2026

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors determines policy and direction for TAICEP. Further, the affairs and business of TAICEP shall be managed by or under the direction of its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may, by general resolution, delegate to officers and to committees such powers as provided for in the Bylaws.

• • President: Pei (Peggy) Zhu, University of Toronto
  • Past President: Christopher Adams, Indiana University
  • President-Elect: Bettina Sümegi, ENIC-NARIC Sweden
  • Vice President, Standards and Quality: Shelby Cearley,  Adtalem
  • Vice President, Membership and Engagement: Beka Tavartkiladze, World Education Services (WES)
  • Vice President, Professional Development: Annetta Stroud, AACRAO
  • Vice President, Resources and Knowledge Management: Olivea Dodson, Transcript Research
  • Director at Large – Nominations and Elections: Jennifer Singer, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
  • Director at Large – Chair of Collaborative Relations & External Funding Committee: Taiji Hotta, Hiroshima University & NIC-Japan
  • Director at Large – Chair of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence: Matt Cwiklinski, Educational Perspectives
  • Treasurer: Andrew Goss, Indiana University Bloomington
  • Secretary: Margit Schatzman, President Emerit ECE
  • Executive Director: Robert Prather, TAICEP

Board Committees

Committee for Governance, Finance, and Audit: Responsible for overseeing the governance structure for TAICEP as appropriate, the long-term financial sustainability of TAICEP, and TAICEP’s compliance with relevant legislation concerning the financial reporting of its activities. 

• • Chair: Christopher Adams, Indiana University
  • Pei (Peggy) Zhu, University of Toronto
  • Andrew Goss, Indiana University Bloomington
  • Robert Prather (ex officio), TAICEP
  • Jennifer Singer, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Financial Advisory Council Members:

• • Chair: Andrew Goss, Indiana University Bloomington
  • TBA

*Attends GF&A meetings upon invitation from the Committee chair.  

Committee for Collaborative Relations and External Funding: Responsible for seeking connections with organizations that advance TAICEP’s goals and maintaining meaningful engagement. Seek external funding, such as but not limited to grants, for TAICEP. Further, the Committee shall provide leadership for and monitor the activities of TAICEP’s Membership Outreach and Engagement fund-raising efforts to ensure such efforts and activities reflect TAICEP’s vision, mission and values and align with the strategic plan. 

• • Chair: Taiji Hotta, Hiroshima University & NIC-Japan
  • Pei (Peggy) Zhu, University of Toronto
  • Beka Tavartkiladze, World Education Service (WES)
  • Jennifer Singer, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
  • Robert Prather (ex officio), TAICEP

Committee for Nominations and Elections: Responsible for cultivating and presenting a slate of highly qualified and diverse candidates for election to the Board of Directors and Standing Committee Chair-Elect positions. It ensures a fair, transparent, and compliant election process in accordance with, and delimited by, the Bylaws, Standing Rules, and applicable regulations. The committee also recommends improvements to the Organization’s Election Protocol to the Board, via the Governance, Finance, and Audit Committee. 

• Chair: Jennifer Singer, University of Wisconsin
• Bettina Sumegi, NARIC Sweden
• Beka Tavartkiladze, World Education Services (WES)
• Pei (Peggy) Zhu (ex officio), University of Toronto
• Robert Prather (ex officio), TAICEP

Additional Leadership Structures 

Quality Review Group: Responsible for evaluating organizational output to ensure quality.

• • Chair: Shelby Cearley, Adtalem
  • Bettina Sümegi, ENIC-NARIC Sweden
  • Beka Tavartkiladze, World Education Services (WES)
  • Olivea Dodson, Transcript Research
  • Annetta Stroud, AACRAO
  • Kenneth Warren, EP
  • Pei (Peggy) Zhu (ex officio), University of Toronto
  • Robert Prather (ex officio), TAICEP