2025 Planning Committee

Thank you to our esteemed planning committee for the 2025 summit!

Chris Thompson

Dr. Christina Thompson

Co-Chair

(she/her/hers)

Founder

Compear Global Education Network

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Kory Saunders

Co-Chair

(she/her/hers)

Director of Cultural Engagment 

AIFS Abroad

Amaris Vazquez-Vargas

Amaris Vazquez-Vargas

MARKETING COMMITTEE

(she/her/hers)

Program Coordinator

Texas A&M University

Andreanna-Mond

Andreanna (Andie) Mond

VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE

(she/her/hers)

Member and Programs Officer

Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security, and Conflict Transformation

Anna Hayes

Anna Hayes

MARKETING COMMITTEE

(she/her/hers)

Director of Global Health and Safety

Duke University

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Anna Mei Gubbins

TECH & VOLUNTEER coordinator

(she/her/ella)

Equity and Diversity Program Coordinator

Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations

Antonio Gutiérrez

Antonio Gutiérrez

SPONSORSHIPS COMMITTEE

(he/him/his)

Director

Celei Regenerative Education

Carla Cinco

Carla Cinco

MEMBER AT LARGE

(she/her/hers)

VP of Content & Customer Service

GoAbroad.com

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Cathryn Fortuna

MARKETING COMMITTEE

(she/her/hers)

CJ Tremblay

CJ Tremblay

VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR

(she/her/hers)

Founder and Managing Director

Alethea Global Cooperative

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Daniel Díaz

SESSIONS & CONTENT COMMITTEE

(he/him/his)

Director, Center for International Studies

Catawba College

Darin Smith-Gaddis

Darin Smith-Gaddis

MEMBER AT LARGE

(he/him/his)

David Wick

Dr. David Wick

Sponsorships Coordinator

(he/him/his)

Associate Professor and Chair, International Education Management

Middlebury Institute of International Studies

elsa

Elsa Thomasma-Alingasa

Member at Large

(she/her/hers)

COO

GoAbroad.com

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Hannah Sorila

VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE

(she/they)

Decolonial Global Education Advocate & Community Organizer

Admin Assistant at Women’s Freedom Center

Staff at Everyone’s Books

Katherine Haan

Katherine Haan

SESSIONS & CONTENT COMMITTEE

Director

Chicago State University

Katherine Mary "Kate" Meyer

Katherine Mary "Kate" Meyer

TECH, SESSIONS & CONTENT COMMITTEE

(she/they)

Associate Director Education Abroad & Exchanges

University of Kentucky

Kayla

Kayla Patterson

MEMBER AT LARGE

(she/her/hers)

Chief Project Officer

GoAbroad.com

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Kevin Morrison

SESSIONS & CONTENT COMMITTEE COORDinator

(he/him/his)

Director, Lewis Global Studies Center

Smith College

Keyana Pugh

Virtual Engagement COMMITTEE

(she/her/hers)

University Relations and TODOS Coordinator

Barcelona SAE

Neal McKinney

Dr. Neal McKinney

SPONSORSHIP COMMITTEE

(he/him/his)

Director of Study Abroad and Internship Operations

AIFS Abroad

Nick Oo

Nick Oo

VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE

(he/him/his)

Education Abroad Administrative Coordinator

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Noelle

Noelle Baldwin

SESSIONS & CONTENT COORDINATOR

(she/her/hers)

Director of Diversity Relations & Advising

IES Abroad

Nyanatee

Nyanatee Bailey

MARKETING COMMITTEE

(he/him/his)

DEI Director

University of Michigan

Raquel Dailey

Dr. Raquel Dailey

Marketing Committee

(she/her/hers)

Founder & CEO

Best Life Abroad

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Sharon Stone

MARKETING COMMITTEE

(she/her/hers)

Information Officer

Kilkenny LEADER Partnership

Ymani Hawkins

Ymani Hawkins

SESSIONS & CONTENT COMMITTEE

(she/her/hers)

Diversity and Mental Wellness Coach

DEEP-ish Consulting & Dartmouth College