Professor, Arabic Flagship Program
Program Director, Arabic Flagship Program
Our Staff
Director, Arabic Language Program
Academic Director, Arabic Flagship Program
Associate Professor, Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Amy Sophiamehr
Program Manager
Amy is a Middle Eastern Studies specialist with a concentration in the Arabic and Turkish languages. Throughout her six years of Arabic study she has lived in Jordan, Morocco, and Egypt. She is a primary contact person for the Arabic Flagship Program.
Michelle Olson
Flagship Student Success Specialist
Senior Lecturer, Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Director of Cultural and Co-Curricular Activities, Arabic Flagship Program
Senior Lecturer, Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Director of Flagship Tutoring and Conversation, Arabic Flagship Program
Brian Flaherty
Associate Director, Arabic & Chinese Flagship Programs
Alonso Saldivar
Finance & Assessment Coordinator
Alonso Saldivar is the Arabic Flagship Finance & Assessment Coordinator as well as the Chinese Flagship Accounts Coordinator. He began working as a program assistant at Indiana University in 2007 for The Initiative for Minority Student Development summer program (IMSD) and has worked for the IU Chinese Flagship Program since 2011. Alonso has a Bachelor of General Studies in Social and Behavioral Sciences and History from Indiana University.