Sam Lardner
Sam is our Country Coordinator in Spain. He attended Hotchkiss School and Dartmouth College and later returned to Hotchkiss as a language teacher until moving to Barcelona in 1997. He and his wife Katherine Semler have four children, two of whom attended Taft, one of our ASSIST partner schools. Sam has been director of three…
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Martin Milne joined ASSIST in 2009 as the Director of School and Family Relations, was promoted to Vice President in 2016, and was named the fourth President of ASSIST in November 2020. Martin grew up at Deerfield Academy as the son of two teachers, and after graduating from college he held positions in domestic and…
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Maia Gurgenidze
Maia is our country coordinator in Georgia. She has a Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Philological Sciences with a special interest in English Language teaching and learning. Maia is the director of English Book Education and Rector of the British University in Georgia. She is a co-author of several Macmillan English Language textbooks and frequently contributes to…
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Laura Ziomek
Laura joined ASSIST in 2022 and holds multiple important roles including Advancement Services Coordinator, Board of Directors Liaison, and Student Orientation Coordinator. With her degree from Bay Path University and over 15 years of combined experience in both private and public school settings, including roles in Admissions, Development, and as an Administrator in Massachusetts Public…
Read MoreKerri Milne
Kerri Milne worked for 23 years in elementary education and after moving to Suffield in 2009 she worked part-time in the Suffield Public Schools while raising her two boys. Kerri first joined ASSIST in 2019 working part-time as a development assistant and she rejoined the staff in 2023 as an Administrative Assistant. Kerri is a…
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Denisa Maková
ASSIST Scholars and HMC Projects are thrilled to welcome Denisa Maková as our new shared Program Coordinator for the Czech Republic! Denisa comes to us through our Czech partner organization, The Bakala Foundation, which was established in 2007 to support young talented people on their way to quality education through scholarships and programs that promote freedom, democracy, human…
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