February 15–18, Washington, DC, USA
Session and Roundtable
Chairs and Presenters
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Eva Anneli Adams has experience
including international education leadership,
program and organizational development,
university teaching, and she served the
Department of State at the U.S. Embassy in
Finland for 20 years. Active on national and
international boards on education, Adams
holds a Master’s degree in adult education
and PhD in higher education leadership.
She has published on cultural competencies
and sociology of leadership. Adams teaches
educational leadership and leads campus
internationalization at Cal Poly Pomona.
Lindsay Addington is Assistant Director
of International Initiatives at the National
Association for College Admission
Counseling. She develops programs for
and research around the counseling,
recruitment, enrollment, and support of
students looking to study in another country.
Prior to NACAC, Lindsay worked at the
American Council on Education’s Center for
Internationalization and Global Engagement
and at the George Washington University’s
(GW) Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
She holds a doctorate in Higher Education
Administration from GW.
Jack Ahern is Vice Provost for
International Programs and a professor of
landscape architecture at the University
of Massachusetts Amherst. He has been
active in international education throughout
his academic career including his PhD
from Wageningen University, Netherlands,
a Fulbright fellowship in Portugal, and
lecturing at over 20 universities in Europe,
South America, and Asia. At UMass, Ahern
is expanding the mission of the International
Programs Office to support campus
internationalization.
Denis Akhapkin is Associate Professor
and Deputy Dean of Academics at the
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences of
Saint Petersburg State University (Smolny
College), where he directed the Cognitive
Research Program and directs First Year
Seminar. Akhapkin holds an MA in Russian
Language and Literature and a PhD in
General Linguistics. He has published
extensively, in Russian, on the poetry of
Alexander Brodsky and contributed entries,
in English, to the Dictionary of Literary
Biography.
Gifty Ako-Adounvo is Director of
International Students and Scholars at
The Ohio State University. Ako-Adounvo
is active in NAFSA and has presented on
comprehensive internationalization and
campus approaches to international student
integration. She previously held faculty
positions in the departments of Classics and
African American and African Studies at
Ohio State. Ako-Adounvo holds a doctorate
in Classical Studies from McMaster
University in Canada.
Sergio Alcocer is Undersecretary
for North America at the Ministry of
Foreign Relations of Mexico and former
Undersecretary for Energy Planning and
Technology Development at the Secretariat
of Energy of Mexico. He is also President
of the Mexican Academy of Engineering,
and member of the Mexican Academy
of Sciences and the National System of
Researchers. In honors, Undersecretary
Alcocer has received several distinctions
and awards.
Teshome Alemneh is Program Officer for
Africa at Higher Education for Development
managing higher education partnerships
and grants in sub-Saharan Africa. He was
a research fellow & consultant at APLU and
New Century Fulbright Scholar at SUNY,
University at Buffalo. He has served as
Deputy Minister of higher education and
associate professor at Hawasa and Ambo
Universities in Ethiopia. He holds MSc and
PhD in Soils Sciences and Earth Sciences
from Ghent University in Belgium.
Suzanne Alexander is Director of the
International Office at the University of
Leicester, U.K. Previously she held posts
in management, marketing and distance
learning at the British Council, Birmingham
and Warwick universities. Alexander is a
senior trainer with the European Association
for International Education (EAIE) and
presents on topics relating to international
education strategies and the international
student experience. Alexander earned a BA
in French from the University of Birmingham
and an MBA from the University of
Warwick.
Alexandra Anda is the Outreach
Coordinator at the U.S. Embassy in
Ecuador. She is responsible for managing
the Department of State’s International
Speakers program, and is the main point of
contact for universities, outreach initiatives,
and the Embassy’s official Facebook page.
She holds a BA in International Studies from
Albion College in Michigan, and a MA
degree in Latin American Studies from the
University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.
Dorothea Antonio is Senior Director of
Internationalization Services at NAFSA:
Association of International Educators,
contributing to the association’s strategies
on internationalizing higher education and
working closely with senior international
education leaders. Her background includes
international education, training, and
development, with academic, government,
NGO, and business experience. She has
a BA from the University at Albany, TESOL
certification from SIT Graduate Institute,
and an MA in Latin American Studies from
George Washington University.
Cathy Lee Arcuino is Director of
International Programs & Services at
Pittsburg State and oversees International
Programs and Services, Study Abroad, and
the Intensive English Program. She was a
Peace Corps Volunteer in Kazakhstan as
well as lived overseas in Japan, Thailand,
Poland and Kyrgyzstan. Dr. Lee completed
the NAFSA Academy and was the
Conference Planner for Region II. Currently,
she is in the NAFSA Training Corps and the
IEM KC Liaison for Region II.
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Heidi Arola is the EducationUSA Branch
Chief at the U.S. Department of State.
Heidi is a career diplomat and has served
in Rio de Janeiro, Recife, Amsterdam, and
Montreal. Heidi received her Associate’s
degree from Anoka Ramsey Community
College in Anoka, Minnesota, her
Bachelor’s from Tulane University in New
Orleans, Louisiana, and her Master’s from
Georgetown University, in Washington,
D.C., where she was also Editor-in-Chief
of the Georgetown Journal of International
Affairs.
Lukman Arsalan, a native of Jordan,
is Associate Director of Admission for
International Recruitment at Albion College.
He formerly headed undergraduate
international admissions for the University
of Delaware as the Assistant Director
of International Recruitment. Prior to
that, Lukman worked at the Institute for
Global Studies at UD coordinating study
abroad programs. He serves as member
of the President’s Advisory Committee on
Intercultural Affairs, and is the Region VIII
representative of Rainbow Special Interest
Group of NAFSA.
Daniela Ascarelli is the Assistant Vice
Provost of International Programs and the
Director of the Study Abroad programs at
Drexel University. During her time at Drexel,
Dani has orchestrated the growth of Drexel
study abroad options from less than a
dozen opportunities to a portfolio of over
80 opportunities varying in length from one
week to a full year; encompassing faculty
led, student driven and more traditional
study abroad formats.
Shingo Ashizawa is a Professor at Toyo
University in Tokyo. His research involves
the comparative study of higher education
management and quality analysis of
the internationalization review process.
Currently, Prof. Ashizawa is leading a
joint research project focusing on learning
outcome assessment of international
programs, supported by Japanese
government agency (JSPS). His publications
include “Strategies and Assessment for
Internationalization in US Higher Education”
(2008) and “Developing Evaluation
Criteria to Assess the Internationalization of
Universities” (2006).
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Mariam Assefa is the Executive Director
of World Education Services (WES), a notfor-profit organization based in New York
and in Toronto, Canada. Assefa is active in
international education and exchange and
makes frequent presentations on foreign
educational systems and the recognition of
international educational credentials in the
United States and abroad.
Fanta Aw is Assistant Vice President of
Campus Life at American University. She
is also Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer
in the School of International Service at
American University. Aw is active in NAFSA
and presents frequently on a range of issues
including strategic international enrollment
management, campus internationalization
and diversity/inclusion. Aw holds a PhD in
Sociology from American University.
John Bader, Chief External Academic
Relations Officer for the IB, previously
served as Associate Dean of Undergraduate
Academic Affairs at Johns Hopkins
University. His book, Dean’s List: Eleven
Habits of Highly Successful College
Students, focuses on navigating the
transition to college. John has a PhD
and Masters in Political Science from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison and a BA
from Yale.
Jessica Bagdonis is Director of
Program Quality and Impact at Higher
Education for Development (HED). Prior
she completed degree requirements for a
dual-title doctorate degree in Agriculture
and Extension Education and Comparative
and International Education at Pennsylvania
State University. Previously, she was a
Senior Program Officer at the International
Research and Exchanges Board (IREX).
Bagdonis earned her master’s degree from
Penn State University and her bachelor’s
degree from American University.
Adria Baker is Associate Vice Provost for
International Education at Rice University.
She is also director of the offices of
international students & scholars and
Brasil@Rice. Baker has been active in
NAFSA, IIE and Fulbright, presenting and
publishing articles on an array of topics,
but specifically on promoting international
education exchange through advocacy,
public policy and regulatory practice.
Her doctorate from the University of
Houston concentrated on the sociolinguistic
competence of international students.
Clare Banks is Assistant Director for
International Partnerships and IIE Initiatives
at the Institute of International Education,
managing IIE’s Center for International
Partnerships. In her current role, Ms. Banks
coordinates a number of programs focused
on building sustainable partnerships among
HEIs around the world. These include
the International Academic Partnership
Program, the Global Innovation Initiative
and the Global Partnership Service. She
holds a BA from Georgetown University and
an MA from New York University.
Tim Barnes is the Director of Illinois
Strategic International Partnerships (ISIP)
at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. In addition to negotiating and
managing all inter-institutional agreements
linking Illinois with partners abroad, he
works to identify, cultivate, evaluate and
sustain a series of broadly and deeply
impactful strategic partnerships with select
peer institutions around the world. Tim also
serves as the campus representative for the
Fulbright Scholar program, and administers
several campus-wide faculty mobility
programs.
Britta Baron is Vice-Provost and
Associate Vice-President (International) at
the University of Alberta in Edmonton, one
of Canada’s top 5 institutions. She is a
widely-recognized expert in international
education and has held a number of senior
leadership positions in Brussels, London,
Bonn, and New York, including Director of
the Canadian Universities’ Centre in Berlin
and various leadership roles in the German
Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
Lisa Barrett is the Director of Global
Partnership Strategy at Coursera. She has
worked and lived on four continents, and
spent the majority of her career in education
innovation. Lisa oversees Coursera’s
partnerships with 110 institutions, of which
the majority lie outside of the U.S. Lisa holds
an MBA from INSEAD and a bachelor’s
degree from Yale University.
Sherif Barsoum is Director of ISSS at
Vanderbilt since 2007. He is a strong
supporter of study abroad and exchanges
and served as VP Public Policy at NAFSA.
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He frequently leads cross-cultural workshops
and inter-cultural programming. He received
his MA from Ohio State in Higher Education
Administration and is working on his EdD at
the University of Alabama.
Katherine Beaumont is Director of
UBC Go Global and has led international
learning programming at the University
of British Columbia (Canada) since
2004 following earlier leadership roles
in the University’s Student Exchange and
International Student Services offices and
its Centre for Intercultural Communication.
Katherine holds a M.Ed from McGill
University, received the BCCIE International
Education Distinguished Service Award
in 2010 and the UBC President’s Service
Award for Excellence in 2011.
Jos Beelen is Senior International Officer
at the Amsterdam University of Applied
Sciences, where he is also a researcher
and consultant on internationalization of
the curriculum. In addition, he is chair of
the Expert Community Internationalization
at Home of the European Association
for International Education (EAIE). He
has published a range of articles on the
implementation of internationalization of
the curriculum and has acted as trainer and
consultant at universities across the globe.
Larry Bell is Executive Director of
International Education at the University
of Colorado Boulder. Bell taught in
and directed the IEP at the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee for 12 years and
has worked over 25 years in international
higher education. His focus is services
for international student retention. He has
been active in international education
professional associations over his entire
career. Bell has a BA in Vietnamese and
an MA in TOEFL from Southern Illinois
University.
Susie Bender is Executive Director of
International Engagement and Programs
at the University of Idaho. She has worked
in International Education for twenty-eight
years, and is known for her presentations
and workshops on experiential and
intercultural learning. Previously, she
directed the Office of International Students
and Scholars at the University of Nevada,
Reno. She received a PhD in Political
Science in Public Policy and Environmental
Policy from the University of Nevada, Reno.
Janet Bennett, PhD, has spent her career
teaching, training, editing, and writing in
the field of intercultural communication,
with a particular interest in adaptation,
intercultural training design, and intercultural
competence. Currently, she is editing
the SAGE Encyclopedia of Intercultural
Competence.
Neil Besner is Provost and Vice-President,
Academic and International at the University
of Winnipeg (UW). Besner previously held
various faculty and senior administrative
posts at UW, including Chair of the English
Department, founding Dean of Arts,
Associate Vice-President, International, and
Vice-President, Research and International.
He has travelled the globe delivering
lectures and teaching courses in English
and Portuguese. He holds a doctorate in
Canadian Literature from the University of
British Columbia.
Rajika Bhandari, Deputy Vice President
for Research and Evaluation at the Institute
of International Education (IIE), provides
strategic oversight of the Institute’s research
and conducts evaluations of international
fellowship and scholarship programs. Dr.
Bhandari is an expert on global mobility
research and has authored four books on
the subject. She holds a BA (Honors) in
psychology from the University of Delhi,
India, and received her doctoral degree
in psychology from North Carolina State
University.
Tim Birtwistle Tim Birtwistle is a former
President of the EAIE. He is currently
consultant to the Lumina Foundation and
serves as a member of the Tuning US-EU
Project Steering Group. He is Professor
Emeritus Leeds at Beckett University, and a
former UK Bologna Expert, Visiting Fellow
at the Oxford Centre for Higher Education
Policy Studies (Oxcheps) and an expert on
Tuning.
Delores (Delo) Blough is the Director of
International Student and Scholar Services.
Delo earned her BS in Social Work from
Eastern Mennonite University and her JD
from Georgetown University Law Center.
Prior to joining JMU, she served as the
Director of International Student Services
and Coordinator of Diversity Initiatives at
Eastern Mennonite University for seven
years. She has been involved in projects
in the Harrisonburg community promoting
diversity, multicultural awareness, and
conflict management.
Francine Blume is Vice President of J-1
Programs and Director of the Cultural Vistas
Office in Maryland. She has previously held
executive positions at American University,
where she served as Director of Experiential
Education for over 16 years. She has over
7 years of experience teaching Justice and
Peace studies at Georgetown University.
Blume holds a doctorate in political science
from the University of Hawaii and a
bachelor’s in sociology from the University
of Missouri.
S. Mitsue Blythe is the Special Assistant
to the Associate Vice President of Distance
Learning and a PhD Candidate in Higher
Education at Old Dominion University. She
possesses extensive teaching experience in
secondary and higher education settings
and specializes in serving populations of
diverse ethnic and financial backgrounds.
She holds an MA in Literature with a
concentration in writing and a BA in
English, both from Longwood University.
Jim Bock is the Vice President and Dean
of Admissions for Swarthmore College. Prior
to Swarthmore he worked in the admissions
offices for the University of Virginia and
Connecticut College. He received his BA
from Swarthmore College and MEd in
Social Foundations of Education from the
University of Virginia.
Helen Bond is Associate Professor in
the School of Education and Department
of Curriculum of Instruction at Howard
University in Washington, DC. She is
a former Fulbright Fellow to India and
conducts research on education on refugee
education. Bond’s most recent publication
is the co-authorship of the Teaching Respect
for All Implementation Guide published by
UNESCO in 2014. She holds a doctorate
from Virginia Tech, a MA from West
Virginia University, and a bachelor’s degree
from the Ohio State University.
Tom Bogenschild, a faculty member and
Director, Global Education and Engagement
Office, Vanderbilt University, has worked in
international education for over 30 years,
starting as a program coordinator at the
University of Chicago in 1981. Trained as
a cultural anthropologist with additional
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postgraduate training in social and
intellectual history and political science, he
holds an A.B. and an A.M. in anthropology
and a PhD from the Graduate Group in
Latin American Studies at U.C. Berkeley.
Veronica Boix Mansilla is
principal investigator for Project Zero’s
Interdisciplinary and Global Studies
Project. Veronica’s research focuses on
developing and nurturing an informed
global consciousness among youth. She
uses theories and methods in cognitive
psychology, epistemology, pedagogy, and
sociology to explore how experts, teachers,
and students advance interdisciplinary
understanding of topics of global
significance, from globalization to climate
change. Veronica chairs the Future of
Learning Institute at Harvard and is the
founder of L@titud.
Nick Booker is CEO & Co-founder of
IndoGenius in New Delhi, India. He is also
the India Program Director of the US State
Department’s Passport to India initiative for
which he is co-faculty of a MOOC on the
relevance of India to young Americans.
He is active in both AIEA and NAFSA and
presents frequently on the role of India
in international education. He holds a
Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from King’s
College London.
Gwendolyn Bookman is Director,
Center for Global Studies and External
Partnerships, and Associate Professor
of Political Science at Bennett College.
Bookman is an attorney who has worked
in higher education administration for more
than 40 years. She currently oversees all
aspects of Bennett’s internationalization of
its campus and curriculum. In addition, she
leads the At Home in the World initiative,
and teaches both Introduction to Global
Studies and several law-focused courses at
Bennett.
Helen Bond is an Associate Professor
at Howard University in Washington, DC.
She teaches courses in the Departments
of Curriculum and Instruction and African
Studies at Howard. She has a PhD in
Human Development, a Master’s in
Communication, and a BS in Education.
Her doctoral dissertation focused on human
rights education in Ghana. She served
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as a Fulbright-Nehru Scholar in India, an
education expert in Ethiopia, and has
authored a book published by UNESCO.
