Education Abroad Regulatory Practice Committee

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Education Abroad Regulatory Practice Committee (EA RP)

The EA RP is charged with identifying regulatory practice issues that need action through government agency liaison by NAFSA staff or team members as requested by staff. The EA RP Committee assists NAFSA's vice president for public policy and practice (VPPPP) to communicate regulatory practice issues to members and identifies longer term public policy issues and forwards those to the VPPPP.

The EA RP team works hard to address regulatory practice issues that affect a broad variety of areas including federal financial aid regulations, education abroad visa issues, Clery Act reporting, and federal resources for education abroad professionals such as services available through American Citizen Services at the U.S. Dept. of State or the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC).

EA RP Subcommittees

The EA RP subcommittees are made up of members with specific expertise in the education abroad field. The subcommittees assist the EA RP to prioritize regulatory issues for NAFSA. The EA RP currently has two subcommittees: Consular Affairs Liaison (CAL) Subcommittee and the Federal Financial Aid Subcommittee.

2022 EA RP Members

Katherine Meyer

Hamline University

Chair, EA RP Committee

Katherine Meyer has been in the field of education for a decade as a first gen study abroad student, ESL teacher, financial aid admin, and now study abroad professional. Meyer completed a master's degree in cross-cultural communication and educational programming and is currently working on a...

Georgetown University

Member-at-Large, EA RP Committee

Jason Sanderson, PhD, is the assistant director of curriculum integration and assessment at Georgetown University's Office of Global Education, where he has advised students interested in a variety of programs in Europe and Africa since 2004. He works closely with faculty on issues related to...

Texas A&M University

Chair, Federal Financial Aid Subcommittee

Holly Hudson has been working in international education for close to 20 years and currently serves as the Associate Vice President for Global Engagement at Texas A&M University. She is an advocate for access and inclusion in education abroad and frequently presents at the national and regional...

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Member-at-Large, EA RP Committee

Mark Eckman is the director of education abroad at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a role he began in the fall of 2019. Prior to that he led the Study Abroad Office at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. In both roles Mark has also worked as a deputy Title IX coordinator, focusing on...

CEA Study Abroad

Member-at-Large, EA RP Committee

Gina has been working in education for about 20 years, with experience in international education, post-secondary enrollment, learning and educational development, and industrial and organizational improvements. Gina earned a BA in psychology from Washington and Jefferson College and began her...

CEA Study Abroad

Consular Liaison at Large

Based in New York City, Rebecca is CEA’s regional director–east where she cultivates and maintains relationships with study abroad offices, faculty and staff at U.S. colleges and universities to help support their education abroad goals. Prior to joining CEA in August 2009, Rebecca worked as the...

Subcommittees

Federal Financial Aid Subcommittee

Consular Affairs Liaisons Subcommittee

The full charge to the subcommittee is available to NAFSA members.

Find resources created by this subcommittee.

2023 Consular Affairs Liaison Subcommittee Chair: Jason Sanderson, PhD, Georgetown University

2023 Consular Liaison at Large: Rebecca James, CEA Study Abroad

Consular Affairs Liaison, France
Country Coordinator	Tary Coppola, Center for University Programs Abroad (CUPA)
Liaison	Naomi Ziegler, Carleton College
Liaison	Isabelle Lagadic, Northern Kentucky University

Consular Affairs Liaison, UK
Country Coordinator	Christine Menand, Carnegie Mellon University
Liaison	Hannah Farrar, University of Colorado-Boulder
Liaison	David Solomon, University of Denver
Liaison	Dahlia French, J.D., Law Office of Dahlia French
Liaison	Scott Flint, New York University

Consular Affairs Liaison, Spain
Country Coordinator	Katie Wiggins-Gawlik, ISEP Study Abroad
Boston	Theresa Thrower, Carnegie Mellon University
Chicago	Katie Wiggins-Gawlik, ISEP Study Abroad
Houston	Ali Maghoo, University of Houston
Los Angeles	Chloe Weatherill, Pepperdine University
Miami	Regina M. K. Foster, Clemson University
New York	Jessica Walker, New York University
San Francisco	vacant
Washington D.C.	Natalie Brady, University of Maryland

Consular Affairs Liaison, Italy
Country Coordinator	Lauryl Cookson, New York University
Boston	vacant
Chicago	vacant
Detroit	vacant
Houston	Rebecca B. Davies, University of Dallas
Los Angeles	Paolo Daniele, University of Oregon
Miami	Lauryl Cookson, New York University
New York	Courtney Eppel, Syracuse University
Philadelphia	Lauryl Cookson, New York University
San Francisco	vacant
Washington D.C.	Samuel Yocca, Georgetown University

Consular Affairs Liaison, World-at-large
Country Coordinator-at-large	Ian Hefele, Stoneleigh-Burham School
Liaison	Jason Sanderson, Georgetown University
Liaison	Lisa Ho, Ohio Wesleyan University
Liaison	Jessica Walker, New York University
Liaison	Virginia Ward, Northeastern University