Meet The Staff
The AIEP team is comprised of caring and professional individuals with years of experience in both business and the international homestay industry. With both English and Mandarin-speaking support staff, our students, parents and schools receive the support they need to facilitate success. Additionally, we have dedicated staff in both the U.S. and China to ensure our clients receive outstanding and timely response to their individual needs.
U.S. Staff
Local Coordinators
Sue Barney
Assistant Local Coordinator
[ E ] sbarney@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.522.9839
Assigned School Locations
Assistant to Local Coordinators
Daisy Benson
Local Coordinator Supervisor
[ E ] dbenson@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.518.1412
Assigned School Locations
Milford, CT
Waterbury, CT
Jeanette Bonfiglio
Local Coordinator
[ E ] jbonfiglio@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.578.0852
Assigned School Locations
Danbury, CT
Hamden, CT
Stamford, CT
Somers, NY
Nicole Bunaskavich
Local Coordinator
[ E ] nbunaskavich@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 617.513.7831
Assigned School Locations
Whitinsville, MA
Shrewsbury, MA
Boston, MA
Kingston, MA
Braintree, MA
Tyngsboro, MA
Worcester, MA
Hamilton, MA
Springfield, MA
Tara Crossley
Assistant Local Coordinator
[ E ] tcrossley@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.592.7354
Assigned School Locations
Assistant to Local Coordinator
Laura Dubreuil
Local Coordinator
[ E ] ldubreuil@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 617.513.7724
Assigned School Locations
Waterbury, CT
Simsbury, CT
Hartford, CT
West Hartford, CT
Middletown, CT
Lois Genua
Local Coordinator
[ E ] lgenua@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.518.0076
Assigned School Locations
Trumbull, CT
New London, CT
Uncasville, CT
Sandra Gizzi
Local Coordinator
[ E ] sgizzi@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.528.6434
Assigned School Locations
Woodmere, NY
New Rochelle, NY
Fairfield, CT
Easton, CT
West Haven, CT
Manhassett, NY
Theresa Lipka
Host Family Recruiter
[ E ] tlipka@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.522.1794
Assigned School Locations
All Host Families in CT, MA, MD, NY, VT, PA, NJ, RI
Patti Voghel
Local Coordinator
[ E ] pvoghel@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.518.0073
Assigned School Locations
Student Coordinators
Rong (Leah) Chen
Student Coordinator Supervisor
[ E ] lchen@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.518.0071
WeChat ID:
Leahchen84
Assigned School Locations
Baltimore, MD
Woodmere, NY
New Rochelle, NY
Weijuan Cullen
Student Coordinator
[ E ] wcullen@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 617.513.9319
WeChat ID:
zwj349
Assigned School Locations
Simsbury, CT
West Hartford, CT
Middletown, CT
Hartford, CT
Tyngsboro, MA
Worcester, MA
Hamilton, MA
Springfield, MA
Man (May) Jia
Student Coordinator
[ E ] mjia@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.592.8027
Assigned School Locations
Easton, CT
Fairfield, CT
Madison, CT
West Haven, CT
Michelle Jiang
Student Coordinator
[ E ] yjiang@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.592.1650
Assigned School Locations
Danbury, CT
Somers, NY
Stamford, CT
Manhassett, NY
Xuemei (Cindy) Li
Student Coordinator
[ E ] xli@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.528.5578
Assigned School Locations
Waterbury, CT
Milford, CT
Trumbull, CT
Betty Li
Student Coordinator
[ E ] bli@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.556.0727
Assigned School Locations
New London, CT
Uncasville, CT
Whitinsville, MA
Shrewsbury, MA
Boston, MA
Kingston, MA
Braintree, MA
East Greenwich, RI
Providence, RI
Yanling (Monica) Xu
Student Coordinator
[ E ] mxu@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.518. 2751
Assigned School Locations
Hamden, CT
Waterbury, CT
Support Staff
Chun Chen
Controller
[ E ] controller@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.592.7259
WeChat ID:
Controller_AIEP
Donna Douglass
Marketing Communications & Event Coordinator
[ E ] ddouglass@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.518.0075
Lisa Guerrera
Marketing and Event Manager
[ E ] lguerrera@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.768.4481
Megan LaPorta
Executive Assistant
[ E ] mlaporta@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.598.6630
WeChat ID:
meganlaporta
Wen Lee
Executive Operations Assistant
[ E ] wlee@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.518.0662
Jackie Li
Staff Accountant
[ E ] finance@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.528.8435
Rose Nanista
Program Director
[ E ] rnanista@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.984.6541
Lisa Palladino
Executive Assistant
[ E ] lpalladino@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.592.8260
Gwendolin Tan
Academic Coordinator
[ E ] academics@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.592.1090
WeChat ID:
academicsaiep
Yolanda Wang
Case Processor
[ E ] ywang@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.518.0775
WeChat ID:
yolandawang888
Christine Zhang
Case Processor
[ E ] czhang@aiepusa.com
[ P ] 203.592.8795
WeChat ID:
Christine2035928795