Gail Bowkett is the Director of
Research and International Relations at the
Association of Universities and Colleges of
Canada. With over 20 years’ experience,
Gail provides leadership on international
relations and research matters and ensures
the integration of these areas into AUCC’s
public affairs and advocacy priorities. Gail
holds a Master of International Business
Administration degree, Schulich School of
Business at York University, and an Honours
Bachelor degree, Russian language and
literature, Carleton University.
Martha S. Bradley is the Associate
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs,
Dean for Undergraduate Studies and a
Professor in the School of Architecture +
Planning. She has received a number of
awards for excellence in teaching. Her
scholarship has focused on public history,
gender and community, and religious
community. In her current role, she has been
instrumental in internationalizing the general
education curriculum at the University of
Utah.
Elizabeth (Betsy) Brewer is Director
of International Education at Beloit
College. A member of AIEA’s Executive
Committee and chair of AIEA’s Editorial
Board, she is also a member of the
Forum on Education Abroad’s Outcomes
Assessment and Research Committee. Her
work at Beloit College focuses on campus
internationalization, the integration of
study abroad into on campus teaching
and learning, assessment, and faculty
development.
Roger Brindley is Vice Provost and USF
System Associate Vice President for USF
World at the University of South Florida,
overseeing the international student services
and domestic students traveling abroad,
while liasing with academic leadership on
extending global curriculum development,
developing sustainable multidisciplinary
international partnerships, and supporting
globally focused faculty research. Roger
holds a BA from Middlesex University
(London), an MA from Berry College
(Georgia) and a doctorate from the
University of Georgia.
Courtney Brown is Director of
Organizational Performance and Evaluation
at Lumina Foundation and a member of the
same Project Steering Group. She is a very
experienced researcher and evaluator and
is involved in projects on both sides of the
Atlantic.
Perry Brown is Provost and Vice President
for Academic Affairs at the University of
Montana. Before becoming Provost, he
served as Dean of the university’s College
of Forestry and Conservation. He has
held positions at Oregon State University,
Colorado State University, and Utah State
University; produced over 100 books,
book chapters and scientific papers in
human dimensions of natural resources;
and mentored over 60 graduate students to
graduation.
Gonzalo Bruce is Dean of International
Education at Emporia State University. In
this capacity, he provides leadership in
international recruitment and admission,
study abroad, international student
and scholar services and the Intensive
English Program. He has been involved in
international education for more than fifteen
years, serving universities in the U.S.A. and
abroad. Dr. Bruce holds an MA degree
from the University of Pittsburgh and a PhD
in higher education from The Ohio State
University.
Emile Breneau is a post-doctoral fellow
whose research project focuses on the
psychological biases that drive social and
ethnic conflict, and he is developing a
number of tools to measure the impact of
efforts made to decrease these biases. One
of his current projects includes developing
innovative tools to test the impact of virtual
exchange programs on participants.
William Brustein is the Vice Provost for
Global Strategies and International Affairs
and Professor of Sociology, Political Science
and History at The Ohio State University.
He is the author of four books and 65
articles. Brustein is active in both AIEA and
NAFSA and presents frequently on issues
of international education. He holds an MA
in international studies from Johns Hopkins
SAIS and a PhD in Sociology from the
University of Washington. Brustein is a Past
President of AIEA.
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Helen Bryant designs and implements a
variety of international exchange programs,
such as the TOMODACHI MetLife
Women’s Leadership Initiative for Japanese
undergraduate women as a Program Officer
with Cultural Vistas. As an educator, she
develops programming for the International
Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), creating
linkages between emerging global leaders
and their U.S. counterparts. Bryant has
taught in Asia and Africa, and she holds
a bachelor’s in Archaeology from the
University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Michael A. Brzezinski is Dean of
International Programs at Purdue University.
Brzezinski studied and worked in China
for seven years during the 1980s. Dr.
Brzezinski was instrumental in spearheading
a funding model at Purdue that led to
the creation of nine positions across
campus that focus on providing service to
international undergraduates. Brzezinski
and his leadership team recently created a
three person sub-unit within his office that
focuses on integrating international students
with American peers.
Ryan Buck currently serves as the
Executive Director of International Student
Affairs at Brooklyn College of the City
University of New York where he oversees
international student and scholar services
and leads international initiatives in
collaboration with divisions throughout the
University. Ryan’s expertise is in student
affairs, strategic enrollment management,
comprehensive international student
services, and collaborating with internal
and external stakeholders to enhance global
engagement and cross-cultural experiences.
Thomas Buntru is the Dean of
International Programs at Universidad de
Monterrey. His responsibilities include
study abroad and exchange programs,
cooperation agreements, strategic planning,
internationalization of the curriculum, and
institutional internationalization. Under
his leadership, UDEM has become the
Mexican university with the highest student
participation rate in study abroad. He has
been an active member of the Mexican
Association for International Education
since 1997 and served as its president from
2009 to 2011.
Warren Burggren serves as Provost and
VP for Academic Affairs at the University of
North Texas. With a PhD in Physiology from
the University of East Anglia (1976) and a
BS in Biology from the University of Calgary
(1973), he has collaborated with colleagues
internationally to study lower vertebrates
and crustacean invertebrates; the
environmental and ecological physiology
of intertidal, freshwater and marine
ecosystems; and the evolution of respiratory
and cardiovascular systems.
Jarred Butto is Program Officer for the
U.S. Department of State. He manages
the EducationUSA advising network in
Southeast Asia and outreach to the U.S.
Higher Education community. Previously,
Butto served as Senior Program Specialist
in the Center for Internationalization and
Global Engagement at the American
Council on Education. He holds a BA in East
Asian Studies from Bucknell University and
an MA in Social Service Administration from
the University of Chicago.
Charles A. Calahan directs Global
Learning Faculty Development in the Center
for Instructional Excellence at Purdue
University. As an award winning teacher, he
taught over 12,000 students for 12 years in
the College of Health and Human Sciences.
Calahan’s MS degree is from Purdue
University and his PhD degree is from
Kansas State University, both in the field of
Family Science. His family includes his wife,
5 children and 5 very cool grandchildren.
Darryl Calkins is Dean of International
Student Services and Enrollment at
Northeastern University. Calkin was
previously Vice President for Enrollment
Management at Hawaii Pacific University.
Calkin earned a Bachelor’s in Political
Science from Pepperdine University and a
Master’s in Ethics from Yale University.
Rosana Campbell is the Director of the
Institute for International Studies at her alma
mater, Lock Haven University. She is also
the Principal Designated School Official
and study abroad advisor. Campbell is a
graduate of the NAFSA Academy, class
of 2005. She has developed numerous
partnerships abroad; the most recent
includes an exchange program in Turkey.
She holds a BA in International Relations
and an M.L.A from Lock Haven University.
Joanne Canyon-Heller is Director
International Programs and Associate
Director Admissions at Roosevelt University
(Chicago). She is past president of NAGAP.
She holds an MS Mgnt from National Louis
University and was faculty member there.
She presents on graduate school practices
and on how prospective students should
present themselves during the application
process at both local and national events.
She has given presentations in China on
differences in admission processes between
the US and Asian countries.
Christopher Carey is the Director
of Global Gateways at The Ohio State
University. He is also the US Program
Director of the US State Department’s
Passport to India initiative. He previously
held management experiences in the US
Army, Morgan Stanley, and the Battelle
Memorial Institute. He holds a BSc in
Environmental Engineering from the United
States Military Academy at West Point and
an MBA from the Vlerick Business School in
Belgium.
John Carfora is the Associate Provost for
Research Advancement and Compliance
at Loyola Marymount University in Los
Angeles. Carfora is the former Co-Chair
and a current member of “I-Group,” a
National Academy of Sciences committee
on international research. He was a
Fulbright Scholar to Ireland, received the
Distinguished Service Award from the
National Council of University Research
Administrators, and was an IREX Fellow to
Russia.
Kiki Caruson is Assistant Vice President
for Research, Innovation and Global
Affairs for the University of South Florida
(USF) System. Caruson is active in both
international education (AIEA) and research
administration (NCURA, SRA) professional
organizations and presents frequently about
how to effectively promote international
research engagement. Caruson is an active
political science faculty researcher and
Fulbright alumna. She co-chaired the 2014
AIEA Thematic Forum: “Growing Global
Research” held at the USF Tamp campus.
Susan Carvalho is the Associate Provost
for International Programs and the interim
Dean of the Graduate School of at the
University of Kentucky. She is a past AIEA
Neal Presidential Fellow, ACE Fellow, and
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has served on the AIEA Executive Council.
In her current role, she oversees the UK
International Center and chairs the facultybased International Advisory Council. She
earned her PhD in Hispanic Studies from the
University of Virginia.
Robin Catmur is Director of International
Student, Scholar, and Immigration Services
at the University of Georgia. Robin
supervises seven colleagues who process
sponsorships for over 2,400 internationals.
Robin was an invited scholar to the USG
Executive Leadership Institute for 2012, and
Advanced Leadership Academy in 2014.
Robin is the recipient of the NAFSA 2012
Award of Excellence. She holds a BA in
International Development from UC Davis,
and an MA in Globalization Studies from
Dartmouth.
Mbye Cham is Professor and Chairman
of the Department of African Studies at
Howard University. His research focuses on
oral traditions; modern African Literature;
African and Third World Cinema; and the
role of film in African Development.
Grant Chapman is Associate Vice
President for Academic Affairs and Director
for International Programs at Webster
University. Since 1992, Grant has held
several posts with Webster, having served
as a faculty member, Director for the Center
for International Education, and Director
of the London campus. Grant presents on
matters of international education and
was a Fulbright Scholar. He received
his Bachelor of Science from Oklahoma
State University and MA/JD from St. Louis
University.
Harvey Charles serves as Vice Provost
for International Education and Professor
at Northern Arizona University, and is
currently President of the Association of
International Education Administrators.
He provides institutional leadership for
international education initiatives, helps to
facilitate international teaching, research
and learning opportunities for faculty and
students, and consults with institutions on
curriculum and campus internationalization.
Harvey earned his PhD in Higher Education
& Student Affairs from The Ohio State
University.
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Mary Catherine (Scarborough) Chase
is the Regional Director for European
Programs at ISEP. She manages institutional
partnerships within a global network of
universities dedicated to student exchange
and study abroad. Chase has presented
at AIEA, NAFSA and EAIE conferences on
transatlantic partnerships. Before joining
ISEP she worked for the British Council
managing higher education relationships
in the United States. Chase earned her
master’s from the London School of
Economics and bachelor’s from Florida State
University.
Addie Cheney is the Coordinator of
International Programs at Western Kentucky
University. She holds an MA in Germanic
Languages and Literature from Ohio State
University.
Miranda Cheng was previously the
Director of the former University of Toronto
International Student Exchange Office, and
in 2010 became the Director of the new
Centre for International Experience which
serves both international students and
learning abroad programming. Under her
leadership, several innovative programs
have been created including the Joint
Minor Program between U of T and the
National University of Singapore. In 2007
Miranda received the Internationalization
Service Award by the Canadian Bureau for
International Education.
Elena Chernyshkova heads the Center
for Universities Marketing and Academic
Recruitment at the 5-100 Project Office. She
is also a founding partner of the education
practice of Odgers Berndtson executive
search company. Prior to joining Odgers
Berndtson, Elena served as a Strategic
Projects Director in SKOLKOVO business
school. Elena is actively involved with
NGOs, and is vice-chair of the Board of
the European University at St. Petersburg;
and Board member of Moscow Polytechnic
Museum.
Rahul Choudaha is Chief Knowledge
Officer & Sr. Director of Strategic
Development at World Education Services,
New York (wes.org/ras). He leads a team
responsible for research, innovation and
outreach. Choudaha is a frequent presenter
at AIEA, EAIE, NAFSA, CEAIE and APAIE
and blogs on international higher education
trends as DrEducation.com. He holds a PhD
in higher education from the University of
Denver.
Kunliang Chuang holds a PhD in English
literature from the University of Southern
California and is currently a professor
of English and dean of the College of
Humanities and Social Sciences at Feng
Chia University, Taiwan. He used to serve
as dean of the Office of International Affairs
at National Taiwan Normal University for
five years. He is also a researcher and
advisor to the Foundation of International
Cooperation of Higher Education in Taiwan
(FICHET).
Jeremy Coats serves as Program
Manager for the Carnegie African
Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP)
at the Institute of International Education.
Jeremy has extensive experience with higher
education in Sub-Saharan Africa including
project development and implementation,
curriculum development, teacher training,
and monitoring and evaluation.
Craig T. Cobane was appointed as the
Chief International Officer for Western
Kentucky University in 2012. In addition
to his role as CIO, Cobane is also the
Executive Director of the Honors College, a
position he has held since 2005. He also
holds the Jarve Endowed Professorship in
Honors and the rank of Associate Professor
in the Department of Political Science.
Amy Jane Conger is the Assistant
Vice Provost for Global and Engaged
Education at the University of Michigan.
She manages strategic projects that help
U-M’s academic units offer experiential
learning opportunities for students and
strengthen institutional platforms for teaching
and scholarship. Dr. Conger’s portfolio
includes both international and domestic
projects such as institutional partnerships
and legal agreements; education abroad for
academic credit; co-curricular experiences;
and assessment of engaged learning.
James Cooney is Vice Provost for
International Affairs at Colorado State
University. Prior to his work with CSU,
Dr. Cooney was the Executive Director of
the Weatherhead Center for International
Affairs at Harvard University. He is a former
member of the board of directors of NAFSA.
Dr. Cooney received his BA and PhD from
February 15–18, Washington, DC, USA
Harvard University and MIT, and was a
Fulbright Scholar and Deputy Director of the
Aspen Institute Berlin.
Paige Cottingham-Streater directs
the work of the U.S. CULCON Secretariat,
the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission
and the U.S.-Japan Bridging Foundation.
Prior to joining the Commission, she
served as Deputy Executive Director of the
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
and Director for the U.S.-Japan Project
at the Joint Center for Political and
Economic Studies in Washington, DC.
Ms. Cottingham-Streater holds a BA from
Connecticut College and a JD from George
Washington University.
Kati Csoman is Acting Dean of the
Center for International Education at Juniata
College, which was recognized in 2012
with the NAFSA Senator Paul Simon Award
for Comprehensive Internationalization.
Kati assisted in the drafting of the Juniata
Global Engagement Initiative, which was
first implemented in 2009. Kati served as an
Adjunct Professor for the Monterey Institute
of International Studies and has worked in
international education administration at the
University of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania
State University.
Lyle Culver is a Professor of Architecture
within the Honors Colleges at Miami Dade
College. He has taken the lead on numerous
initiatives and projects, receiving national
recognition as an educator and leader. He
has received various degrees from Florida
International University, St. Andrew’s
university, and Washington University, St.
Louis.
Jenifer Cushman is Campus Dean and
Associate Professor of German at Ohio
University Zanesville, where she serves
on the OU system internationalization
group and the Ohio Board of Regents
internationalization task force. President
of AIEA, Cushman participated in the
University of Minnesota study abroad
curriculum integration effort, served as Dean
of International Education at NAFSA SimonAward-winning Juniata College, was one of
the first AIEA Presidential Fellows, and has
since mentored for the program.
Heather Davis-Schmidt is Executive
Regional Director of Missoula County Public
Schools, and is responsible for research,
development, and implementation of MCPS
21st Century Education Model. Before
joining MCPS, she taught Curriculum &
Instruction at the University of Montana,
and was Dean of Students at Big Sky High
School. She holds an EdD in Curriculum
& Instruction and a M.Ed. in Educational
Leadership from the University of Montana.,
and a BA in Political Science from Colorado
College.
Darla K. Deardorff is executive director
of AIEA, based at Duke, where she is
a research scholar. Regularly invited to
speak and consult around the world, she
has published widely on international
education, including The SAGE Handbook
of Intercultural Competence (2009), The
SAGE Handbook of International Higher
Education (2012), and Demystifying
Outcomes Assessment for International
Educators (2015). She has taught at
numerous universities including Harvard
University’s Future of Learning Institute. She
holds a doctorate from North Carolina State
University.
Josephine “Jozi” De Leon brings
a lifelong passion and extensive career
focused on diversity to her role as the
inaugural Vice President for Equity and
Inclusion at the University of New Mexico.
Dr. De Leon is nationally recognized for her
work in social justice issues and traditionally
underrepresented students. She has been
a faculty member, a department head, an
associate dean, and an associate provost
for academic affairs.
Montague Demment is Associate Vice
President for International Development
at APLU, former Director of the Global
Livestock Collaborative Research Support
Program, a program funded by USAID and
the US university community, and professor
emeritus of ecology at the University of
California, Davis. In his position at APLU he
has been involved in advocacy for higher
education support for Africa and been
instrumental in the creation of APLU’s Africa
U.S. Higher Education Initiative.
Duleep Deosthale is Co-Founder and
Vice President of Admission Table, Silicon
Valley, CA. He is the former AIEA-VP for
External Affairs and was Associate Professor
and Dean for International Programs at
Marist College and VP for International
Education at Manipal Global Education.
