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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Javier Barrera
Web Producer
Javier completed his MFA degree from Hunter College, CUNY in film and media studies focusing on multimedia journalism. Read Full Bio
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
Jaci Dickerson
Administrative Coordinator
Jaci received her B.A. from the Robert E. Cook Honors College at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a major in Political Science and minors in Spanish and Dance. 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
Celeste Le Roux
Director for Foundation Support
Celeste joined AAM in the spring of 2008 as the Development Coordinator, and is currently the Director for Foundation Support. Read Full Bio
Andrew Masloski
Educational Outreach Coordinator
Before joining America Abroad Media in the spring of 2009 as Educational Outreach Coordinator, Andrew worked as a research assistant at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. Read Full Bio
Yusuf Misdaq
Video Editor
Yusuf Misdaq completed his MA in Documentary Filmmaking from the University of London in 2007. Read Full Bio
Tom O'Coin
Vice President for Development
Tom has over twenty-five years of development and non-profit management experience. Read Full Bio
Matt Ozug
Senior Producer
Matt Ozug began his documentary radio work at Sound Portraits Productions in New York. Read Full Bio
Emily Simon
Development Coordinator
Emily received her B.A. in history and literature with honors from Harvard College. 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
Producer, AAM Television
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
