Welcome to Gateway International Group, your trusted partner in navigating the next generation of international higher education. Established in 2020 during the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic, our organization emerged from the collective expertise of experienced international educators. We recognized the need to support institutions and organizations worldwide in thriving within this new era of higher education. Today, Gateway International Group stands as a leading global consultancy dedicated to empowering international higher education.
We offer a comprehensive range of services to higher education institutions and organizations across the globe. Our portfolio includes consulting, programming support, and informative resources aimed at enabling our clients to excel in the dynamic landscape of higher education. Through our three interrelated and mutually supporting divisions—Gateway Solutions, Gateway Connections, and Gateway Resources—we provide tailored solutions that address the unique needs of our clients.
At the core of Gateway International Group is Dr. Anthony C. Ogden, a renowned scholar-practitioner with over 25 years of leadership experience in international higher education. Working collaboratively with Dr. Ogden, our team of dedicated professionals brings extensive knowledge and expertise across various aspects of international higher education. Collectively, we possess an impressive average of 22 years in the field, accumulating a remarkable 1300 years of professional experience. This wealth of expertise allows us to stay at the forefront of the ever-evolving needs and trends in international education, ensuring we deliver cutting-edge solutions to our clients.
Our approach is centered around building close relationships with our clients, taking the time to understand their distinct goals and challenges. This personalized approach enables us to tailor our services effectively, ensuring we meet our clients’ specific needs. Whether it involves forging international partnerships, conducting professional staff searches, designing innovative education abroad programs, or implementing successful internationalization strategies, we possess the necessary tools and expertise to provide comprehensive solutions and strategic guidance.
We take great pride in our track record of delivering exceptional results for our clients and partners, helping them achieve their internationalization goals and leaving a lasting impact on the global education landscape. Through our extensive global network, we foster meaningful collaborations and provide unparalleled access to resources and opportunities.
Join Gateway International Group on this transformative journey in international higher education. Together, we will navigate the challenges and seize the possibilities that lie ahead, forging a brighter future for institutions and organizations worldwide.
Institutions that broaden their focus beyond mobility education to consider other dimensions along the continuum of internationalization will be better positioned to respond to the shifting demands of this new era of higher education.
Gateway International Group was launched in 2020 by a team professional and highly experienced international educators to support institutions and organizations around the world with leveraging strategic new directions and emerging opportunities in international education. Under the leadership of Dr. Anthony C. Ogden, a scholar-practitioner with over 25 years of leadership experience in international higher education, our affiliates have the necessary knowledge and experience to support most any aspect of international higher education. On average, Gateway affiliates have worked in international higher education for 22 years and together, we have over 1300 years of professional experience in international higher education.
Indeed, Gateway International Group is well-positioned to support institutions around the world with harnessing new and expanded strategies for the next generation of international education.
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Dr. Anthony C. Ogden is a respected educator with 25+ years of experience in international higher education. He has held senior leadership positions at renowned institutions such as Pennsylvania State University, the University of Kentucky, Michigan State University, and the University of Wyoming. With over 60 publications, Dr. Ogden is a prolific author focusing on international higher education, showcasing his expertise and influence in the field.
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Gateway International Group has made the commitment to allocate 3% of revenue to support traditionally underrepresented student participation in international learning and engagement. We have designated the Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) as a recipient of funds gathered through Gateway’s Virtual Education Abroad Office. FEA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides scholarships and ongoing support to students who are underrepresented in U.S. education abroad.
Gateway International Group is a growing organization launched in 2020 by a team professional and highly experienced international educators to support institutions and organizations around the world with leveraging strategic new directions and emerging opportunities in international education. We do not currently have open associate positions, but we invite professionals to express interest in future opportunities.
Gateway also offers remote internship opportunities for those interested in breaking into the profession/field of international education. Let us help you prepare for a lifelong career in international education. Currently, Gateway does not have any open internship opportunities.
Gateway welcomes discussions with those interested in joining our team of Affiliates. Those interested are invited to contact Gateway’s Managing Director, Dr. Anthony C. Ogden at aogden@gatewayinternational.org
Dr. Anthony C. Ogden is a distinguished leader in the field of international higher education and the Founder and Managing Director of Gateway International Group. With over 25 years of experience, he has established himself as an influential figure in the industry, specializing in education abroad, comprehensive internationalization, and global engagement.
Prior to founding Gateway International Group, Dr. Ogden made significant contributions to renowned institutions such as Pennsylvania State University, the University of Kentucky, Michigan State University, and the University of Wyoming. Across thee role, he has led offices related to international students and scholars, education abroad, global studies, and English language programs.
Dr. Ogden is a prolific author and scholar, having published numerous scholarly articles and co-edited several books on international higher education. His works cover topics such as scholar-practitioners, integrating education abroad into curricula, and comprehensive research on international education. He serves as an external reviewer for esteemed journals in the field.
An active member of professional organizations like NAFSA: Association of International Educators and the Association of International Education Administrators, Dr. Ogden has also served on international boards focused on advancing higher education. He has taught at institutions including Pennsylvania State University, the University of Kentucky, and the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.
Drawing from his extensive international experience, Dr. Ogden has conducted program evaluations in over 25 countries, collaborating with organizations and agencies worldwide. He is highly sought after as a speaker, delivering seminars and workshops on international higher education globally.
As the Founder and Managing Director of Gateway International Group, Dr. Ogden continues to shape the field. His consultancy firm offers comprehensive services to institutions aiming to enhance their global engagement strategies, education abroad programs, and international partnerships. Driven by his passion for promoting intercultural understanding and global citizenship, Dr. Ogden remains dedicated to advancing international higher education and empowering institutions in navigating the complexities of an interconnected world.
Having over 20 years of experience in the education industry, David is one of the most innovative leaders in the field of ‘International Student Mobility & Recruitment’. He is an internationally renowned EdTech entrepreneur and expert on global education mobility.
David has long been an advocate for ameliorating recruiting practices, the development of new technologies in support of internationalization, the creation of innovative systems to support International Enrollment Management, and deeper and more creative approaches to overall international student migration
David serves on the Board of Directors of the American International Recruitment Council (AIRC).
Dr. Donna Anderson is an international education administrator with over 20 years of experience in international higher education. She has held senior leadership positions at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and the University of Montana. Dr. Anderson has provided leadership in the areas of Education Abroad, International Partnerships and Agreements, International Student and Scholar Services, Intensive English Language Programs, and International Student Recruitment.
She has worked with administrators, faculty, and staff to create global opportunities; expand international components of teaching, research, and engagement activities; recruit and support international students and scholars; provide education abroad opportunities; and facilitate development of international partnerships. Dr. Anderson’s major research interests include the areas of international student identity development, and diversity, equity and inclusion in international education. Her most recent publication appears in the Journal of International Students. Dr. Anderson is an active member of NAFSA: Association of International Educators and the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA). She has been a frequent presenter at NAFSA state and regional conferences.
Dr. Anderson holds a bachelor’s degree in German and Sociology from Luther College, a master’s degree in Education from Loras College, and a doctorate in Higher Education Leadership from Colorado State University-Fort Collins.
