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Brad Owens

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Brad has enjoyed working with international people for decades. He spent two years working with the refugee population in Austria after college, and then returned to the U.S. to raise a family and host exchange students--15 students so far, from 11 countries. Brad has a degree in English Communications from Montreat-Anderson College, and loves sharing the benefits of cultural exchange. He currently works as the Marketing Director for ICES.





Recent Posts

It’s officially arrival season! And we’re not just talking about the labor and delivery section of your local hospital. This is...


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Tags: Cultural Exchange, Exchange Student, Youth Exchange,

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s . . . a HOST DAD! He may not wear a cape or fly through the sky, but nonetheless, host dads are...


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Tags: Host Families, Exchange Student, Youth Exchange,

Congratulations to Anna Zavatta for being chosen as the ICES Student of the Month for May, the final winner for this school year!...


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This month, it is our pleasure to recognize not just one Student of the Month… but to shine a light on our ICES StudentS of The...


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Tags: Exchange Student, Student of the Month, Host an exchange student

Congratulations to Lucia Nombela-Fierros for being chosen as our ICES Student of the month for March! Lucia is from Madrid,...


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Tags: Cultural Exchange, Exchange Student, Student of the Month

By Brad Owens On March 25, 2023

Bringing Hope to Hospice

Exchange students are eager to share their culture and language, but they don’t expect to do so in a hospice center. Yet for...


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Tags: Cultural Exchange, Exchange Student, bringinghope

Congratulations to Yago Sureda Sanchez for being chosen as our ICES Student of the Month for February!  Yago is from Madrid, Spain...


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Tags: Cultural Exchange, Exchange Student, Student of the Month

When Valentine's Day was on the horizon, we asked our students to take the idea of "love" in an exciting new direction with a fun...


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Tags: Host Families, Host an exchange student, Student Experience,

Congratulations to Giada Lucioli for being chosen as the ICES Student of the Month for January!  Guida is from Siena, Italy and...


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Tags: Cultural Exchange, Exchange Student, Student of the Month

Congratulations to Beatrice Patti for being chosen as our ICES Student of the month for December! Beatrice is from Sicily, Italy,...


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Congratulations to Seoyun Choi for being chosen as our ICES Student of the Month for November!  Seoyun is from Yongin-si, South...


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Congratulations to Monica Serrano Aguilar for being chosen as our very first ICES Student of the Month for this school year....


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Tags: Cultural Exchange, Exchange Student, Student of the Month

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