Student Alumni Assistants
Christina Baldarelli – USAC Madrid, Spain
Patrick Field – USAC Bilbao, Spain
Reanna Leitaker – IP London, England
Kyndra Meusel – IP Swansea, Wales
Michelle Promes – USAC Torino, Italy
Diego Rodriguez – International Student from Mexico
Katie Walker – USAC Prague, Czech Republic
About Us
Chico State Study Abroad Office
E-mail: studabr@csuchico.edu
Phone: (530) 898-5415
Main Staff:
Tasha Dev–Study Abroad Coordinator
studabr@csuchico.edu
Michael Nieto–Assistant Study
Abroad Adviser
mdnieto@csuchico.edu
Tasha Dev
Tasha is the Study Abroad Coordinator at CSU, Chico.
She received her BA at CSU, Chico with a double major in International Relations and Spanish, and then went on to obtain her Master’s in Teaching International Languages. She has lived and studied in Spain and Mexico, and has traveled independently to Russia, Southeast Asia, Central and South America, Nepal and India, and throughout Western and Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. Tasha believes that the more she travels, the bigger the world becomes.
Mike Nieto
Mike began working for the Study Abroad Office at CSU, Chico during the summer of 2002 as a student assistant. His first experience with the Study Abroad was in spring 2002 as a student in the Torino, Italy USAC program. Upon graduating with his BA in Media Arts in spring 2004, Mike accepted a full-time position as CSU, Chico’s Assistant Study Abroad Adviser. Mike has continued to work, volunteer, and virtually live in CSU, Chico’s Study Abroad Office since.
Aside from working, Mike loves to travel, cook, read, and is extremely proud of his Italian and Spanish heritage.