Dr. Lou Nunes

Over 50 years’ experience in education in Brazil and the U.S. including almost 35 years in credential evaluation
Decades of leadership and mentorship including service on the TAICEP and FAIE boards and in NAFSA Trainer Corps
Passionate about the importance of sharing knowledge
First Brazilian-American TAICEP Hall of Acclaim inductee

SUMMARY:

Administrative and teaching positions at various educational levels, including alternative and non-formal education; evaluation of foreign academic credentials; translations; admission to academic programs; educational consulting; and professional training and development. Responsibilities involve working with populations of diverse socioeconomic, religious and cultural backgrounds.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

2005 –present President / Director of Translation and Evaluation Services / Senior Credentials Evaluator / Translator, Academic Evaluation Services, Inc, Tampa, FL

Preparing academic evaluations for transfer/admission to U.S. institutions of secondary and higher education, for immigration-related matters, for professional licensing, including teacher certification; determining equivalency of studies within the U.S. education system; determining transferable credits at undergraduate and graduate levels; determining high school units; converting foreign grade scales to U.S. 4.00 scale; calculating GPA; making recommendation related to transfer credits and/or degrees earned; providing translation of academic documents when needed and requested; review of foreign academic credentials; determining authenticity of documents and requesting verification of authenticity when applicable; research documents within related foreign education system; training and supervision of in-training, Junior and Senior evaluators; research and conference presentations and training

2006 – 2010 International Education Consultant / Senior Credentials Evaluator, American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers

Senior Credentials Evaluator, Law School Admission Council

Preparing academic evaluations for employment, further education and/or professional licensure; determining equivalency of studies within the U.S. education system; determining transferable credits at undergraduate and graduate levels; calculating GPA; making recommendation related to transfer credits and/or degrees earned

1996 – 2005 Vice-President / Senior Credentials Evaluator / Translator, SpanTran Educational Services, Inc, Houston, TX and Tampa, FL

Evaluation of foreign academic credentials for immigration, further study, teacher certification, professional licensing or employment purposes; training of new evaluators; re-organization and update of resource materials; research, presentations and publications
Translation of educational credentials from Portuguese into English; translation of documents in general from Portuguese into English and English into Portuguese; occasional translation of foreign educational credentials from Latin-based languages, including Spanish and French

1987 – 1994 International Graduate Admissions, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Evaluation of international credentials and credentials analysis; making admission recommendation to various departments based on credentials evaluated and other requirements; coordination of admissions and registration procedures of all International Development Agencies-sponsored students, including Fulbright, LASPAU, AFGRAD/ ATLAS, IIE, CSLA, TIEC, and between LSU and foreign universities; advisor for academic departments and university officials regarding international education issues; Latin American Student Association Advisor; supervision of graduate assistants and student workers.

1985 – 1987 Graduate Assistant / Coordinator / Supervisor, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

Overseas Student Teaching Orientation Program Coordinator
Language training (Portuguese) and cultural orientation for students teaching at the Overseas American School in Rio de Janeiro
Field Experience Supervisor – Department of Curriculum and Instruction – Supervised BGSU student teachers in the Toledo School District.
Graduate Assistant – Department of Educational Administration and Supervision

1970 – 1985 Professional activities in Brazil included:

Head of the English Department and Middle School Coordinator, Our Lady of Mercy School, Rio de Janeiro/RJ
Curriculum Coordinator / Teacher, American School in Rio de Janeiro, RJ
College Instructor, Centro de Ensino Unificado de Brasília, Brasilia/DF
ESL Program Director, BRASAS: Instituto Brasil America, Brasilia/DF
ESL Program Director, Casa Thomas Jefferson – USICA Binational Center, Brasilia/DF
ESL Instructor, Price Waterhouse Independent Accountants, Rio de Janeiro/RJ
ESL Instructor, Aracruz Celulose S/A, Rio de Janeiro/RJ
ESL Instructor, BRASAS: Instituto Brasil America, Rio de Janeiro/RJ
ESL Instructor, PETROBRAS, Rio de Janeiro/RJ
ESL Instructor, Curso Oxford, English Language Program, Rio de Janeiro/RJ
Translator (Portuguese/English/Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro/RJ
Elementary Education Teacher, Escola Fernando Costa, Rio de Janeiro/RJ

EDUCATION:

1992 Ph.D., Curriculum Theory and Development, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
1986 M.Ed., Educational Administration and Supervision, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
1977 BA, English and Portuguese, Faculdade de Educação Ciências e Letras Notre Dame, Rio de Janeiro, RJ

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:

EAIE – European Association of International Education
FAIE – Florida Association of International Educators
GDN – Groningen Declaration Network; signatory and participant
NACES – National Association of Credential Evaluation Services
NAFSA: Association of International Educators
TAICEP: The Association for International Credential Evaluation Professionals
UCC – Uptown Chamber of Commerce

SKILLS:

Language Proficiency Level: English, fluent, full knowledge Portuguese, native speaker
Spanish, conversational, advanced level French, basic knowledge

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES / CONTRIBUTIONS:

Publications *NAFSA guides are available for a fee; EDGE profiles require subscription:

Publication is out of print:

Country Study: Brazil, a joint AACRAO / NAFSA / PIER Project, 2004

Presentations To be added to LinkedIn account in the future. May also be requested any time with email to loununes@aes-edu.org.

