Region XI Leadership Team Roster
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Jennifer Dressen
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Brown University
Chair, Region XI
Christian Wilwohl
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Providence College
Chair-Elect, Region XI
Alissa Briggs
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Clark University
Past-Chair, Region XI
Emily Gorlewski
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Wesleyan University
Treasurer, Region XI
Emily Gorlewski, Ed.D., is the Director of Study Abroad at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. She has been a leader in the state, regional, and national NAFSA: Association of International Educators organizations and The Forum on Education Abroad. She served as Chair of The Forum’s Standards Update...
Sarah Driscoll
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Quinnipiac University
Conference Chair, Region XI
Naoko Ishida
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University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Conference Planner Designate, Region XI
Laura Kanner
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Boston Children's Hospital
Exhibitor and Sponsor Coordinator, Region XI
Emma Van Loon
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Boston University Study Abroad
Exhibitor and Sponsor Coordinator Designate, Region XI
David Zhao
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Boston College
Eastern MA State Rep, Region XI
Lou Greenwald
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Campus Community
New Hampshire State Rep, Region XI
Allyson Hawkins
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Colby College
Maine State Rep, Region XI
Emily Resnevic
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CEA CAPA Education Abroad
Rhode Island State Rep, Region XI
Loren Scott
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Middlebury College
Vermont State Representative
Lisa McAdam Donegan
Global Ed Partners
Connecticut State Rep., Region XI
Zac Macinnes
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World Strides
Education Abroad Rep, Region XI
Zac has served the field of international education for nearly 15 years, and believes deeply in the power of study abroad to create a better, more compassionate world - one student at a time. Zac’s own life was transformed by formative global education experiences in Peru, Mexico, Spain and...
Susannah Marcucci
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Clark University
International Student and Scholar Knowledge Community (KC-ISSS) Representative, Region XI
Ruby Cheng
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Brown University
Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship Representative, Region XI
Rachael Elliott
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Northeastern University
Diversity and Access Representative, Region XI
Rachael Elliott is the Director of Comprehensive [Immigration] Advising in the Office of Global Services at Northeastern University. Her educational background includes a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance (Dominican University of California), coursework in Mandarin at Minzu University of...
Katie Ahlman
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University of Massachusetts
Regulatory Ombuds for Scholar Issues, Region XI
Morgan Keller
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Wesleyan University
Regulatory Ombuds for Student Issues, Region XI
Amanda Desai
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Clark University
Secretary, Region XI
Andrea Popa
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Emerson College
Special Projects Chair, Region XI
Neriliz Soto Gonzalez
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Tufts University International Center
Communications Representative, Region XI
Emily Ostenson
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University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Academy Coach, Region XI
Emily is the Assistant Director of Education Abroad in the International Programs Office at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her role focuses on leading enrollment management, outreach, programming, and curriculum integration for exchange and third-party programs. She is a graduate of the...
Nicholas Gareca
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Clark University
Central/Western MA State Representative
Nicholas Gareca is the Central/Western MA State Representative