Staff

JERI BYRNE
glbyrne@wisc.edu | (608) 262-8577
Financial Specialist
319 Ingraham Hall

MOLLY DONNELLAN
molly.donnellan@wisc.edu | (608) 262-8431
Advisor, International Studies Major
322 Ingraham Hall

Educational Background:
BA, International Studies, Political Science, and French with a certificate in European Studies, UW-Madison (2017)
Certificate of Political Science, Sciences-Po-Aix en Provence, France (2016)
Geographical areas of expertise/interest: Western European politics and culture
Languages Spoken: English and French

NANCY HEINGARTNER
nheingartner@wisc.edu | (608) 265-6585
Assistant Director for Outreach
323 Ingraham Hall

Educational Background:
Ph.D. and M.A., Slavic Languages, Brown University
B.A., Russian Language and Literature with an East Asian Studies minor, Oberlin College
Geographical areas of expertise/interest: Studied for four years in Russia and the former Soviet Union and also previously worked for the US Embassy in Kiev, Ukraine.
Languages Spoken: English and Russian; also has studied Czech, French, German, Mandarin, and Persian.

Contact Nancy for:

• Annual K-12 outreach events such as World Cinema Day, Global Youth Summit, and International Education Week
• Speaker requests from educational institutions and other groups that organize teacher workshops
• Customized programs that bring students and teachers to the UW-Madison campus

NANETTE KELSEY
nkelsey@wisc.edu | (608) 263-6916
Univeristy Services Associate II
322 Ingraham Hall

Educational Background:
B.S., Education
MS., Special Education, ED/BD
Languages Spoken: English and Russian; also has studied Spanish, German, Norwegian, and French.

Contact Nanette for:

• Nanette is part of the financial team that supports IRIS and its regional centers

FELECIA LUCHT
felecia.lucht@wisc.edu | (608) 263-6693
Director of the WI Summer Language Institute (WISLI)
327 Ingraham Hall

Educational Background:
Ph.D. and M.A., German Linguistics, UW-Madison
M.A., International Affairs, American University
B.A., German and International Studies, U of WI-Stevens Point
Languages Spoken: English and German. She has also studied Russian, Dutch, and Brazilian Portuguese

Contact Felecia for:

• Questions about the Wisconsin Summer Language Institutes (WISLI)

RONALD MACHOIAN
ronald.machoian@wisc.edu | (608) 890-2446
Interim Executive Director
256 Bascom Hall

MAKI RAYMO
mraymo@wisc.edu | (608) 265-4768
Financial Specialist
319 Ingraham Hall

Geographical areas of expertise/interest: Maki was born and raised in Osaka, Japan, and moved to Madison in 2000.
Languages Spoken: English and Japanese.

Contact Maki for:

• Maki is part of the financial team that provides supports to IRIS and its regional centers.

SARAH RIPP
skripp@wisc.edu | (608) 262-0616
Assistant Director for Programming and Communication
301B Ingraham Hall

Educational Background:
M.A., International Administration, University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School for International Studies (2001)
B.A., International Studies, Miami University (OH) (1997)
Geographical areas of expertise/interest: Latin America, the Caribbean, and Iberia
Languages Spoken: English and Spanish. Have also studied a bit of French and Portuguese.

Contact Sarah for:

• Communication, public relations, and social media requests on behalf of IRIS
• Cross-regional on campus programming such as academic lectures, artistic performances, alumni career panels, film screenings, and more

ELLEN SAPEGA
ewsapega@wisc.edu | (608) 262-3621
Faculty Director
Professor, Spanish & Portuguese
301A Ingraham Hall

CSANÁD SIKLÓS
siklos@wisc.edu | (608) 262-5006
Assistant Director for Students and Curriculum
331 Ingraham Hall

Educational Background:
Ph.D., Scandinavian Languages and Literature, U of Washington (2002)
Dissertation: “The Rhetoric of Resistance: Par Lagerkvist’s Literary Response to European Totalitarianism (1933-1044)”
M.A., Scandinavian Languages and Literature, U of Washington (1990)
B.A., (Joint Honors) German and Scandinavian Studies, University College, London (1988)
Geographical areas of expertise/interest: Central Europe, Scandinavia, UK, EU
Languages Spoken: Hungarian, English, Norwegian, with intermediate knowledge of German, and reading knowledge of Swedish and French

Contact Csanad for:

• Undergraduate advising for degree and certificate programs in IRIS, and for the IS Major
• Curriculum development and planning for the IS Major and IRIS degree and certificate programs
• Curricular and instructional program reviews
• Program implementation, assessment and review
• Data management and reporting
• Student enrollment
• Student learning outcomes, objectives, goals and evaluation

MARY JO WILSON
wilson6@wisc.edu | (608) 265-7817
Assistant Director for Operations
321 Ingraham Hall