He is the in-coming Chair of the Conference
Planning Committee of EAIE for 2014-2016.
He has presented frequently at international
education conferences. He holds a PhD from
UCLA in Spanish Theatre and Politics.
Erich Dietrich is Associate Dean of
Global and Academic Programs at NYU’s
Steinhardt School, and Assistant Vice
President for NYU Global Programs. His
office oversees 35 short-term graduatelevel study abroad courses per year,
manages graduate dual-degree programs,
and supports graduate student research
abroad. He teaches graduate courses on
Internationalization of Higher Education
and Race and Higher Education in Brazil
(study abroad). He serves on the advisory
board to IIE’s Brazil International Academic
Partnership Program.
David L. Di Maria is the director of
international programs and services at Kent
State University. In this role he oversees
education abroad, international student
& scholar services and international
admissions across Kent State’s eight-campus
system. Additionally, Di Maria provides
functional direction to staff in Kent State’s
representative offices and academic centers
abroad. Di Maria earned a doctorate in
educational policy and administration from
The University of Minnesota.
John Dirkx is Professor of Higher, Adult
and Lifelong Education at Michigan State
University, where he teaches courses on
curriculum, teaching, and learning in
higher and adult education. He is director
of a research study of short-term graduate
study abroad. John is a team co-lead with
the USAID-funded Global Center for Food
Systems Innovation. John is the editor of The
Journal of Transformative Education and
former editor of Adult Education Quarterly.
Silvia Donoso is the Alumni Coordinator
at the U.S. Embassy in Quito, Ecuador. She
manages the United States Government
alumni outreach and professional exchange
programs. Before joining the Public
Affairs team, she worked for 8 years at
the Department of Defense’s educational
training office in Ecuador. Silvia holds
a BA in Applied Linguistics from the
Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador
and is currently pursuing her Master’s in
International Education at SIT Graduate
Institute, Vermont.
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Stephanie Doscher is Associate
Director of Global Learning Initiatives at
Florida International University (FIU). Her
areas of responsibility include curriculum
development, assessment, organizational
leadership, program evaluation, and
faculty development for global learning
and comprehensive internationalization.
Publications include, “Case Study: Florida
International University,” in M. Green (Ed.)
Improving and Assessing Global Learning
(NAFSA, 2013) and a chapter on FIU’s
global learning initiative in Universities
and Human Development: A Sustainable
Imaginary for the XXI Century (Routledge,
2013).
Jerry Drew was the Vice President
of The Africa America Institute and the
Executive Director of the Washington D.C.
Office for fourteen years. He is currently
an international consultant with more than
thirty years of governmental and academic
experience in developing and managing
international higher education partnerships
throughout Africa, Asia, South America, and
Europe. He holds a BA in political science
from Michigan State University and JD in
international law from The University of
Iowa.
Sara Dumont is the Director of American
University’s AU Abroad Office. Due to her
expansion of program offerings, more than
70% of AU students now study abroad.
She also established the “Abroad at AU”
program that enrolls approximately 100
students each semester at AU from over 20
different countries. Previously, Dr. Dumont
held positions at Yale, Duke and Towson
universities. She earned her BA from
Yale University, and her D.Phil. from the
University of Oxford.
Jeanne-Marie Duval is Deputy
Executive Director of the Higher Education
for Development Program (HED) of the
American Council on Education (ACE). She
came to HED from the American Councils
for International Education (ACTR/ACCELS),
where she was responsible for scholarship
programs for students from Eurasia. She
held various positions over 17 years as
staff at NAFSA: Association of International
Educators. She holds a BA from Bryn Mawr
College and an MA in TESOL from Temple
University.
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Natalia Dyba is the Director of Global
Initiatives at the University of Washington
Bothell, a UW campus recognized
for its interdisciplinary academic
programs, diverse student population and
entrepreneurial spirit. Her role supports
the growth of international efforts across
campus, including education abroad,
institutional partnerships, curricular
integration, and opportunities for
international involvement locally. She is a
board member of the Greater Puget Sound
Chapter of the Fulbright Association and
was a 2013-2014 AIEA Presidential Fellow.
Rosie Edmond is the Regional Director
(REAC) for the North East Asia Pacific
region. While based at the U.S. Embassy,
the REAC- NEAP office serves the
EducationUSA advising network in Japan,
Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific
Islands. Prior to joining EducationUSA,
Rosie worked in the field of international
admissions and recruitment for more than
ten years. Rosie is also the Co-Chair of
NAFSA’s Japan SIG.
Lorna Jean Edmonds serves as
the Vice-Provost for Global Affairs and
International Studies at Ohio University,
leading the development of the university’s
global strategy. She has over 20 years of
experience working in US and Canadian
universities and has visited and worked
in over 50 countries. Her interests and
expertise are in strategy, the globalization
of higher education, research, development
assistance, policy and external relations.
Clark Egnor serves as Director of
International Programs at the West Virginia
Higher Education Policy Commission
(HEPC) where he provides leadership and
support for the international programs and
initiatives at all of the West Virginia public
state colleges and universities. Prior to his
appointment to this statewide position in
September 2013, Dr. Egnor served as the
Senior International Officer at Marshall
University in Huntington, West Virginia for
over 10 years.
Eva Egron-Polak was educated in the
Czech Republic, Canada and France. For
almost 20 years she served in various senior
positions at the Association of Universities
and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) prior to
becoming the Secretary General of IAU
in 2002. As Secretary General of IAU,
Eva is engaged with the most pressing
policy issues in higher education, including
internationalization and intercultural
learning, quality of cross-border higher
education, and the changing nature of
institutional autonomy.
Adel El Zaïm is the Executive Director,
International at the University of British
Columbia. He directs a professional team
dedicated to supporting internationalization
within the university community and
enhancing visibility and accessibility of
the university’s expertise to the world. He
holds a doctorate in linguistics from the
l’Université de la Sorbonne, Paris IV, France
and previously was a senior program
specialist for IDRC based in Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed El-Aasser is Vice President
and Associate Provost of International
Affairs at Lehigh University where he
also continues to serve as a Professor of
Chemical Engineering. Prior to this position,
Dr. El-Aasser has served a number of other
roles at Lehigh, including Provost and Vice
President for Academic Affairs. He received
BS and MS degrees from the University of
Alexandria (Egypt) and his PhD from McGill
University.
Lisa Eli is Director of International
Education at Valencia College in
Orlando, Florida, where she has worked
for 20 years. She oversees Continuing
International Education Programs, including
the Intensive English Program, and the
office of International Student Services.
She is focused on increasing international
student enrollments, integrating students
into the college and community, facilitating
international agreements, and expanding
international education programs. She holds
a BA from Michigan State University and an
MA from Rollins College.
Kathleen Fairfax is Assistant Vice
President for International Affairs and
Outreach at South Dakota State University.
She began her career in the US Foreign
Service. Kathleen served as chief study
abroad officer at both Southwestern
University and Purdue University before
becoming Director of Study Abroad at
Michigan State. She later served as Vice
Provost for Global Education at Arizona
State University. Kathleen received her BA
from DePauw University and her MA from
Indiana University, Bloomington.
February 15–18, Washington, DC, USA
Brad Farnsworth is Assistant
Vice President of the Center for
Internationalization and Global Engagement
at the American Council on Education.
The American Council on Education is
the leading association in the United
States devoted to higher education, with
a membership of 1,600 colleges and
universities. The goal of the CIGE is to
promote internationalization among ACE’s
members through publications, research,
advisory services, leadership development,
conferences, and advocacy.
Tom Farrell is Senior Advisor to the
Chancellor at the University of NebraskaLincoln, responsible for global strategy.
Previously he served as Vice Provost of the
University of Nebraska. From 2002-2009
he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
for Academic Programs. From 1987-2002
he was Vice President at the Institute of
International Education (IIE). He also served
as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer, a Peace
Corps Volunteer in India, and a Fulbright
Fellow in Pakistan.
Karin Fischer is a senior writer at The
Chronicle of Higher Education, where
she covers internationalization of higher
education, global competitiveness, and
colleges and the economy. Her work has
appeared in The New York Times. She
was selected for the East-West Center’s
Jefferson Fellowship program for reporting
in Asia, is a recipient of the Paul Miller and
National Press Foundation fellowships, and
has been honored by the Education Writers
Association. She graduated from Smith
College.
David Fleshler has been Associate
Provost for International Affairs at Case
Western since 2009. He has held a number
of positions prior to entering academia,
including in law, government (local and
national) and the not-for-profit and corporate
sectors, in the U.S. and internationally.
He holds degrees from the University of
Michigan and Boston College Law School.
He was a 2010-11 AIEA Presidential
Fellow and currently chairs the AIEA Policy
Advisory Committee.
Tanith Fowler Corsi is Senior Director of
Regional Affairs at NAFSA:Association of
International Educators. She is responsible
for cultivating leadership development
and diversity within NAFSA. Fowler Corsi
is active in both NAFSA and AIEA. She
previously held a Senior International
Officer position at Catholic University of
America. She holds a BA in Political Science
from the University of California, Riverside,
and an MA in International Communication
from American University in Washington,
DC.
in Middle Eastern studies and German
literature and linguistics from the Freie
University Berlin.
Annalena Galle is Assistant Director of
the Clifford Chance International Office
at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg,
Germany. In her current position, Ms. Galle
is responsible for organizing the mandatory
semester abroad for all LL.B. students and,
Jose Celso Freire Junior received
to an important part, contributes to the
his Master’s in Computer Science from
students’ international legal education.
University of São Paulo (1992) and PhD
She also assists with the organization and
on Computer Science from University of
Grenoble I (Scientifique et Medicale - Joseph management of Bucerius’ International NonFourier - 1997). He is currently an associate Degree Programs. Ms. Galle holds an MA
in Applied Cultural Studies from Leuphana
professor at Universidade Estadual Paulista
Universität Lüneburg, Germany.
‘Júlio de Mesquita Filho’ (UNESP), head of
the International Office of the University,
and president of the Association of Brazilian Richard Garrett is North America
High Education Institutions Offices for
Director for i-graduate, the UK-based
International Relations (FAUBAI).
higher education survey and consulting
firm. The company runs the International
Student Barometer, the world’s largest
Isak Froumin,is Academic Supervisor
survey of international student satisfaction.
of National Research University “Higher
Richard was formerly a Vice President at
School of Economics”. He is a winner of
Eduventures, the higher education consulting
the Russian Federation Government Prize
company. Richard holds a Bachelor’s and
in Education. Isak Froumin is an Advisor to
Master’s in Religious Studies from King’s
the Minister of Education and Science of
College London, and a Postgraduate
the Russian Federation. Professor Froumin’s
most recent publications are “Heterogeneity Certificate of Education from the University
of the educational system: an introduction to of Cambridge.
the problem” and “University Expansion in a
Changing Global Economy: Triumph of the
Jane Gatewood is Associate Provost
BRICs?”
for Global Engagement at the University of
Rochester, where she leads international
initiatives. Prior to this, she developed
Bennett Yu-Hsiang Fu is Associate
international initiatives and programs for
Dean of the Office of International Affairs
the University of Georgia—most recently,
at National Taiwan University. He is also
as the founding director of international
Professor of the Department of Foreign
partnerships. She has been an Andrew W.
Languages and Literatures at NTU. He is
Mellon Fellow at the School of Advanced
overseeing international collaborations,
Study (University of London) and a
summer programs, and inbound and
Fulbright Scholar. She holds a BA from
outbound students at NTU. Dr. Fu received
Emory University and a doctorate from the
his MA in English from the University of
University of Georgia.
Rochester, USA, and PhD in English Studies
from the University of Montreal, Canada.
Helen Gaudette is the director of the
Michael Gaebel is the head of the higher Queens College Office of Global Education
Initiatives. In this capacity, she works
education policy unit at the European
with faculty and administrators toward
University Association (EUA). EUA is the
comprehensive internationalization on
largest organization representing the
European higher education sector with 850 campus. A full-time member of the Queens
member institutions in 47 countries. Michael College Department of History, she
teaches various faculty-led study abroad
previously worked in higher education
courses. She won the President’s Award for
cooperation and development in the
Excellence in Teaching in 2007. She was a
Middle East, the former Soviet Union and
2013-2014 AIEA Neal Presidential Fellow.
Asia. Michael graduated with a Masters
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Tsige Gebre-Mariam is Professor,
Humboldt Ambassador Scientist and
General Manger of the Regional
Bioequivalence Center at Addis Ababa
University (AAU) in Ethiopia. He was
previously Vice President for Graduate
Studies and Research and Dean of the
School of Pharmacy. He has published
over 100 manuscripts including
“Graduate Studies and Research at Addis
Ababa University.” He holds a PhD in
Pharmaceutics from the University of Wales,
UK and a has done post-doctoral research
at Tubeingen University.
Kate Geddie is assistant director,
research, at the Association of Universities
and Colleges of Canada (AUCC). AUCC
is the national association representing
Canada’s 97 public and not-for-profit
universities and degree-granting colleges.
Previously, Kate worked as a postdoctoral
researcher at the University of Lausanne
and in the policy development unit of the
European University Association. She holds
a PhD in geography from the University of
Toronto.
Vinitha Gengatharan is the Director,
International Relations at the University of
Toronto in Toronto, Canada where she holds
responsibility for advancing the University’s
international profile. In this role, Vinitha has
responsibilities for managing the University’s
international strategy, institutional level
international partnerships, coordination
of international activities, and agreements
and manages high-level delegations to the
University of Toronto. Her areas of interest
include board governance, policy and
developing sustainable partnerships.
Becky George is Director of the
International Education Office at University
of California Santa Cruz. She is active in
AIEA, NAFSA, TESOL and is the current
President of EnglishUSA (American
Association of Intensive English Programs).
She previously held a Director position at
the University of Washington Educational
Outreach and a faculty position at the
University of Hawaii – Leeward Community
College where she served as the Director of
the Office of International Programs for ten
years.
Chrystal George Mwangi is an
assistant professor of higher education
administration at the University of
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Mwangi has worked as a consultant
with HED since 2013. Her scholarship
examines cross-border partnerships in
higher education, educational experiences
of international students, and other
internationalization efforts in U.S. colleges
and universities. She holds an MS from
Florida State University and a PhD in higher
education administration from the University
of Maryland, College Park.
Cheryl Gibbs is the Director of the
Advanced Training and Research Division
in the US Department of Education’s
International and Foreign Language
Education office. She leads a staff that
administers $61.1 million dollars in
discretionary grants to institutions funded
Title VI of the Higher Education Act,
including, the Centers for International
Business Education, Language Resource
Centers, National Resource Centers, Foreign
Language and Area Studies Fellowships,
and the American Overseas Research
Centers programs. She has 30 years of
program and policy experience at the
Department. Prior to her federal career
Gibbs was a secondary English teacher in
her home town of Sharon, Pennsylvania.
She received a Bachelor of Science degree
in English from Clarion University and
a Master of Education degree in School
Supervision and Curriculum Development
from Westminster College.
Susan H. Gillespie is Vice President for
Special Global Initiatives and Founding
Director of the Institute for International
Liberal Education, Bard College. Gillespie
helped establish international partnerships
based on mutuality and equality in
“countries in transition” (Russia, South
Africa, Palestine). Her publications
include “Toward ‘Genuine Reciprocity.’
Reconceptualizing International Liberal
Education in the Era of Globalization.” in
Liberal Education (Winter 2003), and a
chapter in Practice and Research in Study
Abroad, ed. Ross Lewin (2009: Routledge).
David Gilmour was appointed Deputy
Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of African
Affairs in August 2013. Previously, he
was the Africa Bureau’s Director of Public
Diplomacy and Public Affairs, directing the
deployment of public diplomacy personnel
and resources at 48 U.S. embassies and
consulates in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mr.
Gilmour served as the Malawi U.S. Embassy
Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé
d’Affaires (2004-07), where he oversaw
U.S. assistance programs that totaled nearly
$100 million annually.
Margo Glew is coordinator of global
initiatives and coordinator of the Global
Educators Cohort Program, supporting
efforts to enhance the teacher preparation
program with global perspectives so that
more teachers are prepared to educate
students for success in a global society. Her
academic interests include global education
and second language acquisition and
instruction. Her recent research involves
working on a multi-national project to assess
global-mindedness among undergraduate
preservice teachers.
Waidehi Gokhale is Director of
Partnerships and Development at Soliya a
small technology enabled education focused
not for profit. Having lived, studied and
worked in the United Kingdom, India, South
East Asia and North America, Waidehi
believes firmly in the importance of effective
cross cultural exchange in international
education and peace building. She has 16
years of experience working in the fields of
psychology and international development.
Andrew Gordon is the Founder and
President of Diversity Abroad. He has
written and spoken extensively on topics
pertaining to access, diversity, inclusion,
and underrepresentation in international
education an exchange. He has consulted
for higher education institutions, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and
government agencies on diversity and
inclusive good practices for international
education. Andrew is a graduate of the
University of San Francisco and studied
abroad in Mexico and Spain, and interned
abroad in Madrid.
