Meet Our Staff

Steven Spiegel, Acting Director

Steve, a U.S/Swiss dual-national, has called many places in the world “home.” Since 2001, he and his family have resided in Northfield, Massachusetts. His educational background has included a MED in recreation and leisure service management from Springfield College and a BA in sociology from the University of Delaware. Steve has worked in Europe, Southeast Asia, Oceania, Africa, and North America in the areas of youth programming, sports, study abroad, and international student services.

Steve is married to Lydia de Faveri, and together they have two energetic and curious boys, Noah and Pierre.

Tim Francis, Senior Study Away Advisor

Tim is originally from Massachusetts, has lived in New Jersey, and currently resides in New Hampshire. He has two bachelor’s degrees in psychology and Spanish from Keene State College. He studied away in Quito, Ecuador for his Spanish major, and lived there for a year. Tim has traveled extensively through Europe, South America, and North America. His favorite destinations thus far have been Ireland, Spain, and Ecuador. Some future destinations on Tim’s list are Chile, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, and Antarctica.

When Tim is not hard at work, he enjoys hiking, kayaking, baseball, playing racquetball, tennis, and volleyball, and spending time with his hyper dog, Miyagi, who is a three year-old chocolate Labrador Retriever. Tim named him after the Karate Kid teacher, Mr. Miyagi.