Trainer Corps recognizes and celebrates our volunteer member leaders as not only subject matter experts in international education, but also as outstanding teachers and model trainers for our field.

Josh Whitson

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Oberlin College and Conservatory
Trainer Corps Chair
Josh Whitson is Associate Dean for Intercultural Engagement at Oberlin College & Conservatory in Oberlin, Ohio. Within the Center for Intercultural Engagement, he oversees International Student & Scholar Services and the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life. Josh has been in the field of...

Amanda Connolly

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University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Trainer Corps Chair Designate
Amanda Connolly is Director of the Office of International Students & Scholars at Lehigh University. In this role, she oversees immigration compliance, programming to support cultural adjustment and inclusivity of international students and scholars, other support services to the international and...

NAFSA’s Trainer Corps Trainer Development Team is responsible for overseeing the induction and onboarding of new Trainer Corps members as well as ongoing enrichment opportunities for current Trainer Corps members.

Anna Hayes

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Anna Hayes
Duke University
Content Chair, 2026 Annual Conference Committee/ Trainer Corps Development Team
As Director of Global Health and Safety at Duke University, Anna provides strategy and vision for risk assessment, mitigation, health and crisis preparedness, faculty leader training, and response plans for undergraduate programs and students undertaking Duke-sponsored travel domestically and abroad...

Laure Bordas-Isner

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Laure Bordas-Isner
University of Michigan
Past Chair, Trainer Corps Trainer Development Team
Laure currently works as an international student and scholar advisor at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. She has been working in the field of international education for several years and has presented on various topics related to U.S. immigration and international education, at local...

Meg Sonstroem

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Emory College of Arts and Sciences
Trainer Corps Trainer Development Team
Meg started her career in International Education by spending a year abroad at the University of Poitiers. After graduating with a BA in French from Southern Oregon University, she participated in the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF). She then earned an M.Ed. in Higher Education...

Paolo Daniele

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Paolo Daniele
University of Oregon
Trainer Corps Leadership Team
Paolo Daniele is the Coordinator of the University of Oregon’s Women in Science and Math program, where he champions access, equity, and professional development in STEM fields. Before stepping into this role, he spent three years as Director of Career Services supporting graduate students and...