Esther E. Gottlieb, Senior Advisor
for International Affairs at Ohio State,
implements internationalization plans and
evaluates students’ global competencies.
She serves on the AIEA Editorial
Committee and facilitated a colloquium on
internationalizing STEM fields (NAFSA’14).
Her research focuses on analysis of reform
and policy discourses. Her recent article in
Prospects is “Making Education World-class:
‘ThinkGlobalOhio.’” She holds a PhD from
February 15–18, Washington, DC, USA
the University of Pittsburgh in Comparative
and International Education, and an MA
from Case Western.
Rebecca Granato is Visiting Assistant
Professor and Assistant Dean at Al-Quds
Bard College of Arts and Sciences, where
she has taught since its inception, and
Associate of Bard’s Institute for Writing &
Thinking. Granato earned a BA from Bard
College and an M.Phil. in Middle-Eastern
History from the CUNY Graduate Program.
Her PhD thesis at the Tri-University History
Program, Waterloo, Canada, focuses on
the Fatah resistance movement among
Palestinian political prisoners (degree
expected December 2014).
Mary Anne Grant is President and CEO
of the ISEP Network, a consortium of 330
post-secondary institutions in 51 countries
cooperating to promote student mobility for
international education. Nearly 50,000
students have participated in ISEP programs.
Grant presents frequently on international
education topics, serves on the Board of the
Forum on Education Abroad and has held
several leadership positions with NAFSA.
Grant received her MA from Georgetown
University and BA from the University of
Tennessee.
Mark L. Greenberg has been Provost
and Senior Vice President for Academic
Affairs at Drexel University since 2008. A
specialist in 18th and 19th century British
Literature, at Drexel he has also served as
Professor of English, Dean of Undergraduate
Education, Founding Dean of the Pennoni
Honors College, and interim Dean of
the School of Education. He earned a
bachelor’s degree from Queens College,
CUNY, and master’s and doctoral degrees
from The University of Michigan.
Jeanine Gregersen-Hermans is
Director of Student Recruitment and
Admissions at University of Hull, UK.
She publishes on topics of intercultural
communication and marketing of higher
education. Jeanine is a member of the
Editorial Board of the Journal of Studies
in International Education (JSIE). She
is member of the EAIE Professional
Development Committee, senior trainer
and past member of the EAIE General
Council. Jeanine received the 2008 EAIE
Bo Gregersen Award for innovation in
international education.
Sarah Groskreutz is the Director of
Human Resources in the Global Programs
and Strategy Alliance at the University of
Minnesota. In this capacity, she manages all
human resource functions including hiring,
orientation, performance management
and staff and organizational development.
Previous to this role, Sarah spent eleven
years with the Learning Abroad Center,
where she was involved with many aspects
of education abroad including academics,
advising and programming.
Alexandra Haas is Head of the Political
Affairs Section at the Embassy of Mexico in
the U.S. She previously headed the Mexican
Trade Bureau, ProMexico, to the U.K., South
Africa and Portugal (2008-2011). She has
had a career as a human rights lawyer and
policy advisor, working as special advisor to
the Director of the National Council against
Discrimination (2011-2013) and was head
of the Non-Discrimination Program for
Human Rights Commission for Mexico City
(2007-2008).
Christina Grossmann is the Head of the
International Office, Faculty of Engineering
of Lund University (LTH). Her work in
establishing LTH membership in international
networks for engineering education has
enhanced partner university relations on all
continents, and has led to LTH participation
in multiple EU-projects, including double
degrees. In 2002 she received the French
award Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes
MAAcadémiques. In 2009 she was
awarded the Lund University prize for
outstanding administrative achievements.
Steve Hagen is a Vice Rector for Change
Management at the ITMO University.
Previously he held various faculty and
administrative positions in UK such as:
Director of Institute of Enterprise& Professor
at Warwick University; Director of Research,
Business, Innovation & Professor at UWE
Bristol; Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Professor,
University of Wales Newport and ViceChancellor & Professor, University of
Wales Newport. Prof. Hagen Authored 13
research reports/studies; 8 books (singleauthored and/or edited); 24 articles/book
chapters.
Jennifer Gruenewald has worked
in international education for over 20
years. As Director of International Student
and Scholar Services in the Center for
International Education, University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Jennifer provides
leadership on international student
recruitment, enrollment management,
and international student and scholar
immigration advising. Jennifer
graduated with a Master’s in Intercultural
Communication from the University of New
Mexico and worked for 10 years in various
capacities with increasing responsibility at
the University of New Mexico.
Guo Liang is Deputy Director of
International Relations at Shanghai Jiao
Tong University since 2010. Her work
includes institutional internationalization
strategy, overseeing its implementation,
and supervising institutional partnerships.
She has facilitated the establishment of a
new Swedish Center and an Israeli Center.
She has been instrumental in engaging the
university more actively in Universitas 21.
Her presentations at Asia Pacific Association
of International Educators conferences were
on “Building Joint International Institutes”
and “The Challenges of Managing
Exchanges.”
Joann Halpern is Director of the German
Center for Research and Innovation.
She has extensive experience in the
internationalization of universities. She
is currently Adjunct Associate Professor
of International Education at NYU and
has taught at Dartmouth, Harvard, and
University of Magdeburg. Halpern has held
administrative positions at Harz University of
Applied Sciences, and the Global College
of Long Island University. She received her
BA from Dartmouth, her MA from Harvard,
and her doctorate from NYU.
Michelle Hampton is the Director of
Global Client Relations at Educational
Testing Service (ETS). Hampton handles
outreach and communications for the
TOEFL and GRE programs with universities,
secondary schools and overseas
educational advisors and has presented
at many national and international
conferences. Hampton is a former Associate
Director of Enrollment Services, PDSO and
preparatory school College Counselor.
Michelle Hampton received her BA in
Psychology from Drew University.
Ursula Hans is Director of the
International Office of Humboldt-Universität
zu Berlin in Germany. As such, she
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deals with the strategy, networks, and
international students programs as well
as third-party funding for international
activities. The rapidly developing summer
school at Humboldt-Universität is also within
her purview. Ursula has degrees from
Bonn University and Bowling Green State
University. She is an active DAAD board
member and has worked in international
issues for over 20 years.
Mandy Hansen is the associate director
for the Center for International Education
and director of international admissions and
recruitment at Northern Arizona University.
Hansen is an alumnus of the Fulbright
Program for International Administrators
and serves in leadership positions with
NAFSA and NACAC. Her doctoral degree
is in educational leadership with research
in narrative inquiry titled “Lotus Strands:
Higher Education Women in Senior
International Officer Positions Weaving
Robes of Gender.”
Michael L. Hardman is Distinguished
Professor and Chief Global Officer at the
University of Utah. He has served as the
university’s Interim Chief Academic Officer
and Dean of the College of Education. Dr.
Hardman has directed several international
projects on school improvement for USAID,
OECD, and UNICEF. He has published
widely in international journals, authored
ten college textbooks, and directed
numerous international research and
training projects in the areas of education
policy and reform.
Mark W. Harris is President & CEO of
ELS Educational Services, Inc , a leading
provider of international student recruitment
for universities. ELS is the global leader in
on-campus ESL instruction and pathways.
Mr. Harris is a member of the Council
of Senior Advisors of the International
Association of University Presidents, AIEA,
NAFSA, and was a founding member of the
Japan Association of Overseas Study.
Julie A. Hatcher is Associate Professor
of Philanthropic Studies and is Executive
Director of the Center for Service and
Learning at IUPUI. She is active in the
Association for Research on Nonprofit
Organizations and Voluntary Action and
the International Association for Research
on Service Learning and Community
Engagement. Her research and scholarship
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is focused on service learning, civic
learning outcomes, and campus-community
partnerships. She served as the first Director
of Undergraduate Programs in Philanthropic
Studies.
Lisa Hauck is Director of the Office
of Global Outreach at North Dakota
State University (NDSU). She oversees
a variety of international activities,
including international student enrollment
management, faculty and scholar
immigration services, campus and
community outreach and advocacy for
internationalization efforts, as well as
university-wide global outreach initiatives.
Hauck holds a master’s degree from The
Ohio State University and is currently
pursuing her PhD in education at NDSU.
John Hearn is Executive Director of
the Worldwide Universities Network, the
Australia Africa Universities Network, and
Professor of Physiology at the University of
Sydney Medical School. He works globally
in higher education and research capacity
development, with universities, governments,
business and international agencies.
He is an adviser with the World Health
Organization, OECD and British Council.
He held senior administrative, research and
teaching positions for 6-7 years each in the
UK, USA and Australia
Margaret Heisel is currently a Research
Associate at the Center for Studies in Higher
Education at the University of California,
Berkeley. Previously, Heisel was director
of The Center for Capacity Building in
Study Abroad, established by APLU and
NAFSA. At the University of California,
Office of the President, she headed a unit
administering off-campus study programs for
the University’s ten campuses. Heisel holds
a PhD in Latin American studies from the
University of Kansas.
Robin Matross Helms is Associate
Director for Research at the American
Council on Education, where her work
focuses on internationalization of US
institutions and global higher education
issues. Previously, she has worked for the
Institute of International Education and the
University of Minnesota, and served as
a consultant to the World Bank and the
Institute for Higher Education Policy. Robin
holds a PhD and MBA from Boston College,
and an AB from Princeton University.
Clay Hensley is the Senior Director of
International Strategy & Outreach at the
College Board. As a member of College
Board’s International team, Hensley helps
oversee effective implementation of College
Board programs, including the SAT and AP
Program, in over 180 countries. He also
supports College Board’s higher education
membership in recruiting prospective
students internationally. He holds a BA in
English literature from Vanderbilt University
and an MFA from the University of
Tennessee, Knoxville.
Rodolfo Hernandez Guerrero is
Director of International Partnership
Development (IPD) and Senior Advisor to the
Center for U.S. – Latin America Initiatives
(CUSLAI) at The University of Texas at
Dallas, where he led CUSLAI (2001-14) and
the International Education Office (200514). Dr. Hernandez teaches courses on
contemporary politics of U.S-Mexico, has
published in journals and newspapers, and
participated in documentary T.V. and radio
programs in Mexico, the United States,
Argentina, Portugal, United Kingdom, and
Australia.
John D. Heyl is founder of IELeaders.
net, a website focusing on SIO leadership
issues. He served as SIO at the University
of Missouri-Columbia and Old Dominion
University (VA). Heyl is former AIEA
president (2000-2001), author of The
Senior International Officer (SIO) as Change
Agent (AIEA, 2007) and co-editor of The
SAGE Handbook of International Higher
Education (2012). He holds a BA from
Stanford University and a PhD in European
history from Washington University-St. Louis.
Barbara Hill is Senior Associate in
the American Council on Education’s
Center for Internationalization and
Global Engagement, working in
the Internationalization Laboratory
with institutional leaders to promote
comprehensive internationalization. Hill
consulted with Higher Education for
Development, creating infrastructures
through university partnerships and
organizing workshops to disseminate
expertise in international development.
Hill participated in the Visiting Advisor
Program/Salzburg Seminar, consulting
in Russia and Eastern Europe about
governance, finance, academic structure,
and program quality.
February 15–18, Washington, DC, USA
Christopher Hill is Director of Research
Training and Academic Development at
the University of Nottingham Malaysia
Campus and frequently writes on trends
in transnational education. He has
international experience delivering training
courses in Ghana, Tanzania, Spain,
Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam,
China and the UK. He is currently involved
in research projects examining the impact of
TNE on employability and student mobility
in SE Asia and was awarded a 2012 U21
Fellowship to research Global Citizenship.
Harry Hill is the President and CEO of
Oak Lawn Marketing, Inc. He also serves
as chairman of the US CULCON Panel,
Japan-US Friendship Commission, and
Hope International Development Agency,
Japan. Hill is also actively involved in the
American Chamber of Commerce Japan
and from 2012-13 served as chairman of
the Electronic Retailing Association (ERA).
He holds a BA in English Literature from
Cornell University.
Heidi Hobbs is Director of the Master
of International Studies Program and
Associate Professor of Political Science,
North Carolina State University. In addition
to many national leadership roles, she has
served as director of international programs
in the College of Humanities and Social
Sciences, and as chair of the university’s
Committee on International Programs.
Her most recent publication is a textbook
with Harry Chernotsky, Crossing Borders:
International Studies for the 21st Century,
2nd edition (2015).
James Paul Holloway is Arthur F.
Thurnau Professor of Nuclear Engineering
and Radiological Sciences, and Vice
Provost for Global and Engaged Education
at the University of Michigan. Vice Provost
Holloway is focused on the ways in
which the U-M engages the world through
both scholarship and education. He has
lived, worked and taught in Thailand,
England, Germany, China, and Ghana.
As Michigan’s SIO he is responsible for
international travel policy and safety.
Jun Hyun Hong is Former Vice President
for International Affairs at Chung-Ang
University in Korea. He is currently a
professor at the School of Public Service at
CAU and president of Korean Association of
Policy Analysis and Evaluation. He is active
in APAIE, NAFSA, EAIE and QS-APPLE and
presents on issues of internationalization
of Korean universities. He has served as
advisor in various government agencies:
Presidential Committee, Education Ministry,
Safety and Public Administration Ministry
of Korean Government. He holds a PhD in
public policy from University of Pittsburgh.
Tom Howard has worked with universities
abroad for nearly 25 years He was the first
Director of the Australian Education Office
and served as the first Regional Director for
AustraLearn. He was instrumental in starting
The Scholar Ship, the former ship-based
program. Tom has also worked with UK and
Italian universities. He studied at the Ludwig
Maximillians University in Munich, and
undertook a year of Masters Study while
serving as a Resident Director in London.
John K. Hudzik is NAFSA’s Senior
Scholar for Internationalization, past
President and Chair of NAFSA’s Board of
Directors, and Past President of AIEA. He
is a recognized scholar and served on
numerous international policy and advisory
boards related to international development,
regional and language studies, and higher
education internalization. Hudzik was
Vice President for Global Engagement
and Strategic Projects at Michigan State
University, before serving as acting
University Provost and Vice President of
Academic Affairs.
She is Co-Editor of the Journal of Studies
for International Education (JSIE) and Chair
of the Board of Directors at Educational
Credential Evaluators (ECE) Inc. She holds a
DBA in Higher Education Management from
Bath University (UK).
Lisa Ijiri is Associate Provost for Academic
Program and Resource Planning at Lesley
University where she leads initiatives
including global engagement, accreditation,
grants, and academic planning. As a
Fulbright Scholar at the University of Tokyo,
she studied phonological awareness in
Japanese kindergartners. She established
a program for international students with
learning disabilities at Curry College and
the Global Education Center at Lesley
University. She holds MA and PhD degrees
from Johns Hopkins and Northwestern
University.
Keiko Ikeda holds a PhD from University
of Hawaii, and she is currently Associate
Professor at Division of International Affairs
and Vice-Director, Center for International
Education at Kansai University, Japan.
She promotes in-bound student mobility,
and several globalization initiatives at KU,
including development of KUGF (Kansai
University Global Frontier) curriculum
(English-taught program for undergraduate
international/local students) and overseas
program for KU’s satellite campuses in
Thailand, Taiwan, China (Shanghai) and
Belgium.
Jennifer Humphries is VicePresident, Membership, Public Policy
and Communications at CBIE, Canada’s
international education organization.
She is responsible for membership
relations, communications, research,
advocacy, conferences and scholarship
programs. Humphries serves on the
board of the Association for Studies in
International Education and represents
CBIE in the Network of International
Education Associations. She has delivered
presentations at conferences across Canada
and abroad. She holds a Master’s degree in
English from the University of Ottawa.
Paul W. Jagodzinski earned the BS
(Chemistry) from the Polytechnic Institute of
Brooklyn and the PhD (Physical Chemistry)
from Texas A&M University. He held
faculty and administrative appointments
at Eastern Michigan University, West
Virginia University and Colorado School of
Mines. Currently as Dean of the College of
Engineering, Forestry & Natural Sciences
at Northern Arizona University, Jagodzinski
is recognized for his success in increasing
opportunities for traditionally underrepresented groups in the sciences and
engineering.
Fiona Hunter is Research Associate
at the Centre for Higher Education
Internationalization, Università Cattolica del
Sacro Cuore (Milan, Italy). She also works
independently as a consultant, trainer and
researcher in higher education specializing
in strategic change and internationalization.
Ji-Yeung Jang is Associate Director
of the Office of Vice Provost for Global
Affairs & International Studies. She assists
with strategic planning, assessment and
evaluation, and strategic partnership
management. Previously, Jang chaired the
internationalization metrics subcommittee
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and conducted an evaluation of Title VI
programs at the University of Minnesota,
served as Research & Scholarship Network
Leader at NAFSA, she received her PhD in
Comparative and International Development
Education from the University of Minnesota.
Martha Johnson is Assistant Dean
for Learning Abroad at the University of
Minnesota and oversees one of the largest
education abroad offices in the US, sending
over 3500 students abroad annually. She
has worked in international education since
1991 for organizations and institutions in
the US, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
Her experience includes on-site program
management, program development
and marketing, management of a large
university education abroad office, and
teaching of short-term programs.
Victoria Jones is Associate Provost for
Global Engagement and Associate Professor
of Marketing at Seattle University. For the
past thirteen years, Dr. Jones has been
building dynamic international programs
for growing universities in Brazil and the
US. Her degrees were earned from Cornell
University, the University of Pennsylvania
Annenberg School, and the University
of Southern California. She teaches and
researches in the areas of international
marketing and management. She is a
frequent lecturer and trainer.
Elspeth Jones is Emerita Professor of the
Internationalization of Higher Education,
Leeds Beckett University, UK. She is
Honorary Visiting Fellow, Centre for Higher
Education Internationalization, Università
Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan. Her
specialisms include strategic leadership
for internationalization, curriculum
internationalization, and employability
outcomes and intercultural competence
development through internationalization.
She has published widely, including
Internationalization and the Student Voice
(Routledge, 2010). Elspeth is Series
Editor for the new Routledge book series,
Internationalization in Higher Education.
Jeet Joshee is Associate Vice President
for International Education and Global
Engagement and Dean of the College of
Continuing and Professional Education at
California State University, Long Beach.
As Associate Vice President, Dr. Joshee is
the Senior International Officer at CSULB.
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As SIO, he advises the President and
Provost on international education and
advances CSULB’s global mission, strategic
plans, international engagement and
partnerships. He works closely with faculty
and administration to internationalize the
campus.
Mohamed Abdel-Kader serves as the
Deputy Assistant Secretary for International
and Foreign Language Education and
is responsible for in administering the
domestic programs authorized under Title
VI of the Higher Education Act and the
overseas programs under the FulbrightHays Act. Mohamed served as the Director
of Development for the School of Foreign
Service at Georgetown University and also
managed the university’s advancement
strategy in the Middle East region. He holds
degrees from Clemson University, Vanderbilt
University, and Georgetown University’s
McDonough School of Business.
Hilary E. Kahn is the Executive Director
of the Center for the Study of Global
Change and Assistant Dean of the School of
Global and International Studies at Indiana
University Bloomington. She is also faculty in
International Studies and Anthropology and
Director of the PhD Minor in Global Studies.
She has expertise in global teaching and
learning, curriculum internationalization,
visual ethnography, human rights,
Latin America and the Caribbean, and
interdisciplinary approaches to critical
global studies.
Theresa Kaiser is Director of Global
Opportunities at American University’s
Washington College of Law where she
serves as the touchstone for JD students
regarding the internationalization of their
legal education, facilitates the global
mindset of WCL faculty and extends the
international reach and reputation of the
institution. Active in NAFSA, AALS and
AIEA, Kaiser has an M.Ed. from Harvard
University, a JD from Emory University,
and a BA and BSJ. from the University of
Kansas.
Jen (Nielsen) Kane is Associate
Director (Education) for the University of
Queensland, based in Washington, DC. In
her role, Jen is responsible for implementing
UQ’s strategic initiatives in the USA;
developing and managing key partnerships
and relationships; and increasing the
number of research collaborations with
strategic partners. Jen previously served
as Education Manager at the Embassy of
Australia in Washington, DC. She holds a
bachelor’s degree in English Writing from
DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.
Avichal Kapur is Chief Executive
Officer & Director (Quality Assurance) at
the Meghe Group of Institutions [MGI],
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. He is active
in both AIEA and NAFSA and is member
of the Global Engineering Deans Council
(GEDC). Dr. Kapur previously was the
Director (Quality & Systems) at the Manipal
International University, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia. He has worked in premier
academic and research organizations of
government of India. He holds a PhD in
Electronics Engineering.
Susan Kassab is the Director of University
Recruitment and Advising Services at ELS
Educational Services and has worked
for 28 years in Enrollment Management
as a Counselor and Director. She has
created and implemented SIEM plans and
continues to assist universities in creating
and implementing strategic international
initiatives. Susan is Past Chair of the NAFSA
IEM Task Force and a member of other
Higher Education organizations. Kassab
holds an MA in Education from Widener
University.
Miriam A. Kazanjian is an independent
consultant and leading international
education and government relations
specialist in Washington, DC. She has been
instrumental in organizing and guiding
the Coalition for International Education,
focusing on U.S. Department of Education
international education programs and
policies. She has consulted extensively for
more than two decades on international
education and policy for numerous national
associations, U.S. foundations, and U.S.
and foreign higher education institutions.
Timothy Kell is an Evaluator and Team
Manager at Educational Credential
Evaluators. Timothy is actively involved in
the training and mentoring of new staff
members, and has lead workshops and
sessions on a wide range of international
admissions topics at conferences regionally,
nationally, and internationally. He received
February 15–18, Washington, DC, USA
his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology,
Criminology and Law Studies from
Marquette University.
worldwide. She also serves as a professor
at Ewha Law School and earned her JD
from Yale Law School.
Earl Kellogg is Senior Vice President
and Chief International Officer at Strategic
Consulting: The Wyly/Kellogg International
Group. He was Associate Provost for
International Affairs at the University of
Illinois, and previously Executive Director
of the Consortium for International
Development, Past AIEA President, Board
Chair of the Midwest University Consortium
for International Affairs, founding Director
of the US-Africa Higher Education Initiative,
and Chief Operating Officer of Winrock
International, a global sustainability
foundation. Earl earned his PhD in
Agricultural Economics.
Kevin Kinser is Chair of the Department
of Educational Administration and Policy
Studies at the University at Albany, State
University of New York, as well as a Senior
Fellow for Internationalization at NAFSA:
Association of International Educators.
He is a graduate of Columbia University’s
Teachers College (New York). Kinser studies
non-traditional and alternative higher
education, particularly the public policies
and organizational structures related to
private for-profit institutions and international
cross-border higher education.
Nicola Kernaghan is Associate
Director for Program Development in
the International Center at the University
of Florida (UF). She serves on the UF
Internationalization Task Force and
coordinates evaluation efforts for the
International Center. Nicola has more than
10 years’ experience working with faculty
and students to integrate international
opportunities into their research, teaching
and outreach activities. She holds a PhD in
science education from UF and focuses on
internationalization of the STEM disciplines.
James Ketterer is Director of International
Academic Initiatives and Senior Fellow,
Institute of International Liberal Education
at Bard College, where he teaches political
studies. Ketterer served as Egypt Country
Director for AMIDEAST and was Vice
Chancellor and Deputy Provost for the
SUNY system, and director of the Center for
International Development. In government,
he worked at the New York Commission
on Higher Education, the National Security
Council and the New York State Senate.
Eunice K. Kim currently serves as
Special Adviser to the President of
International Affairs at Ewha Womans
University and overseas the university’s
strategic international partnerships with
universities and institutions. She is the
former Vice President of International
Affairs at Ewha and she led the university
on several significant international research
initiatives with universities and corporations
Sabine C. Klahr is Deputy Chief
Global Officer at the University of Utah
and Immediate Past President of AIEA.
She has almost 20 years of experience
in IHE. Her doctoral research focused on
internationalizing engineering education.
She has served on many committees
for NAFSA, AIEA, and DAAD, and has
published in peer reviewed journals and
books. Global learning has been part of
her life since arriving in the U.S. as an
exchange student from Germany.
Sonja Knutson is the Director of the
International Centre and Special Advisor
to the President on International Affairs at
Memorial University of Newfoundland.
She holds an M. Ed. in post-secondary
education (Memorial University) and B.Ed.
in Teaching English as a Second Language
(Concordia University). She leads the
internationalization office at Memorial and
is active in both CBIE and NAFSA.
Mark Kopenski is the Vice President for
Enrollment Management at Drew University
in NJ. He has spent twenty seven years in
enrollment management and his work has
taken him to 95 different nations throughout
the world and to all 50 US states. He has
consulted at a variety of public, private,
and for-profit higher education institutions
and provided advising and international
market research to capital investment firms
with portfolio holdings or interest in higher
education.
Kees Kouwenaar is Senior Advisor
International Strategy at Vrije Universiteit
Amsterdam (Netherlands). He is active in
AIEA, NAGAP and EAIE. He initiated and
coordinates the MASTERMIND Europe
project. His was previously Strategic
Manager of the VU internationalization
program and director of the VU Centre for
International Cooperation. Kees has been
active in international education since
1982 and has played significant roles in
the Europe-US discussions on credential
evaluation and in the Lisbon Convention
(1997).
Catherine Koverola is Dean of the
Graduate School of Arts and Social
Sciences at Lesley University. Dr. Koverola
has forged numerous partnerships that
have resulted in graduate programs for
students from developing countries and
global graduate student internships. She is
an internationally recognized scholar in the
area of interpersonal victimization in crosscultural contexts and author of the blog the
Boldness of Love. http://www.lesley.edu/
blog/boldness-of-love/. She holds a PhD
from the Fuller Theological Seminary School
of Psychology.
Katharine Krebs is Vice Provost for
International Affairs at Binghamton
University. With a BA in Latin American
Studies from the University of New Mexico
and MA and PhD degrees in Spanish
from Tulane University, she previously held
international education positions at the
University at Albany and the University of
Pennsylvania. Krebs participated in the
Fulbright Administrator’s Program to Korea
and is an Associate Editor of Frontiers, The
Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad.
Jane Kucko is Director for the Center for
International Studies and Associate Dean of
University Programs. As co-author of TCU’s
Comprehensive Internationalization plan,
Discovering Global Citizenship, Kucko has
implemented the TCU Global Academy—an
interdisciplinary approach to study abroad
through investigating world issues. Under
Kucko’s co-leadership, TCU completed the
ACE Comprehensive Internationalization
Lab and was recently recognized for its
conformity with the Forum’s Standards of
Good Practice. Kucko holds a PhD from
Texas Woman’s University.
Joanna Kukielka-Blaser is the Program
Director, International Relations, in the
Office of International Affairs at The Ohio
State University. She is also the Campus
Representative for the Fulbright Scholar
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program and directs the U.S. Department of
Education Fulbright-Hays program. KukielkaBlaser was a Soros Fellow in Poland. She
has worked through the U.S. Departments
of Education and State in Poland, Ukraine,
and South Africa. She holds an MA degree
in Russian Language and Literature from
OSU.
Katja Kurz is University Relations Officer
at Cultural Vistas. Kurz focuses on access
to emerging leadership and professional
development programs for underrepresented
students. She has previously held research
positions at Columbia University in NY
and Johannes Gutenberg University in
Mainz, Germany. Kurz has published on
experiential education abroad, intercultural
engagement, and social innovation. She
holds a doctorate in English from the
Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
and an MA from Clark University in
Worcester, MA.
C.K. Kwai has extensive experience
in all areas of International Education:
Education Abroad, International Enrollment
Management, International Student and
Scholar Services, and Intensive English
Programs. C.K.’s research interest is in the
areas of International Education and has a
PhD in Higher Educational. He is also an
adjunct professor at Vietnamese German
University, Vietnam. He had taught and
presented at NAFSA National and regional
Conferences, NAFSA Summer Institute, and
institutions around the world.
Awewura Kwara is an associate
professor of medicine, Warren Alpert
Medical School of Brown University. He
completed Internal Medicine Residency
at Cook County Hospital and Infectious
Disease Fellowship at Tulane University
Health Sciences Center. His research focuses
on the optimal management of HIV and TB
co-infection. He has broad expertise in the
area Global Health, Infectious Diseases and
HIV and tuberculosis co-infection research.
He holds a MbChB (equivalent to a MD)
from the University of Ghana.
Randy Kyes is a Research Professor in
the Department of Psychology and Adjunct
Research Professor in the Depts. of Global
Health and Anthropology at the University
of Washington. He also is Director of
the Center for Global Field Study, and
Core Scientist and Head of the Division
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National Primate Research Center. Dr. Kyes
completed his PhD from the University of
Georgia in 1989.
Markus Laitinen is Vice-President of
the European Association for International
Education (EAIE). He is currently the
Head of International Affairs (SIO) at the
University of Helsinki, Finland and has
more than twenty years of experience in
various roles related to higher education
internationalization. Markus Laitinen holds
a Master’s degree in Social Sciences
(Political Science) from the University of
Helsinki. He is an advocate of “embedded
internationalization” both institutionally and
beyond.
Lisa Lancia is Director of International
Initiatives with the Office of the Provost
at Fordham University. She previously
held leadership positions as Director of
International Strategic Initiatives, the Pace
London Law Program and the Office of
Admissions at Pace University School
of Law. Lancia has experience overseas
through the U.N. in Peacekeeping
Operations in Croatia and Haiti, and
with U.N. HQ in Switzerland. She holds
a JD from Washington College of Law at
American University.
Hilary Landorf is an Associate Professor
in the College of Education at Florida
International University. She also serves
as the Director of FIU’s Office of Global
Learning Initiatives, and leads FIU’s
university-wide curriculum and co-curriculum
internationalization initiative. Among her
recent publications is a case study on
FIU,” in M. Green (Ed.) Improving and
Assessing Global Learning. She holds a
BA from Stanford University and a PhD
in International Education from New York
University.
Jason E. Lane is the Vice Provost and
Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for
Academic Affairs at the State University
New York, the largest comprehensive system
of higher education in the United States. He
is responsible for overseeing the system’s
academic portfolio, including leading
the Office of Global Affairs and SUNY’s
outposts in China, Mexico, Russia, South
Korea, and Turkey. Lane is an associate
professor of educational administration and
policy at the University at Albany, SUNY.
Jennie Lang is Vice-President
Advancement, UNSW Australia and CEO
UNSW Foundation. In 2013 Jennie received
the national IEAA Award for Distinguished
Contribution to International Education.
Jennie has a Bachelor of Education degree
(awarded with Distinction), a Bachelor of
Arts, and a Master of Education Research
degree all from the University of Newcastle,
Australia. She served as an elected
international representative to the AIEA
Executive Committee for three years from
February 2012 to February 2015.
Margaret Lartey is an associate
professor of medicine, dermatology
and infectious diseases at the University
of Ghana Medical School, consultant
physician and immediate past head of the
infectious diseases unit of Korle Bu Teaching
Hospital. She has worked in the field of
HIV in Ghana. Her areas of research
include co-infections, treatment outcomes,
pharmacokinetics, drug resistance and
dermatological manifestations of HIV
infection and antiretroviral therapy.
Gil Latz is Professor of Geography and
Associate Vice Chancellor, International
Affairs, IUPUI, appointed 2012. Previously
he served as Portland State University’s
Vice Provost for International Affairs, where
he was a faculty member for 28 years.
His research on comparative regional
development policy includes affiliation with
Tokyo University (Japan) and University of
Florence (Italy). Recent publications include:
assessing international learning (US);
educational reform (Vietnam); landscape
history (Italy/US); and controversial issues in
politics and society (Japan). He is President
Elect of AIEA.
Karen M. Lauridsen works at Aarhus
University, Centre for Teaching and Learning
(Denmark). She focuses on issues related
to teaching and learning through the
medium of English in the multilingual and
multicultural learning space and to language
policy in both her research and in-service
training and professional development
programs. Karen is the coordinator of
the Erasmus Academic Network IntlUni
– The Challenges of the Multilingual
and Multicultural Learning Space in the
International University (2012-15).
February 15–18, Washington, DC, USA
Brandon Lee is CEO and co-founder
of Terra Dotta. His main interest lies in
shaping the usability and accessibility
of the company’s software. His primary
responsibility is the development of Terra
Dotta Software for study abroad, risk
management, international student and
scholar services, and English as a second
language. He is involved in the development
of software to support information systems
that can be used to inform students, faculty,
and staff.
Nina Lemmens studied art history and
worked as a freelance journalist during
university. After her PhD, she worked
as personal assistant for a MP in the
German Parliament. Nina joined the
DAAD in 1997 and acted as Director of
the DAAD London office, Director for the
Asia-Pacific Department and Director for
Internationalization and Communication in
DAAD in Bonn. Since January 1st 2014,
Nina Lemmens is the Director of DAAD’s
North America office in New York.
Fernando León García has been
President of CETYS University since 2010.
Prior to that, he served as Chancellor of
City University of Seattle‘s International
Division, covering programs, campuses,
and sites across the Americas, Europe
and Asia. Before joining City University,
he served as Chief Academic Officer of
Apollo International/University of Phoenix
International. From 1974 to 2000 Dr.
León-García served in diverse capacities
at CETYS. Dr. León-García is current Vice
President and Past President of CONAHEC.
