- Numerous publications for AACRAO, NAFSA
- Charter member of TAICEP
- Entire career in the field of foreign academic credential evaluation
- Strong advocate for professional development in the field
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Evaluation Service, Inc., Chicago, IL , Director (2008-present)
Associate Director (2001-2007), AACRAO, Washington, DC (2000 – 2018)
Special Consultant to the American Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers Contributor to the EDGE database
World Education Services (WES), Chicago, IL / New York, NY, Director of Midwest Office and Corporate Relations (1995-2000/Chicago, IL); Director of Evaluation Services (1993-1995); Associate Director – Evaluations (1988-1993); Workshop Coordinator (1988-1991); Foreign Credentials Analyst (1983-2000)
Fairleigh Dickinson University , East Rutherford, NJ (1987-1988), Assistant Director of International Admissions
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (1981-1983), Administration Assistant, Foreign Graduate Admissions, Rackham Graduate School
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
All academic fields of study and countries, with special emphasis on: Middle East (Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan); Indian Subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh); Asia (Korea, Thailand, China, Japan, Philippines, Taiwan); United Kingdom; Russia and the former Soviet Republics; Eastern and Western Europe; The Americas; and general credential evaluation and international admissions processing (fraudulent credentials, bogus degrees, altered documents)
EDUCATION
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
1980-1981 Graduate course work towards Master of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies. Language of Study: Persian (Farsi)
1980 Master of Arts, Comparative and International Education
1978 Bachelor of Arts, Cross-Cultural Studies
Language of Study: Spanish and Hebrew
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
AACRAO EDGE – International Education Standards Council (IESC)
2017–present Member EDGE Committee which is responsible to the oversight of ‘placement recommendations in EDGE.
2013- 2015 International Activities Special Task Force
1989-1992 International Admissions Committee Member
National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (NACES)
2006-2016 Vice-Chair (2014 – 2016); Membership Chair (2008-2012), Membership Committee and By-Laws Committee
2004-2007 Immigration Issues Liaison
1999-2000 Vice-Chair
TAICEP – The Association for International Credential Evaluation Professionals 2013-2014 Secretary and member Steering Committee
NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Washington, D.C.
2007-2008 NAFSA 2008 Conference Planning Committee
2004-2007 Credentials Evaluation Editor, NAFSA wRAP Newsletter
2001-2006 Committee Member, National Council for the Placement of Foreign Students 2001-2002 Program Coordinator, Conference Planning Committee, Annual Conference 2002 1994-1995 Membership Chair, Region X (New York/New Jersey)
1993-1994 Chair, Region X
1992-1993 Chair-elect and Conference Chair, Region X
1989-1992 Admissions Section Representative, Region X
1988-1989 Treasurer, Region X (New York / New Jersey)
Foreign Credential Commission on Physical Therapy, part of the FSBPT, Alexandria, VA 2011- 2019 Board Member (Public Member)
2018-present Member – Nominations Committee
University of Illinois at Chicago
2010-2011 Graduate Admissions Special Committee on Foreign Education (Public Member)
*Foreign Credential Evaluation 101, 2018 FSBPT (Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapists) Annual Meeting, Reston, VA
*Credential and Admissions, 2018 Chicago NAFSA Round Table, organizer and moderator *Evaluation Resources: Before the Internet, , There were … BOOKS! 2018 TAICEP Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA
*Recruitment and Credential Evaluation for International Admissions (2018), Chicago NAFSA Round Table (organizer)
*Reflecting on the Cuban Education System as U.S.-Cuba Relations Improve, Moderator, 2017 NAFSA Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA
*AACRAO Fall Symposium: The U.S. Perspective on the Three-Year Bologna-Compliant Bachelor’s Degree, (2017)f Washington, DC
*International Credential Document Verification, (2016)
*TAICEP 2016 Conference, BIHE / Iran presentation, Chicago, IL
*Profile on ‘Iran’ for EDGE – Electronic Database on Global Education 2016 AACRAO, co-author / update *Basics of Credential Evaluation (2016), NAFSA Chicago Round Table
