DIVERSITY ABROAD CONFERENCE PRESENTERS
Darin Smith-Gaddis
CAPA The Global Education Network
Steven Abramowitch
University of Pittsburgh
Joseph Aguirre
Sheridan College
Christopher Ahearn
Reach the World
Carl Algood
Bowie State University
Care Allen
Grand Valley State University
Brandy Arellano
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sentwali Bakari
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Noelle Baldwin
IES Abroad
Heather Barclay Hamir
Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University; The Alliance for Global Education
Amy Barkhouse
The School for Field Studies
Nayree Barnett
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Jacques Battiste
Xavier University of Louisiana
Brandon Bell
Elon University
Robert Bennett III
The Ohio State University
Renee Bishai
The Ohio State University
Laura Boudon
Florida International University
Angela Broyles
Semester at Sea
Aaron I. Bruce
San Diego State University
Randi Butler
Institute of International Education (IIE)
Lisa Calevi
University of Oregon
Aimee Call
North Carolina State University
Carlos Castillo
Florida International University
Karen Chambers
Saint Mary's College
Jennifer Collins
Adventist University of Health Sciences
Manuel Colon
Peace Corps
David Comp
Columbia College Chicago
Pamela Conley
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Eduardo Contreras
Vice Provost for Global Engagement, Baylor UniversityEduardo Contreras Jr., Ed.D. is the the vice provost for global engagement at Baylor University where he serves as the University’s senior international officer, overseeing the Center for Global Engagement, including Study Abroad, the Office of International Student and Scholar Services, Global Baylor, the Global Scholars Program and the Global Gateway Program.. Contreras is an educator with over 20 years of experience as a successful teacher, facilitator, curriculum developer, advisor and collaborative administrator. Throughout his career, he has been committed to upholding internationalization and inclusive excellence in U.S. public and private higher education. Contreras comes to Baylor from UP, a private Catholic university in Portland, Oregon, where he has served since 2015, initially as director of the Office of Studies Abroad before becoming assistant provost in 2018. Since 2021, he has served as UP’s first associate provost for international education, diversity and inclusion, where he leads Study Abroad, International Student Services, the Collaborative on International Studies and Global Outreach, diversity and inclusion and the Diversity Center. His broad UP duties include serving on the President’s Leadership Cabinet, Provost’s Council and co-chairing the internationalization and diversity section of UP’s Vision 2020 strategic plan and the subcommittee on diversity, inclusion and justice for UP’s current strategic plan, Hope, Renewal, Transformation (2022-2027).
Trixie Cordova
Diversity Abroad
David Crisci
Regis College
Michelle Cromwell
Regis College
Keara DeKay
University of South Carolina- Columbia
Shontay Delalue
Brown University
Stephanie Doscher
Florida International University
Maria Doyle
University of West Georgia
Susie Duke
Grinnell College
Barbara Edwards
Florida Memorial University
Ochmaa Escue
Indiana University Bloomington
Abel Estrada
University of Colorado Boulder
Amy Exah
The University of Texas at Austin
Eric M. Feldman
Florida International University
Tammi Fergusson
White House Initiative of HBCUs
Sidonio Ferreira
University of Massachusetts
Salomé Fouts
The Ohio State University
Christian Fredericks
University of Texas at Austin
Olivia Ghiz
iCharleston
Marni Goodman
The Experiment in International Living
Makeba Green
Bowie State University
Jacob Gross
ISEP
Grahaeme Hesp
FIE: Foundation for International Education
Cori Hill
Southern Methodist University
Ashley Hiers
CAPA The Global Education Network
Katie Hunter Perkins
Exchange and Study Away
DuBois Jennings
Susquehanna University
Wagaye Johannes
Institute of International Education (IIE)
Curtis Johnson
Arkansas Baptist College
Martha Johnson
Executive Vice President and Provost, CEA-CAPAMartha Johnson is the Executive Vice President and Provost for CEA Study Abroad and CAPA: The Global Education Network combined organization. She has worked in education abroad since 1991, including onsite at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, and as the Study Abroad Coordinator at Leeds Metropolitan University in Leeds, England. She managed institutional relations for several U.S.-based educational organizations and consortia including Regent’s College in London and AustraLearn previous to going to the University of Minnesota in 2001. From 2009-2022, Martha served the Assistant Dean for Learning Abroad at the University of Minnesota and oversaw one of the largest education abroad offices in the U.S., sending over 4000 students abroad annually. She played a key leadership role in the highly successful and internationally recognized Curriculum Integration initiative, as well as developing the Career Integration project and subsequent conferences. Martha holds a PhD in American Studies with an emphasis in drama and the performance of gender, race, and cultural identity from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. Martha has presented and chaired numerous sessions and workshops at national and international conferences, served on a variety of education abroad program boards, and authored articles and chapters for publications including Frontiers and NAFSA guides and resources. She previously served in leadership roles and chaired multiple committees in NAFSA, the Forum on Education Abroad, Diversity Abroad, the Global Leadership League, and the Fund for Education Abroad. She is currently serving a term as Secretary on the Board of Directors for the Forum.
