Board of Directors & Board Committees

2025

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, Canada
  • Past President: Christopher Adams, Indiana University, USA
  • President-Elect: Bettina Sümegi, ENIC-NARIC Sweden, Sweden
  • Vice President, Standards and Quality: Shelby Cearley,  Adtalem, USA
  • Vice President, Membership and Engagement: Panambi Abadie, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay
  • Vice President, Professional Development: Annetta Stroud, AACRAO, USA
  • Vice President, Resources and Knowledge Management: Chris Lyons, ECCTIS, United Kingdom
  • Director at Large – Nominations and Elections: Jennifer Singer, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA
  • Director at Large – Chair of Collaborative Relations & External Funding Committee: Taiji Hotta, Hiroshima University & NIC-Japan, Japan
  • Treasurer: Andrew Goss, Indiana University Bloomington, USA
  • Secretary: Margit Schatzman, President Emerit ECE, USA
  • 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: Christopher Adams, Indiana University, USA
  • Andrew Goss, Indiana University Bloomington, USA
  • Robert Prather (ex officio), TAICEP, USA
  • Jennifer Singer, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA
  • Nominations and Elections Advisory Council Members
    • Chair:  Jennifer Singer, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
    • Bettina Sumegi*, ENIC-NARIC Sweden, Sweden
    • Panambi Abadie*, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay
  • Financial Advisory Council Members
    • Chair:  Andrew Goss, Indiana University Bloomington, USA
    • 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, Japan
  • Pei (Peggy) Zhu, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Panambi Abadie, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay
  • Jennifer Singer, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA
  • Robert Prather (ex officio), TAICEP, USA

Additional Leadership Structures 

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

• • Chair: Shelby Cearley, Adtalem, USA
  • Pei (Peggy) Zhu, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Bettina Sümegi, ENIC-NARIC Sweden, Sweden
  • Panambi Abadie, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay
  • Chris Lyons, ECCTIS, United Kingdom
  • Annetta Stroud, AACRAO, USA
  • Kenneth Warren, EP, USA
  • Robert Prather (ex officio), TAICEP, USA