2009 Spain leaders: Jeremy Snyder and Britt DoranBRITT DORAN: Brown University, B.A., International Development. What began as a quick trip to Spain in high school to visit a family friend, has turned into a life of travel for Britt. While at Brown, she studied abroad in Ecuador and volunteered with an adolescent health education project. Her travels continued with the Brown University Chorus, touring to Costa Rica, Finland, and Russia. Britt moved to Costa Rica upon graduation where she worked as a dorm supervisor and music teacher at the Country Day School in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. She then moved to Segovia, Spain, for two years and worked as a co-director of Proctor Academy's high school study abroad program where she could be found preparing paella, dancing sevillanas, and hiking the rolling hills of the Spanish countryside. Britt currently works as an Associate Director at Putney Student Travel, coordinating programs in Costa Rica and Spain. When not traveling, Britt enjoys spending time near the water in her home state of Rhode Island. This will be Britt’s fourth summer with Putney. She has led a Language Learning program in Costa Rica and co-directed Putney’s Costa Rica Foundations program. Last year she led Putney's Community Service program in the Dominican Republic. Britt is fluent in Spanish.
JEREMY SNYDER: Davidson College, B.A., Spanish, pre-medical concentration. Jeremy took full advantage of study abroad opportunities during his undergraduate experience. He traveled to Venezuela in 2006, where he participated in various service learning projects. Later he traveled to Kenya with a pre-medical program through Davidson College, where he shadowed physicians and observed surgeries at two Nairobi hospitals. Jeremy has spent time in Nicaragua, learning about developing non-profit organizations and humanitarian programs. Jeremy spent four months studying at the Universidad de Sevilla. He traveled extensively throughout the country, making excursions through Andalucía, Galicia, País Vasco, and Cataluña. Jeremy has worked as a summer camp counselor, leading students through rappelling, climbing, and high ropes challenge courses. He directed a service organization that taught swim lessons to Spanish-speaking children. Jeremy has also worked at a local free clinic, translating for Spanish-speaking patients. He is fluent in Spanish.
