Ana Lopez-Ruiz

Ana has a bachelor’s degree in history with minors in sociology and Japanese from Ball State University in Indiana. While at Ball State, Ana studied abroad in Liverpool, England, and returned to help other students study abroad as a peer adviser. With a love for travel both domestically and internationally, she traveled to 45 out of the 50 states and 11 countries before teaching English on the JET Program in Okinawa, Japan, in 2021. As a first-generation college graduate herself, she is eager to help students at the University of Missouri in Columbia to embark on their study abroad endeavors.