Whitney earned her bachelor and master’s degrees at Oregon State University. During this time, she studied in Mexico during the summer for 2012 and 2014 and fell in love with learning about culture and language. She is fluent in Spanish and enjoys learning Arabic in her free time. Following graduation in 2016, Whitney worked as an admissions advisor for the International Admissions Office with INTO OSU. While in this role, April’s passion for international and higher education deepened, which led her to apply as an academic advisor with the College of Engineering. In addition to her advising role, Whitney is the EECS international student liaison and a strong and compassionate student advocate.