VISAS Leadership 2025-2026

Administrators

Elizabeth Wittner, CAELC Academic Director & VISAS Program Director

Elsa Thompson, CAELC Program Assistant for ESL Volunteer Programs and Assessment

Student Interns

Media, Outreach, and Recruitment Coordinator

Sophia Yoder

hkh8ud@virginia.edu

Year: 4th

Major: Behavior Neuroscience, Chinese Minor

VISAS Experience: Language Consultant

Language Consultant Coordinator

Ashna Charania

wwg8xz@virginia.edu

Year: 3rd

Major: Cognitive Science and Neuroscience

VISAS Experience: Language Consultant

Classroom Consultant Coordinator

Apal Upadhyaya

xxb6mp@virginia.edu

Year: 4th

Major: Public Policy & Leadership, Japanese Language & Literature

VISAS Experience: Classroom Consultant

ESL Assistant Coordinator

Minseo Kim

hzx9mr@virginia.edu

Year: 3rd

Major: Pre-Commerce and Computer Science

VISAS Experience: ESL Assistant

VISAS Café Coordinator

Kayla Kline-Polio

wxr4mt@virginia.edu

Year: 3rd

Major: Public Policy & Leadership, Global Development Studies

VISAS Experience: Workplace English Partner

Workplace English Co-Coordinators

Annika Vanlandingham

ntu5hk@virginia.edu

Year: 3rd

Major: Statistics and Global Public Health

VISAS Experience: Workplace English Partner

Jenifer Fiorello

ndh5kg@virginia.edu

Year: 4th

Major: Biomedical Engineering

VISAS Experience: Workplace English Partner

Mai Hukuoka

khf7rq@virginia.edu

Year: 3rd

Major: Foreign Affairs Major; Minor in Public Policy and Leadership at Batten

VISAS Experience: Workplace English Partner, Teaching Consultant

Matt Wilson

dch7qv@virginia.edu

Year: 3rd

Major: Global Studies and Batten

VISAS Experience: Workplace English Partner, Teaching Consultant

Meleah Ognita

bvf4kq@virginia.edu

Year: 4th

Major: Computer Science

VISAS Experience: Workplace English Partner

Ulrich Atongazi

njc6kr@virginia.edu

Year: 4th

Major: Cognitive Science and Neuroscience

VISAS Experience: Language Consultant, Workplace English Partner