Elizabeth Leibach

Elizabeth Leibach has an extensive and diverse background in international admissions, student and scholar advising, employment-based immigration law, and international programming.   International education has been her career path as an active member of NAFSA since 1997.  She has held positions in large state, public and private institutions and developed an immigration practice for an attorney in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was a Fulbright grantee in South Korea in 2014.  

In her local community she served as a board member at large for the Mayor's International Affairs Advisory Commission in Lexington, Ken.  Elizabeth was a member of the NAFSA Trainer Corp and previously served on the leadership team of NAFSA's Region VI.  At the national level she served on the ISS-RP Travel Subcommittee and as a NAFSA Whip representing Kentucky and Pennsylvania on the grassroots team.  She was the first Whip to get a state resolution on international education passed in Pennsylvania, and she considers herself to be a passionate advocate for international education. 

In recent years Elizabeth completed an MS degree in Higher Education with certificates in Research Methods and Comparative International Education. She offers her expertise in consulting roles with Gateway International and is willing to offer support to IE professionals and institutional leaders.  Elizabeth has been with the University of Kentucky, serving as the Executive Director since June 2012.