*Foreign Educational Credentials Analysis Workshop (2015), NAFSA National Conference, Boston, MA *Foreign Educational Credentials Analysis Workshop (2014), NAFSA National Conference, San Diego, CA *NAFSA Annual Conference (2013) – Baha’i Education in Iran
*Educational System of Iran, NAFSA Region V (2013)
*Credential Roundtable (2013), NAFSA Chicago Round Table
*Workshop on Credentials, University of Michigan / Flint (2013)
*Information Session on Credential Evaluation for ESL Students, Should Suburban College, (2013) *Training the Next Generation of International Educators (2013) White Paper
*AACRAO: Summer Institute – Presentations (Iran, Israel, Thailand); Annual Conference – Presentations (Iran; International Credential Evaluation: Using the Internet); Transfer Credit Conference – Handling Potential Transfer Credit from a “Non-Recognized” School in another Country (2012)
*Michigan Association of International Educators (MAIE) – Altered, Fake and Bogus Documents, March 2012 *Brazilian Education Systems, NAFSA National Conference, Moderator (2011)
*Educational System of Thailand, AACRAO Annual Conference 2009
*Admissions 101 (2009), Chicago NAFSA Round table
*Credentialing Tools / Documentation, FSBPT User Workshop, 2009, Alexandria, VA *Profile on ‘Thailand’ for EDGE – Electronic Database on Global Education 2007, AACRAO *Electronic Resources for Credential Evaluation, 2005 – 2007, various NAFSA and AACRO conferences *Basic Credential Evaluation for University Admission Officers, NAFSA Region V, Michigan, 2007 *Accreditation: Is this school recognized in the U.S. or Overseas? American Intercontinental University, 2007 *Staff Training on International Credential Evaluation, (multiple universities / professional assns.), 2000-2007 *Update on the Educational System of Iran, NAFSA Region V Conference, Milwaukee, WI 2003 *The Educational System of India,’ WES Annual Workshops, 1994 – 2001
*Assessment of Internal International Admissions Processing, Chicago based University, 2001 *’International Transfer Credit,’ AACRAO Annual Conference, Seattle, WA 2001
*‘The 13 Rules of Credential Evaluation,’ MN AACRAO (2002), MI NAFSA (2002), IL NAFSA (2002), Middle States AACRAO, Albany, NY, 2000
*’International Admissions 101,’ Great Lakes AACRAO, Toledo, OH, 2000
*‘Update on Evaluating International Credentials,’ (NACAC) National Conference, Washington, D.C., 2000 *‘U.S. Higher Education: An Introduction to International Visitors,’ NAFSA National Conference, 2000 *Information and training seminars on basic credential evaluation and fraudulent documents, DeVry Institutes and Columbia College, 1998-2001
*Co-authored book on: The Educational System of Thailand, 1999, AACRAO, Washington, D.C. *Update on the Thai Educational System,’ NAFSA Region V, Peoria, IL, 1999
*Detecting Altered Foreign Educational Credentials, National Association of Competency Assurance (NOCA), special program (1998) and National Conference (1999)
*Evaluating Foreign Degrees for Graduate Admission,’ National Association of Graduate Admission Professionals, (NAGAP), 1999
*’Working with Foreign Educational Documents,’ UMACRAO, Fargo, ND, 1997
*’The Admissions Process” of Access America’s Guide to Studying in the USA, Kaplan/Newsweek, 1997 *’The Educational System of Thailand & Recruitment,’ AACRAO Annual Conference, 1997/1995, NAFSA 1995 *’Credential Evaluations in Immigration Law,’ Immigration Law Report, Vol. 15, No. 2 Jan. 1996, co-authored. *Book review Universities Handbook, 26th edition, Association of Indian Universities, WENR, 1996 *’Foreign Credential Evaluation for Immigration Lawyers,’ Chicago Chapter AILA, 1994 *’Using Reference Materials Available in Evaluating Foreign Academic Credentials: A Hands-on How to Approach,’ AACRAO Annual Conference 2006, 2007, 1994 and NAFSA Annual Conference 1993 *’Fraudulent Foreign Academic Credentials,’ International Student Services Conference, CUNY-NY, 1993 *Book review Education in the Arab World, Vol. I, 1993, AMIDEAST, World Education News and Reviews, 1993 *’Resources Available for Credentials Evaluators,’ NAFSA Region X Newsletter
*’Jordan,’ International Academic Credentials Handbook, Vol. II, AACRAO, 1990
*’Handassaim – Israel Practical Engineers,’ World Education News and Reviews, Vol. 2, No. 4
Accessible Material
http://www.ierf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Before-The-Internet-There-Were-Books.pdf
THAILAND is available on AACRAO EDGE (the EDGE profile is free, but you must be a member to get the book). https://www.aacrao.org/edge/country/thailand
2018 With AACRAO Colleagues
2019 Chicago
2018 Iceland
At NAFSA with Friends
