Communities of Practice Members 2023-2024
International Student Success
Chairs
Maria del Mar Aponte Rodriguez – St. Mary’s University (San Antonio, Texas)
Rayna Tagalicod – University of Hawaii
Members
Adam Freed – University of Michigan School of Information
Henry Carey – Chapman University
Mina Shin – Michigan State University
Eden Taylor – Diversity Abroad Staff Liaison
Career Advancement & Belonging
Chair
Hanni Geist -German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Members
Stephanie Ramin – St. Mary’s University (San Antonio, Texas)
Emma Freese – AIFS
Sherene Awong – IES Abroad
Tiffany Komon – University of Michigan
Claudio Castaneda – Diversity Abroad Staff Liaison
International Education DEI Professionals
Chair
Machada Smith McGovern – InterExchange
Members
Karen Olivas -CET Academic Programs
Tuesda Roberts – Emerson College
Ami Vazquez-Vargas – Texas A&M University
Lily Lopéz-McGee – Diversity Abroad Staff Liaison
Strategy & Leadership
Chairs
Anize Appel – Moravian University
Members
Daniella Lubey – Northwestern University
Amy Marrion – U.S. Department of Education
Taylor Morgan – Texas Woman’s University
Lily Lopéz-McGee – Diversity Abroad Staff Liaison
Inclusive Education Abroad
Members
Courtney Kroll – University of Washington Tacoma
Ofelia Hernandez – University of the Pacific
Graeson Dwyer – ISEP
Diba Mani – University of Florida
Stephanie Lopez – Iowa State University
Raquel Wigginton -Northeastern University
Ryane Lovett-Pitts – Binghamton University
Eden Taylor – Diversity Abroad Staff Liaison
Claudio Castaneda – Includifi – Diversity Abroad Staff Liaison
Regional - Asia/Pacific Islands
Chair
Andy Quackenbush – University of Wisconsin – Madison
Members
Krista Miller – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Ana Garner – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Eden Taylor – Diversity Abroad Staff Liaison
Regional - Europe
Chair
Andrea Adams – SRISA Florence
Members
Callie Frost – Binghamton University
Antoinette Hertel – IFSA Spain
Lisa Johnson – Smith College
Lily Lopez-McGee – Diversity Abroad Staff Liaison
Regional - Middle East & Africa
Chair
Brigitta Richmond – University of Notre Dame
Members
Allegra O’Donoghue – CET Academic Programs
Lily Lopez-McGee – Diversity Abroad Staff Liaison
Regional - Latin America & the Caribbean
Chair
Shayna Trujillo – American Institute for Research
Members
Daniel Watson – ISEP
Marnie Nelson – Miami University
Christian Canizales – University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Lily Lopez-McGee – Diversity Abroad Staff Liaison