Ravi Ammigan serves as Associate Provost for International Programs at the University of Delaware. With over 23 years of experience in the field of international higher education, he currently leads his institution’s internationalization strategy and global engagement portfolio. Ravi Ammigan holds a faculty appointment in the UD School of Education, where his main research focuses on the academic, social, and cultural experiences of international students at higher education institutions globally. He has authored and co-authored over 40 peer-reviewed articles and is a regular speaker at international education conferences worldwide. Ammigan is editor and co-editor of the books “Cross-Cultural Narratives: Stories and Experiences of International Students” (2021); “COVID-19 and Higher Education in the Global Context: Exploring Contemporary Issues and Challenges” (2022); and “Supporting International Students in U.S. Higher Education: A Theory-Based Approach” (2024). He holds an MA in Communication from Michigan State University and a PhD in Higher Education Internationalization from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan.
Stephen Appiah-Padi is an international educator with several years of teaching and administrative experience in both 4 and 2-year HEIs. An experienced global education practitioner-scholar, with a demonstrated history of success in the field.
Dr. Appiah-Padi has a Ph.D. from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada in Educational Policy & Administration with a specialization in International/Intercultural Education.
At Northwestern College, he provided oversight in the administration of education abroad and international student services. In Lansing, Michigan, he first oversaw diversity and intercultural education at Lansing Community College, and later created the Center for International and Intercultural Education (CIIE) which merged intercultural engagement and international education programs of the institution, and he became its first director. Additionally, Dr. Appiah-Padi taught a course, “Diversity in the American Workplace”, to undergraduate management students of the College. In his current position, he provides leadership and vision in advancing strategic internationalization initiatives, including international partnerships and study abroad programs at Bucknell University.
Dr Appiah-Padi has created and facilitated several workshops for faculty and staff development in higher education and in business organizations. He has presented at several national and international conferences. In NAFSA, among several volunteer leadership positions, he has served as Dean of the Fundamentals of Intercultural Communication Workshop, the Leadership Development Committee member, Chair of the Africa Special Interest Group, and a Fellow of the Global Fellowship Program for mentoring emerging leaders of internationalization in African HEIs. He currently serves as a member of the NAFSA Board of Directors.
Dr. Rachid Bendriss is an ESL faculty and Assistant Dean for Student Recruitment, Outreach, and Foundation programs at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q). He graduated from the University of Central Florida (UCF) with an MA in TESOL and a Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership. Dr. Bendriss provides a dynamic and forward-looking leadership to attract underrepresented student talent through innovative pathway programs and engaged relationship-building. To strengthen long-term partnerships with education stakeholders, Dr. Bendriss established creative initiatives focused on effective college readiness for prospective students, yielding a significant number of highly motivated applicants from Qatar, the GCC, and the entire MENA region.
Prior to joining WCM-Q, Dr. Bendriss was a faculty member at Valencia College and UCF, where he also assumed several administrative leadership roles, such as Assistant Director for the Center for Multilingual Multicultural Studies and the International Services Center, leading institutional global initiatives to internationalize curricula.
At WCM-Q, Dr. Bendriss serves as chair and member of numerous committees, task forces, and advisory boards focused on curriculum reform, admissions, student research experience, educational technology, academic readiness, and student advising. Dr. Bendriss has lectured and written extensively on the internationalization of higher education, recruitment and enrollment management, academic English development, information fluency, and college readiness.
A scholar-practitioner, Dr. Bendriss received the prestigious U.S. Department of State Fulbright Award of International Education, the distinguished Florida Association of International Education Annual Award, and multiple Teaching Excellence Awards.
Gateway Service Areas:
– Student recruitment and outreach
– Program and curriculum development
– Higher education administration and leadership
– ESL and foundation programs
Marty Bennett is an award-winning international educator with a career spanning 30+ years. Marty has directed international admissions efforts at five different United States and England institutions, and traveled to recruit prospective students and their parents in 80 countries. Additionally, his significant time with EducationUSA, the British Council, and CollegeWeekLive provides a unique blend of experience with the complex world of international student mobility.
Scott G. Blair, PhD, is a seasoned scholar-practitioner in the design, delivery, and assessment of experiential learning programs in education abroad. Based in Paris, his professional life spans some 30+ years as instructor, Academic Director, Director of Assessment, and consultant for US study abroad providers. He recently served as Resident Director at Boston College Paris; Director of Assessment & Sustainability at TEAN; Research & Scholarship Network Leader for the Teaching, Learning & Scholarship Knowledge Community of NAFSA; and member of the Board of Directors at NSEE (National Society for Experiential Education).
With a special focus on designing and delivering programs that foster sustainability literacy in today’s anxious students, he advocates for assessing student learning outcomes in terms of climate sustainability, biodiversity, global health, and human equity. His research on assessing experiential learning, intercultural competence, global learning, and sustainability literacy has appeared in Frontiers, Routledge, Stylus, EAIE Forum, and CAPA publications and he is a frequent speaker at NAFSA, Forum, and EAIE conferences on learning outcomes assessment and study abroad program design aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
He served on the faculties of the University of New Haven, the Institut National des Sciences Politiques, the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, and the American University of Paris. Scott Blair holds a doctorate in history from the Sorbonne, an MA in European history from Georgetown University, and a BA in English from Miami of Ohio.
Amy Bartnick Blume was a Butler University Chemistry major when she studied abroad at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia. She pivoted from this initial degree to her international higher education career by making the most of happenstance from study abroad. Over her years in education abroad, Amy worked in student advising, academic affairs, institutional engagement, and recruitment at the Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University (IFSA).
Amy received her Master’s in Public Affairs in Nonprofit Management at Indiana University and during that time worked at the Center for Urban Policy and the Environment. In her positions at IFSA, Amy engaged and connected with hundreds of students and institutions around the world to build partnerships, promote new education abroad models, and match curricular needs.
Traveling in the U.S. and to over 50 countries around the world, allows Amy the chance to constantly use and expand her intercultural learning. Amy has presented on appreciative advising, alumni engagement, and various topics in education abroad at NAFSA and Forum conferences. As an advocate for diversity and inclusion, Amy has supported efforts in the field by volunteering on committees and as a mentor for underrepresented students.
Academic leader with extensive experience in best practices for comprehensive internationalization of higher education, including student and scholar mobility, partnerships, linkages, curriculum integration, assessment, and faculty engagement. Founding Chair of Bellarmine University’s Foreign Languages and International Studies Department, developed, implemented, and chaired Bellarmine’s Foreign Languages & International Studies Baccalaureate Degree and Minor in International Studies from 1995-2008. Founding Director of Bellarmine’s International Programs Office 1995-2020. As tenured Full Professor and SIO responsible for funding, international strategy and operations across all BU colleges, creating and managing 40+ active bilateral exchange partnerships for long term student and faculty exchanges, and 15+ annual faculty led short-term programs in Europe, Australia, Africa, Asia, and Latin America for study, internships, clinicals, student teaching, and service learning. Secured external funding for and guided the 5-year Internationalization QEP from 2008-2013 for the University’s SACS reaccreditation. Co-developer of an asynchronous on-line Intervention Pedagogy for students on long-term study abroad, with pre, during, and post programming with outcomes assessment. Recipient of numerous regional and national grants and awards. Research, publications and presentations focus on intercultural education, intervention theory, assessment, curriculum development and foreign language acquisition. Regular presenter at AAC&U, AIEA, NAFSA, EAIE, FORUM, ISEP, CIEE, IIE et al. Served or serving on the boards of AATG, AIEA, ISEP, CCSA, KIIS, CC-CS, Via Lingua, the KY Department of Education Standards Board, Asia Institute, Louisville Mayor’s International Advisory Council for three administrations, and numerous internal BU committees.
