NAFSA 2022 Annual Conference Committee (ACC)

Executive Committee

The Executive Team provides vision and oversight and ensures the conference is aligned with NAFSA’s Strategic Plan. They set content and networking priorities for the conference (including both concurrent sessions and poster events). They lead the content planning meeting to review the program submitted by the Conference Content Team and, with their help, engineer or re-engineer sessions, seminars, and workshops to meet content goals. In addition, they evaluate data from the previous years’ conference to inform their goals for the upcoming conference.

Conference Chair: Sam Brown, Brigham Young University
Content Chair: Sandra Janusch, University of Washington
Workshop Coordinator: Jennifer Creamer, Robert Morris University
Poster Chair: Tonya Veltrop, University of Missouri
Chair-Designate, 2023 Annual Conference Committee: Margaret Wiedenhoeft, Kalamazoo College
Vice President for Scholarship and Institutional Strategy: Ahmad Ezzeddine, Wayne State University
President of the Board of Directors: LaNitra Berger, George Mason University

Sam Brown

Brigham Young University

Treasurer, Region II; Chair, 2022 Annual Conference Committee

Sam Brown is director of international services at BYU. He leads the office team in assisting students and exchange visitors to maintain status and in providing supporting programs. Sam received a BA in English, an MPA and EdD in educational leadership and Foundations from BYU. He also received an...

University of Washington

Content Chair, 2022 Annual Conference Committee

Sandra Janusch, a California native, has lived internationally for most of her professional career, teaching and coordinating programs in China, Vietnam, Canada, the Netherlands, France and Indonesia. An expert teacher herself, her experience includes training teachers of English as a second/foreign...

University of Missouri

Poster Chair, 2021/2022 Annual Conference Committee

Tonya joined the International Center as assistant director of international health, safety and security in August 2019. She has worked in the field of international education for more than 20 years and has enjoyed experience in a variety of areas, including enrollment management, student...

Robert Morris University

Content Chair, 2023 Annual Conference Committee

Jennifer Creamer is the director of global engagement at Robert Morris University where she oversees education abroad, international student services, and campus internationalization. Creamer has experience studying abroad (Mexico and Japan) and teaching ESL in Japan. A cultural anthropologist by...

Kalamazoo College

Chair-Designate, 2023 Annual Conference Committee

Margaret Wiedenhoeft, PhD, holds a BA in international studies from Emory University, an MBA in international business from Western Michigan University, and a PhD from Western Michigan University. Margaret has been at KC for more than 20 years and at one time or another has performed just about...

Wayne State University

NAFSA Vice President for Scholarship and Institutional Strategy

Ahmad Ezzeddine, PhD, is the vice president for Academic Student Affairs and Global Engagement at Wayne State University (WSU) in Detroit, Michigan, where he leads the university’s national, global, and corporate educational outreach programs. As the senior international officer, he is responsible...

George Mason University

NAFSA President and Chair of the Board of Directors

LaNitra Berger, PhD, is the Associate Professor of Art History and Director of African and African American Studies at George Mason University (GMU). She has helped students secure more than 60 prestigious fellowships such as the Fulbright, Boren, Gilman, Truman, Udall, and Critical Language...

Content Team

The Content Team develops a content plan for the conference and helps shape the Call for Proposals. They solicit and review proposals for sessions (including both concurrent sessions and poster events) and workshops that fit the conference theme and advance knowledge and skill-building for the field of international education and exchange. Each team member develops a ranked set of session and workshop proposals for their respective audience group to contribute to the creation of a coherent, comprehensive, and cutting-edge program. Posters are reviewed and organized under the direction of the Poster Chair.

Education Abroad Knowledge Community Representative: Eduardo Contreras, University of Portland
International Education Leadership Knowledge Community Representative: Rick Lee, Cornell University
International Enrollment Management Knowledge Community Representative: Salma Benhaida, Kent State University
International Student and Scholar Services Knowledge Community Representative: Tina Rousselot de Saint Ceran, Georgia Institute of Technology
Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship Knowledge Community Representative: Ling LeBeau, Syracuse University

Eduardo Contreras, EdD

University of Portland

Past Chair, Education Abroad Knowledge Community (EA KC)/EA KC Representative, ACC

Eduardo Contreras, EdD, is the inaugural assistant provost for international education, diversity, and inclusion at the University of Portland (UP), where he serves on the President's Leadership Cabinet and Provost's Council. He also teaches graduate and undergraduate courses at UP. With nearly two...

Cornell University

2022 Annual Conference Committee Member, International Education Leadership Knowledge Community

Rick Lee oversees the Einaudi Center's academic activities and programming, including undergraduate and graduate student learning and engagement, faculty grant programs, signature events, and opportunities at Cornell's new Global Hubs. He joined Einaudi in August 2021. He holds a PhD in English from...

Kent State University

Past Chair, IEM KC/IEM KC Rep, ACC

Salma Benhaida is the director of international recruitment, admissions, and sponsored student services at Kent State University where she oversees international recruitment and admissions over the eight-campus system. Benhaida also acts as liaison between Kent State University and various...

Georgia Institute of Technology

Past Chair, KC ISSS; KC ISSS Rep, ACC

Tina Rousselot de Saint Céran serves as director for international student and scholar services at Georgia Institute of Technology overseeing immigration and support services for international students, scholars, and families. Tina holds a master's degree of business administration from Clemson...

Syracuse University

Coordinator, Annual Conference Committee (ACC) Content Team (TLS KC)

Ling Gao LeBeau, PhD, is associate director of international student success at Syracuse University. LeBeau is a scholar practitioner in the field of international higher education with many years of experiences in teaching, research, and administration. She has served in various roles in...

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