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Current Board of Directors

Ismael Betancourt
President (Term: December 2022 - December 2023)
Chief Global Officer and Assistant Provost for Global Education and Engagement Radford University

Robert Summers, President-Elect (Term December 2023 - December 2026)
Vice Provost for International Affairs Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)

Derrick Alex
Past-President (Term October 2022 - December 2023)
Director of International Admissions & Recruitment, Director of Admissions Processing
University of Houston

Vanessa Andrade
Treasurer and Institutional Delegate (Term: December 2021 - December 2024)
Director, International Programs and Partnership Development &
CSUN Deputy Senior International Officer
California State University, Northridge (CSUN)

David Adler
Agency Delegate (Term: December 2022- December 2025)
Founder and CEO Ustudy Global

Carl Herrin
Advocacy Chair
Chief of Staff, President’s Office Worcester State University

Mayumi Kowta (Certification Commission Chair)
Director, International Programs
California State University Channel Islands

Alexandra Michel
Agency Delegate (Term: Appointed December 2022- December 2023; Elected December 2023 - December, 2026)
Managing Partner College Contact GmbH

Sushil Sukhwani
Agency Delegate (Term: December 2018- re-elected through December 2024)
Director and Founder Edwise International

Pieter Vermeulen
Institutional Delegate (Term: December 2023-through December 2026)
Senior Director, International Recruitment University of North Texas (UNT)

Jonathan Weller
Institutional Delegate (Term: December 2023-through December 2026)
Director of International Enrollment at the University of Cincinnati
  
Non Voting Board Member

Clay Harmon
Executive Director AIRC

Previous Boards

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The AIRC Certification Commission makes the final determination on certification status for Agency Applicants for Certification.

Certification Commission Members 2023-24 (Three-year terms, renewable)

Mayumi Kowta (Chair through December 2024; Term ending 2026)
Director, International Programs
California State University Channel Islands

Cynthia Yu (Vice Chair through 2024, Term ending 2025)
Associate Director of International Admissions and Enrollment University at Buffalo, SUNY

Brandon Bruan (Term ending 2027)
Director of Admission Operations & Systems
Pacific Lutheran University

Alexander Chang (Term ending 2026)
Director of International Recruitment, Global Partnership and Study Mobility Programs, San Francisco State University

Jim Hamrick (Term ending 2025)
Director, English Language Institute, Retired
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Phil Hull (Term ending 2026)
Director of International Student Services, University of Central Missouri

Emily Kirsch (Term ending 2027)
Director of International Relations and Partnerships, UCLA Extension

Joshua McKeown (Term ending 2026)
Associate Provost for International Education and Programs
Director, Office of International Education and Programs

Stephanie Sieggreen (Term ending 2026)
Director of International Recruitment, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Cristhina Starke (Term ending 2025)
Director of International Affairs
New Mexico Military Institute

Ashley Tankersley (Term ending 2026)
Manager, International Student Recruitment 
Hillsborough Community College

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