Education Systems in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brazil, 2014
- NAFSA Webinar
Credentials from Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico: Characteristics and Updates
Overview of the Educational System of Brazil
- NAFSA Regions III & VII Conference, San Juan, PR, 2012
Poster Session: Cuba
Poster Session: Brazil
- NAFSA Regions III & VII Conference, San Juan, PR, Poster session, 2012
Update on the Educational System of Brazil
- AACRAO 96th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2010
EDGE Profile: Cuba
- AACRAO Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2009
EDGE Profile: Cuba
- AACRAO 94th Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 2008
Cuban Academic Documents: from the Obvious to the Obscure
Practicing with Cuban Credentials
- NAFSA 60th Annual Conference, Washington, DC, 2008
Basic Facts on the Brazilian Educational System
- NAFSA Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, Poster Session, 2007
Practicing with Cuban Credentials
A Study in Secondary Level Diploma Practices in Latin America
- NAFSA Region VII Conference, Atlanta, GA, Presenter, 2007
Cuba: Merging the Old with the New
Brazil: Update on Its Educational System, Effective Recruitment and Destination for Studying Abroad
- AACRAO 92nd Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2006
International Exchange in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A True Multicultural Experience
- NAFSA 58th Annual Conference, Montreal, CA, 2006
What is New in the Educational System in Cuba?
- NAFSA Region VII Conference, Birmingham, AL, 2005
Update on Education in Brazil
- AACRAO 90th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 2004
The Cuban Challenge
Workshop: Reviewing the Brazilian Educational System and Credentials Awarded
- NAFSA 56th Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, 2004
A Current View of the Cuban Education System
- EAIE 15th Annual Conference, Vienna, Austria, 2003
A Current View of the Cuban Challenge
- NAFSA Region III Conference, New Orleans, LA, Presenter, 2003
The Cuban Challenge
- NAFSA Region VII Conference, Tampa, FL, 2003
Brazil: Facts on the Brazilian Educational System
- AACRAO Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, Poster Session, 2002
An Update on the Educational System of Brazil
- EAIE 14th Annual Conference, Porto, Portugal, 2002
An Update on the Educational System of Brazil
- NAFSA 54th Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, 2002
GOA
- NAFSA Region III Conference, Fort Worth, TX, 2001
Understanding Brazilian Educational Credential
- NAFSA Region VII Conference, Orlando, FL, Presenter, 1997
NAFSA Region III Conference, Fayetteville, AR, Presenter, 1994
AACRAO Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Presenter, 2010
Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Presenter, 2009
Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, Presenter, 2008
Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, Presenter, 2006
Annual Meeting, New York, NY, Presenter, 2005
Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, Presenter, 2004
Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, Presenter, 2002
Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, Presenter, 2001
Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC, Presenter, 1999
TAACRAO State Conference, Austin, TX, Participant, 1999
EAIE 31st Annual Conference, Helsinki, Finland, Participant, 2019
28th Annual Conference, Liverpool, England, Participant, 2016
26th Annual Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, Participant, 2014
25th Annual Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, Participant, 2013
16th Annual Conference, Torino, Italy, Presenter, 2004
15th Annual Conference, Vienna, Austria, Presenter, 2003
14th Annual Conference, Porto, Portugal, Presenter, 2002
6th Annual Conference, London, UK, Presenter, 1994
NACES Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, Member, 2019
Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Member, 2018
Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, Member, 2017 (NACES Nomination Committee member 2017-2018)
Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Member, 2016
Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Member, 2015
Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, Member, 2014
Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, Member, 2012
Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Member, 2011
Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Quo Vadis Committee Member 2010
Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, Member, 2009
Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, Symposium Committee Member, 2005 (Member with SpanTran)
Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, By-laws Committee Member 2004 (Member with SpanTran)
Annual Meeting, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Secretary, 2002 (Member with SpanTran)
Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, Secretary, 2001 (Member with SpanTran)
Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Participant, 2000 (Member with SpanTran)
