North American Personnel

Projects Abroad Inc., which has offices in New York City and Toronto, is responsible for helping Americans and Canadians pick out the projects that might suit them. They also help spread the word about our projects by managing contacts with high schools, universities, student groups and gap year advisors.

Tom Pastorius - Head of North American Recruitment

Tom Pastorius - Head of North American Recruitment

Tom runs Projects Abroad in New York, our exclusive outlet in the USA. Tom graduated from Princeton University and he has visited a number of our destinations - he's always eager to get out and see another part of the world. Tom enjoys running and the outdoor life.
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Tom has visited Bolivia, Ghana, India, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Romania, and Sri Lanka.

Robert Levine - Director, Projects Abroad Canada

Robert Levine - Director, Projects Abroad Canada

Rob began his adventures with Projects Abroad back in 2005 when he helped create our Drama Placement in Romania. After returning to Brasov several times to cultivate the program, he has come to consider the country his second home. An Ottawa native (go Senators!), he now lives in Toronto where he runs our exclusive Canadian office. In life, Rob cherishes two very different, but equally essential pursuits: theatre and maple sugar candies.
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Rob has visited Cambodia, Ghana, India, Morocco, Peru, Romania, and Thailand.

Will Harper - Director for US

Will Harper - Director for US

Will was a volunteer back in the summer of 2003, when he set up a program that takes orphans to important historical sites throughout Romania. He has also spent a summer in the Middle East researching his senior thesis and just finished his B.A. in Art History from Yale University. Will was a rugby player in college and used to work at an airport refueling planes in his free time.
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Will has visited Bolivia, Cambodia, India, Peru, Romania, Senegal, South Africa, and Thailand.

Kelsy Nelson - Program Advisor

Kelsy Nelson - Program Advisor

Voted "Most American" by her Projects Abroad peers, Kelsy hails from the sunny shores of Oakland, California.  While majoring in International Relations at American University, Kelsy got independent credit by volunteering with Projects Abroad in Peru and India.  Later, she worked in our Guadalajara office.  Aside from collecting discount designer eyewear, she enjoys figure skating and inventing new mathematical systems.
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Kelsy has visited Argentina, Ghana, India, Mexico, Morocco, and Peru.

Allison Kean - Program Advisor

Allison Kean - Program Advisor

Having grown up in Timmins, a city in Northern Ontario, Allison learned the trick to staying warm during the cold Canadian winters - travelling to warmer climates! On her quest for warmer winters, she spent time volunteering on a building project in Costa Rica as well as at an orphanage in Peru. In her free time, Allison enjoys making crafts, especially any craft involving construction paper, sparkles and/or glue.
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Allison has visited Costa Rica, Ghana, Peru, and Togo.

Olga Tymejczyk - Program Advisor

Olga Tymejczyk - Program Advisor

Olga, who is Ukrainian, grew up in Poland and Germany. She just graduated from Harvard with a B.A. in Latin American Studies. While in college, Olga volunteered and traveled extensively in Namibia, Argentina, Brazil, and India. Recently she has been discovering such American classics as "The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross" and early episodes of "Sesame Street."
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Olga has visited Argentina, Brazil, India, Mexico, Peru, and South Africa.