Mitch Leventhal is Professor of
Professional Practice and Entrepreneurship
at SUNY Albany and is also the ‘Academic
Entrepreneur in Residence’ for Shorelight
Education. He has presented at various
conferences including AIEA, EAIE, and
NAFSA. He was Vice Provost for Global
Affairs of the SUNY system and was coFounder of AIRC. He also helped found
UCosmic. He received his doctorate
from the University of Chicago on
entrepreneurship and nation building.
Bailian Li is the Vice Provost for
International Affairs at North Carolina
State University, who leads the University’s
mission of being locally responsive while
globally engaged for research, education,
and economic development. Under his
leadership NC State has expanded
international programs at home and
abroad, built strong network of global
partnerships, and made a significant
progress towards comprehensive
internationalization of the university in
teaching, research and service mission as a
world class land-grant institution.
Weibin Li is Director of the International
Office at Sichuan University and a faculty
member in the National Key Lab of Polymer
Materials Engineering. Since assuming
his position in 2013, Li has lead his team
in internationalizing SCU further, as well
as entering into global collaborations
with leading institutes and Fortune 500
companies. Li conducted postdoctoral
research at Caltech with Nobel Laureate
Robert Grubbs and holds a doctorate
in organometallic chemistry from Brown
University.
Sonny Lim is Special Assistant for
International Collaborations at Rice
University. He returned to the United States
after twenty years living and working
overseas, most recently in Singapore serving
in directorship roles for international higher
education and research. He has moderated
and presented sessions at EAIE, AIEA and
APAIE conferences, and contributed a note
to The Sage Handbook of International
Higher Education. He holds a JD from
UCLA.
Hilary L. Link has served as Dean of
Temple University’s Rome campus since
December 2013. Link previously spent 12
years at Barnard College, as Vice Provost,
Dean for International Programs, Dean of
Study Abroad, and First-Year Class Dean;
and 2 years at NYU. Link holds a BA from
Stanford University and an MA and PhD
in Italian Language and Literature from
Yale. She has taught Italian language and
literature at Barnard, Columbia, NYU and
Yale. She was a 2010-2011 AIEA Neal
Presidential Fellow.
Masakazu Iino graduated from the
Department of Political Science at the
School of Political Science and Economics,
Waseda University, and worked for the
Bank of Japan. He completed the master’s
and doctoral courses at the University of
Pennsylvania and received his PhD He
taught at California State University at Los
Angeles as an assistant professor, Obirin
University as an associate professor, as well
as at the School of Political Science and
Economics in Waseda.
LaShandra Little is the Director of
University Relations at NSHSS. LaShandra
received a BA in Political Science from
Albany State University and her M. Ed in
Higher Education and Student Affairs from
University of South Carolina. LaShandra
has over 14 years of experience working
in higher education and with young adult
leaders. Previously, she worked at Golden
Key International Honour Society as an
Associate Director and has student affairs
experience from Kennesaw State University.
Jun Liu is Associate Provost for
International Initiatives and Professor
of Applied Linguistics at Georgia State
University. He is 2012-13 AIEA Presidential
Fellow and serves on the AIEA Strategic
Task Force, and is currently on the AIEA
board. He is Past President of TESOL
International Association a member
of the International Society of Chinese
Language Teaching and Board of Trustees
of The International Research Foundation
for English Language Education. He has
published extensively and has given
speeches in more than 20 countries.
James Lucas is Assistant Dean for
Global Education and Curriculum in the
Michigan State University Undergraduate
Education Office. In this capacity, he works
on curriculum and faculty development
related to the institution’s learning goals
and global competencies, including
developing learning outcomes, constructing
assessments, and integrating global
pedagogies. Dr. Lucas also coordinates
MSU’s first-year seminar abroad program;
liaises between academic, student, and
international affairs offices; and works
with the general education directors on
curriculum and assessment.
Linda C. Lucas is Provost of University
of Alabama Birmingham after being
dean of the School of Engineering for
over a decade. With bachelor degrees in
mathematics and chemistry from UA and
in engineering from UAB and master’s
degrees in engineering, mathematics and
education plus a doctorate in biomedical
engineering from UAB, her research
focuses on development of biomaterials for
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orthopedic and dental implants. She holds
appointments in the Materials Science,
Engineering and Dentistry.
Elizabeth Lyons has recently returned
to the National Science Foundation’s
International unit, where her last assignment
was overseeing NSF’s flagship international
program, the PIRE program. She spent the
last 3.5 years on loan to the Department
of State as a Senior Advisor in the Office
of the Science and Technology Adviser
to the Secretary, working to strengthen
international science, technology, and
innovation engagement by U.S. universities.
She holds degrees from Harvard (AB), Yale
(MFS), and Duke (PhD).
Jennifer Manise is the Executive Director
of the Longview Foundation for World
Affairs and International Understanding.
Since it was founded in 1966, the Longview
Foundation has been seeking to build
a more peaceful, just, and sustainable
world by equipping youth with a global
perspective and understanding of political,
social, and environmental issues worldwide.
Prior to joining the Longview Foundation,
Ms. Manise worked at the Council of Chief
State School Officers.
Cornelia Marin holds a dual law degree
of Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne in France
and University of Cologne, Germany. In
2012, she has been appointed as Director
“International” of the Sorbonne Universités
(Paris) cluster. Her missions concern the
implementation of the international strategy
of Sorbonne Universités and in particular
developing strategic partnerships with
geographic priority regions, creating
dedicated funded programs, mutualizing
of services amongst members, organizing
National and International conferences.
Adrienne L. Martín is interim Vice
Provost-Global Affairs at the University
of California, Davis, where she provides
leadership to coordinate, strengthen
and promote the internationalization
of the university and increase its global
impact. She received the PhD in Romance
Languages and Literatures from Harvard
University and is professor in the
Department of Spanish & Portuguese. She is
the author of eight books and over seventy
articles, critical notes and reviews in early
modern Spanish literature.
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Iain Martin is Vice-President and Deputy
Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at UNSW
Australia. Professor Martin graduated
from the University of Leeds. In 2000, he
was appointed Professor of Surgery at the
University of Auckland and served in a
various roles in the Faculty of Medical and
Health Sciences, before being appointed
as DVC(Strategic Engagement) in 2011.
Professor Martin has also been involved
with medical education, the Australian
Medical Council and Medical Deans
Australia & New Zealand.
Patricia Maruschak is the International
Agreements Coordinator for the University
of Manitoba. She has worked extensively
as a project manager with government
departments, international finance and
education institutions and non-governmental
organizations in Eastern Europe, Central
Asia and the Caucasus, as well as Canada.
Patricia holds a Bachelor of Education from
the University of Manitoba and a Master
of Public Administration from Carleton
University.
Cheryl Matherly is Vice Provost for
Global Education at The University of
Tulsa, where she has responsibility for the
strategic leadership for comprehensive
internationalization. Dr. Matherly’ directs
the NanoJapan program, funded by the
National Science Foundation to expand
international research opportunities for
students in STEM fields. She is recipient
of two Fulbright grants for international
education administrators (Germany and
Japan.) She has an EdD in Education
Leadership and Culture Studies from the
University of Houston.
Quinton McArthur is the Associate
Director of Admissions and Director of
Diversity and International Recruitment at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
He is active in OACAC and AIEA and
presents on issues pertaining to international
students, particularly within the Middle
East and the Caribbean. Quinton holds a
Master’s degree in Education Policy and
Higher Education from the University of
Maryland, College Park and a Bachelor’s
degree from Morehouse College.
Michael McCarry has led the Alliance
for International Educational and Cultural
Exchange as its Executive Director since
October 1994. Prior to joining the Alliance,
he spent 18 years with the U.S. Information
Agency (USIA) as a Foreign Service Officer.
Patti McGill Peterson is Presidential
Advisor for Global Initiatives at the
American Council on Education. Previously,
she was executive director of the Council
for International Exchange of Scholars and
vice president of the Institute of International
Education. She is president emerita of
Wells College and St. Lawrence University.
Dr. Peterson was founding chair of the
US-Canada Commission for Educational
Exchange. Her board memberships include
Alliance for International Exchange,
CONAHEC and the National Research
University, HSE, Russia.
Linda McKinnish Bridges has
experience is grounded in classroom,
administrative leadership, and program
development experience in international
higher education. As Associate Dean of
the College of Arts and Sciences of Wake
Forest University, she understands the needs
of faculty and university governance. Most
recently, she served as Associate Dean of
International Admissions for Wake Forest
and Director of Educational Programs in
China, with responsibilities in international
recruiting, campus academic and student
support programming, and international
program development.
Peter McPherson is President of The
Association of Public and Land-grant
Universities. He has also served as Chair
of the Board of Directors of Dow Jones and
Company, co-founder of the Partnership
to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa,
President for eleven years of Michigan
State, Deputy Secretary of the US Treasury,
and Administrator of USAID. He earned
a BA from Michigan State, an MBA from
Western Michigan University, and a JD from
American University.
Meredith McQuaid is the Associate
Vice President and Dean of International
Programs for the University of Minnesota
system. In this role, she promotes the
global dimensions of teaching, research,
and engagement across all colleges and
campuses of the University. McQuaid is
a past president of NAFSA. McQuaid
earned her BA degree in Linguistics from
February 15–18, Washington, DC, USA
the University of Minnesota and her JD
degree from the University of Minnesota
Law School.
He has served as Chairman of the Group of
Advisors of the National Security Education
Program.
Caryn McTighe Musil is Senior
Scholar and Director of Civic Learning
and Democracy Initiatives at AAC&U and
formerly served as the Senior Vice President
of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Global
Initiatives. She was the project director for
the Global Learning Rubric and has worked
through AAC&U projects to identify the
intersections of global learning with diversity
and civic learning, She authored A Crucible
Moment; Civic Learning and Democracy’s
Future released at the White House in
2012 and works with the Council of Europe
through the International Consortium for
Higher Education, Civic Responsibility,
and Democracy to spur comparative
ways across national borders to promote
democratic cultures and human rights.
Angela Miller serves as the Assistant
Director for Education Abroad at Northern
Arizona University’s Center for International
Education and Coordinator of Faculty-led
Study Abroad programs, Her extensive
work in Global Learning at NAU includes
her doctoral research in Educational
Leadership, entitled: Global Learning for
All: One Approach to Infusing Global
Learning in the Undergraduate Curriculum,
centered on global learning and campus
internationalization.
Christopher Medalis is Regional Director
(REAC) for Northern & Central Europe and
Turkey for EducationUSA. Previously Chris
served as Director of Global Scholarship
Programs at IIE in New York and has held
positions in scholarship program design and
management, ESL/EFL, teacher training,
Fulbright Program administration, and
directed IIE’s Europe Office from 19982007. He holds a PhD from Columbia
University in History and Comparative and
International Education, and his academic
research focuses on educational diplomacy.
Raj Mehta is a Professor of Marketing
at the Lindner College of Business and
Vice Provost for International Affairs at the
University of Cincinnati. He works closely
with the university administration in pursuing
the university’s goals, particularly those
that are related to strategic partnerships
and entrepreneurship. Professor Mehta’s
teaching interests are in the area of
international business and specifically
address the issues related to starting
for profit social enterprises in a global
economy.
Gil Merkx is the Director of the Duke
Center for International Studies and a
former Vice Provost for International Affairs
at Duke. He is Treasurer of AIEA and a
past-President of AIEA. He is co-Chairman
of the Council of Title VI NRC Directors, and
serves on the boards of the Scholars at Risk
Network and Venice International University.
James A. Millward is a professor of
history at Georgetown University, where
he teaches world, Central Asian, and
Chinese history. His research interests
involve China and Central Eurasia. He is
the author most recently of The Silk Road:
A Very Short Introduction and also writes
on contemporary events in Xinjiang. He
has served on the board of the Association
for Asian Studies and on the board and as
president of the Central Eurasian Studies
Society.
Marilyn Sanders Mobley is Vice
President for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal
Opportunity and Professor of English at
Case Western Reserve University, where her
strategic diversity leadership has received
national recognition. Dr. Mobley is a
published author, Toni Morrison scholar,
founder of an African American Studies
program, and a former provost whose
research and teaching in literary studies,
cultural studies and higher education
have focused on race, gender, class,
social justice, diversity and cross-cultural
perspectives.
Peter Moran has been director of the
Office of International Programs and
Exchanges at the University of Washington
since 2009. Prior to that he lived and
worked in Kathmandu, Nepal, for over
a decade, and was executive director
of the Fulbright Commission there from
2005-2009. Peter received his PhD in
cultural anthropology from the University of
Washington in 1998, and his study of crosscultural encounters in Nepal, Buddhism
Observed, was published by Routledege
Curzon in 2004.
Betsy Morgan received her PhD from
the University at Buffalo after teaching
English in Japan. She is now Coordinator of
International Initiatives, College of Arts and
Sciences at Eastern Michigan University,
where she has held administrative positions
while a faculty member in TESOL for the
past 25 years. She is primarily responsible
for developing and implementing
international partnerships. She has been
invited to Peru, Honduras, and Namibia
to provide professional development
workshops for teachers.
Richard (Rick) Nader is Vice Provost
of International Affairs at the University of
North Texas. Nader is actively promoting
the nexus of interests and complementarities
inherent in campus support for global
research and education. He previously
served as a Program Director at NSF’s
Office of International Science and
Engineering, and Director of the Institute
for Pacific Asia at Texas A&M. He holds a
doctorate in Higher Education from Texas
A&M University.
Leigh Neys is Director of International
Programs and Services at the University
of Minnesota Duluth (UMD). She
provides leadership and expertise in the
development and realization of a vision
for international education. Neys holds a
doctorate in organization leadership, policy
and development from the University of
Minnesota.
Laura Niesen de Abruna is Provost/
Vice President for Academic Affairs at
Sacred Heart University, interested in
global awareness, digital/service learning,
outcomes assessment, and general
education. Laura graduated from Smith,
majoring in English, minoring in French. She
has an MA and PhD in English from Chapel
Hill and M. S. Ed. in higher education
management from Penn. She held faculty/
administrative positions at Roger Williams
and Ithaca, had Fulbrights in Belgium
and Luxembourg, ACLS, NEH and ACE
fellowships.
Jesse Njoka is an associate professor
in Range Management at the Department
of Land Resource Management and
Agricultural Technology at the University
of Nairobi. He has extensive experience
working in Kenya Uganda, Eritrea, Sudan,
Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania, Ghana,
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and Burkina Faso. Jesse was a Fulbright
Scholar visiting Professor at Colorado
State University and holds a PhD from the
University of California at Berkeley.
Gayle Nunley has served as Associate
Provost and SIO of the University of Vermont
since 2011, coinciding with the University’s
decision to embark on an ambitious
expansion of international engagement.
Since January 2014 she has additionally
served as Director of the UVM Global
Gateway Program, a key component of the
campus internationalization strategy. She
holds a PhD from Princeton University and
has been a faculty member at the University
of Vermont since 1988.
Daniel Obst is Deputy Vice President of
International Partnerships at the Institute of
International Education (IIE) in New York
Mr. Obst oversees all the activities of IIE’s
network of 1,300 member institutions, IIE’s
publications and higher education services,
the IIE Center for International Partnerships,
and IIE’s strategic communications. In 2013,
Mr. Obst was appointed to serve on the
U.S. National Commission to UNESCO.
Anthony C. Ogden is executive director
of Education Abroad and Exchanges
and an adjunct assistant professor in
Educational Policy and Evaluation Studies
at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Ogden
earned his bachelor’s degree from Berea
College, master’s degree in International
and Intercultural Management at the SIT
Graduate Institute, and his PhD at The
Pennsylvania State University in Educational
Theory and Policy with a dual title in
Comparative and International Education.
Christa Olson is Vice Provost International
Programs at Drake University. She currently
serves on the AIEA Board and as Chair
of the Strategic Issues Task Force. She
previously held the position of Associate
Director for International Initiatives at the
American Council on Education. Olson’s
publications include: A Canadian Lens on
Facilitating Factors for North American
Partnerships, and diverse ACE manuscripts
on campus internationalization. She holds a
doctorate in French from Stanford University.
Hiroshi Ota is Professor at the Center
for Global Educationand and Director
of the Global Education Program at
Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo. He served
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as Research Advisor to the Project Team for
Supporting University Internationalization
at the Japan Society for the Promotion of
Science (2005-10). His research focuses
on comparative HE policies and practices
in internationalization and student mobility.
He is a frequent presenter at AIEA, EAIE,
NAFSA on internationalization of higher
education in Asian countries.
Anne Pakir is the Director of International
Relations at NUS, Singapore. A Fulbright
scholar at UC Berkeley and later at Cornell,
Dr. Pakir is a recipient of a Japan Society
for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) award
and a Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes
academiques award. She serves on several
editorial boards, including the Journal of
Studies in International Education. She holds
a PhD in Linguistics.
Suzanne Panferov is the Director of the
Center for English as a Second Language
(CESL) at the University of Arizona. Recent
CESL-UA collaborations include customized
English courses, program evaluation, and
faculty training. Panferov also serves on the
Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
(SLAT) faculty with research specializations
in language program administration,
teacher training, and pedagogy. She
recently served as President of TESOL
International Association and currently is a
member of the UCIEP Steering Committee.
