US Advisory Board
Advisory body for our US business
Dr. Deborah Freund
PRESIDENT EMERITA, CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY
Deborah Freund, MA, MPH, PhD is a university professor and President Emerita at Claremont Graduate University. Prior to serving as a college president, she served as Provost of Syracuse University and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty at Indiana University in Bloomington.
In the past, she served as executive director of the American Society of Health Economists. She was very active while at Syracuse University in the Association of American Universities. She was the first Provost to serve on the board of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO).
Other current and past board appointments include the board of Cedars-Sinai Health System, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, San Antonio Regional Hospital, The Los Angeles Fair Association, and the Inland Empire Academic Partnership.
Dr. Laurie Nichols
PRESIDENT,
BLACK HILL STATE UNIVERSITY
Laurie Nichols is a renowned educator and academic administrator serving as the 11th president of Black Hills State University. She previously served as the 27th president of the University of Wyoming, the first woman to hold that post, from May 2016 until June 2019.
Prior positions include provost, vice president for academic affairs, interim president, and dean. She also served as a Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Commissioner from May 2017 until June 2019. Laurie is known for her leadership strategies anchored on cost-effective solutions and all-inclusive student services.
Vanessa Andrade
DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS/DEPUTY SENIOR INTERNATIONAL OFFICER CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE
Vanessa Andrade brings over 20 years of experience working in the international education industry in both the private and public sectors in the United States and overseas. She is an expert in the areas of student recruitment, program partnership development, agency screening and management, new program development, external relations expansion, program operations, and customer service support.
She is currently the director of International Partnerships and Program Development and Deputy Senior International Officer at California State University, Northridge.
Dr. Geoffrey Foy
ASSOCIATE PROVOST FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
Geoffrey is the Associate Provost for Graduate Programs and Continuing Education at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, USA. In his position, Geoffrey provides leadership and administrative support for existing graduate and continuing education programs as well as strategic planning for developing new programs in these areas.
Originating from Aberdeen, Washington and with familial French and German roots in Yakima, Washington, Geoffrey has a rich and varied background in higher education, including working for three public and five private universities in the U.S. and internationally. He has also had the privilege of traveling to many countries across the globe, learning from and appreciating a huge array of diverse cultures. As Geoffrey often says in relation to perspectives on life, “More is better.”
Dr. Sabine C. Klahr
ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST ,
PENN STATE GLOBAL
Sabine C. Klahr has worked to foster internationalization of higher education for more than 20 years.
In 1998, Klahr obtained her doctorate degree in higher education leadership from Montana State University-Bozeman. Prior to her PhD works, she earned her bachelors and masters degree in botany from the University of Oklahoma, then went on to teach secondary science and outdoor education after completing a graduate program at the University of Colorado-Boulder.
After beginning her career in education abroad, she later worked as a senior international officer at numerous US schools before accepting her position at Penn State.
She also served as president of the Association for International Education Administrators (AIEA), the premier organization for leaders in this field, in 2013.
Dr. Pia Wood
VICE PROVOST & DEAN OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS & ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
Dr. Pia Wood oversees study-abroad and international student and scholar programs, international partnerships, an intensive English language program, and international recruitment at the University of North Texas.
She is also the former president of the Association for International Education Administrators (AIEA) and the American International Recruitment Council (AIRC).
Pia was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities grant, a Joseph T. Malone Faculty Fellowship, and a Fulbright-Hays Fellowship to Turkey. Moreover, she has written extensively about EU politics and French foreign policy.
She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a Bachelor’s in Economics and French, a Master’s in International Business from the University of South Carolina, a Master’s in Latin American Studies from the University of New Mexico, and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Geneva in Switzerland.
Dr. Deborah Freund
PRESIDENT EMERITA,
CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY
Deborah Freund, MA, MPH, PhD is a university professor and President Emerita at Claremont Graduate University. Prior to serving as a college president, she served as Provost of Syracuse University and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty at Indiana University in Bloomington.
In the past, she served as executive director of the American Society of Health Economists. She was very active while at Syracuse University in the Association of American Universities. She was the first Provost to serve on the board of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO).
Other current and past board appointments include the board of Cedars-Sinai Health System, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, San Antonio Regional Hospital, The Los Angeles Fair Association, and the Inland Empire Academic Partnership.
Dr. Laurie Nichols
PRESIDENT,
BLACK HILL STATE UNIVERSITY
Laurie Nichols is a renowned educator and academic administrator serving as the 11th president of Black Hills State University. She previously served as the 27th president of the University of Wyoming, the first woman to hold that post, from May 2016 until June 2019.
Prior positions include provost, vice president for academic affairs, interim president, and dean. She also served as a Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Commissioner from May 2017 until June 2019. Laurie is known for her leadership strategies anchored on cost-effective solutions and all-inclusive student services.
Vanessa Andrade
DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS/DEPUTY SENIOR INTERNATIONAL OFFICER
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE
Vanessa Andrade brings over 20 years of experience working in the international education industry in both the private and public sectors in the United States and overseas. She is an expert in the areas of student recruitment, program partnership development, agency screening and management, new program development, external relations expansion, program operations, and customer service support.
She is currently the director of International Partnerships and Program Development and Deputy Senior International Officer at California State University, Northridge.
Dr. Geoffrey Foy
ASSOCIATE PROVOST FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS
PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
Geoffrey is the Associate Provost for Graduate Programs and Continuing Education at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, USA. In his position, Geoffrey provides leadership and administrative support for existing graduate and continuing education programs as well as strategic planning for developing new programs in these areas.
Originating from Aberdeen, Washington and with familial French and German roots in Yakima, Washington, Geoffrey has a rich and varied background in higher education, including working for three public and five private universities in the U.S. and internationally. He has also had the privilege of traveling to many countries across the globe, learning from and appreciating a huge array of diverse cultures. As Geoffrey often says in relation to perspectives on life, “More is better.”
Sabine C. Klahr
Associate Vice Provost ,
Penn State Global
Sabine C. Klahr has worked to foster internationalization of higher education for more than 20 years.
In 1998, Klahr obtained her doctorate degree in higher education leadership from Montana State University-Bozeman. Prior to her PhD works, she earned her bachelors and masters degree in botany from the University of Oklahoma, then went on to teach secondary science and outdoor education after completing a graduate program at the University of Colorado-Boulder.
After beginning her career in education abroad, she later worked as a senior international officer at numerous US schools before accepting her position at Penn State.
She also served as president of the Association for International Education Administrators (AIEA), the premier organization for leaders in this field, in 2013.
Scott Evenbeck
FORMER PRESIDENT
GUTTMAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
A known educator and school administrator, Scott Evenbeck served as the founding president of Guttman Community College (a part of City University of New York). Before joining CUNY in 2011, he was a professor of psychology and founding dean of University College at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis. Scott has long been involved in designing, implementing, and assessing programs for students in their first years of university study.
He is known for his steadfast leadership focused on general education, assessment programs for students, and improving graduation and retention rates. Scott is also recognized by the education sector for developing award-winning learning communities, Summer Bridge, and honors programs.