IEW 2025 Planning Committee

Emory planning committee members and campus partners

Emory Global Engagement is grateful to the many planning committee members and collaborating units who shared their time and expertise to shape this year's International Education Week.

Co-Chairs of International Education Week

  • Natalie Cruz, Associate Director, Emory Global Engagement *
  • Alma Reynal Quintanilla, Senior Program Coordinator, Global Safety and Security, Emory Global Engagement ^* 

Emory College of Arts and Sciences  

  • Steven Blalock, Academic Advisor, Woodruff Scholars ^* 
  • Caroline Duffy, Academic Advisor, Office for Undergraduate Education * 
  • Zachary Issenberg, Academic Advisor, Office for Undergraduate Education 
  • Eri Saikawa, Winship Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences* 
  • AJ Scott, Program Coordinator, National Scholarships and Fellowships Program 
  • Ashley Wang, Senior Education Abroad Advisor, Office of Undergraduate Education 
  • Diana Wrenn Rapp, Assistant Director, Pathways Center * 

Oxford College  

  • Daphne Orr, Interim Co-Dean, Campus Life; Director, International Student Programs* 

Laney Graduate School  

  • Heather Boldt, Director, English Language Support Program* 

Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing  

  • Lisa Nunez, Director, The Lillian Carter Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility* 

Goizueta Business School  

  • Anna Gibbons, Director, Master in Management Program 
  • Harriet Ruskin, Director, MBA International and Joint Degree Programs 
  • Carly Shuman, Associate Director, Student Affairs, Master of Science in Business Analytics * 
  • Christina Wan, Director, Student Affairs, Master of Science in Business Analytics  

School of Medicine  

  • Saiza Jivani, Sr. Program Coordinator, Global Health & Equity Office 

Rollins School of Public Health  

  • Christy Brozowski, Associate Director, Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program 
  • Gerald Clay, Assistant Director of Career Services and Engaged Learning
  • Farah-Naaz Dharamshi, Director Projects, Student Programs, Emory Global Health Institute  
  • Deirdre Russell, Administrative Assistant, Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program 

 Other Partner Offices  

  • Tara Bartelt, Senior Director, Special Projects, Office of the Provost * 
  • Wei Wei Chen, Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement, Advancement and Alumni Engagement ^*
  • Zachary Cole, Chief of Staff, Office of Spiritual and Religious Life 
  • Judy De la Cruz, Senior Associate Director of Advancement Training, Advancement and Alumni Engagement
  • Kendra Ding, Sustainability & Social Justice Fellow, Office of Sustainability Initiatives * 
  • Cecilia Gomez, Associate Director of Teaching and Pedagogy, Center for Faculty Development & Excellence^* 
  • Art Linton, Faculty leader for study abroad, Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics 
  • Reverend Gregory McGonigle, Office of Spiritual and Religious Life 
  • Kendra Price, Community Programs Director, Office of Government and Community Affairs 
  • Mark Seals II, Assistant Director, Campus Dining^* 
  • Sharon Stroye, Director, Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Initiative 
  • Angela Sudu, Senior Program Coordinator, Emory Purpose Project 
  • Dana Tottenham, Senior Associate Director for Alumni Engagement, Advancement and Alumni Engagement 
  • Guo-Hua Wang, Head of the International Area Studies Team, Chinese Studies Librarian, Emory Libraries 

 Student Representatives  

  • Ava Havidic, Student, ECAS * 
  • Harsit Upadhya, Student, LGS * 
  • Thomas Winning, Student, ECAS * 
  • Freddie Yang, Doctoral Student, LGS * 
  • Ariel Yitzchaki, Student, Law * 

 Emory Global Engagement  

  • Obse Ababiya, Associate Director, Atlanta Global Partnerships, Emory Global Engagement^* 
  • Natalie Bansal, Front Desk Coordinator, ISSS * 
  • Natalie Cruz, Associate Director, Emory Global Engagement * 
  • Charlie Hammons, Senior Associate Director, Client Services, ISSS ^* 
  • Sarah Harlan Zegeye, Senior Associate Director, Global Services, Emory Global Engagement* 
  • Leigh Herman, Program Coordinator, Emory Global Engagement  
  • Sophia Neitsch, Communications Manager, Emory Global Engagement ^* 
  • Liliana Lim, International Student & Scholar Advisor, ISSS 
  • Alma Reynal Quintanilla, Senior Program Coordinator, Global Safety and Security, Emory Global Engagement^* 
  • Charlotte Roulet, International Student & Scholar Advisor, ISSS * 

 

 Notation  

*Member of Subcommittee 

^ Subcommittee Chair 

 

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