Aaron Yerkes, Vice President of Partnership Development

Aaron joins the CEA CAPA team after spending 19 years at the Institute for 宝博体育 (IFSA). He served the organization through a variety of roles, most recently as the Assistant Vice President of 机构al Engagement, where he managed their nationwide recruitment team and custom program division. Prior to serving as the AVP for 机构al Engagement, Aaron served as the Field Director, Great Lakes Region and Enrollment Manager, where he was responsible for increasing program participation, growing the number of affiliated programs, as well as expanding the base of sending institutions across a 9-state region. He also served as the Senior Program 顾问 for programs in the U.K. 和新西兰, where he actively engaged with students, 父母, and advisors to educate them on programs that fit students’ academic needs, as well as exploring ways to remove barriers to make students’ dreams of studying abroad a reality.

Aaron is a graduate of Butler University and holds a BS degree in Finance. During his undergraduate experience, Aaron studied abroad in 伦敦, 英格兰在伯克贝克, 伦敦大学. His time abroad was so transformative for him that he wanted to devote his professional career to promoting life changing, international experiences to other students.

When Aaron is not advocating for students to learn abroad, he can be found planning his next travel adventure and spending time with his family. He is an avid hiker, skier, and golfer, and enjoys seeing live music and collecting vinyl records. Aaron is also very active in his community, engaging and volunteering with a number of organizations throughout his community, specifically with the Indiana Humane Society, 第二个客, 和Newfields.