Aimee Jones
Colorado State University
Ediz Kaykayoglu
Central Washington University
Glynis Kincaid
University of California Davis
Ira Kirschner
Rothberg International School
Jason Kouba
Academic Programs International
Courtney Kroll
University of Washington Tacoma
Hilary C. Landorf
Florida International University
Alissa Lane
Grand Valley State University
Brittany Lashley
University of Maryland, College Park
Carol Lebold
University of Massachusetts
Torian Lee
Xavier University of Louisiana
Jintong Liu
Wake Forest University
Susan Lochner Atkinson
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Flor Macias Delgado
IES Abroad
Malaika Marable Serrano
ISA (International Studies Abroad)
Shannon Marquez
Drexel University
Anjali Martin
University of Pittsburgh
Laura Massa
Palmer Trinity School
Arthur McMahan
White House Initiative for HBCUs
Elaine Meyer Lee
Agnes Scott College
Lauren Moloney-Egnatios
University of California, Berkeley, International House
MaRaina Montgomery
Howard University
Tonija Hope Navas
Howard University
Amanda Niguidula
Florida International University
Katie Novy
Cultural Vistas
Kelly O’Ryan
Landmark College
Candace Patrick
Institute for Shipboard Education/Semester at Sea
Janelle Peifer
Agnes Scott College
Robert Peterson
Morehouse College & Diversity Abroad Fellow
Jennifer Petrie
University of Pittsburgh
Carmen Pitz
Arizona State University
Ashley Prather Spinelli
ACCENT Study Abroad
Nkenge Ransom-Friday
SIT Graduate Institute/SIT Study Abroad
Lillian Read
Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University
Amir Reza
Babson College
Daisy Rodriguez Pitel
Pima Community College
Paloma Rodriguez
University of Florida
Janira Romero Reyes
Partners of the Americas
Kandice Rose
IES Abroad
Karen Ross
The Experiment in International Living
Pamela Roy
Diversity Abroad
Charles Sasaki
Windward Community College
Cinda Scott
The School for Field Studies
Maria Segala
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hernando Sevilla-Garcia
IES Abroad
Vivian Shannon-Ramsey
Salisbury University
Tonal Simmons
Kalamazoo College
Andrew Sobeisuo
College of Charleston
Megan Telzrow
The School for Field Studies
Daniel Thomas
The Ohio State University
Kathryn Timm
The University of Utah
Bradley Titus
University of Minnesota
Michelle Tolan
Institute For Study Abroad, Butler University
Shayna Trujillo
Diversity Abroad
Shanna Van Beek
Elon University
Nicholas Vasiloff
Kent State University
Skyller Walkes
Texas State University
Andrew Wallis
Whittier College
Lydia Washington
University of Massachusetts
Jennifer Weisgerber
CISabroad
Melissa Whatley
University of Georgia
Dawn Whitehead
Association of American Colleges & Universities
David Wick
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterrey
Tasha Willis
California State University
Meredith Wilson
Clemson University
Eric Wirth
The School for International Training (SIT) Study Abroad
Taylor Woodman
University of Maryland, College Park
Sylvanus Wosu
University of Pittsburgh
Cathy Wu
University of California Davis - Study Abroad
Lee Rivers
Institute of International Education (IIE)
Erica Ledesma
Diversity Abroad
Rebecca LeBlond
Democracy Public Schools
Andrew Gordon
Founder and CEO, IncludifiAndrew is an award-winning social impact entrepreneur and CEO & Founder of Includifi, an inclusion management software that helps organizations achieve their belonging and success goals. Prior to Includifi he was CEO of Diversity Abroad, a global education organization he founded in 2006. He currently serves as a strategic advisor to Diversity Abroad. Andrew has 15+ years of leadership at the intersection of technology, global education, diversity & inclusion, and student success. As a thought leader with a deep passion for equitable access to opportunity, he advises college & university, non-profit, and business leaders on strategies for achieving holistic success for today’s students and employees. A native of California, Andrew is a graduate of the University of San Francisco. He’s fluent in Spanish, proficient Portuguese and has studied, worked, and traveled in 60+ countries on 6 continents. He’s an alum of INROADS, AVID, and the Association for the International Exchange of Students in Economics and Commerce (AIESEC). Andrew enjoys meaningful travel as well as local culturally immersive experiences. A self-professed ‘foodie’, he loves learning about and indulging in the local culinary scene wherever his travels take him.
Monroe France
New York University
Neal McKinney
DePauw University
