Region II Team
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Meet the Region II Team
The following NAFSA members have volunteered their time, support, and expertise to serve on the current Region II Team. Please feel free to contact them for assistance.
Cristi Johnson
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Brigham Young University
Past Chair, Region II
Connor Willingham
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Chair, Region II
Nathanial Lynch
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Wake Forest University
Past Chair, Region II
Cassidy Gardner
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University of Arizona
Conference Planner, Region II
Cassidy's personal experience as an exchange student in high school (The Netherlands) and having completed a study abroad in Brazil, earned an undergraduate degree in Business and International Management where she applies her passion for international development to her everyday life in an...
Dan Solomon
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University of Denver
Conference Planner, Region II
Megan Abbey
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Colorado School of Mines
Past Conference Planner, Region II
Sam Brown
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Brigham Young University
Conference Planner in Training, Region II
Jennifer Frankel
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International Student Insurance
Chair Elect, Region II
Aaron Mendez
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ISSS Knowledge Community Representative, Region II
Erin Wish
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Colorado State University
Knowledge Community ISSS Liaison, Region II
Erin is the Manager of International Scholar Services at Colorado State University, with primary oversight of the J-1 scholar program. She has been in the CSU ISSS office since 2016. She has a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Washington State University and studied abroad in Australia as a...
Kaysha Riggs
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Northern Arizona University
International Enrollment Management (IEM) Liaison, Region II
Kaysha has an immense passion for facilitating cultural learning opportunities and growth through understanding. She completed her masters in German language, literature and culture from Colorado State University (CSU), and her bachelor's in international education and German, with minors in history...
Dr. Candice Scott
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Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kansas State Representative, Region II
Dr. Candice Scott oversees the International and Immigrant Student Services office as the Assistant Director at Kansas City Kansas Community College. She supports staff and students with immigration compliance, global engagement, and educational programming. She is a Fulbright Liaison and co-chair...
Holly Jeide
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Montana State University
Montana State Representative, Region II
Holly Jeide was born and raised in Montana, though life has taken her far beyond the borders of the Treasure State and recently brought her back home again. Since March 2022, Holly has been working as a compliance specialist within the Office of International Programs’ International Student &...
Alex Curtis
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University of Utah
Utah State Representative, Region II
Traci Gunderson
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Nebraska State Representative, Region II
Scott Funk
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University of Colorado Boulder
Colorado State Representative, Region II
Scott Funk is a Senior Program Manager in the Education Abroad office at University Colorado Boulder. He's been in the field and with the university since 2013, assisting students studying in Spain and Latin America or looking to intern abroad. He received his B.A. in Communication from CU in 2015...
Laura Hosford-Yunker
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Lewis University
Wyoming State Representative, Region II
Courtney Jacobson
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Homebase
Development Coordinator, Region II