Business Leader Sergey Kulyagin ‘97: ‘International experience got me through the door –...
‘FLEX was the springboard experience of my life. It exposed me to the side of my personality which I wouldn’t have discovered otherwise –...
Global Citizen – Sofya Omelchenko ’09
Sofya Omelchenko ‘09
Volgograd, Russia/ Lakeville, MN
Education: BA Global Studies (Honors) from The New School, New York, NY
Employment: Program Manager of University Without Borders
Profile created...
In Memory of Senator Richard Lugar and Memories from Meetings with FLEX Alumni
Senator Richard Lugar, a foremost voice on U.S. foreign policy during his 36 years of service in the U.S. Senate and co-creator of the...
Welcome Home!
Andrey Yakovlev ‘95
St. Petersburg, Russia/Warrenton, VA
andrew_yakovlev yahoo com
It has been 15 years since I returned from the FLEX program. Since then I...
Mariya Netayeva ’02 Promoting Social Entrepreneurship in Russia
Mariya Netayeva ’02
Tomsk, Russia / Sand Springs, OK
Education: Degree in Foreign Language Teaching and Translation/Interpreting from Tomsk State University (2007), Executive MBA from Hult International Business...
Let me Introduce you to my Host Mom: A Tribute to Host Mother...
FLEX alumna Anna Petrova ’14 (St. Petersburg, Russia / Holland, Michigan) shares her story of living with Louise Shumaker – her host mother and...
Summer Reunion
Sixty alumni attended the summer reunion at the U.S. Embassy datcha. The bi-annual reunion events offer alumni networking opportunities and give them the chance...
Food for Thought
Natalia Zhikina ‘01
North Schuykill, PA/St. Petersburg, Russia
North-West Academy of Public Administration, St. Petersburg
From the pictures of her 2001 FLEX year in North Schuykill, PA,...
Beach Clean Up FLEX $20 Challenge Project
On September 7, Koryazhma, Russia City Representative Kristina Savchuk ’13 held a beach clean up event with over 20 community members with the financial...
FLEX Alumna Anastasia Osminina ’08 participant at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2014
Anastasia Osminina ’08 (Vologda, Russia/Blue Springs, MO) will join over 3000 entrepreneurs, together with heads of state including U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, high...