Board of Directors & Board Committees

2024

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: Christopher Adams, Indiana University, USA

Past President:  Marina Malgina, CIMEA, Italian NARIC, Italy

President-Elect: Pei (Peggy) Zhu, University of Toronto, Canada

Vice President, Standards and Quality: Bettina Sümegi, ENIC-NARIC Sweden, Sweden

Vice President, Membership and Engagement: Panambi Abadie, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay

Vice President, Professional Development:  Samir Gabro, Swedish Council for Higher Education, ENIC-NARIC Sweden, Sweden

Vice President, Resources and Knowledge Management:  Chris Lyons, ECCTIS, United Kingdom

Director at Large:  Jennifer Singer, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA

Director at Large:  Kathleen T. Freeman, Spantran: The Evaluation Company, USA

Director at Large – Chair of Collaborative Relations & External Funding Committee:  Kenneth Warren, Educational Perspectives, nfp, USA

Treasurer:  Andrew Goss, Indiana University Bloomington, USA

Secretary: Ena Chaisson, MacEwan University, Canada

Executive Director: Robert Prather, TAICEP, USA

 

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:  Marina Malgina, CIMEA, Italian NARIC, Italy
• Andrew Goss, Indiana University Bloomington, USA
• Robert Prather (ex officio), TAICEP, USA
• Kathleen Freeman, Spantran:  The Evaluation Company, USA
• Nominations and Elections Advisory Council Members:   Kate Freeman (Chair), Spantran:  The Evaluation Company, USA, Jennifer Singer, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
• Financial Advisory Council Members:  Andrew Goss (Chair), Indiana University Bloomington, USA, David Haynes, IEE, USA

 

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:  Kenneth Warren, Educational Perspectives, nfp, USA
• Christopher Adams, Indiana University, USA
• Panambi Abadie, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay
• Jennifer Singer, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA
• Robert Prather (ex officio), TAICEP, USA

 

Additional Leadership Structures 

2024 Quality Review Group. Responsible for evaluating organizational output to ensure quality.

• Chair:  Bettina Sümegi, ENIC-NARIC Sweden, Sweden
• Shelby Cearley, Adtalem, USA
• Kenneth Warren, Educational Perspectives, USA
• Christopher Adams, Indiana University, USA
• Panambi Abadie, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay
• Samir Gabro, Swedish Council for Higher Education, ENIC-NARIC Sweden, Sweden
• Chris Lyons, ECCTIS, United Kingdom
• Robert Prather (ex officio), TAICEP, USA