Steven Boyd earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts from Excelsior College and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Marketing from the University of Bridgeport.
After living in Latin America for 20 years, where he was employed as a teacher, translator, simultaneous interpreter and conference organizer, Mr. Boyd entered the field of higher education as an International Admissions Counselor at the University of Bridgeport. While there he worked in both domestic and international admissions as Director of Graduate Admissions, Assistant Director of the English Language Institute, and Director of International Admissions. Most recently, he worked at the University of New Haven as Executive Director of Graduate and International Admissions, overseeing all aspects of domestic graduate and international admissions. His leadership was key in preserving both institutions as leaders in international enrollment.
Mr. Boyd’s expertise lies in strategic international recruitment and market development, including the execution of armchair and in-country recruitment initiatives. He is highly skilled in the implementation of successful agent networks based on responsible ethical and professional practices, as well as the implementation of university-to-university partnerships. His university travels have taken him to 60 countries.
Mr. Boyd is Past President of the American International Recruitment Council (AIRC) and was a member of the AIRC Board of Directors from 2017-2020. Steve has been an active member of several organizations in the field of international education including NAFSA, AIEA, and EAIE.
He is a frequent presenter on strategic international recruitment and market development in India, China, Middle East and North Africa, Latin America, and Asia at conferences organized by NAFSA, IIE, NACUBO, AIRC, IC3, EducationUSA Forum, ICEF, and others.
Gateway Service Areas:
– International student recruitment
– Agent network management
– International partnerships
– International admissions
On September 1, 2021, William I. Brustein was appointed Acting Director of the Center for Global Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. On July 1, 2020, William I. Brustein stepped down as Vice President for Global Strategies and International Affairs at West Virginia University to assume the position of Eberly Family Distinguished Professor of History. As the former Vice President for Global Strategies and International Affairs he dedicated himself to fully integrating international and multicultural experiences into the academic units within the university and expanding and enhancing its global reach. Dr. Brustein has spent his administrative career focused on international education and has extensive leadership experience in building international partnerships. Before coming to West Virginia University in 2016, he was the Vice Provost for Global Strategies and International Affairs and President of The Ohio State University Global Gateways, an arm of OSU’s Office of International Affairs under which the institution opened offices in Shanghai, Mumbai, and São Paulo. Professor Brustein has published widely in the areas of political extremism and ethnic/religious/racial prejudice.
Dr. Harvey Charles, an international education consultant, has served as SIO at multiple institutions around the US. He is a past President of the Association of International Education Administrators. He consults widely with colleges and universities on advancing internationalization, serves on a number of national/international boards, and gives keynote addresses on international education issues around the world. Charles is co-editor of two important volumes in the field, including Leading Internationalization and The Handbook of International Higher Education.
Lisa Chieffo managed study abroad programs at the University of Delaware for 28 years, most recently as associate director. She has conducted research and published on outcomes assessment of short-term programs, presented at numerous NAFSA and Forum national conferences, and co-edited the third edition of NAFSA’s Guide to Successful Short-Term Programs Abroad. Chieffo currently serves as Senior Advisor, International Programs and Partnerships, for Global Academic Ventures. She holds a BA in Languages, an MA in German, and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, all from UD. She spent her first year of graduate study in Germany as a Fulbright scholar.
David Clubb is a global leader, educator, entrepreneur, change agent, consultant, project manager, and program developer with nearly 30 years of transformative leadership experience, raising standards and realizing sustainable results around the world in places like Belize, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Haiti, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, and Switzerland.
He has been a visionary leader in global engagement and international education, working across all domains of international education – education abroad; Intensive English Programs (IEP); international student recruitment, admission, and retention; international student and scholar services; international partnerships; global/intercultural competency; and internationalization of the curriculum and co-curriculum – to develop and implement strategic initiatives that are data-informed, results-oriented, and aligned with best practices. He has served as a faculty member and in senior administrative positions at several institutions of higher education, including Johns Hopkins University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Colorado, and Norwich University (America’s oldest private military college). Most recently, David was a faculty member at Virginia Tech where he served as the Director of the Cranwell International Center, leading a wide range of strategic initiatives designed to position the university as more globally oriented and internationally connected.
In spring 2023, David transitioned into the private sector as the inaugural Executive Director of The Cranwell Foundation, a family philanthropy based in Blacksburg, Virginia, whose philanthropic priorities are locally grounded and globally minded, aligning well with the work David has done throughout his career in the broad area of global engagement, with a particular focus on connecting diverse people and organizations who work across languages, cultures, and borders to solve shared global challenges.
David earned a Master of Arts degree in Intercultural Studies and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies. He also completed the MBA Essentials (MBAe) certificate program in the Center for Executive Education at the University of Pittsburgh’s Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business. David is also a graduate of the FBI Citizens Academy (Pittsburgh Field Office). He is a licensed Qualified Administrator for the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and the Intercultural Conflict Style Inventory (ICS), and also administers the Global Competence Aptitude Assessment (GCAA).
President of the University of Maine at Augusta, Cushman has worked over twenty five years in higher education, fifteen in senior leadership. Previously, she served as the Chancellor or Penn State University’s Beaver campus. After engaging as a German faculty member at the Morris campus in the University of Minnesota study abroad curriculum integration effort, Cushman served as dean of international education at NAFSA Simon Award-winning Juniata College. She has been an AIEA Presidential fellow, American Council on Education fellow, participant in the Harvard Institute for Education Management, and the 2015 president of AIEA.
Gateway Service Areas:
– Higher Education Senior Leadership
– Strategic Planning and Curriculum Integration of Global Learning
– Global Partnerships
Valeriana Daily is a seasoned professional in international enrollment management, bringing over 30 years of global experience from her roots as an international student to her vast career across various industries and countries. Passionate about empowering students globally, she established Global Talent Education Network to enhance educational opportunities and foster international collaboration for young artists worldwide.
Jane Edwards is a seasoned international educator who has served in leadership roles at Yale, Harvard, and Wesleyan throughout her long career. As a scholar practitioner with a BA from Cambridge and Ph.D from the University of Pennsylvania, she has taught cultural anthropology, published widely, and contributed to the professionalization of the field of international education. She has served nationally on the boards of NAFSA, World Learning, CIEE and FEA. Her interests include strategic planning, program design and assessment.
Kathleen Fairfax has been an active international educator for over three decades. She has held senior leadership positions at large public institutions such as Michigan State, Purdue, Arizona State, South Dakota State, and Colorado State. In addition, Kathleen was a tenured Foreign Service Officer, with assignments in the Fulbright Office in Washington, DC, and at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City.
This breadth of institutional experience has enabled Kathleen to provide expert assessment and recommendations on enhancing international strategy and effectiveness to multiple institutions, and has contributed to her wide network of peers, mentors, collaborators and friends within the international education field.
Jeffrey Foot is a seasoned international educator known for his practical insight, collaborative style, and intercultural fluency. With degrees from Canada and the U.S. and professional experience in Asia and across American higher education, he brings a global lens to institutional strategy. Over two decades, he has led international enrollment, student services, and risk management efforts. A longtime NAFSA volunteer leader, Jeffrey helps institutions build ethical, student-centered systems that support compliance, resilience, and meaningful global engagement.
With a career spanning four decades in international education, Kerry Geffert is an experienced practitioner in a range of settings.
