NAFSA Town Hall
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April 15, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Registration Closed

Attend this IE30 Town Hall event open to everyone. In a time of global uncertainty, international education professionals are navigating increasingly complex demands—supporting students, managing institutional changes, and responding to crises, often while setting aside their own wellbeing. This session offers a restorative space to acknowledge these challenges, reconnect with purpose, and explore practical tools for cultivating resilience, self-care, and community care.

Join us for an interactive session that will provide breathing room and renewal. We’ll examine the concept of a “community of care,” share strategies for personal and collective resilience, and identify ways institutions can better support their teams. This is not just a conversation—it’s a call to reimagine how we support ourselves and each other in the work we do.

Fanta Aw, PhD

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Ex-Officio
NAFSA Executive Director and CEO
Fanta Aw, PhD, currently serves as the executive director and CEO of NAFSA: Association of International Educators, having previously held its presidency from 2013 to 2016. NAFSA is the world’s largest and most comprehensive international education association, with more than 10,000 members at more...

Traci Callandrillo, Ph.D.

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Traci Callandrillo
Callandrillo Consulting Group
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Dr. Traci Callandrillo is an executive coach, leadership consultant, and licensed psychologist with over 25 years of experience helping organizations and leaders navigate complex challenges, drive strategic change, and build high-performing teams. She earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from...

Adán De La Paz

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De La Paz Education Services
Speaker, 2020-2021 RISE Fellow
Adán De La Paz is the Principal Consultant, Coach, and Founder of De La Paz Education Services. His firm provides customized support to individuals, institutions, and organizations seeking to advance their leadership of belonging, mattering, and safety by building richer communities of empathy...

Karla Siu, MSW  

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Greenleaf Integrative
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Karla is a social work practitioner with over 20 years of experience in research, clinical practice, non-profit management, training & education, and consulting. She has collaborated with leading trauma practitioners, evidence-based treatment developers, and implementation science experts at the...