Meet the Go Overseas Team!
GoOverseas.com was started with the simple idea of creating a centralized website to provide the resources required for meaningful travel abroad. That idea has grown and expanded into what you see here, a community driven website of like minded people who are all passionate about teaching, studying, volunteering, interning, and gap year abroad. GoOverseas.com features a popular 'Help Me Find a Program' forum where users regularly discuss a wide range of travel topics, and a blog community where we have brought together a wealth of overseas travel experiences. We also regularly post insightful articles to help expand the community's knowledge about opportunities to travel abroad. Please join us in our mission to build a great online community for any and all people interested in meaningful travel abroad!
Be sure to also meet our contributing editors team!
MITCH GORDON
{President and Co-Founder}
Like you, I am passionate about traveling and experiencing different cultures. I first traveled to Taiwan to teach English and instantly fell in love with its friendly people and delicious food. My aim is to model future travel after the motto of this website, "Travel with a Purpose". After participating in a program abroad, make sure to come back and leave a rating and review on this website. User ratings and reviews are the most important resource on Go Overseas, so give back to the community by leaving a review of any program you have participated in. Next on my travel to do list? I'm looking forward to volunteering with wildlife in South Africa, and perhaps studying Spanish in Argentina!
You can email me at Mitch@GoOverseas.com and follow me on Twitter at @mitchgordongo.
ANDREW DUNKLE
{CTO and Co-Founder}
After graduating with a lucrative degree in Art History, I decided to throw caution to the wind and teach English abroad in Taiwan. This turned out to be one of the best decisions I've ever made, because it was here where I met Mitch and together we launched Go Overseas.
I have a great interest in overseas programs after taking a gap childhood in Australia and studying abroad in Italy. These were very formative experiences that have defined who I am. These days I am a huge data nerd and love the web and all its awesome technologies. The challenge of solving interesting problems excites me 90% of the time.
You can email me at Andrew@GoOverseas.com and follow me on Twitter at @AndrewOverseas.
TUCKER HUTCHINSON
{Marketing Director and Co-Founder}
Tucker is an avid traveler with 25+ countries under his belt (Greece and Laos top his list). Working here stokes his wanderlust on a daily basis, but he's having too much fun collaborating with the rest of the team to consider hitting the road again anytime soon. He's a native Californian who made it through 6 years in New York and one in Korea before returning home to the Bay Area. Tucker loves cavorting with friends, food, exploring San Francisco, and hanging out with his family in beautiful Sonoma.
You can email me at Tucker@GoOverseas.com and follow me on Twitter at @tuckeroverseas.
NADIA MUBASHAR
{Website Director}
The least traveled member of the Go Overseas team, Nadia grew up in Pakistan, and has compiled an extensive travel wishlist since. She hopes to study Spanish in Barcelona, explore Chile, and India, and backpack through Lao and Vietnam. She uses all her free time to watch basketball and football, read about politics and history, and people watch.
You can email me at Nadia@GoOverseas.com and follow me on Twitter at @NadiaMubashar.
BEN ROSS
{Lead Developer}
Ben recently received his PhD in Applied Science & Technology from UC Berkeley. When he's not immersed in code (preferably PHP and JavaScript), Ben is shooting music videos or performing with an indie rock band in and around the Bay Area.
Ben isn't on Twitter yet, but we hope he jumps on the bandwagon one of these days!
MEGAN LEE
{Study Abroad Director}
The only midwesterner on the Go team, Megan's favorite book growing up was "Letters from Felix," a story about a traveling rabbit and his worldwide tales. She's been hooked on adventure ever since. Having studied abroad in China, South Africa, and Namibia. Megan can't seem to shake the "on-the-go" lifestyle (much to her grandmother's dismay). For now, she's pretty excited she can see the Golden Gate Bridge from her front porch. Megan enjoys talking to people and is currently the office push up champion.
Email Megan at Megan@GoOverseas.com and follow her on Twitter at @StudyReviews
KATIE BOYER
{Volunteer Abroad Director}
After studying public relations and Spanish at Cal Poly in beautiful San Luis Obispo, California, Katie is happy to be back in the Bay Area where she grew up. Katie has always been an active volunteer in her community and recently had the chance to volunteer and live in Peru and Mexico. She is passionate about nature, biking, vegetarianism, feminism, animals, music, writing, and exploring new cultures.
You can email her at Katie@GoOverseas.com and follow her on Twitter at @VolunteeReviews.
ROBBY NEPOMUCENO
{Graphic Designer}
Born and raised in the Bay Area, he is currently a fourth-year architecture major at UC Berkeley. Robby has traveled across Western Europe, cruised around the Caribbean, and volunteered in Central America just this past winter. His big travel goal is to visit all of the world's Disney theme parks (and he's halfway there). Robby loves spending time with his family and friends, graphic design, and of course food.
KELSEY PEDERSEN
{Marketing Team}
Kelsey is a fourth year at UC Berkeley majoring in Political Economy with a concentration in International Economic Development. After spending the past two summers working for the State Department in Thailand and the Czech Republic, she is already dreaming about her next adventure abroad. In her spare time, she enjoys exploring San Francisco, trying new restaurants in Berkeley, and planning the most epic post-graduation road trip.
