Our Staff
America Abroad Media is pleased to have the following members on staff.
Aaron Lobel
President
Aaron Lobel founded America Abroad Media (AAM) and serves as the organization's president and chairman of the board, as well as executive producer of America Abroad and AAM Television.
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Monica Bushman
Assistant Producer
Monica received her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Notre Dame where she majored in American Studies with a focus on History and Political Science. Read Full Bio
Sean Carberry
Senior Radio Producer/Field Producer
Sean has more than 10 years of radio journalism, audio production, and public policy experience. Most recently, he served as political producer and field producer for WBUR FM in Boston. Read Full Bio
Peg Christoff
Development Associate
Peg has twenty years of program management experience in international affairs. Read Full Bio
Celeste LeRoux
Celeste received her B.S. in Economics and her B.A. in International Affairs from the University of Mary Washington in 2007. Read Full Bio
Steve Martin
Director of Broadcasting and Station Relations
Steve has 30 years of professional radio experience, and holds an M.S. from American University. Read Full Bio
Jeff Milstein
Senior Broadcast Producer
Jeff brings more than 25 years of producing experience to his role as Senior Broadcast Producer. Read Full Bio
Tom O'Coin
Development Director
Tom has over twenty-five years of development and non-profit management experience. Read Full Bio
Monica Villavicencio
Producer
Monica holds a B.A. in English from Columbia University and a M.S. in Social Anthropology from the London School of Economics. Read Full Bio
Ilana Weinberg
Associate Broadcast Producer
Ilana received her B.A. in Journalism from The George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs. Read Full Bio
Chris Williams
Director of Research
Chris has a B.A. from Boston College with a double major in International Relations and History, and an M.A. in Security Studies from Georgetown's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. Read Full Bio
Akidah Felder
Operations Manager
Akidah is an third generation, honors graduate of Spelman College where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree. Read Full Bio
Matt Ozug
Senior Producer
Matt Ozug began his documentary radio work at Sound Portraits Productions in New York Read Full Bio
Katherine Gypson
Associate Broadcast Producer
Katherine received her bachelor’s degree in history and writing from Marlboro College in Vermont. Read Full Bio