He has served both international populations and American study abroad students in settings that include public and private universities as well as small to medium-sized private organizations offering education abroad and technology services. His roles have included student recruitment and advising, programming, institutional relations, staff management and leadership, implementation of technology, sales and marketing. A longtime member of NAFSA: Association of International Educators, he has been a frequent conference presenter and exhibitor, and has served at the regional and national levels, including Conference Chair and Chair/Lead Trainer of the highly successful Management Development Program. Geffert earned his Bachelor’s degree from Kalamazoo College where he majored in voice and studied in Germany, and earned his MA in College Student Personnel from Bowling Green State University.
Dr. Noah Goldblatt has over 15 years of experience in international education, and most recently served as Senior International Officer and Senior Director of International Education at Champlain College. Noah has extensive experience building program capacity and helped bring the Champlain College study abroad participation rates to number 12 in that nation. Noah holds Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Vermont and focused his research on the impact of study abroad on career outcomes. Noah also holds an MA from Dartmouth College in Globalization Studies. Noah has worked for third party study abroad providers, and led international service learning trips while teaching Spanish at a boarding school in New Hampshire.
Gateway Service Areas:
– Education abroad capacity building
– Program development
– Business development
– International internships
Nick J. Gozik is Dean of Global Education and Assistant Professor at Elon University. Previously, he held positions in international education at Boston College, Duke University, New York University, and the University of Richmond. He has taught at New York University, Boston College, Lesley University, and the School for International Training.
Gozik has conducted research on identity, race, and schooling in France, using history-geography education on the French island of Martinique as a case study. He has contributed to research at the Social Science Research Council on internationalization, interdisciplinarity, and boundary-crossing in U.S. higher education, through the lens of area studies centers. More recently, his academic and professional work has focused on outcomes assessment, faculty development, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in global programming. Among his publications, he has co-edited Promoting Inclusion in Education Abroad: A Handbook of Research and Practice (Routledge, 2018) and A House Where All Belong: Redesigning Education Abroad for Inclusive Excellence (The Forum on Education Abroad, 2022).
Gozik has held a number of leadership positions in international education, including serving as Chair of The Forum on Education Abroad’s Forum Council, the highest elected position in the organization. He currently serves as Editor of NAFSA’s Global Studies Literature Review.
Gozik holds an M.A. in French Language and Civilization and Ph.D. in International Education from New York University.
Gateway Service Areas:
– Internationalization strategies
– Diversity and inclusion
– Education abroad
– Outcomes assessment
Dr. Bryan Gross, VP for Enrollment Management & Athletics at Hartwick College, has spearheaded innovative strategies in enrollment management and financial aid optimization. Previously, he held positions at Western New England University and St. John’s University. Dr. Gross is a prominent leader and presenter in higher education topics and has contributed to various workshops and articles. His doctoral research at the University of Southern California focused on collaboration’s role in revenue outcomes.
Gateway Service Areas :
– On-Demand Staffing Services
– International Enrollment Management
Stephen Hesse is a lawyer, professor, journalist, and international administrator with 3 decades of experience in Japan. He is passionate about campus and curriculum internationalization and is an enthusiastic promoter of programs that develop student and staff cultural awareness, exchange student wellness, and campus infrastructure to enhance academic and social engagement among foreign and domestic students. Stephen has over 10 years of administrative experience helping to guide his university’s successful internationalization efforts, including as Special Advisor to the President on Internationalization and as Associate Director and Director of his university’s International Center. Before becoming a lawyer and educator, Stephen spent several years backpacking, immersing himself in the cultures of dozens of countries and gaining a deep respect for and interest in cultural diversity and international experiential learning. Based his own experiences, Stephen has led numerous student groups on fieldwork and study tours to Africa, India, Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe. Most recently, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he has been developing and implementing COIL programs that bring together undergraduate law students in Vietnam and Japan.
Dr. Ann Hubbard is a leading international educator with over 25 years of experience in education abroad program management. She is well published in the area of education abroad, with particular expertise on student reflection, career readiness and employability.
From Ann’s high school trip to France to her recent completion of a Ph.D. in Higher Education Internationalization in Milan, she has focused on the benefits of intercultural learning. Ann worked on a K-12 global education project in California where she completed her M.A. at Calfornia State University, Northridge. She served a progression of roles in the International Education Center at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) where a highlight was developing a reflection session with career services colleagues for students to examine their transferable skills as the result of learning abroad. This session continues after 20+ years, has been shared across the U.S. and Europe, and served as the basis for her doctoral research.
Ann served as vice president with AIFS Study Abroad, responsible for university relations for customized faculty-led programs, and academic assessment. She authored a longitudinal study examining student outcomes in the areas of personal, intercultural, and career development, published by AIFS in 2018. Dr. Hubbard completed a Ph.D. in Higher Education Internationalization at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, Italy in 2019. She has served as a NASFA Academy coach and a member of NAFSA’s Trainer Corps. She is a QUIP Reviewer as well as a workshop facilitator for The Forum on Education Abroad, and a reviewer for Frontiers: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Education Abroad.
Gateway Service Areas:
– Education abroad best practices
– Outcomes assessment
– Employability/career development
– Intercultural learning
Keiko Ikeda is a Professor in the Division of International Affairs, and KU-COIL Coordinator at Kansai University. Recently, she has taken the role as the principal project manager for the Inter-University Exchange Project funded by MEXT, 2018-2022 (“COIL Plus Program to Develop Global Career Mindset”). Keiko is Vice-Director for the newly established organization at Kansai University, Institute for Innovative Global Education (IIGE). She has a Ph.D. from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, specializing in Japanese linguistics, foreign language education, and conversation analysis. Her interests in the international education field are internationalization at home, constructing active learning programs collaborating with universities overseas. Keiko also plays a vital role in another line of the on-going government-funded project, SUCCESS-Osaka Project (2017-2021). It promotes the employability of international students who have studied in Japan.
Dr. Tim Jansa is a scholar-practitioner and postsecondary administrator with more than 20 years’ experience in adult language and intercultural education, training, and higher education administration. His research centers on leadership at the intersection of postsecondary internationalization with world language teaching and learning. He holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Georgia State University.
After growing up in Germany, he emigrated to the United States in 1996 and has worked at large, diverse, and internationally active research universities as an international student, faculty member, and administrator. These experiences have granted him profound insights into the dynamics of international postsecondary programs and their ability to change students’ lives. He believes in the transformative power of international and intercultural encounters that help our students grow as global citizens and equip graduates with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills to address the many urgent problems facing humankind.
His scholarly activity has resulted in several peer-reviewed publications and presentations at both regional and international conferences on topics such as intercultural competence and student motivation for global learning. He currently researches shifts in leadership behaviors and goals necessitated by changes in internationalization strategies away from student mobility and toward on-campus programs and curriculum integration due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
George F. Kacenga, PhD, has been a champion for the value of higher education for over twenty-years. He is currently the Vice President of Enrollment Management at William Paterson University of New Jersey. He recently worked as the AVP of University Partnerships with M Square Media. Kacenga has served as an Executive Director for Undergraduate Admissions and Senior International Officer (SIO) in the Purdue University System, in addition to working at the University of Colorado Denver and the University of Pittsburgh. His experience includes domestic and international recruitment, education abroad, intensive English, and global partnerships throughout a career that includes positions with public, private, and highly ranked academic institutions. A Fulbright Administrator Award recipient, Kacenga holds a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction, and a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh in Social and Comparative Analysis in Education. His expertise has been further honed through engagement as a community member, including professional roles and participation in AIRC (Past-President), NAFSA, TAICEP, NACAC, AACRAO, AIEA, and FEA.