Beth Pann is Vice President of the
National Society of High School Scholars.
She has extensive experience in business
development and communications,
strategic planning, and donor cultivation
and stewardship. Her 20 years in the
nonprofit sector have focused on youth,
education, and the arts with Usher’s New
Look Foundation, Woodruff Arts Center,
The Bridge, and the Charles G. Koch
Foundation. Beth received a BA degree
from Denison University, and serves on the
Boards of Development in Gardening and
No Bully.
Minkyung Park is Acting Assistant
Vice President for International Campus
Operations at George Mason University.
She led the international campus planning
efforts for Mason’s international campus
in South Korea and is responsible for
coordinating operations between two
campuses. Park previously presented on
international campus issues in AIEA and her
co-authored article is recently published in
Global Partners in Education Journal. She
has published many scholarly articles and
manuscripts nationally and internationally.
Chris Payne has been with King’s College
London since 2008. As the Head of the
USA Office, he acts as the university’s
representative in North America, leading
the development and implementation
of outreach, partnerships and student
recruitment strategies. Chris has over 10
years of experience in the field. Prior to
King’s, he worked at universities in the
US and China. He has an undergraduate
degree in Business Management and
a Master’s in Strategic Communication
Management.
Jeffrey Peck is Dean of the Weissman
School of Arts and Sciences at Baruch
College (CUNY) where he also serves as
Vice Provost for Global Strategies. Peck is
active in AIEA and represents CUNY in the
WC2 (Global Cities/Global Universities)
Network. He held positions at Humboldt
University, Free University of Berlin,
Georgetown University, York University
(Toronto), and University of Montreal.
Peck received his MA from University of
Chicago and his doctorate from University
of California.
Janis Perkins is the founder “Expanding
Horizons for Education Abroad”, an
organization that responds to the need to
expand capacity of and improve access to
safe, culturally-immersive, and academicallyappropriate programs in under-represented
destinations. Her previous appointment was
as senior education abroad administrator
at the University of Iowa. There she was
responsible for program development,
administration, policies, and procedures.
Perkins has contributions to international
education include leadership positions
in NAFSA, conference/workshop
organization, and professional committees.
Patrice Petro is Professor of English,
Film, and Global Studies at the University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she also
serves as Vice Provost for International
Education. She is the author, editor, and coeditor of ten books, most recently, Teaching
Film (MLA Options for Teaching Series,
2012) and Beyond Globalization: Making
New Worlds in Media, Art, and Social
Practices (Rutgers University Press, 2011).
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Rebecca Pisano has been the Director of
International Programs at the Universidad
San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador since
2013, where she is also an adjunct
professor in Education and Service-Learning.
She oversees all aspects of incoming and
outgoing student mobility on two campuses,
as well as international agreements.
Previously she held various roles in study
abroad at Chapman University, UCLA,
NYU, and Towson University. Pisano holds
a PhD from the University of California,
Los Angeles in Comparative/International
Studies in Education.
Susan Popko promotes global
engagement and provides leadership
for international education as Associate
Provost for International Programs at Santa
Clara University, including international
programs and initiatives and supervises
the Study Abroad Office. Susan also
plays an active role in the international
education community through presentations,
committees and advisory boards, including
serving on the Board of Directors of the
Forum on Education Abroad.
Monica Porter is the Assistant Vice
Chancellor for Student Success and the
Director for the Office of International
Affairs at the University of MichiganDearborn. Porter is a member of AIEA, IMA,
AACRAO, and NAFSA. She previously held
faculty and administrative positions at the
UM-Dearborn, University of Botswana and
Saint Augustine’s College. Monica holds
a MA and a doctorate in Applied
Behavioral Analysis (concentration in
Industrial/Organizational Psychology)
from Western Michigan University.
Xavier Prats Monné is the Director
General, Education and Culture at the
European Commission. The policy areas
under his responsibility include the
modernization of European education,
and international relations in the field of
education, culture and youth. He holds
degrees in Social Anthropology and in
Development Economics, as well as a
degree in European Affairs from the College
of Europe in Belgium, where he graduated
first of his Class and served as assistant
professor.
Malcolm Press was appointed as
the University of Birmingham’s Pro-ViceChancellor for Research and Knowledge
Transfer in 2013, prior to which he was Pro
Vice-Chancellor for the College of Life and
Environmental Sciences. He is a member
of the University’s Executive Board and
his roles include Chair of the International
Board and Strategic Academic Lead for
the Americas. Malcolm holds a PhD in
Physiological Ecology from the University
of Manchester.
Clara Priester is the EducationUSA
Regional Director (REAC) for east and
southern Africa responsible for developing
and training EducationUSA Advisers in 20
countries. She was previously Marketing
and Communications Directors at Wits
Business School and McDonald’s South
Africa. Priester is a Women’s Private
Equity Fund trustee and a member of the
International Women’s Forum South Africa
(IWFSA); and holds a MBA from University
of Chicago Booth School of Business and is
a Chartered Marketer (SA).
Mike Proctor is Vice President for Global
Initiatives at the University of Arizona.
He facilitates the implementation of large
global research initiatives, student and
scholar mobility, and strategic multinational
collaborations. Mike has also served
as assistant vice president for corporate
relations; associate dean for external
affairs in Agriculture and Life Sciences; and
coordinated the distance education and
branch campus programs. A professor of
Watershed Management, he earned his JD
degree from the University of Arizona.
Ishwar K. Puri is dean of engineering at
McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada. He has extensive experience in
setting up and evaluating integrated and
collaborative international engineering
programs. He obtained his PhD (1987), and
MS (1984) degrees in Engineering Science
from University of California, San Diego
after obtaining a BSc (1982) in Mechanical
Engineering from University of Delhi.
Penelope “Nell” J. Pynes is Associate
Provost for International Programs at the
University of North Carolina-Greensboro,
leading internationalization efforts and
promoting student/faculty exchange. She
is also Chair-Elect of NAFSA’s International
Education Leadership Knowledge
Community and serves on the Executive
Committee of AIEA. Pynes is a former
Fulbright scholar to Heidelberg, Germany.
She earned her master’s degree from the
University of Alabama and a doctorate in
Germanic linguistics from the University of
North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Robert Quinn is the founding Executive
Director of the Scholars at Risk Network,
based at New York University. He currently
serves the governing Council of the Magna
Charta Observatory and is a fellow with the
Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows Program.
He previously served as Executive Director
of the Institute of International Education’s
Scholar Rescue Fund and on the Steering
Committee of the Network for Education
and Academic Rights. He holds a JD from
Fordham.
Rosalind Latiner Raby is Director
of California Colleges for International
Education (CCIE), a consortium whose
membership includes 86 California
community colleges. Dr. Raby is also the
Education Abroad Knowledge Community
chair for community college study abroad
programs for NAFSA and is widely
published on the topic of Community
College International Education. She is a
Senior Lecturer at California State University,
Northridge in the Educational Leadership &
Policy Studies Department of the College of
Education.
Joanna Regulska serves as the Vice
President for International and Global
Affairs at Rutgers, The State University of
New Jersey. She is a professor of women’s
and gender studies and geography. With
over 30 years of international experience
in higher education, she has led diverse
research, educational projects and
partnerships. In 2010–2011 she was
selected as an AIEA Presidential Fellow and
was the winner of a 2013 Fulbright US–
Korea International Education Administrator
Award.
Robin Reid is Professor and Director of
the Center for Collaborative Conservation
at Colorado State University. She has led
education, research and outreach projects
in the drylands of Africa, Asia and North
America. From 1992-2007, she lived/
worked in east Africa, doing research with
pastoral peoples. Her team of researchers
and pastoralists won the 2012 Sustainability
Science Award from the Ecological Society
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Michael Malone Award for International
Leadership.
Kevin P. Reilly serves as ACE Presidential
Advisor for Leadership. Reilly joined ACE in
2014, after nearly a decade as President of
the University of Wisconsin System. He is a
member of the Higher Education Working
Group on Global Issues for the Council
on Foreign Relations and sits on the Celtic
Studies Steering Committee at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison. He is also former
President of the National Association of
System Heads.
Deb S. Reisinger is Lecturer in Romance
Studies at Duke University, and Affiliate
Faculty in Duke’s Global Health Institute
and Markets and Management Program.
She holds a PhD in French Literature and
Cultural Studies from UNC-Chapel Hill and
has published numerous articles on cultural
studies, CAL, and Languages for Specific
Purposes. Reisinger directs the Duke in
Montréal summer program and is Director
of the new Cultures and Languages Across
the Curriculum (CLAC) initiative at Duke.​
Bernd Reissert is the President of Berlin
School of Economics and Law and serves
as Chairman for UAS7 (Seven German
Universities of Applied Sciences). Reissert
has extensive expertise in the field of
German and international labor marketand employment policy and previously
held administrative and faculty positions
at the University of the German Federal
Employment Agency (HdBA) and at
Georgetown University. Reissert received his
doctorate from the Free University in Berlin.
Gary Rhodes is Director of the Center
for Global Education at the University of
California, Los Angeles Graduate School
of Education and Information Studies. He
received his PhD and MS.Ed. in Education
and MA in International Relations from
USC and BA from UCSB. He has published
articles, been cited, and presents widely
on issues of university internationalization,
study abroad impact and administration,
across the U.S. and around the world. He
has received Fulbright grants to India and
South Africa.
Kim Riordan is Associate Vice Chancellor
for Academic Affairs and Chief International
Officer at the University of Minnesota Duluth
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provides strategic leadership and direction
for internationalization at UMD. She
also holds a faculty position as associate
professor in the department of education
at UMD. Riordan holds a doctorate in
education, specializing in higher education
leadership, from St. Mary’s University (MN).
Katie Roller is Director of the Office of
International Programs at Whittier College.
She holds a Doctorate of Education in
Educational Leadership from University
of California, Los Angeles. She is Vice
President of Finance for Lessons from
Abroad and member of the Forum on
Education Abroad Best Practices, Resources
and Programming for Returned Students
Working Group. Her research assesses
study abroad students’ intercultural
competence and the effectiveness of an
experiential curriculum that emphasizes
focused reflection and culturally relevant
pedagogy.
Gina Roman is Director of International
Cooperation at La Universidad de Panama.
La Universidad de Panama maintains a
number of partnerships with universities and
organizations, including several innovative
campuses focusing on food security and
ranching, the sciences and educational
access across the country. Ms. Roman
has a Masters in Economics and Business
Development and is primarily responsible
for the institution’s collaborations and
strategic partnerships, focusing on university
development, student/faculty exchange and
issues related to academic access.
Jerman Rose is Interim Vice Provost,
Office of International Programs at
Washington State University. He has served
in a variety of faculty and administrative
roles including Associate Dean of the
College of Business and Director of the
International Business Institute. In 27 years
at WSU, he has established numerous
international agreements and programs in
Asia, Africa, Europe, South America and
the former Soviet Union. He has PhD from
University of Kansas in Russian History.
Jon Rubin is the Founder and Director
of the SUNY Center for Collaborative
Online International Learning (The COIL
Center). He directed the COIL Institute
for Globally Networked Learning in the
Humanities, which engaged 22 U.S. and
25 international universities in developing
collaborative, networked classrooms. He
was Associate Professor of Film/New Media
at Purchase College where he developed a
Cross-Cultural Video course in which SUNY
students co-produced videos with students in
Turkey, Mexico, Belarus, and Germany.
Laura E. Rumbley is Associate Director
and Lecturer at the Boston College Center
for International Higher Education (CIHE).
She is Co-Editor of the Journal of Studies
in International Education and Chair of the
Publications Committee of the European
Association for International Education
(EAIE). Laura, who received her PhD from
Boston College, served briefly as a US
Foreign Service Officer and is also the
former deputy director of the Brussels-based
Academic Cooperation Association (ACA).
Evan Ryan is the Assistant Secretary of
State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
where she oversees exchange programs that
engage youth, students, educators, artists,
athletes, and emerging leaders in more
than 160 countries and in the United States.
Previously, Ms. Ryan served in the White
House as Assistant to the Vice President
and Special Assistant to the President
for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public
Engagement.
Sinéad Ryan was appointed Director of
Internationalization at Trinity College Dublin
in September 2012. She is responsible
for developing and implementing Trinity’s
Global Relations Strategy, for promoting
international engagement and collaboration
and for internationalizing the student body.
Sinéad previously worked as a member of
the Irish diplomatic service. She was Deputy
Head of Mission at the Irish Embassy in
Madrid, with responsibility for promoting
Ireland’s economic, political and cultural
relations with Spain.
Lavern Samuels is Director of
International Education and Partnerships
and Special Assistant to the Vice-Chancellor
at Durban University of Technology where
he has been lecturer, Head of Department,
Deputy Dean and Acting Executive Dean
of Faculty of Health Sciences. He serves
on the Health Professions Council of South
Africa and is a Board Member of the
International Centre for Non-Violence and
February 15–18, Washington, DC, USA
Sultan-Charitable and Educational Trust. He
is President of the International Education
Association of South Africa (IEASA).
Justin Sanders is a Global Recognition
Manager at the International Baccalaureate
Organization. Prior to joining the IB, he was
engaged in leadership development for US
community college boards and CEOs. Justin
holds an MA in International Education from
the George Washington University and a
BA from the University of Arizona. He is
based in Singapore.
Anna-Malin Sandstrom is Policy Officer
at the European Association for International
Education (EAIE). She coordinated and
contributed to the development of the study
the EAIE Barometer. Prior to joining the EAIE
she spent a short time working in European
affairs in Brussels, Belgium. She holds
an MSc degree in Political Science from
Uppsala University, Sweden.
Margaret Sass is the Assistant Director
of Service-Learning at Purdue University. Dr.
Sass has her Juris Doctorate from Western
State University School of Law, and her EdD
from Boise State University. Dr. Sass assists
faculty on incorporating reflective journaling
with international service-learning in study
abroad programs and in classes on campus.
Her research specifically aims at servicelearning impact. Dr. Sass also teaches law
and communications.
Donna Scarboro is Associate Provost
for International Programs and Professorial
Lecturer in English and Honors at The
George Washington University, and is
a past president of AIEA. Dr. Scarboro
is responsible for overseeing GW’s
international centers, study abroad,
and international academic exchange
partnerships. Dr. Scarboro earned her
MA and PhD at Emory University, served
as a Fellow with the American Council on
Education, and participated in a Fulbright
Higher Education exchange program in
Japan.
Margit Schatzman is President of
Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
(ECE), located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
USA. ECE is a non-profit organization that
provides academic institutions and other
organizations with services in foreign
credential evaluation, research and training
in international education. She is also
President of the Association for International
Credential Evaluation Professionals
(TAICEP). Areas of special interest include
promotion of professionalism in the field
of international credential evaluation
and credential evaluation principles and
methods.
Anne Schiller is Professor of Anthropology
at George Mason University. She was
founding Vice President of Mason’s Global
Strategies Office. She was previously
Director of International Programs in the
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
at North Carolina State University. In 2010,
she was selected for a Fulbright International
Education Administrators Award for Korea.
Her research concerns identity and social
change in Italy and Indonesia and her
findings have appeared in books, numerous
scholarly articles, and chapters.
Wolfgang Schlör is the Associate Provost
for the Diether H. Haenicke Institute for
Global Education at Western Michigan
University (WMU) in Kalamazoo, Michigan,
overseeing a broad range of programs
related to international students, including
International Admissions and Services,
International Student Activities, and the
Center for English Language and Culture for
International Students. Schlör holds PhD (Dr.
Phil.) and MA (Dipl.Pol.) degrees in Political
Science from the Freie Universität Berlin.
Ingrid Schmidt is Associate Vice Provost
for International Affairs and Director
of Study Abroad at North Carolina
State University. She has been active in
international education for over 20 years,
and has held administrative positions at
NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill. Schmidt
leads NC State’s strategic planning and
implementation for Generation Study
Abroad, and has initiated a variety of grantfunded projects such as 100,000 Strong
in the Americas and ACE’s At Home in the
World.
Sheila Schulte is the Senior Director,
International Enrollment Management and
International Student and Scholar Services
at NAFSA: Association of International
Educators. Her position focuses on providing
timely resources for international educators
working with incoming international students
and scholars to the U.S. Sheila has worked
in international education since 1995 in
positions at the University of Iowa, the
University of Idaho, Emory University, and
the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Larry J. Shuman is Senior Associate
Dean for Academic Affairs and
Distinguished Service Professor of Industrial
Engineering, University of Pittsburgh.
His research focuses on improving the
engineering educational experience,
emphasizing assessment of learning and
problem solving abilities, and studying
the ethical behavior of engineers and
engineering managers. Within the
Swanson School of Engineering he led the
development of an innovative study abroad
program which received the 2005 Heiskell
Award from the Institute for International
Education.
