Kaysha Riggs

Kaysha has an immense passion for facilitating cultural learning opportunities and growth through understanding. She completed her masters in German language, literature and culture from Colorado State University (CSU), and her bachelor's in international education and German, with minors in history and creative writing, also at CSU. She has over 14 years of experience working with international and exchange students (a four-time repeat study abroad student herself) and nine years of professional experience in international education. She has helped low income, underserved, F1 and J1 students from around the globe to pursue their journey into the American education system through coordinating student programming, exchange visitor programs with the Department of State. Now, back in her home state of Arizona, she enjoys sharing the beauty and diversity of Arizona while working in international admissions, recruitment, credit evaluation, and transfer credit pathways at NAU.  She enjoys leaving things better than she found them.