Officers

Jeet Joshee
President

Jeet Joshee is Associate Vice President and Dean of International Education and Global Engagement at California State University, Long Beach. As the Chief International Officer, he advises the President and Provost on international strategic initiatives and advances the university’s global mission by establishing institutional partnerships and programs worldwide. Joshee works closely with campus leadership and departments to enhance the university’s comprehensive internationalization goals. He holds a doctorate in international education from University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Amir Reza
President-Elect

Amir Reza is Dean of Babson Academy & Global Education, and formerly served as Babson College’s Vice Provost for International & Multicultural Education. He has served on leadership boards for AIEA, IFSA, NAFSA, and several institutions abroad. He has presented at numerous national and international conferences on international education. Reza holds a B.A. and M.Ed. from the University of Maine, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from Boston College’s Center for International Higher Education.

Jewell Winn
​Immediate Past President

Jewell Green Winn serves Tennessee State University as Senior International Officer, Exec Dir for Int'l Affairs, Chief Diversity Officer, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Administration. She serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE), Tennessee Diversity Consortium and Alignment Nashville. She is a graduate of Leadership Nashville, the Maxine Smith Fellows Program, the Middle Tennessee Leadership Development Program, the Millennium Leadership Institute, the American Council on Education's Spectrum Executive Leadership Program and the Senior International Officer's Institute.

David Fleshler
​Treasurer

David Fleshler is the inaugural Vice Provost for International Affairs at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), where he provides university-level vision and leadership for international activities across campus. Fleshler is an advisor to the American Council on Education’s Internationalization Laboratory. Previous positions included Chief of Staff to a U.S. congressman, attorney at an international law firm, and Director of International Operations at a non-profit. He serves on the boards of Global Cleveland and the Cleveland Council on World Affairs. Fleshler is an AIEA Past President

Leigh Poole
Secretary

Leigh Poole is the Senior International Officer at Winthrop University where she leads internationalization initiatives as the Director of the International Center. Previously she served on the AIEA Board, was a Presidential Fellow, and served on several AIEA committees. Poole has held national leadership positions with NAFSA and studied higher education as a Fulbright Scholar in Germany, South Korea, and France. Currently an Assistant Professor, she received her BA from Wofford College and holds a PhD from the University of Georgia

Darla K. Deardorff
Executive Director

​Darla K. Deardorff is Executive Director of AIEA, Founding President of the World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence, a research scholar at Duke University's Social Science Research Institute, and holds faculty positions at universities in several countries, including as UNESCO Chair of Intercultural Competences at Stellenbosch University (South Africa), Durban University of Technology and Nelson Mandela University (South Africa), Meiji University (Japan), Shanghai International Studies University (China), and York University (Canada). She has served on the faculty of Harvard University's Global Education Think Tank, Harvard's Future of Learning Institute, and the Summer Institute of Intercultural Communication, and is adjunct faculty at several institutions. Author/editor of 12+ books and over 70 book chapters and articles, she received her master’s and doctorate degrees from North Carolina State University.

AIEA Board

Jill Blondin
Virginia Commonwealth University (2027)

Imara Dawson
University of Michigan (2027)

Patricia Céspedes-Sánchez
Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (2026)

Tonija Hope
Howard University (2026)

Philipp Reichert
The University of British Columbia-Okanagan Campus (2026)

Fabiola Riobé
Rockland Community College (2026)

​Wing-Kai To
Bridgewater State University (2027)

Judy Peter
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (2025)​
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Funwi Ayuninjam
Georgia Gwinnett College (2025)

Matthew Pucciarelli
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP (2025)

Sherif Barsoum
New York University (2024)

Paulo Zagalo-Melo
Western Michigan University (2024)

Jane Gatewood
University of Rochester (2024)

Shannon Márquez
Columbia University (2024)

​Lisa Lancia
(Legal Advisor to the Board), Fordham University (2024) 

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Committees

Much of the work of AIEA is accomplished through committees that focus on various aspects of AIEA's mission. Any member of the Association is welcome to participate in the work of these committees. Committee chairs maintain a roster of currently active members. AIEA's Executive Director serves as an ex-officio member of all committees and boards within AIEA except the Audit Committee. AIEA members are encouraged to contact the chairs to learn more about committee plans and activities and to indicate their interest in committee participation.

Board Committees

Executive Committee

​Chair: Jeet Joshee (California State University-Long Beach)
Members: Jewell Winn (Tennessee State University), Amir Reza (Babson College), Leigh Poole (Winthrop University), David Fleshler (Case Western Reserve University), Darla Deardorff (ex-officio)

Governance Committee

Chair: Jeet Joshee (California State University-Long Beach)
Members: Amir Reza (Babson College), Jewell Winn (Tennessee State University), Shannon Márquez (Columbia University), Patricia Céspedes-Sánchez (Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas), Darla K. Deardorff (Ex-officio, AIEA)

Audit Committee

Chair: Philipp Reichert (The University of British Columbia-Okanagan Campus)
Members: Tom Bogenschild (Gateway International Group), Amir Reza (Babson College)

Finance Committee

Chair: Jane Gatewood (University of Rochester)
Members: David Fleshler (Case Western Reserve University), Amir Reza (Babson College),  Darla K. Deardorff (Ex-officio, AIEA)

