Officers

Amir Reza
President

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.

Paulo Zagalo-Melo
​President-Elect

Paulo Zagalo-Melo is Associate Provost for Global Education and SIO at Western Michigan University. Prior to WMU, he held executive positions at the University of Montana, the Luso- American Foundation, and Fulbright Portugal. Zagalo-Melo is an AIEA Board Member and Chair of the AIEA Member Outreach and Awards Committee. He was an AIEA 2015 Presidential Fellow. Zagalo-Melo has an MPA from Harvard University and a PhD in political science from the Catholic University of Portugal.

Jeet Joshee
​Immediate Past 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.

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

Katy Rosenbaum
Interim Executive Director

Katy Rosenbaum is Interim Executive Director of AIEA, after previously serving as Associate Director of the organization. Katy holds a Master in International Studies with a focus on international higher education from North Carolina State University and an undergraduate degree in history from Agnes Scott College. Katy has been with AIEA since 2013. She spent over four years in Morocco, first as a rural health education Peace Corps volunteer and then creating and facilitating short-term study abroad programs as Project Manager at Morocco Exchange, in addition to holding previous positions in public health community outreach. 

AIEA Board

Mariella Hernandez Salazar 
Monclair State University (2027) 

Blair McElroy 
University of Mississippi (2027) 

Leterah Munnings
University of the Bahamas (2027) 

Wing-Kai To
Bridgewater State University (2027)

Kalpen Trivedi
University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2027) 

Jill Blondin
Virginia Commonwealth University (2026)

Imara Dawson
University of Michigan (2026)
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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
Kansas City Kansas Community College (2026)

Judy Peter
Nelon Mandela University (2025)​
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Funwi Ayuninjam
Georgia Gwinnett College (2025)

Matthew Pucciarelli
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP (2025)

Jane Gatewood 
University of Rochester (2025) 

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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: Amir Reza (Babson College)
Members: Jeet Joshee (California State University-Long Beach), Paulo Zagalo-Melo (Western Michigan University), Leigh Poole (Winthrop University), David Fleshler (Case Western Reserve University), Katy Rosenbaum (ex-officio)

Governance Committee

Chair: Amir Reza (Babson College)
Members: Jeet Joshee (California State University-Long Beach), Patricia Céspedes-Sánchez (Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas), Paulo Zagalo-Melo (Western Michigan University), Katy Rosenbaum(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), Paulo Zagalo-Melo (Western Michigan University), Amir Reza (Babson College),  Jeet Joshee, (California State University - Long Beach) Katy Rosenbaum (Ex-officio, AIEA)

Standing Committees

Professional Development and Engagement Committee

Chair: Matthew Pucciarelli (Kramer Levin)
Chair-Elect: Wing-Kai To (Bridgewater State University)
Members: Leslie Bozeman (Indiana University Indianapolis), Roger Brindley (Pennsylvania State University), Vinitha Gengatharan (York University), Todd Lee Goen (Virginia Military Institute), Nick Gozik (Elon University), CK Kwai (Cleveland State University), Julie Laveglia (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences), Sufei Li (American Association of State Colleges and Universities), Jamie McGowan (The University of Vermont), Christa Olson (The College of New Jersey), Judy Peter (Nelson Mandela University), Roopa Rawjee (Illinois State University), Fabiola Riobe (Kansas City Kansas Community College), Hans Stockton (University of St. Thomas- Houston, TX), Kalpen Trivedi (University of Massachusetts Amherst), JY Zhou (James Madison University). 
Note: the President-Elect serve as an ex-officio member of the Thematic Fourm and Presidential Fellows subcommittees. 
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Member Outreach and Awards Committee

Chair: Jill Blondin (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Vice-Chair: Jon Stauff (South Dakota State University)
Members: 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), Christina Sanchez (California Lutheran University), Laura Mazzeo Allen (Kettering University), Casey Dinger (University of Denver), Vivian Wang (The University of Tulsa), Piram Prakasam (California State University, Sacramento), Krystina Dos Santos (IE University), Cindy Schaarschmidt (Pierce College District)​. 

Public Policy Committee

Chair: Imara Dawson (University of Michigan)
Members: Mihela Metianu (Florida Atlantic University), Sue Roberts (University of Kentucky), Sherif Barsoum (New York University), Ravi Shankar (University of Rochester), Mohamed Emran Hossain (Daffodil Family Group),Christina Quartararo (St. John's University), Dana Brolley (University of Idaho), Ravi Ammigan  (University of Delware), Debra Leahy (California State University, Fullerton).

Publications and Resources Committee

Chair: Funwi Ayuninjam (Georgia Gwinnett College)
Chair-Elect: Blair McElroy (University of Mississippi) 
Members: Yu Jiang (Xavier University of Louisiana), Voytek Wloch (College of Lake County), Kati Bell , Mirka Martel (Institute of International Education), Brian Benison (George Mason University). 

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Taskforces

AIEA Strategic Planning Task Force
Chair: Jenifer Cushman (University of Maine at Augusta) 
Vice-Chair: Sherif Barsoum (New York University) 
Members: GianMario Besana (DePaul University), Jill Blondin (Virginia Commonwealth University), Eddie Contreras (Baylor University), David Fleshler (Case Western Reserve University),  Todd Lee Goen (Virginia Military Institute), 
Garett Heysel (The American College of the Mediterranean),  Jeet Joshee (California State University, Long Beach),  Hester Klopper (Stellenbosch University), Debra Leahy (California State University. Fullerton), Amir Reza (Babson University), Vivian Wang (The University of Tulsa), Jewell Winn (Tennessee State University), Wojciech (Voytek) Wloch (College of Lake County), Darla Deardorff (AIEA)​, Katy Rosenbaum (AIEA)

​AIEA SIO Academy Faculty
Members:  Cheryl Matherly (Lehigh University), Amir Reza (Babson College), Paulo Zagalo-Melo (Western Michigan University)

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Past Presidents

Jeet Joshee, California State University Long Beach (2023)
​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