ISC Staff Profile
Jane Kalionzes
Associate Director
Education
Santa Monica College
General Education, 1971 - 1973
San Diego State University
BA, Liberal Studies - December 1975
Postconcurrent Graduate Work
Multiple Subjects K-12 California Teaching Credential - May 1976
Completed work in Certificate of Applied Linguistics - May 1981
Intensive Summer Course in Spanish for Faculty/Staff - 1988,1989
Experience
International Student Advisor, San Diego State University
August 1987 - Present
Foreign Student Advisor, ELS Language Center, San Diego
October 1979 - August 1987
Elementary School Teacher, San Diego Unified School District
September 1976 - June 1979
Professional Affiliation
NAFSA: Association of International Educators since 1979
PIER (Professional International Educator's Roundtable) Group since 1985
Advocates for Women in Academia (AWA) , 1988, 1989
Phi Beta Delta, Delta Chapter since 1988
NASPA Academy for New Professionals, 1990, 1991
Professional Activities/Presentations
Presenter - "Language School Programs", Orientation of Overseas Educational Advisors, USIA Program, SDSU, May 1985
Session Presenter - "How to Run a Successful Homestay Program", NAFSA Region I & XII Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, November 1985
Presenter, Immigration Workshop, PIER Group, San Diego, CA 1987
Registration Worker, Local Arrangements Committee, NAFSA National Conference, Long Beach, CA May 1987
USIA/AID Liaison, NAFSA Region XII Team, 1987-88
Session Chair - NAFSA Region XII Conference, Irvine, CA, November 1987
Presenter, Orientation Retreat for Social Workers, Council for International Programs (CIP), April 1988, 1989, 1991, and 1992
Secretary, NAFSA Region XII Southern District Team, 1988-89, 1989-90
Member, Local Arrangements Committee, NAFSA Region XII Southern District Conference, San Diego, CA, February 1989
Participant, NASPA Academy for New Professionals, San Diego, June 1990
Chair-Elect, NAFSA Region XII Southern District Team, 1990-91
Conference Chair, NAFSA Region XII Southern District Conference, San Diego, CA, February 1991
Facilitator, NASPA Academy for New Professionals, San Diego, June 1991
Chair, NAFSA Region XII Southern District Team, 1991-92
Chair, Local Arrangements Committee, NAFSA Region XII Conference, San Diego, CA, October 1991
CAFSS Representative, NAFSA Region XII Team, 1991-92
Presenter - "Preparing Your Support Staff for Culture Shock", Support Staff Workshop sponsored by NAFSA Region XII Southern District, Mission Viejo, CA, March 1992
Session Chair and Presenter - "Foreign Student Advising 101", NAFSA Region XII Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada 1992
Past Chair, NAFSA Region XII Southern District Team, 1992-93
Presenter, Immigration Session, NAFSA Region XII Southern District Conference, San Diego, CA, February 1993
Chair, Planning Committee for Reorganization of PIER, February 1993
Member-at-Large, NAFSA Region XII Southern District Team, 1993 - 95
Presenter, NAFSA Region XII Southern District Immigration Workshop, Irvine, CA October 1993
Participant, Immigration and Naturalization Service Inspection National Advisory Board Conference, San Diego, CA October 1994
Presenter - "Visualize Whirled Peas: Strategies for Colliding Cultures", Planet Leadership, 10th Annual Leadership Institute, SDSU Student Resource Center, San Diego, CA, November 1994
Organizer and Presenter - "F-1 Regulations for New Advisors", PIER Group Workshop, San Diego, CA, January 1995
Chair-Elect, PIER Group, 1994-95
Presenter, Immigration Session, NAFSA Region XII Southern Distict Conference, Irvine, CA March 1995
Session Chair and Presenter - "What Could Happen When International Students/Scholars Accept Public Benefits", NAFSA Region XII Conference, Reno, Nevada, October 1995, Picked as one of the "Best Of Region" sessions for the Conference.
Awards / Fellowships
Senior Fulbright Fellowship, Seminar for International Educators, Federal Republic of Germany, 1990
Most Customer Service Oriented Employee, ELS Language Center, January 1986 and July 1986
Community Service
Member, Aegean Dancers Folk Dance Group, St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church 1977 - 1980
Teacher, Greek Folk Dancing, Folk Dance Center, 1984 - 1993
Chair, Distribution of Publicity, Women's Opportunity Week, Advocates for Women in Academia, 1988, 1989
Personal
Born in Santa Monica, California
Interests: folk dancing, gardening, literature, needle work, pets, travel, volleyball, and wildlife.
Countries visited: Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, and Switzerland.