Alyssa Li

Alyssa has a deep-rooted passion for experiential education, entrepreneurship, and connecting people. Over the past 12 years, she's undertaken a number of ambitious endeavors, including opening a new community focused school in China and holding international coordinator positions at several high-profile educational travel organizations. Alyssa holds a Masters degree in Service, Leadership and Management from the SIT Graduate Institute. She is devoted to innovation in education, and excited to offer world class experiential learning to students of all ages.

Joseph Witowsky

Joseph brings 20 years of cross-industry business development experience to the team at BEE. He's worked at both start-up and growth-phase finance & software companies. Joe's own unique experiences in travel and the impact they've had on his life-perspective are the motor behind his passion to provide unique experiential educational opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds. Joe has an interdisciplinary BS in finance, investments, and economics from Babson College and has studied biological sciences at University of South Florida.

Charlene Caprio

Charlene brings a broad range of education and experiences to her role as Director of European Programs. She has a J.D. from Columbia University, a M.A. from Yale University and a B.A. from Skidmore College. She lived and worked in many countries, taught in the Peace Corps and designed educational courses and retreats in Greece. She also wrote a guidebook for a Greek island and enjoys designing dynamic travel programs. Charlene remembers how her own study abroad experiences inspired her and believes that the seeds planted in students through experiential education help students grow to truly become leaders on a global level.

Nina LaFerla

With 14 years as an award-winning classroom teacher and numerous adventure tours in China under her belt, Nina is a leader who understands the challenges of educational travel inside and out. Nina lived in China for seven years, speaks Mandarin and has traveled to nearly every province and region in China. She holds B.A. degrees in History, Art, and Anthropology, and an M.A. in Global History. She looks forward to helping our clients custom-design and implement the educational content and travel experiences of their dreams with BEE Global.

Simon Norton

Simon has been the Program Director of the SIT (School for International Training) and World Learning Youth Leadership & Peacebuilding Programs as well as the Co-Director the Vermont Governor’s Institute on Current Issues and Youth Activism for the last 13 years. He has been running global education programs with high school age youth since 1992. He co-teaches a Graduate course for 40-50 students at SIT entitled Youth Program Leadership & Design and is an accomplished teacher, trainer and facilitator of youth education, program design, leadership, teambuilding, global issues, peacebuilding and dialogue, civics, communication skills and kayaking. Simon has worked with youth from more than 150 countries and all 50 U.S. states, and travelled extensively for fun and work, running youth programs in Uganda, Rwanda, Iraq, Serbia, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Turkey, Ecuador, Australia and Panama. He regularly runs youth program capacity building staff trainings for his own teams, as well as assorted trainings and consulting for many other organizations. He has a Bachelors Degree in World Issues from the School for International Training, and a Masters in Global Education from Harvard University. Si lives in Zephyr Cove, Nevada at Lake Tahoe.

Tina Yin

Tina has worked and volunteered in several capacities dealing with inter-cultural affairs and communications. She holds a BA in Multinational Bank Management from Yunnan University Department of Finance and Economics. Through volunteering her time as a registered member of Chinese Young Volunteers Association and TCG Nordica (KM), a Scandinavian cross-cultural institution, Tina has developed a true love for intercultural education and awareness. She brings this love and dedication to her role as BEE Global China Program Coordinator.

August Dao

August Dao is a recent alumnus of Harvard College, graduating with a bachelors in Chemistry. As a former Senior Student Coordinator, Outreach & Recruitment Research Leader, and Hometown Recruiter for Harvard's Admissions & Financial Aid Office, he has worked extensively with prospective students, planned on-campus events and programming for current College students, and recruited potential applicants from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. As a private educational consultant, August provides professional services ranging from SAT test prep, to all others areas spanning the college application process (i.e. essay editing/feedback, interview prep, and supplemental materials) to assist students in gaining admission to competitive schools in the U.S. He plans to pursue an MBA and start his nonprofit dedicated to empowering youths with independence, agency, and equal educational opportunity.

Maaja Roos

Maaja Roos was born in Berlin, of both German and Estonian heritage. Initially trained as a pianist, Ms. Roos went on from an international solo career to becoming a choral conductor. She was invited by Columbia University to form the SIPA Chorale, taking the best American and international students to sing in ten different languages, touring the U.S. and Canada, and premiering works by Lucas Foss and Arvo Pärt at Lincoln Center.