Speaker List

Allston

Bor, Samuel

Senior International Student & Scholar Advisor
Bentley University

Allston, Massachusetts

Amherst

Ahlman, Katie (she/her/hers)

International Student & Scholar Advisor
University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst, MA

Krause, Ashley

Education Abroad Advisor
University of Massaschusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

Oo, Nick (he/him/his)

Education Abroad Administrative Coordinator
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

Ostenson, Emily

Assistant Director of Education Abroad
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

Reade, Kenneth

Executive Director of Immigration Services
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

Boston

Blackmar, Corey

Director, Global Partnerships & Internationalization
Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts

Blumberg, Aaron

Partner & Immigration Attorney
Fragomen

Boston, Massachusetts

Buschkopf, Peter (he/him/his)

International Student Advisor
Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

Crumley-Effinger, Max

Max Crumley-Effinger
Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts

Dhooge, Brittany

Assistant Director of Study Away & International Exchange
University of Massachusetts Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

Goss, Elizabeth

Attorney
The Law Office of Goss & Associates LLC

Boston, Massachusetts

Hollabaugh, Rachel (she/her/hers)

Associate Director of Comprehensive Immigration Advising (DSO/ARO)
Northeastern University, Office of Global Services

Boston, Massachusetts

Jenkins, Maria (she/her/hers)

Director of International Student Services
Boston Architectural College

Boston, Massachusetts

McGovern, Peter M.

President / Founder
EdOdyssey

Boston, Massachusetts

Minster, Jake P.

Associate Attorney
Fragomen

Boston, Massachusetts

Mukherjee, Sonali

International Scholar Advisor
Trustees of Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

Paul, Jim

Director, Boston Office
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Commercial Service

Boston, Massachusetts

Popa, Andrea

Director, International Student Advisor
Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts

Resnevic, Emily

Senior Custom Program Developer
CEA CAPA: Education Abroad

Boston, MA

Shen, Tianyu (he/him/his)

Business Analyst
Intead

Boston, Massachusetts

Shirland, Maggie

International Student Adviser
Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Boston, Massachusetts

Soto Gonzalez, Neriliz (she/her/hers)

Assistant Director, International Center
Tufts University

Boston, Massachusetts

VW

Ward, Virginia

Director of Visa Policy & Compliance
Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

Wotkyns, Whitney (she/her/hers)

Director of LL.M., Study Abroad, and International Student Services
Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

Brighton

Siegal, Madeleine (she/her/hers)

Academic Integration and Planning Coordinator
Northeastern University

Brighton, Massachusetts

Burlington

Karki, Jessa

Director, OISS, ODI, and WGC
Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont

Lindsay, Alexander (he/him/his)

Study Abroad Advisor
University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

cambridge

IA

AUCCA FARFAN, ISABEL

DIGITAL CAMPAIGN MANAGER
INTEAD

cambridge, Massachusetts

Doran, Amanda (she/her/hers)

Assistant Director
MIT International Scholars Office

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Elwell, David C. (he/him/his)

Associate Dean and Director, International Students Office
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Ohmura, Reiko (she/her/hers)

Advisor to International Students and Scholars
Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Charlestown

Walsh, Mary E.

Partner
Iandoli Desai & Cronin PC

Charlestown, Massachusetts

Charlottesville

Vinal, Alicia

Regional Director
WorldStrides

Charlottesville, Virginia

Chestnut Hill

Carpenter, Austen

Program Manager
Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Lee, Samantha (she/her/hers)

Program Manager
Boston College Office of Global Education

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Easthampton

Jones, Jessica

VP Partnerships
CIS Abroad

Easthampton, Massachusetts

Easton

Sabbagh, Hillary (she/her/hers)

Director of International Programs
Stonehill College

Easton, Massachusetts

Foster

Gareca, Nicholas M. (he/him/his)

Academic Specialist of the American Language and Culture Institute
Clark University

Foster, Rhode Island

Hamden

Boyd, Steven D.

International Student Recruitment Advisor
Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut

Hanover

Wong, Amanda

Assistant Dean and Associate Director, Office of Pluralism and Leadership (OPAL)
Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire

Hartford

Macinnes, Zachary (he/him/his)

Associate Vice President, Campus Partnerships
WorldStrides Higher Ed

Hartford, Connecticut

Haydenville

Crowther, Sarah

President
Collective Study

Haydenville, Massachusetts

Jamaica Plain

LT

Thompson, Lauren

Northeastern Univeristy

Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

Kansas City

Thakker, Pinki (she/her/hers)

Acting Global Education Team Leader
U.S. Department of Commerce

Kansas City, Missouri

Kingston

Poey, M.A. (she/her), Alyssa

Education Abroad Advisor
University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

Lehi

Flake, Moroni

CEO
Homebase

Lehi, Utah

London

Goulding, Vanessa

Business Development Manager, USA & Canada
ICEF

London, Ontario, Canada

Lubbock

French, Dahlia M. (she/her/hers)

Managing Attorney
French Legal, PLLC

Lubbock, Texas

Medford

Varnet, Heather

Senior International Student and Scholar Advisor
Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

Middletown

Keller, Morgan J.

