Introducing USJETAA Program Coordinator
Ms. Nealy was an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) on the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme from 2013 to 2015 living in Tamana city in Kumamoto Prefecture after having a short term study abroad experience at Meiji University in Tokyo, Japan where she was a student in the summer of 2012.
Ms. Nealy brings to the position experience in international exchange, program coordination and grant management. After the JET Programme, Ms. Nealy worked for the Japanese Embassy in Washington DC processing JET applications and facilitating JET applicants’ interviews. She went on to work with international exchange and education-focused non-profits including the Meridian International Center and the Washington Center. Prior to joining USJETAA, she was the program coordinator for the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship program, a diversity pipeline program for the Department of State Foreign Service.
Since 2017, Ms. Nealy has volunteered as a stage manager as a part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC where she enjoys working with the local Japanese community. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in International and Intercultural communication at American University.