Standing Committees

Professional Development and Engagement Committee

Chair: Matthew Pucciarelli (Kramer Levin)
Vice-Chair: Wing-Kai To (Bridgewater State University)
AIEA Thematic Forum Sub-Committee: Judy Peter (Cape Peninsula University of Technology), Jennifer Evanuik (Central Michigan University)
AIEA Presidential Fellows Program Sub-Committee: Kalpen Trivedi (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Matthew Pucciarelli, Roger Brindley (Pennsylvania State University)
Senior Advisers Program Sub-Committee: Jennifer Evanuik (Central Michigan University), Jamie McGowan (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
SIO Academy Program Sub-Committee: Kathleen Fairfax (Colorado State University), Annie Phillips Munson (Texas Woman's University), Sufei Li (American Association of State Colleges and Universities)
Town Halls Sub-Committee: Wing-kai To (Bridgewater State University), Vinitha Gengatharan (York University), CK Kwai (Cleveland State University), JY Zhou (Stockton University), Christa Olson (The College of New Jersey)

Member Outreach and Awards Committee

Chair: Paulo Zagalo-Melo (Western Michigan University)
Chair-Elect: Jill Blondin (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Members: Mariella Hernandez Salazar (Universidad del Pacfico), Judith Pennywell (University of Michigan), Lise Laporte (Western University), Philipp Reichert (University of British Columbia (Okanagan), Steven Hales (Contra Costa Community College District), Yana Cornish (University of Georgia), Orlina Boteva (University of Maine), Jon Stauff (South Dakota State University), Christina Sanchez (California Lutheran University), Laura Mazzeo Allen (Kettering University)

Public Policy Committee

Chair: Sherif Barsoum (New York University) 
Chair-Elect: Imara Dawson (University of Michigan)
Members: Mihela Metianu (Florida Atlantic University), Marja Unkuri-Chaudhry (University of Montana), Michael Pippenger (University of Notre Dame), Sue Roberts (University of Kentucky)

Publications and Resources Committee

Chair: Funwi Ayuninjam (Georgia Gwinnett College)
Members: Blair McElroy (University of Mississippi), Yu Jiang (Xavier University of Louisiana), Yimin Wang (Northern Arizona University), Voytek Wloch (College of Lake County), Chris Busch (University of Windsor), Kati Bell, Mirka Martel (Institute of International Education)

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Taskforces

AIEA Strategic Planning Task Force
Chair: Jenifer Cushman (Chancellor at Penn State Beaver) 

AIEA IDEA+Justice Task Force
Chairs: Shannon Marquez (Columbia University),  Jose Celso Freire Junior (Sao Paulo State University) 
Members: Imara Dawson (University of Michigan), Athena Mision Fulay (The Institute of International Education), Marisa Atencio (Oglethorpe University), Garett Heysel (Emory College of Arts and Sciences), Jon Stauff (South Dakota State University), Yimin Wang (Weber State University)

​AIEA SIO Academy Faculty
Members: David Di Maria (University of Maryland, Baltimore County), Cheryl Matherly (Lehigh University), Amir Reza (Babson College)

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AIEA Past Presidents 

Jewell Winn, Tennessee State University (2022)
David Fleshler, Case Western Reserve University (2021)
Adel El Zaïm, Université du Québec en Outaouais (2020)
Cheryl Matherly, Lehigh University (2019)
Penelope Pynes, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2018)
Hilary Kahn, Indiana University (2017)
Gil Latz, Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis (2016)
Jenifer Cushman, Penn State Beaver (2015)
Harvey Charles, Northern Arizona University (2014)
Sabine C. Klahr, University of Utah (2013)
Donna Scarboro, The George Washington University (2012)
Susan Buck Sutton, Bryn Mawr College (2011)
Bill Lacy, University of California - Davis (2010)
Pia Wood, University of Tennessee - Knoxville (2009)
Gilbert Merkx, Duke University (2008)
William Brustein, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign (2007)
Uliana Gabara, University of Richmond (2006)
Stephen C. Dunnett, SUNY Buffalo (2005)
Earl Kellogg, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign (2004)
Maria Krane, Creighton University (2003)
John K. Hudzik, Michigan State University (2002)
JoAnn McCarthy, University of South Florida (2001)
John D. Heyl, Old Dominion University (2000)
Joyce M. Randolph, University of Pennsylvania (1999)
John H. Petersen, Western Kentucky University (1998)
Margaret A. Kidd, University of Texas at Austin (1997)
Edward H. Moseley,* University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa (1996)
Jean S. Aigner, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (1995)
Barbara B. Burn,* University of Massachusetts - Amherst (1994)
Davydd Greenwood, Cornell University (1993)
Thomas H. Hoemeke, University of North Texas (1992)
Gerald M. Slavin,* The University of New Mexico (1991)
Burkart Holzner,* University of Pittsburgh (1990)
Felix V. Gagliano, Ohio University (1989)
George C. Christensen,*  Iowa State University (1988)
Ralph H. Smuckler,* Michigan State University (1987)
Charles Klasek,* Southern Illinois - Carbondale (1986)
Jack Van de Water, Oregon State University (1985)
Joe W. Neal*, University of Texas at Austin (1982 - 1984)

*deceased

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AIEA Counselors
Counselor status was previously awarded by AIEA to long-standing members of AIEA who have made significant contributions to the organization throughout the years. The AIEA Board voted to bestow counselor-status on deserving members. Learn more...