple University
Christine Forte Director of Student Affairs London Program BS – Virginia Tech MS – Radford University		Kelsey Moldof Director of Student Affairs Barcelona Program BA – University of Central Florida
Lianna Gomori Director Campus Affairs Barcelona Program BA – SUNY Binghamton