Mehrdad Kia

Associate Provost for International Programs

• Oversight of International Programs (IP) and English Language Programs (ELP) personnel and activities
• Coordination of the various University units involved in international activity
• Development of relationships with international partner institutions and organizations
• Development and oversight of international research, training and development activities

Office: International Center 104
The University of Montana
Phone: +1 406 243 2289
Fax: +1 406 243 6194
E-Mail: Mehrdad.Kia@mso.umt.edu

Quincie Albrecht

Director
English Language Institute (ELI)

Quincie has been teaching ESL since 1995 and has been at the ELI since 2001. She has taught in Portugal, in the United Arab Emirates and at Colorado State University, where she earned an MA in TESOL. She is also an alumna of The University of Montana.

Office: International Center 001
Phone: + 1 406 243 2334
Fax: +1 406 243 6194
E-Mail: Quincie.Albrecht@mso.umt.edu

Ella Bozigar

Administrative Assistant for International Programs

• Provide assistance to students applying to the English Language Institute (ELI)
• Maintain ELI Sevis records
• Assist students with UM sponsored study abroad programs

Office: International Center 003
Phone: + 1 406 243 2288
Fax: +1 406 243 6194
E-Mail: Ella.Bozigar@mso.umt.edu

Julie Brown

Instructor
English Language Institute (ELI)

 

Julie Brown began teaching ESL in 1990. Since that time she has taught in Benin, West Africa, the Czech Republic, Korea, California and Montana. She has an MA in English and a Certificate in ESL from The University of Montana. She also has the UCLES/RSA Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language. Most recently, she taught at Tblisi Institute of Asia & Africa and Kutaisi State University in the Republic of Georgia.

Office: International Center 001
Phone: + 1 406 243 2084
Fax: +1 406 243 6194
E-Mail: Julie.brown@umontana.edu

Nancy Gass

Assistant Director for Financial Affairs Budgeting

• Provide financial management of all IP and ELI accounts
• Provide assistance to students applying to the English Language Institute (ELI)
• Maintain ELI Sevis records
• Manage IP apartment units

Office: International Center 106
The University of Montana
Phone: +1 406 243 2212
Fax: +1 406 243 6194
E-Mail:Nancy.Gass@umontana.edu

Otto Koester

Director of Grantwriting and Project Development

• Develop and write proposals for new projects and programs
• Research new funding opportunities and liaison with donor organizations
• Trainer in international negotiation

Office: Corbin Hall 346
The University of Montana
Phone: +1 406 243 2621
Fax: +1 406 243 6194
E-Mail:Otto.Koester@mso.umt.edu

Brian Lofink

International Liaison

Coordinate and facilitate international visitations, conferences and programs

Office: Journalism 303A
The University of Montana
Phone: +1 406 243 2299
Fax: +1 406 243 6194
E-Mail: Brian.Lofink@mso.umt.edu

Jeanne Loftus

Assistant Director for Faculty Exchange

• Promote opportunities for University of Montana faculty exchange with foreign universities
• Conduct pre-arrival preparation and negotiation for visits by foreign scholars from partner universities
• Manage institutional agreements

Office: International Center 111
The University of Montana
Phone: +1 406 243 6865
Fax: +1 406 243 6194
E-Mail: Jeanne.Loftus@mso.umt.edu

Anna Lokowich

Instructor
English Language Institute (ELI)

Anna has been teaching ESL since 1996 and has been at the ELI since 2005. She has taught in Japan, in Haïti, and at the University of Montana, where she earned an MA in French Literature and a certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language.

Office: International Center 105
Phone: + 1 406 243 2232
Fax: +1 406 243 6194
E-Mail: anna.lokowich @mso.umt.edu

Lee Ann Millar

Instructor
English Language Institute (ELI)

Lee Ann has been at the English Language Institute (ELI) since it began in 1993. She has traveled extensively; she taught in San Francisco and Japan before coming to Missoula. Lee Ann holds a Master of Arts (MA) in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from San Francisco State University.

Office: International Center 001
Phone: +1 406 243 2084
Fax: +1 406 243 6194
E-Mail: leeann.millar@umontana.edu

James Taylor

Visiting Scholar

James Park Taylor graduated with honors in 1980 from the University of Montana School of Law. After 25 years as a criminal defense practitioner, he taught for two years as a Visiting Clinical Supervisor at the University of Montana School of Law.  He is presently is employed as the Co-Director of the Mansfield Legal Reform Initiative at the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center.  For the 2008-2009 academic year, he will travel to China as part of a cooperative arrangement between the Mansfield Center and the NGO International Bridges to Justice, helping to establish criminal defense clinics at law schools in China.

Phone: + 1 406 243 2288
Fax: +1 406 243 6194
E-Mail: jim.taylor@mso.umt.edu

Marja Unkuri-Chaudhry

Assistant Director for Study Abroad

• Supervise outgoing student participants in Partner University exchanges and the International Student Exchange Program (ISEP)
• Conduct pre-arrival admission and negotiation with incoming students from partner universities and International Student Exchange Program

Office: International Center 110
The University of Montana
Phone: +1 406 243 2296
Fax: +1 406 243 6194
Email: MarjaC@mso.umt.edu