The International Education Leadership Knowledge Community (IEL KC) supports senior international officers and internationalization leaders who provide the vision and build commitment for comprehensive internationalization. To that end, the IEL KC coordinates the delivery of a comprehensive set of sessions, workshops, networking opportunities, and resources for senior leaders.
Community Highlights
Leading IZN Network
Explore resources and a discussion forum to actively engage with colleagues.
Symposium on Leadership
Internationalization leadership topics for SIOs in a NAFSA Signature Event.
Leadership Team
Victoria Jones
University of California-Irvine
Victoria Jones is the chair of the International Education Leadership Knowledge Community (IEL KC).
David Di Maria
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
David Di Maria is the chair-elect of the International Education Leadership Knowledge Community (IEL KC).
Jane Gatewood, PhD
University of Rochester
Past Chair, International Education Leadership Knowledge Community
Jane Gatewood is the vice provost for global engagement at the University of Rochester (New York). She earned a bachelor’s degree from Emory University and a PhD from the University of Georgia. Her administrative experience includes developing complex bi- and multi-lateral international partnerships...
Rick Lee
Rutgers University
Rick Lee is a member of the 2019 Annual Conference Committee for the International Education Leadership Knowledge Community (IEL KC).
Ling LeBeau
Syracuse University
Facilitator, Global Learning Lab
Ling Gao LeBeau is associate director of international student success at Syracuse University. LeBeau is a scholar practitioner in the field of international higher education with 28 years of experiences in teaching, research, and administration. She has served in various roles in international...
Lisa Eli
Valencia College
Lisa Eli is a co-leader, resources and networking, for the International Education Leadership Knowledge Community (IEL KC).
Kelechi Kalu
University of California-Riverside
Kelechi Kalu is a co-leader, conference and symposium planning team, for the International Education Leadership Knowledge Community (IEL KC).
Kalpen Trivedi
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Kalpen Trivedi is a co-leader, conference and symposium planning team, for the International Education Leadership Knowledge Community (IEL KC).
Patricia Mwila
University of Zambia
NAFSA Global Dialogue Fellow
Patricia Mwlia is a co-leader, conference and symposium planning team, for the International Education Leadership Knowledge Community (IEL KC).
Kate Jennings
Vancouver Island University
Kate Jennings is the Leading Internationalization Network leader (LIZN). She has worked in international education in a variety of capacities at five different institutions in Canada over the past 21 years. Kate is currently the director for international student services at Vancouver Island...
2019 Regional Liaisons
- Region IV: Taylor Kinde, University of Central Missouri
- Region V: Jemma Lund, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
- Region VI: Ji-Yeung Jang, Ohio University
- Region VII: Aaron Clevenger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Region X: Mary Nellis, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Region XII: Steve Jacques