Barbara A. Simmons is Inaugural Dean
and Associate Professor of International
Education at William V.S. Tubman University
in Liberia. She has established numerous
international collaborations resulting in
innovative projects and programs. Her
review of the Nairobi Forward Looking
Strategies for the Advancement of Women
was published by the American Bar
Association in International Human Rights
of Women. She holds a MSSA from Case
Western Reserve University and a Juris
Doctorate from Temple University.
John Singleton is Director of International
Services at Texas Christian University, also
serving as Development Chair for NAFSA
Region III. Singleton is co-author of Texas
Christian University’s Comprehensive
Internationalization plan, Discovering
Global Citizenship and co-chairs the
technology component, Virtual Voyage.
Singleton presents on issues focusing on
culture and technology as well as access
and mobility in developing communities/
countries. He has a Master’s in Education
from UGA and a Bachelor’s from the Grady
School of Journalism.
Sarah E. Spencer began her work in
international education in 1993 and is
currently Director, Study Abroad, University
of St. Thomas. MN. She is co-editor of the
first and second editions of NAFSA’s The
Guide to Successful Short-term Programs
Abroad. Sarah is active in the field’s
professionalization efforts, including
workshops and conference sessions and
currently serves as vice-chair of the Forum
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on Education Abroad Council and its
Strategic Alliances, Infrastructure and
Resources Working Group.
Giancarlo Spinelli is Rector’s delegate
for international networks at the Politecnico
di Milano. He graduated in Nuclear
Engineering and published on General
Relativity and Continuum Mechanics.
Since 1980 he is full professor of Rational
Mechanics. Since 1988 he cared the
international relations of the Politecnico di
Milano. Honorary professor of the Uninorte,
Colombia, he received three honorary
doctorates from AUST, Beirut, Lebanon,
University of Lund, Sweden and Ecole
Centrale, Nantes, France.
Krishnaswami Srihari is a SUNY
Distinguished Professor and Dean of the
Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering
and Applied Science at Binghamton
University and Director of the Watson
Institute for Systems Excellence. He earned
his bachelor’s degree with honors in
production engineering from the University
of Madras, India and his master’s and
doctorate degrees in industrial engineering
and operations research from Virginia Tech.
Srihari is a recipient of the 2014 Michael P.
Malone International Leadership Award.
Peter Stearns is Provost Emeritus and
University Professor at George Mason
University. He has taught previously at
Harvard (where he was educated), the
University of Chicago, Rutgers, and
Carnegie Mellon. A prolific writer, he has
authored or edited over 125 books and
founded and edits the Journal of Social
History. During his tenure as provost,
George Mason more than tripled its level
of funded research and expanded its
global partnerships, including dual degree
programs.
Priscilla Stone is Vice Provost for SIT
Study Abroad, a program of World
Learning. She joined SIT in March 2013
and is responsible for the operation of some
70 study abroad programs in more than 40
countries worldwide. She has served on a
number of international education boards,
including the ACB of CIEE, the Forum
Council, and the Partnership Council of SIT.
She holds a doctorate in anthropology from
the University of Arizona.
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H. Stephen Straight is professor
emeritus of anthropology and linguistics
at Binghamton University, State University
of New York. He founded Binghamton’s
award-winning Languages Across the
Curriculum (LxC) program in 1991 and
served for ten years as Binghamton’s firstever vice provost for international affairs.
A former member of AIEA’s executive
committee, Straight recently served on ​
AIEA’s professional development and
conference committees, and as president
of the Linguistic Association of Canada
and the United States.
Fatimah Suleman is Associate Professor
of Pharmaceutical Sciences at KwazuluNatal University.
Fengshou Sun studied in Shandong
University for his BA and PhD Degrees, and
received his MA degree from Manchester
University in the UK. He served as Deputy
Director of the International Office in
Shandong University from 2004 to 2013,
and worked for the China Scholarship
Council for two years, from 2002 to 2003.
Since June 2013, he has been Second
Secretary in the Education Office of the
Chinese Embassy in the US.
Mallik Sundharam is the Director of ELS
International Education Pathways, India.
Mallik has been instrumental in expanding
the ELS footprint in India starting 2010 by
establishing Unbiased Counseling offices
operated by internationally educated
counselors at Chennai and its immediate
expansion of branches in Bangalore,
Coimbatore and Hyderabad. Mallik joined
ELS with more than a decade of diverse and
rich education industry and study abroad
experience from SJU.
Susan Buck Sutton is Senior Advisor
for International Initiatives, Bryn Mawr
College, and Emerita Associate Vice
President of International Affairs and
Chancellor’s Professor of Anthropology,
Indiana University-Purdue University
Indianapolis. Sutton is past President of
AIEA and active in the American Council of
Education, NAFSA, and IIE. She has given
numerous presentations on the changing
nature of internationalization, institutional
partnerships, curriculum internationalization,
and international service learning. Sutton
has published five books and 60+ articles.
Lee Tablewski is Director of the 100,000
Strong for the Americas Innovation Fund,
an initiative of President Obama based at
Partners of the Americas in Washington,
DC. He previously served as founding
Director of Programs at Institute of the
Americas, and previously at the Dante
B. Fascell North-South Center as Senior
Research Associate. He holds BA and MA
degrees from Columbia University in the
City of New York.
Nicole Tami is the Director for
International Student Integration at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(UIUC). Her position was created in fall
2013 to foster campus collaboration
and increase inclusion and support for
international students. As an administrator,
trainer, and instructor Nicole strives to
help fellow educators, staff, and students
understand the social and historical contexts
that shape intercultural exchanges. Nicole
holds a doctorate in cultural anthropology
from UIUC.
Travis Tanner is Senior Vice President &
Chief Operating Officer of the 100,000
Strong Foundation. Mr. Tanner previously
served as Senior Project Director at The
National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)
and Director of NBR’s Kenneth B. and
Anne H.H. Pyle Center for Northeast
Asian Studies. Mr. Tanner graduated from
the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced
International Studies (SAIS) and the HopkinsNanjing Center with an MA in International
Relations.
Baishakhi Taylor is Associate Dean
of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences at
Duke University and Program Director for
Duke Engage Kolkata, India. She received
her PhD in Sociology from the University of
Kentucky and served as Associate Director
for the North Carolina Consortium for
South Asian Studies prior to joining Trinity
College. She also serves as Research
Scholar in the Program in Education at
Duke University, focusing on gender in
post-colonial India.​
Sylvie Thériault is Director-General,
Cégep international, supporting
Québec public colleges in design and
implementation of internationalization
strategies. Previously, Thériault was
Coordinator, Center for Multicultural
Education, Cégep Marie-Victorin, promoting
February 15–18, Washington, DC, USA
employment integration of immigrants and
developing training programs offered by
the Cégep in China and Vietnam. Prior
to that she was Director of Education at
Development and Peace, and Director at
Canada World Youth. She holds a M.P.A.
from the National School of
Public Administration.
Vicki Thomson joined the Group of Eight
in January 2015 after more than a decade
as Executive Director of the Australian
Technology Network (ATN). Ms Thomson’s
background covers journalism, politics,
issues management as well as the higher
education sector. She served as Chief of
Staff to the South Australian Premier from
1997-2001. She is also a member of the
Australia China Council Board and the New
Colombo Plan Reference Group.
Susan Thurman holds a doctorate in
English from Florida State University, and
BA and MA degrees in English from The
University of North Texas. Dr. Thurman
joined NSHSS in 2002 to develop the
scholarship program. She has taught English
and Humanities courses at McNeese State
University in Lake Charles, Louisiana; at
Lamar University, in Beaumont, Texas; and
at the Art Institute of Atlanta. Additionally,
she serves as Executive Director of the
NSHSS Foundation.
Karen (Haggerty) Trémel is a Master’s
candidate in Intercultural Relations at the
joint University of the Pacific/Intercultural
Communication Institute program and a
Global Leadership Laboratory (GLLab)
Associate at the Global Leadership
Advancement Center at San Jose State
University. She has leadership development
experience in non-profit, corporate, and
higher education contexts in both the
U.S. and Brazil. Her thesis work involves
the development of an interactive global
leadership development tool that leverages
real-life experiences of expert global
leaders.
Joseph Tullbane is founder and president
of The I-Quad Group, an international
education consultancy. Until his retirement
last year, he served as Director of
International Education at St. Norbert
College. His education includes two degrees
in Architecture, from Rice University; MA
in International Relations from American
University; and PhD in Russian Area Studies
from Georgetown University. In 2009, he
received the Timothy Rutenber Award for
outstanding service to AIEA.
Paaige K. Turner is an associate
dean and professor in the School of
Communications at Webster University.
She currently serves as the faculty,
program coordinator for the AIEA Senior
Adviser Program. In 2013 she received
a Fulbright-Nehru International Education
Administrators Seminar Award to travel to
India and explore cross-culture education
and in 2012 the Outstanding New
Professional Award from NAFSA: Region
IV. She conducts research and consults
in the general area of organizational
communication.
Katsuichi Uchida is Professor of Law
at Waseda University since 1984, and
has served as Vice President of Waseda
University from 2006 to 2014. He has
published many articles and books on
Japanese Civil Law, and became a member
of the Japan Science Council. He serves
as President of the US-Japan Research
Institute in Washington, DC. He is also
an acknowledged expert in international
education and currently serves as President
of Asia-Pacific Association for International
Education (APAIE).
Alison Van Nyhuis is the Global Literacy
Coordinator and Collaborative Online
International Learning Coordinator at
Fayetteville State University, where she is
also Associate Professor of English. Alison
earned her MA and PhD in English at the
University of Florida. Her teaching and
research interests include American studies,
Caribbean studies, and postcolonial theory.
Her articles have appeared in various
journals, and since joining FSU in 2008,
she has received awards for teaching,
research, and service.
David K. Vassar is senior assistant to the
president at Rice University. Since 2007,
he has been an advisor to the president
of Rice, and in this capacity has worked
with university partners in Latin America,
Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
A specialist in contemporary Southern
Cone literature, Dr. Vassar has also taught
courses on modern short fiction, novel,
and autobiography, as well as language
and culture courses in both Spanish and
Portuguese.
Scott Venezia is Dean of the College
of Business and Management, and Head
of International Initiatives for CETYS
University System, Mexico. Scott holds an
undergraduate degree in Management, an
MBA with a concentration in Finance and a
Doctoral Degree in Business Management.
He is an American Council on Education
Fellow, Class of 2010-11, and a graduate
of NAFSA’s ‘Academy 10’ and ACE’s
Institute for Leading Internationalization.
Kristiaan Versluys holds a PhD in
Comparative Literature from Harvard
University (1979). He is Professor of
American literature and culture at Ghent
University (Belgium) and has published
widely on urban literature and JewishAmerican fiction. In 2008, he became the
Director of Education of Ghent University,
responsible for general educational policy,
quality assurance, counselling services,
registration procedures, and curriculum
development. An important part of his
portfolio is Ghent University’s participation
in Korea’s Incheon Global Campus.
Leonardo A. Villalón is Dean of the
International Center, Senior International
Officer and Professor of Political Science
and African Studies at the University of
Florida. His research specialization is in
contemporary African politics, focusing
on issues of Islam and politics and
democratization in the Sahelian countries
of Senegal, Mali, and Niger. From 20022011 Dr. Villalón served as Director of UF’s
Center for African Studies. He holds a PhD
from the University of Texas at Austin.
Bogdan Voronovskiy is executive
director of the Eastern European
University Association. He specializes
in internationalization of education in
CIS countries. At EEUA he oversees
the general development strategy and
university collaboration projects. As an
experienced communicator with strong
negotiation, problem resolution, and
client needs assessment aptitude, he
participates in worldwide HE events as
EEUA representative, working towards
international cooperation development.
He also heads the IUNC Organizing
Committee’s special EEUA project: the
International Universities Networking
Conference.
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Robert Wagenaar is Co-director of
the Tuning Academy and has been a
founding leader of the Tuning movement
to reform higher education programe in
an international context. He is crucially
involved in projects across the globe, he is
a Bologna Expert for the Netherlands and
an expert in the field of credit systems. He
is also a member of the Project Steering
Group of the US-EU project.
Felix Wang is responsible for planning,
coordinating and promoting study abroad
programs and opportunities for James
Madison University faculty, staff and
students as Director of Study Abroad.
He earned his BBA and MBA from
Campbell University in North Carolina
and M.Ed. in College Student Personnel
Administration from James Madison
University. He serves as a liaison to JMU
colleges and departments on international
opportunities, partnerships and initiatives,
and he presents workshops on diversity and
internationalization.
Heather H. Ward is Senior
Program Specialist in the Center for
Internationalization and Global Engagement
at the American Council on Education in
Washington, DC. She previously served as
Associate Director for Internationalization
and Outreach at George Mason University
and as Director of International Programs
at Mary Baldwin College. Heather holds
a Master of International Affairs from
Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts
in Latin American Studies and Spanish from
Vanderbilt University.
David A. M. Ware is a 1981 graduate
of the University of Texas School of Law.
He has practiced exclusively in the area
of immigration and nationality law since
1982, with a consistent academic focus.
Mr. Ware is active in AILA, NAFSA, and
NACUA, and is a frequent speaker and
author on immigration topics, including
recent AILA and ILW publications and
BusinessWeek online.
Noriko Watanabe is Education
Counselor at the Embassy of Japan in
Washington, DC. She has held several
positions at the Ministry of Education,
including Director, Office for Promoting
Foreign Language Education, Elementary
and Secondary Education Bureau; Director,
Office for Teacher Training Planning, Higher
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Office for Promoting Strategic Intellectual
Property Program, Cabinet Secretariat.
She holds a Masters in Intellectual Property
Law, University of Tokyo, and a Bachelor in
Business, Keio University.
Michael Waxman-Lenz is CEO
of International Education Advantage
(INTEAD) and an executive with over 15
years’ experience of developing, managing
and marketing global digital services, an
in-depth understanding of global higher
education marketing, and adjunct faculty
teaching experience. He is co-author of
88 Ways to Recruit International Students
(Amazon, 2011), and Building and
Managing your International Network
(2013).
Heidi West, is the Director of the
Drexel University, Office of International
Programs. She develops and enhances
international partnerships, conceptualizes
and initiates cross-cultural programs, and
promotes strategies to internationalize
the university. She holds an MA in Ethics,
Peace and Global Affairs and is co-founder
of Peace Day Philly. Heidi is trained in
dialogue development, conflict resolution
and crisis intervention. This expertise
and experience in capacity-building with
vulnerable populations informs her program
development work at Drexel.
Michaele Whelan is Vice President for
Academic Affairs at Emerson College in
Boston and Los Angeles. She has a BA,
Summa Cum Laude, from Cornell, and
a MA and PhD in English and American
Literature from Harvard. In academic
and administrative roles, she shaped
academic vision/priorities for Brandeis and
Tufts Universities. She taught in English,
American and Women’s Studies at Penn
State, Harvard, Tufts and Brandeis. Her
focus is gendered narratology in modern/
postmodern American literature.
Dawn Michele Whitehead is Senior
Director, Global Learning and Curricular
Change at AAC&U after transitioning from
her current role as Director of Curriculum
Internationalization at Indiana UniversityPurdue University Indianapolis. Her work
has focused on internationalizing the
curriculum through community engagement
with local and global community partners.
She also uses technology to create global
classroom experiences. Her research centers
on international service learning focusing
on her education abroad programs in Costa
Rica, Ghana, Kenya, and the Kingdom of
Swaziland.
Ralph Wilcox is Provost and Executive
Vice President at the University of South
Florida, a global research university
dedicated to student success. He is chief
academic officer of a multi-campus system
serving an increasingly geographically
diverse population of more than 48,000
students. His own scholarly expertise
is focused on cultural studies and
globalization. He holds a PhD from the
University of Alberta, Canada, along
with degrees from British and American
universities.
Ben Wildavsky is director of higher
education studies at the Rockefeller Institute
of Government and policy professor at the
University at Albany. His research focuses
on the globalization of universities and the
push for innovation in U.S. postsecondary
education. A former senior scholar at the
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and
guest scholar at the Brookings Institution, he
is the author of the award-winning book The
Great Brain Race: How Global Universities
Are Reshaping the World (2010).
David Wilson serves as Associate
Vice Chancellor and is the campus
Senior International Officer (SIO) at the
University of Nebraska - Lincoln. In this
role he is responsible for the coordination
of international agreements, partnership
degree programs, international student
exchanges and degree-completion
programs. Professor Wilson also
oversees Education Abroad, International
Engagement, Programs in English as a
Second Language, and the American
Exchange Center.
Carrie Wojenski is the Director of Global
Affairs at Sacred Heart University. She is
charged with oversight of study abroad
programming and global initiatives.
Wojenski is also a visiting faculty member
at the SIT Graduate Institute. She holds an
MA in International Education from the SIT
Graduate Institute and an EdD from Rutgers,
The State University of New Jersey. Her
doctoral research examined factors that
influenced students’ experiences in a COIL
pre-departure study abroad intervention.