During his 15 years as Creative Director, and Marc did more than design catalogs and marketing materials. Based upon his own international experiences living, working, and traveling overseas, Marc created innovative pieces that told stories about the student experience, so that prospective students could envision themselves studying abroad. He attended study abroad fairs throughout the US to recruit students, and led groups of API high school students to France and Spain. Marc made meaningful connections with our overseas staff and with university partners here in the US. His deep understanding of both the on-site experience, as well as what universities are looking for in a quality study abroad program, enabled him to weave these important elements into his work. Above all, Marc has the biggest heart. When he lived in Austin during one of the large devastating storms, he made his home available to those who needed shelter -- just one example of his generosity and willingness to help others, even strangers. We attended many study abroad fairs together, and he learned phrases in other languages to chat with the international students who we met on campus. There was an unsheltered woman who stopped by the CSU Fullerton fair every semester, and Marc gave her his boxed lunch and helped her with aluminum cans for recycling. The words compassion, integrity, and loyalty sum up Marc Smith, and therefore he has my highest recommendation.

Marc is amazing - always bubbling with ideas and ways to creatively engage and affect students and get new audiences interested in the wonders of study abroad and international travel. He truly immerses himself in the creative process with a child-like enthusiasm that has remade the public face of API into one of the most recognizable and appreciated in the field of international education.

During his 15 years as Creative Director, and Marc did more than design catalogs and marketing materials. Based upon his own international experiences living, working, and traveling overseas, Marc created innovative pieces that told stories about the student experience, so that prospective students could envision themselves studying abroad. He attended study abroad fairs throughout the US to recruit students, and led groups of API high school students to France and Spain. Marc made meaningful connections with our overseas staff and with university partners here in the US. His deep understanding of both the on-site experience, as well as what universities are looking for in a quality study abroad program, enabled him to weave these important elements into his work. Above all, Marc has the biggest heart. When he lived in Austin during one of the large devastating storms, he made his home available to those who needed shelter -- just one example of his generosity and willingness to help others, even strangers. We attended many study abroad fairs together, and he learned phrases in other languages to chat with the international students who we met on campus. There was an unsheltered woman who stopped by the CSU Fullerton fair every semester, and Marc gave her his boxed lunch and helped her with aluminum cans for recycling. The words compassion, integrity, and loyalty sum up Marc Smith, and therefore he has my highest recommendation.

Marc is amazing - always bubbling with ideas and ways to creatively engage and affect students and get new audiences interested in the wonders of study abroad and international travel. He truly immerses himself in the creative process with a child-like enthusiasm that has remade the public face of API into one of the most recognizable and appreciated in the field of international education.

During his 15 years as Creative Director, and Marc did more than design catalogs and marketing materials. Based upon his own international experiences living, working, and traveling overseas, Marc created innovative pieces that told stories about the student experience, so that prospective students could envision themselves studying abroad. He attended study abroad fairs throughout the US to recruit students, and led groups of API high school students to France and Spain. Marc made meaningful connections with our overseas staff and with university partners here in the US. His deep understanding of both the on-site experience, as well as what universities are looking for in a quality study abroad program, enabled him to weave these important elements into his work. Above all, Marc has the biggest heart. When he lived in Austin during one of the large devastating storms, he made his home available to those who needed shelter -- just one example of his generosity and willingness to help others, even strangers. We attended many study abroad fairs together, and he learned phrases in other languages to chat with the international students who we met on campus. There was an unsheltered woman who stopped by the CSU Fullerton fair every semester, and Marc gave her his boxed lunch and helped her with aluminum cans for recycling. The words compassion, integrity, and loyalty sum up Marc Smith, and therefore he has my highest recommendation.

Marc is amazing - always bubbling with ideas and ways to creatively engage and affect students and get new audiences interested in the wonders of study abroad and international travel. He truly immerses himself in the creative process with a child-like enthusiasm that has remade the public face of API into one of the most recognizable and appreciated in the field of international education.