Dr. Sabine C. Klahr served as the Interim Vice Provost for Penn State Global, the office charged with advancing and supporting global engagement across Pennsylvania State University. Over a career of 25 years, she has served in international education leadership roles at several higher education institutions in the United States. Her doctorate focused on international education leadership and included a dissertation on the integration of education abroad in engineering education. Dr. Klahr was President of the Association for International Education Administrators (AIEA) and has served in volunteer leadership roles for other major international education associations. She regularly contributes her expertise and knowledge of trends and issues in the field of international education via publications, consulting, and presentations. Beyond her work in international education, she has a background in biology/ecology and secondary science/outdoor education. Originally from Germany, her experience as a first-generation and international student in the US provides her with a unique perspective on the transformative benefits of global education.
Gateway Service Areas:
Internationalization strategy and review
Trends and current issues in international higher education leadership
Dr. Yuichi Kondo received his degree from the University of Minnesota majoring in intercultural communication and international education. While in his tenure at Nanzan University, he was responsible for managing the international office and developing a large intercultural immersion program and a system of international student recruitment. After he moved to Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in 2006, he also designed several intercultural programs and campus internationalization scheme for the university. While working on the outbound programs, he also served as the Dean of Admissions for 9 and a half years being responsible for the recruitment of both Japanese and non-Japanese students. Professionally, he has been active in a few professional international education organization such as APAIE, JAFSA, and NAFSA.
Mark S. Lazar is a senior international education expert and non-profit leader, with experience in new business development, strategic planning, program design and management, relationship management and global operations, As President and Co-Founder of Open World Solutions (OWS), Mark assists higher education institutions and global organizations to develop impactful international education initiatives.
Prior to OWS, he worked at the Institute of International Education (IIE) for 25 years, rising to the level of Vice President and serving as a key member of the organization’s leadership team. During his time at IIE, he implemented successful new education and scholarship programs with the U.S. State Department, NYU, GE, Alcoa, Rockefeller Foundation, Schwarzman Scholars Program and many others. Mark is also experienced at leading large international teams and managing operations in locations across the globe.
Elizabeth Leibach has an extensive and diverse background in international admissions/recruitment, student/faculty advising, employment-based/student immigration services, and student success/development, retention and programming. Her career trajectory and path includes experiences and positions within large state, public and private institutions and an immigration legal practice. In her local community she served as the chair of the subcommittee on education, advocacy and communications for the Mayor’s International Affairs Advisory Commission in Lexington. Elizabeth has been a member of the NAFSA’s Trainer Corp since 2011 and has previously served on NAFSA’s Region VI team. At the national level she served on the ISS-RP Travel Subcommittee and as a NAFSA Whip representing Kentucky and Pennsylvania on the grassroots team. She was the first Whip to get a state resolution on international education passed in Pennsylvania, and she considers herself to be a passionate advocate for international education. Elizabeth is currently pursuing doctoral coursework in Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation with a focus on international comparative education at the University of Kentucky. She recently presented a paper at the Comparative International Education Society’s (CIES) annual conference in April 2021. Elizabeth is a Fulbright grantee (2014) and currently serves as the director of the international student and scholar services at the University of Kentucky. She has been with UKY since June 2012.
Huajing Maske is an accomplished leader with over 20 year’s experience in international education. She excels in facilitating global partnerships, faculty and student mobility, international recruitment, and comprehensive internationalization.
Huajing received her DPhil (PhD) in Art History from Oxford University, England, her MA in International Cultural Exchange from Peking University, and her BA in English from Beijing’s University of International Relations.
Gateway Service Area:
International Regulatory Compliance
Terence W. Miller has worked in senior international education positions for 24 years at Marquette University, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Ramapo College of New Jersey. In those positions he oversaw recruitment, admission and immigration advising for undergraduate and graduate students; English as a Second Language Program; Education Abroad; Curricular and co-curricular programming; as well as strategic international partnerships. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Manhattan College, Bronx, New York and received his Juris Doctorate from St. John’s University, Queens, New York.
He was a criminal defense attorney in Brooklyn, N.Y.; a human rights attorney in Chile during the dictatorship; and director of an international public policy office in Washington, D.C. He was the Legal Advisor and ex officio Board of Director member for the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) for eight (8) years. He is the recipient of the Timothy J. Rutenber Award from AIEA in 2017 and the Dorothy von Briesen World Citizen Award from International Institute of Wisconsin (IIW), Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2013. He co-authored with Rajika Bhandari “Harnessing Data to Lead Internationalization” a chapter in Leading Internationalization: A Handbook for International Education Leaders (Stylus Publications, 2018). He has presented at AIEA, Nafsa, FORUM, APAIE and EAIE conferences on an array of issues impacting the field of international education including strategic partnerships, risk management, international regulatory compliance in global operations, intercultural competence, and comprehensive internationalization.
Dr. David D. Moore has over 40 years of college level administrative experience in both public and private colleges. Since July 2005, he has served as the Dean or AVP of International Education at Broward College (BC) in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
In addition to international education, institutional accreditation has been a major focus of Dr. Moore’s career. He has served as the institutional liaison to the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and School (SACSCOC) for over 20 years at two institutions. He led the committees which successfully steered his institutions to become or renew their accreditation. He has chaired more than 25 SACSCOC on-and off-site committees since 1993. He was the only community college representative on the committee which rewrote the Principles for Accreditation for SACSCOC in 2015-17.
At Broward he has been responsible for the creation and development of academic affiliations, and exchanges with colleges and universities overseas. During his tenure at the College, he developed active international partners throughout South America, Asia and Europe delivering associate’s degrees by Broward College where more than 2200 individual students were enrolled annually worldwide and over 10,000 during the span of his tenure. He led the complex process enabling these partners to become approved by SACSCOC as accredited International Centers of Broward College.
He taught college level history for over 20 years and holds the Ph.D. in higher education administration from the University of South Florida in Tampa. His dissertation was also related to regional accreditation of private religious colleges, a subject of great importance to him.
Amanda Maurer is a leader in international education with over 25 years of experience driving innovation and growth. She has leveraged technology to remove barriers, streamline operations, and enhance efficiency, while utilizing data-driven strategies to guide decision-making and assess return on investment. Under her leadership at the University of South Florida, the institution earned national acclaim for its commitment to access and equity in study abroad, receiving the 2017 Diversity Abroad Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion in International Education Award and the 2019 IIE Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education. She also developed and managed three successful School of Record partnerships, enabling the office to be entirely self-funded. Before joining USF, Amanda served as Senior Director of International Programs at Columbia Law School, overseeing exchange, double-degree, and study abroad initiatives, as well as managing the Visiting Scholar and Research Fellow program and supporting international faculty.
Camila Nardozzi is a seasoned international educator, with nearly 20 years of experience. Camila has spent half of her career as the Director of the Office of International Education at Harvard University, after previously working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Syracuse University. Her doctoral work focused on the international pathways of first-generation college students, and in current practice, Camila works closely to promote international experiences for all undergraduate students. Additionally, Camila has extensive experience with international safety and security both on the front lines and as part of a larger support network within the institutional environment. She holds many leadership positions with leading international organizations, such as SIT World Partners, the Consortium for Advanced Studies Abroad, the Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies, The Swedish Program, and CUPA. Camila holds an EdD in Higher Education from Northeastern University and a Masters in Higher Education from Syracuse University.
