Deans & Staff

Katherine Vallot-Basker
Dean
While at Harvard, Katherine studied Latin literature and Roman coinage. She enjoyed leading tours of Harvard’s campus with the community service group “Crimson Key.” As a member of Key, she also led a variety of activities for Harvard’s freshmen during their orientation week—including a first-year talent show and a ‘70s-themed screening of the infamously terrible movie Love Story. Katherine now studies Classical Archaeology at New College Oxford, focusing on Roman Provincial coinage. This fall, she will be returning for the last year of her MPhil. When not studying, Katherine loves running, reading, and traveling. Katherine has previously led programs for high school students in Oxford.
Alex Goldman
Program Assistant
Alex graduated this spring Magna Cum Laude from Muhlenberg College with a double major in Theatre (Acting Concentration) and Media and Communications. While at school, Alex was the music director of both her a cappella group and performance ensemble. With an intention to come to college to study theatre, she developed a strong appreciation for the study of performance as a lens to understand and question the world. She brings that ability to explore from an artistic space to everything she does and looks forward to sharing these perspectives with others.
Abbie Godoy
Junior Dean
While at the University of Belize, Abbie focused on her activism and volunteerism that took her to El Salvador, Germany, and Kazakhstan. At this time, she observed and addressed complex social, environmental, and political issues. Since moving to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, her focus is on the intersection of police violence and youth mobilization in Belize and Nigeria, which derives from her intrigue for engaging in the intersections of culture and activism. Abbie founded Yellow Bee, an NGO based in Belize, to innovatively address issues of gender, climate, and health. She is also passionate about youth mentorship as she believes youth should be foregrounded in issues that affect them through encouraging free and open dialogue. As a member of St Antony's College, Abbie is also a part of a global community of scholars engaged in diplomacy, area studies, and the humanities.
Julian Sandoval
Dean
While at California Institute of the Arts, Julian focused on experimental theater performance where he worked and collaborated with many international directors and performers from France, Mexico, China, and Poland. During his tenure at CalArts he devised an original piece with his professor which toured internationally and performed at the 8th Theater Olympics in India, workshopped at the Grotowski Institute in Poland, and performed at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. In addition to performing, he has been able to lead workshops at the University of Hyderabad, and Summerhall in Edinburgh. Julian has lived in London, Paris, and Mexico and has been a keen student of everything international cities have to teach. Currently, he is a school administrator and a French bilingual substitute teacher at the Lycée International de Los Angeles. This fall, Julian will be teaching several acting courses to freshman undergraduate students and high school students. He is fluent in French and Spanish, and proficient in Italian.
Camille Jones
Director
While at New York University, Camille focused on studying French sociology and history through the lens of women and class structures. She went to Paris to study the gentrification of the city and examined history through the lens of underrepresented populations. Camille studied mathematics and French in her undergraduate degree. After finishing her master’s, she moved to Brooklyn and began teaching math and French at various prep schools in New York City. Camille now works at the Nightingale Bamford School in Manhattan and teaches mathematics. Born in a French-speaking family, Camille has lived and traveled in France since she was a child. This fall, she will continue to teach mathematics at Nightingale Bamford.
Brian Micheni
Junior Dean
University of Pennsylvania, B.A, Diplomatic History