Two women posing in front of ancient ruins with tall stone columns, one smiling and holding a phone, the other standing nearby with a camera, amidst green grass and yellow flowers.
Two women posing in front of ancient ruins with tall stone columns, one smiling and holding a phone, the other standing nearby with a camera, amidst green grass and yellow flowers.

Our Team

Heather Scott

Dr. Heather Scott is a globally minded educator empowering students to discover their leadership potential and identity while making an impact on the world through service. Dr. Scott has directed study abroad and global education programs in Rome and Montepulciano Italy at Kennesaw State University, Ghana, West Africa and the Sea Islands (South Carolina-Gullah-Geechee Community) via the Agnes Scott College Journeys program, and Paris, France and Athens, Greece via the AGILE Scholars Program.

A man with long dreadlocks wearing a gray long-sleeve shirt and a black wide-brimmed hat, smiling while sitting among rocks and purple plants in a garden setting.
A man with long dreadlocks wearing a gray long-sleeve shirt and a black wide-brimmed hat, smiling while sitting among rocks and purple plants in a garden setting.

Seneca Vaught

Dr. Seneca Vaught is a global educator and community-engaged scholar. He participated as a co-director in a Peru Study Abroad program in May 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 and co-directed a virtual Ecuador Study Abroad program in 2021 and Ecuador Filmmaking and Community Engagement program in 2022. His teaching and research specializations focus on global intersections of race, culture, and policy. He has directed study abroad travel with students to more than 12 countries in Europe, Africa, South America, and the Caribbean. He traveled with students in 2019 as part of the Semester at Sea program and is co-editor of Historically Underrepresented Faculty and Students in Education Abroad: Wandering Where We Belong.

Jacob Alan English

Dr. Jacob Alan English is an educational psychologist and education strategist whose work focuses on creating equitable opportunities for students to learn, lead, and thrive through high-impact practices. Guided by appreciative advising and a whole-systems approach to student success, he partners with students, educators, and institutions to expand access to experiential learning. Dr. English is a Fulbright International Education Administrators alumnus to Germany, served as Co-Principal Investigator on a U.S. Department of State's IDEAS grant, and has published scholarship on global education, leadership, and identity. He has mentored more than 100 students pursuing selective national and international research and fellowsship opportunities. Through the AGILE Scholars Program, he has helped shape leadership programming and served as a faculty leader for the Ireland global learning experience