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Dr. Hiroshi Ota is a Professor at the Center for General Education at Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, where he serves as the Director of the Hitotsubashi University Global Education Program. His research primarily focuses on higher education policies and practices related to internationalization and international student mobility from a comparative perspective. He has more than 130 publications in Japanese and English, including 6 book chapters published by Springer, Routledge, SAGE, and Multilingual Matters.
Dr. Ota serves as a vice president of the Japan Association of International Student Education (JAISE) and a board member of the Research Consortium for the Sustainable Promotion of International Education (RECSIE). In addition, he has been a visiting scholar for the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO), a government agency that supports and promotes international education. He has also served as a member on many selection and evaluation committees of international education and internationalization projects implemented by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan. Dr. Ota received his Ed.M. in 2001 and Ph.D. in Social Foundations of Education (Comparative and Global Studies in Education) in 2008 from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He was also awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study international education administration in the U.S. in 1996.
Gateway Service Areas:
– International student mobility
– International student policy
– Education Abroad
– Internationalization of higher education
Dr. Christa Olson is an international higher education professional with 30 years of experience in the field. She has served as a Senior International Officer at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and The College of New Jersey. She also worked as the Associate Director for International Initiatives at the American Council Council on Education in Washington DC. where she managed multi-institutional projects, convened membership networks, co-authored multiple manuscripts and disseminated lessons learned at international conferences and campus-based workshops. Her administrative and thought leadership work is grounded in academic work as a North American Studies Fulbright Scholar, as a professor of French and Intercultural studies, as well as doctoral studies at a Stanford University.
Dr. Olson draws from this combination of experiences to guide and inform vision work, internationalization audits, strategic plan development, international partnership optimization, global learning outcomes and assessment, faculty engagement in curriculum and program development, and program evaluation. She is also skillful in communicating across cultures, convening productive working groups, facilitating faculty global engagement, and stimulating intercultural reflection.
Christopher Powers is a senior international educator with thirty years’ experience leading international initiatives, including student, teacher, and administrator exchanges; scholarship and fellowship programs; institutional grants for U.S. colleges and universities; and international training programs for professionals. His experience includes U.S. study abroad, international student services, and language programming. Mr. Powers has served in senior positions at Amideast, TESOL International Association, the Institute of International Education, and NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
Gateway Service Areas:
– Strategic partnerships
– Education abroad and exchange program management
– Language programs
Kim has led international units at public and private institutions, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Stanford University. Her particular expertise is in building and re-building administrative offices, with a focus on creating healthy, collaborative, and efficient organizational cultures.
Dr. Kyle Rausch is an experienced education abroad professional whose work has focused on the oversight of faculty-directed education abroad programs, including the development of program leader training and institutional risk management policies and protocols. Currently serving as the Executive Director of the Study Abroad Office at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Kyle’s experience includes helping institutions build capacity for education abroad, specifically for institutions that serve high numbers of underrepresented students. During his tenure with Arizona State University, Kyle led the faculty-directed programs team to scale programming responsibly, helping move the institution into the top 10 sending institutions as reported by the Institute of International Education. Kyle has also developed institutional risk management policies for international travel, managed the response to emergencies affecting institutional travelers abroad, and taught and led student groups on-site in Europe. Kyle earned a Doctor of Education from ASU with his research focusing on supporting first-generation college students in education abroad. He earned a Master of Science in Higher Education Administration and a Bachelor’s degree in French and International Affairs from Florida State University. Kyle currently serves on the Council for the Forum on Education Abroad and further volunteers by serving on advisory boards for various education abroad organizations.
Amir Reza is Dean of Babson Academy for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurial Learning & Dean of Global Education at Babson College. He has served on leadership boards for AIEA, IFSA, NAFSA, and several institutions abroad. He has presented at numerous national and international conferences on international education.
Reza is an influential, dedicated, engaging and result-oriented professional with 20+ years of progressive, practical, and transferable experience providing guidance and leadership in actions that advance internationalization with a commitment to principles of collaboration, diversity, inclusion, and equality. He holds a B.A. and M.Ed. from the University of Maine, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from Boston College’s Center for International Higher Education.
Jesús Rosario is a Strategic Partnerships Executive at Coursera. He works closely on projects aimed at helping promote diversity, equity, and inclusion and support alternative admission pathways for disadvantaged students. His work incorporates pursuing new partnerships, strategic business development, and designing solutions to support universities in online learning, student recruitment and retention, micro-credentialing, and internationalization.
Before his role at Coursera, Jesús served as a Regional Director at QS Quacquarelli Symonds, the QS World University Rankings publisher in London. He supported university leadership globally in understanding the methodology of international rankings and devising data-driven institutional development strategies. He also worked as a consultant supporting universities to increase international student recruitment and improve their branding among academic peers, students, and employers.
Jenny Samaan, PhD is a strategic and innovative international educator with extensive wide-ranging leadership and management experience in higher education institutions, non-profit organizations, and member associations.
As a leader-strategist her expertise includes developing international partnerships for faculty and student exchanges and global health student mobility as a component of medical/public health education. Ensuring mutually-beneficial collaborations and effective intercultural communication are hallmarks of her leadership values.
A purposeful, energetic, and compassionate leader, Dr. Samaan possesses the creative ability to mobilize resources to meet environmental challenges and organizational needs. Her authenticity, passion and skills as an intercultural communicator have driven her success in developing international relationships and sustaining fruitful collaborations.
Thirty plus years working in international higher education, coupled with a PhD in Higher Education Administration equip Dr. Samaan to be an effective strategist who engages respectfully and collaboratively with institutional leaders to thoroughly assess institutional needs and creatively offer paths for meeting institutional goals.
Dr. Heidi Soneson has been professionally active in international education since 1983. She has held positions as Executive Director of Office of International Education and Assistant Vice Chancellor for International Education at the University of Wisconsin – River Falls and Program Director in the Learning Abroad Center at the University of Minnesota, among other positions. In her university positions, she has been responsible for institution-wide international education initiatives, international student services, and education abroad programming. Soneson has served as chair of the NAFSA Education Abroad Regulatory Committee as well as the NAFSA Education Abroad Consular Affairs Liaison Subcommittee and member of The Forum on Education Abroad Council. Soneson has published and presented on a variety of study abroad topics, including study abroad for students with disabilities, visa regulations for US students, ethical visa advising guidelines, GLBT concerns, study abroad in non-traditional locations, and strategies for raising the visibility of study abroad offices on U.S. campuses. Soneson has been responsible for education abroad programs and partnerships in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, New Zealand, and Scandinavia.
Dr. Heidi Soneson holds a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Comparative Literature from Clark University, a Master’s degree in German Literature from the University of Indiana-Bloomington, and a PhD from the University of Minnesota in German Literature with a focus on travel literature to non-traditional locations.
Martin Tillman is a nationally recognized expert, author and thought leader. As President of Global Career Compass, an international consulting practice, his work focuses on the impact of education abroad on student career development and employability. Formerly, he was Associate Director of Career Services (ret.) at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C. In his distinguished career, he has held senior leadership positions with pioneering international education programs.
Among his many publications, in 2020, he co-authored , “Employability: How education abroad impacts the transition to graduate employment,” in the Routledge book, Education Abroad: Bridging Scholarship and Practice. Marty’s blog, Global Career Compass, https://globalcareercompass.wordpress.com/about/, is widely read.
Martin has consulted widely for leading international education organizations and colleges and universities in the U.S. and abroad. In Tbilisi, Georgia and Harare, Zimbabwe, Marty served as a speaker specialist for the U.S. State Department Bureau of International Information Programs. He received a Fulbright award to Japan. The International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership named him a Distinguished Fellow, and he was cited as a pedagogical pioneer in the field of cross-cultural education and service-learning in Service-Learning: A Movement’s Pioneers Reflect on Its Origins, Practice and Future.
He holds a B.A. in Political Science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook; M.A. from Colgate University in Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education and an M.A. in Intercultural Management from the World Learning SIT Graduate Institute.
‘Dimeji R. Togunde, PhD, is vice provost for global education & professor of international studies at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, where he leads the campus internationalization and its assessment. He has over 20 years of strategic leadership experience in developing global studies curriculum, expanding access to international education, student learning outcomes, faculty development, accreditation and strategic initiatives for diversity and inclusion in global education. He directed the recently concluded and successful Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) at Spelman College, known as Spelman Going Global! which was the centerpiece of the College’s reaccreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). His leadership has produced reputational gains for Spelman College as a hub for global learning through several awards and recognitions that include the 2017 Senator Paul Simon award for campus internationalization; Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion in international education from Diversity Abroad in 2018; and the IIE’s Generation Study Abroad Seal of Excellence in 2019. He received his PhD in development sociology from Cornell University.
Julie has worked in the field of international education for over 15 years. She has extensive experience advising international students and scholars on non-immigrant visa categories, as well as filing employment-based permanent residency petitions for faculty and staff. Her background includes experience with foreign credential evaluation, oversight of education abroad activities, and approval for international travel to high-risk areas. As an active member of the NAFSA Trainer Corps, Julie has presented workshops on F-1, J-1, and H-1B visa categories, as well as prevailing wage determinations. She currently serves as the Chair of the on the NAFSA leadership team, Knowledge Community for International Student and Scholar Services (KC ISSS) and completed her roles as the International Scholar Advising (ISCA) Network Leader and Past Chair of the NAFSA Healthcare Institutions Interest Group (HIIG). She has presented over 40 sessions at local, regional, and annual conferences and serves as an external consultant. Prior to coming to Vanderbilt, Julie worked at UT Health San Antonio, the University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus and Florida International University. Her honors include selection as a Fulbright Scholar in Germany from 2004 to 2005 and serving on the board of the Colorado and San Antonio chapters of the Fulbright Association.
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Dr. Catherine Winnie is an international education leader with over 30 years of experience in higher education. She has built or re-shaped offices of international education at Smith, Yale, the Rochester Institute of Technology, Harvard, and Southern Methodist University. Dr. Winnie has expertise in a variety of areas, including Education Abroad, International Partnerships, Strategic Planning, Program Design and Management, Grants and Fellowships, and Recruitment, Hiring, Team-Building, and Career Development.
She has worked with administrators, faculty, and staff to create and expand education abroad opportunities and establish sustainable international partnerships. Dr. Winnie is an active member of NAFSA: Association of International Educators, The Forum on Education Abroad, and Diversity Abroad and has served on boards of many study abroad organizations.
Dr. Winnie holds the B.A. in Comparative Literature from Swarthmore College, and the Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received the DAAD grant for research in Berlin, lived in France, Germany and Colombia, and speaks French, German and Spanish. She and her partner are parents to two adopted Ethiopian daughters and a son. Her commitment to racial justice is deeply personal and informed by years of experience recruiting and mentoring staff and students of diverse backgrounds.
Dr. Dawn Wood is a leading international educator with over 25 years of experience in international education leadership and currently serves as the Dean of Global Learning at Kirkwood Community College. She is well-published in the area of inclusive internationalization, education abroad, and intercultural experiences. Dr. Wood completed a Ph.D. in Higher Education Internationalization at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, Italy, where her research focused on how interculturality impacts low-income, first-generation, technical, and rural students.
Dr. Wood has served as a leader and presenter at many international conferences including NAFSA, Phi Beta Delta, Professional International Educators Roundtable, StudyIowa, and Community Colleges for International Development and Global Education Network.
Dr. Carlise Wynne is a tenured Professor of Education and has served in faculty and administrative roles for more than a decade – and has been teaching in both public schools and at the university level for 20 years. She received her Doctorate (2007) and Bachelors (2000) degrees in Education from Valdosta State University, and her Masters (2002) and Specialist (2003) degrees in Educational Administration from Albany State University. She enjoys her Middle Grades and Secondary Education students and works extensively abroad.
She as spent the last 15 years of her career working to further her practices in traditional, hybrid, and fully online learning environments. Additionally, she has been awarded multiple national, regional and University awards and grants that enrich the lives of her students and those in K-12 schools in her service area. Her most prized awards were the UNG Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Member of the Year award for 2018, and as the inaugural Diversity Champion for UNG in 2017. She is currently listed on the Fulbright Specialist roster (term ending 2021) in internationalization and education.
Dr. Wynne has dedicated a large portion of her career to internationalization and the teaching of diversity and inclusion within her classes. She has worked as a consultant to the Ministry of Education of Belize on a variety of projects over the past 10 years. Her most recent project was the establishment of Quality Assurance standards for tertiary education for the nation.
Additionally, she had the opportunity to work with the Ministry of Education of Uzbekistan during her first Fulbright Specialist appointment to rewrite the math and science national curriculum standards to include a more STREAM based, student centered approach.
She has traveled extensively abroad professionally and recreationally and has a passion for languages and cultures of our beautiful world.
Dr. Ling Zhang is an experienced higher education professional with a strong background in international recruitment, admissions, regulatory compliance, and student services. With over a decade of experience working across various institutional settings, Dr. Ling Zhang brings strategic insight and practical expertise to support institutions in enhancing their global outreach, improving student experiences, and achieving enrollment goals.
Dr. Ling Zhang serves as the Committee Chair of International Recruitment and Marketing for the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) and also serves on the Board of Directors of the American International Recruitment Council (AIRC).
Jonathan Auffarth has built his career at the intersection of language, culture, and international education. For over a decade in Santiago, Chile, he led teams of ESL educators and developed as an educator, writer, editor, and translator. Fluent in Spanish and English, he creates compelling narratives and purpose-driven content for global audiences. With skills in marketing, communications, and visual design, Jonathan helps organizations engage effectively in international education. He holds a B.A. in English from Covenant College.
Morgan Banaszek’s career reflects a focus on global engagement via work in the nonprofit and education spaces. Her expertise is focused on program and project management with a keen eye for operations, efficiency, and process improvement.
She got the itch for international and cultural exchange during a semester abroad in Rome, Italy, and went on to work overseas in China and Australia for nearly a decade.
Morgan received a B.A. in History from Loyola University Maryland and M.A. in Chinese Studies from The University of Nottingham.
David Clubb is a global leader, educator, entrepreneur, change agent, consultant, project manager, and program developer with nearly 30 years of transformative leadership experience, raising standards and realizing sustainable results around the world in places like Belize, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Haiti, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, and Switzerland.
He has been a visionary leader in global engagement and international education, working across all domains of international education – education abroad; Intensive English Programs (IEP); international student recruitment, admission, and retention; international student and scholar services; international partnerships; global/intercultural competency; and internationalization of the curriculum and co-curriculum – to develop and implement strategic initiatives that are data-informed, results-oriented, and aligned with best practices. He has served as a faculty member and in senior administrative positions at several institutions of higher education, including Johns Hopkins University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Colorado, and Norwich University (America’s oldest private military college). Most recently, David was a faculty member at Virginia Tech where he served as the Director of the Cranwell International Center, leading a wide range of strategic initiatives designed to position the university as more globally oriented and internationally connected.