Director, Office of International Student Affairs
Wesleyan University

Middletown, Connecticut

Milton

Farley, Joanne (she/her/hers)

Assistant Director, Global and Career Services
Curry College

Milton, Massachusetts

Neptune Beach

Reynolds, Leslie

Manager, University Relations
International Student Insurance

Neptune Beach, Florida

New Haven

Field, Carrie

Director of Graduate Programs
Yale Law School

New Haven, Connecticut

Hampton, Molly E.

Associate Director of Engagement, Assessment, and Operations
Yale’s Office of International Students and Scholars

New Haven, Connecticut

Lee, Mihwa (she/her/hers)

Associate Director, Office of International Students & Scholars
Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

Lipparini, Luca (he/him/his)

Senior Adviser
Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

North Amherst

Coppola, Tary

Assistant Director for Outreach and Admissions
CUPA-Center for University Programs Abroad

North Amherst, MA

Northampton

Berger, Dan

Partner
Green & Spiegel LLC

Northampton, Massachusetts

Morrison, Kevin

Director, Lewis Global Studies Center
Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts

Orono

Ren, Yijie (she/her/hers)

Education Abroad Advisor
University of Maine

Orono, Maine

Portland

Davis, Joshua N.

Assistant Director
Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

Princeton

Leon, Constanza B.

Manager, Strategic Partnerships
ETS

Princeton, New Jersey

Schaefer, Amie

Manager, Strategic Partnerships
ETS

Princeton, New Jersey

Providence

Cheng, Ruby

Assistant Director
Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

Dressen, Jennifer Ann. (she/her/hers)

Assistant Director
Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

Lim-Bonner, Ian (he/him/his)

University Relations Director
CIS Abroad

Providence, Rhode Island

Roy, Wesley (he/him/his)

Director of International Student Services/ Academic Chair-English Language & Culture Academy
Johnson & Wales University

Providence, Rhode Island

Quincy

CB

Byrne, Carrie

Board of Directors Treasurer
The Amandla Project

Quincy, Massachusetts

Richmond

Malik, Crystal M.

Director/Attorney
McCandlish Holton,PC

Richmond, Virginia

Salem

Joaquin, Iliana (she/her/hers)

Director of Marketing Analytics
Intead LLC

Salem, Massachusetts

Prema, Lauren

Assistant Director, Study Abroad, International Partnerships and International Student Programs
Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts

Seattle

Stone, Alex

N/A

Seattle, WA

Smithfield

LM

Montague, Laura Beth (she/her/hers)

Assistant Director, International Scholar Services
Brown University

Smithfield, Rhode Island

SOMERVILLE

Pawelski, Anthony

Senior International Advisor
Mass General Brigham

SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts

Springfield

St Germaine, Heather (she/her/hers)

Director, International Center
Springfield College

Springfield, Massachusetts

Storrs

Galinat, Arthur (he/him/his)

Director, ISSS
University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

Keim, Ann (she/her/hers)

Experiential Global Learning Advisor
UConn

Storrs, Connecticut

Salafia, Lesley N.

Senior Associate University Counsel & Director, International Legal Relations
University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

Wallingford

Sinclair, Ashley (she/her/hers)

Director of Global Engagement
Choate Rosemary Hall

Wallingford, Connecticut

Waltham

Marcucci, Susannah (she/her/hers)

Director, Center for International Students and Scholars
Bentley University

Waltham, Massachusetts

Wellesley

Romito, Lorien (she/her/hers)

Senior Director, International Education
Babson College

Wellesley, Massachusetts

West Hartford

Kurker-Stewart, Nicole (she/her/hers)

Executive Director, International Center
University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut

West Haven

Kautz de Arango, Kathy (she/her/hers)

Executive Director of University Immigration Services
University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut

Weston

Gibbons, Megan E. (she/her/hers)

Director, Center for Global Connections
Regis College

Weston, Massachusetts

Williamstown

Louis, Rachel (she/her/hers)

Associate Director
Williams College Center for Development Economics

Williamstown, Massachusetts

Woburn

Palmacci, Andrew L.

Assistant Director, Global Programs and Student Advising
Emerson College

Woburn, Massachusetts

Worcester

Aboalayon, Khald A. (he/him/his)

Academic Program Director
Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts

Bittar, Octavio R.

Research Assistant
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

Boucher-Yip, Esther (she/her/hers)

Professor
WPI

Worcester, Massachusetts

Briggs, Alissa

Past-Chair
NAFSA Region XI

Worcester, Massachusetts

Danielski, Althea Marie.

Associate Teaching Professor
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

King, Colton (he/him/his)

Assistant Director of Study Abroad
Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts