Communities of Practice Members 2023-2024

International Student Success

Chairs
Maria del Mar Aponte Rodriguez - St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Texas)
Rayna Tagalicod - University of Hawaii

Members
Adam Freed - University of Michigan School of Information 
Henry Carey - Chapman University
Mina Shin - Michigan State University
Eden Taylor - Diversity Abroad Staff Liaison

Career Advancement & Belonging

Chair
Hanni Geist -German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
 
Members
Stephanie Ramin - St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Texas)
Emma Freese - AIFS
Sherene Awong - IES Abroad
Tiffany Komon - University of Michigan
Claudio Castaneda - Diversity Abroad Staff Liaison

International Education DEI Professionals

Chair
Machada Smith McGovern - InterExchange

Members
Karen Olivas -CET Academic Programs
Tuesda Roberts - Emerson College
Ami Vazquez-Vargas - Texas A&M University
Lily Lopéz-McGee - Diversity Abroad Staff Liaison

Strategy & Leadership

Chairs
Anize Appel - Moravian University

Members
Daniella Lubey - Northwestern University
Amy Marrion - U.S. Department of Education
Taylor Morgan - Texas Woman's University
Lily Lopéz-McGee - Diversity Abroad Staff Liaison

Inclusive Education Abroad

Members
Courtney Kroll - University of Washington Tacoma
Ofelia Hernandez - University of the Pacific
Graeson Dwyer - ISEP
Diba Mani - University of Florida
Stephanie Lopez - Iowa State University
Raquel Wigginton -Northeastern University
Ryane Lovett-Pitts - Binghamton University
Eden Taylor - Diversity Abroad Staff Liaison
Claudio Castaneda - Includifi - Diversity Abroad Staff Liaison

 

Regional - Asia/Pacific Islands

Chair
Andy Quackenbush - University of Wisconsin - Madison

Members
Krista Miller - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Ana Garner - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Eden Taylor - Diversity Abroad Staff Liaison

 

Regional -Europe

Chair
Andrea Adams - SRISA Florence

Members
Callie Frost - Binghamton University
Antoinette Hertel - IFSA Spain
Lisa Johnson - Smith College
Lily Lopez-McGee - Diversity Abroad Staff Liaison

 

Regional - Middle East & Africa

Chair
Brigitta Richmond - University of Notre Dame

Members
Allegra O'Donoghue - CET Academic Programs
Lily Lopez-McGee - Diversity Abroad Staff Liaison

Regional - Latin America & the Caribbean

Chair
Shayna Trujillo - American Institute for Research

Members
Daniel Watson - ISEP
Marnie Nelson - Miami University
Christian Canizales - University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Lily Lopez-McGee - Diversity Abroad Staff Liaison