- 40+ years as a tireless leader and advocate for international credential evaluation
- Greatly expanded the expertise, capacity and outreach of World Education Services and created the WES Global Talent Bridge for immigrants
- Recipient of numerous awards and honors including the WES Mariam Assefa Fund and Life Member of NAFSA
- Knowledge leader with frequent global presentations and consultancies as well as elected leadership roles in IE associations
- Mentor to countless international credential evaluators
CV/Resume
Professional Experience
Executive Director, World Education Services, NY, 1982-2019
Senior Evaluator, World Education Services, NY, 1981-1982
International Student Advisor, Polytechnic Institute of New York, NY, 1979-1981
Education
University at Buffalo, SUNY, Ed.M
Universite Paul Valery, Montpellier III, France, DUEL
Professional Service
Board Member, SkillLab, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, current since 2020
Board Member, One-to-World, New York, NY, current since 2019
Trustee, Richmond, The American International University in London, 1992-2014
President, NAFSA, 2006
Chair, NAFSA Development Committee, 1999-2002
Vice-Chair, Alliance for International Exchange, 1996-1999
Board Member, One-to World (formerly Metro-International), 1992-1998
Board Member, NAFSA, 1989-1992
Chair, NAFSA Region X, 1982-1983
Awards & Honors
WES Mariam Assefa Fund, World Education Services, 2019
Life Member, NAFSA, 2020
Outstanding Leadership Award, Upwardly Global, NY, 2010
Honorary Doctorate, Richmond, The American International University in London, 2010
One-to-World Fulbright Award for Contribution to International Educational Exchange, NY, 2005
Publications & Presentations
Professional Presentations & Consultancies – United States
American Association of Universities – Graduate Deans
Council of Graduate Schools
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers (AACRAO)
Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA)
NAFSA: Association of International Educators
National Association of Graduate Admission Professionals (NAGAP)
Prefessional Presentations & Consultancies – International
AMPEI- Mexican Association for International Education
Asia Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE)
China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC)
European Association for International Education (EAIE)
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA)
Japan Association for International Education (JAFSA)
Korean Association for International Education (KAFSA)
US Department of State Consultancies – Abidjan, Bamako, Bonn, Dakar, Paris
Publication
France: A study of the Educational System of France and a Guide to the Academic Placement of Students in Educational Institutions of the United States, Washington, D.C.: AACRAO World Education Series, 1988
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