In spring 2023, David transitioned into the private sector as the inaugural Executive Director of The Cranwell Foundation, a family philanthropy based in Blacksburg, Virginia, whose philanthropic priorities are locally grounded and globally minded, aligning well with the work David has done throughout his career in the broad area of global engagement, with a particular focus on connecting diverse people and organizations who work across languages, cultures, and borders to solve shared global challenges.
David earned a Master of Arts degree in Intercultural Studies and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies. He also completed the MBA Essentials (MBAe) certificate program in the Center for Executive Education at the University of Pittsburgh’s Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business. David is also a graduate of the FBI Citizens Academy (Pittsburgh Field Office). He is a licensed Qualified Administrator for the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and the Intercultural Conflict Style Inventory (ICS), and also administers the Global Competence Aptitude Assessment (GCAA).
John Haupt is a seasoned international educator with more than 15 years of experience in the field. Before joining Gateway, he held a variety of roles in international education at institutions including Ohio University, the University of Kentucky, Rice University, Michigan State University, and the University of Arizona. In addition to his professional experience, John has conducted and published research on topics such as education abroad, transnational higher education, and international research collaboration.
He holds an M.A. in Linguistics from Ohio University, an M.A. in Diplomacy and International Commerce from the University of Kentucky, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education from the University of Arizona.
Whitney Longnecker is an international educator with nearly 15 years of experience in education abroad. Her expertise includes program development, program leader training, and traveler health and safety. Whitney enjoys giving back to the field by volunteering with NAFSA and the Forum on Education Abroad. Whitney holds a B.A. from Central College and an M.A. in International Education from SIT Graduate Institute. When not dreaming about traveling, Whitney enjoys cycling and trying new restaurants.
Caroline McLean is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in international student services, partnership development, and cross-cultural program management. She earned her B.A. in English Literature from the University of Montevallo and her M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration from Auburn University.
Bonnie’s career in international education spans over 20 years with roles within ESL, Admissions and most recently Director of Education Abroad. These roles have been both in public and private institutions and organizations. Her career was sparked by her own education abroad experience and further evolved through work and living experience in Turkey and Switzerland. The transformative results of international education have continued to inspire and nurture her work in the field. Having earned a BA in English at UNC-Chapel Hill and a MA in International Education from SIT Global Institute, Bonnie continues to be a student of the world.
Specialization Areas:
– Education Abroad and Exchange Management
– Partnership Development/Agreements
– Risk Management
Anita Pandey is an international education professional with extensive experience in university partnerships, student mobility programs, and international recruitment. She has worked with higher education institutions across the U.S. and globally, supporting initiatives that enhance access, equity, and global engagement in education. She is currently interning with Gateway International Group on agent directory and Education Abroad Provider directory projects. This unique perspective allows him to effectively bridge institutional goals with practical partnership solutions. He is passionate about expanding access to global education and leveraging technology to support international student recruitment.
Anita is also an active volunteer with organizations such as IDEAS Grant, AIEA, GDRS, the Fund for Education Abroad, and NAFSA. Recently, she was elected as the Conference Coordinator for International Educators of Illinois.
Anita holds a Master’s degree in Social Work, a Postgraduate diploma in Business Management, and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. She is also an aspiring Ed.D. candidate.
Christina Petrozzella is an experienced Financial Planning and Analysis professional with more than 12 years of expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling. Before joining Gateway, she led financial planning processes, managed P and L performance, and developed compensation plans for both sales and non sales teams across several organizations. Her background includes extensive work in variance analysis, cash flow management, and process optimization through data driven insights and automation. She brings a strong commitment to strategic, actionable financial leadership.
Dr. Carrie (Wojenski) Prior is an experienced international educator and former senior international officer with over 15 years’ experience in medium and large, public and private, higher education environments. Her areas of expertise include internationalization, globally focused academics, distinguished international scholarships, and education abroad, including programs, partnerships, strategic planning, software, and office management. As a practitioner-scholar, she presents and publishes on the topics of internationalization, education abroad, and collaborative online international learning (COIL). Dr. Prior holds a B.A. in Anthropology from Wheaton College in Massachusetts, a M.A. in International Education from the SIT Graduate Institute, and an Ed.D. in the Design of Learning Environments from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
Specialization Areas:
– Internationalization
– EA & Oversees Campus Management
– Collaborative Online International Learning
– Strategic Operations
Dive into a nuanced exploration of the global discourse surrounding higher education in the United States. Join us for a panel discussion with esteemed international educators as we embark on a journey through the lenses of culture and international perspective, examining how global audiences interpret and engage with the ‘anti-woke’ discourse within the context of U.S. higher education. This engaging panel discussion will delve into the intersections of culture, ideology, and education, and the complex landscape of how international audiences perceive the ‘anti-woke’ narrative that has emerged within U.S. academia.
Whether you’re a senior international officer, or simply curious about the diverse viewpoints shaping U.S. higher education, this podcast episode will provide an invaluable space for critical analysis and insightful conversations.
Fanta Aw is a distinguished leader in international education, renowned for her extensive contributions to global learning, cross-cultural understanding, and educational equity. With a deep commitment to fostering connections between diverse cultures and promoting educational excellence, she has significantly impacted the international education community.
Fanta Aw’s career has been characterized by her dedication to advancing global education initiatives, promoting diversity and inclusion, and nurturing partnerships that transcend borders. She has held influential roles in various organizations, advocating for the importance of international collaboration and learning experiences that empower individuals to navigate an increasingly interconnected world.
As a thought leader and visionary, Fanta Aw’s insights and expertise have shaped discussions on the future of international education, emphasizing the significance of equitable access, cultural exchange, and lifelong learning. Her work has not only elevated institutions but has also inspired countless individuals to embrace the transformative power of global education.
Date: September 14th, 2023
Time: 12 noon ET
An experienced global researcher and administrator, Mark Beirn brings a critical approach to risk management, factoring structural racism and identity-based violence into his rubric for supporting equitable global mobility.
Specialization Areas:
– Global Risk Management
– Education Abroad
– Diversity, Equity, Inclusion in International Education
– Health and Safety
– Curriculum Development
Dr. Rosa Almoguera has worked as an international educator for over twenty years. She was trained as a Hispanic Philologist at the Universidad Complutense, in Madrid, and did her M.A. at the University of Pennsylvania. Her Ph.D., from Universidad Complutense included a field study and edition of written balladry “Romancero”. During many years Rosa combined teaching and her role as a senior administrator at the Fundación Ortega-Marañón in Toledo, Spain. At the Foundation, Rosa directed and, in many cases created, programs for the University of Minnesota, Notre Dame, Princeton, Ohio State, Arcadia, and the University of Chicago. She has also been a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota, University of Portland, and Interamericana de Puerto Rico.
Beginning in 2016, Rosa works as an international education consultant for both public and private European and US higher education institutions. Rosa has been successful in developing new partnerships and programs, as well as helping improve already existing ones.
Rosa is a member of Forum and NAFSA and has presented with higher education professionals on innovative academic and research programming, STEM in study abroad and Nationalism in Europe. Rosa is currently completing the final Professional Certification from the Forum on Education Abroad.