NAFSA 71st Annual Conference, Washington, DC, Participant, 2019
70th Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Participant, 2018
69th Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA, Presenter, 2017
68th Annual Conference, Denver, CO, Participant, 2016
67th Annual Conference, Boston, MA, Workshop Lead Trainer, 2015
66th Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, Workshop Lead Trainer, 2014
Webinar: Education Systems in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brazil, Presenter, 2014
65th Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, 2013
64th Annual Conference, Houston, TX, Participant, 2012
63rd Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC, CA, 2011
62nd Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO, Participant, 2010
61st Annual Conference, Los Angeles, LA, 2009
60th Annual Conference, Washington, DC, Session Presenter, 2008
60th Annual Conference, Washington, DC, Poster Session, 2008
59th Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, Presenter, 2007
58th Annual Conference, Montreal, CA, Presenter, 2006
57th Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, Presenter / PDP / LAC Registration Committee Volunteer, 2005
56th Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, Presenter / PDP / Mentor, 2004
54th Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, Presenter / PDP, 2002
52nd Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, Participant, 2000
50th Annual Conference, Washington, DC, Presenter, 1998
47th Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, Presenter (LAC / On-site Registration Committee Co-Chair), 1995
46th Annual Conference, Miami, FL, Participant, 1994
NAFSA’s Trainer Corps – 2016 – International Credential Analysis Workshop Team Leader
NAFSA’s Trainer Corps – 2014–2015 – International Credential Analysis Workshop Dean
NAFSA’s Trainer Corps – 2015 – International Credential Analysis Workshop Team Leader
NAFSA’s Trainer Corps – 2014 – Foreign Educational Credentials Analysis Workshop Team Leader
NAFSA’s Trainer Corps – Summer Institute, Emory Conference Center, Atlanta, Georgia, Trainer, 2009
NAFSA’s Trainer Corps – 57th Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, Workshop Trainer, 2005
NAFSA’s Trainer Corps – 56th Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, Mentor, 2004
NAFSA’s Trainer Corps – Region VII Conference, Tampa, FL, 2003
Region VII Conference, Memphis, TN, Participant and Exhibitor, 2018
Region VII Conference, Spartanburg, SC, Participant and Exhibitor, 2017
Bi-Regional Conference: Regions III and VII, New Orleans, LA, Presenter, 2016
Region VII Conference, Savannah, GA, Participant and Exhibitor, 2015
Region VII Conference, San Diego, CA, Foreign Educational Credentials Analysis Workshop Team Leader, 2014
Bi-Regional Conference: Regions III and VII, San Juan, PR, Presenter, 2012
Bi-Regional Conference: Regions III and VII, San Juan, PR, Poster session, 2012
Region VII Conference, Atlanta, GA, Presenter, 2007
Region VII Conference, Charlotte, NC, FL, Participant, 2006
Region VII Conference, Birmingham, AL, Session author, 2005
Region VII Conference, Tampa, FL, Presenter / LAC Registration Committee Volunteer / Trainer Corps, 2003
Region VII Conference, Nashville, TN, Session Chair, 2002
Region VII Conference, Orlando, FL, Presenter, 1997
FAIE Board – Conference Registrar, 2018-present
FAIE Board – District B Coordinator, 2015-2018
FAIE State Conference, St. Augustine, FL, Exhibitor & Sponsor, 2018
FAIE State Conference, St. Petersburg, FL, Presenter, Exhibitor & Sponsor, 2017
FAIE State Conference, Tallahassee, FL, Exhibitor & Sponsor, 2016
FAIE State Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Exhibitor & Sponsor, 2015
Region III Conference, New Orleans, LA, Presenter, 2003
Region III Conference, Fort Worth, TX, Presenter, 2001
Region III Conference, Little Rock, AR, Participant, 1999
Region III /AMPEI Conference, Mexico City, MX, Participant, 1993
Region III Conference, TX, Participant, 1991
Region III Conference, Fayetteville, AR, Presenter, 1994
LANAFSA State Conference, Ruston, LA, 1994, Participant
LANAFSA State Conference, New Orleans, LA, 1993, Participant
LANAFSA State Conference, Lafayette, LA, 1992, Participant
LANAFSA State Conference, Baton Rouge, LA, 1991, Participant
TAICEP TAICEP Resources for Members Committee, 2013-2014; Chair 2014-2017
TAICEP Fourth Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 2018
TAICEP Third Annual Conference, Rome, IT, 2017
TAICEP Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, 2016
TAICEP First General Meeting, Toronto, CA, 2015
TAICEP Symposium, Boston, MA, 2013
OTHERS Universidad 2018, 11no Congreso Internacional de Educación Superior, La Habana, Cuba
Congreso Internacional de Pedagogía 2017, La Habana, Cuba
Universidad 2016, 10mo Congreso Internacional de Educación Superior, La Habana, Cuba
Harvard University, Boston, MA, Congresso Nacional sobre a Imigração Brasileira para os EUA, Speaker, 2005
Brazilian Trade Mission Meeting, Miami, FL, Speaker, 2002
Brazilian Trade Mission Meeting, Tampa, FL, Speaker, 2001