- 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
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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