Board of Directors
Stephanie Sieggreen
President
Term Expires December 2027
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Jonathan Weller
President Elect
Term Expires December 2028
Director of International Enrollment University of Cincinnati
Robert Summers
Past President
Term Expires December 2026
Vice Provost for International Affairs Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)
Clay Harmon
Executive Director, AIRC
Steven Hales
Institutional Delegate
Term Expires December 2026
Dean of International Education
Contra Costa Community College District
Carl Herrin
Advocacy Chair
Chief of Staff, President’s Office, Worcester State University
Emily Kirsch
Commission Chair
Term Expires December 2026
University of California, Berkeley, Extension
Alexandra Michel
Agency Delegate
Term Expires December 2026
Managing Partner, College Contact GmbH
Jenna Sices
Service Provider Delegate
Term Expires December 2028
Grok Global
Pieter Vermeulen
Institutional Delegate
Term Expires December 2026
Senior Director, International Recruitment, University of North Texas (UNT)
Ramesh Yadav
Agency Delegate
Term Expires December 2028
CEO, Abacus Overseas Education Advisors Pvt Ltd
Naveen Yathapu
Treasurer & Agency Delegate
Term Expires December 2027
Founder and Owner Yathapu Consulting, dba I-20 Fever
Ling Zhang
Institutional Delegate
Term Expires December 2027
Executive Director, Office of international Affairs and Graduate Recruitment at Central Michigan University
AIRC Certification Commission
Emily Kirsch
Vice Chair, (Through December 2025 and Term ending 2027),
University of California, Berkeley, Extension
Jane Benson-Rivera
Assistant Director, Communications & Operations - International Admissions & Recruitment
University at Albany
Brendan Bruan
Director of Admission Operations & Systems
Pacific Lutheran University
(Term ending 2027)
Alexander Chang
Director of International Recruitment, Global Partnership and Study Mobility Programs, San Francisco State University
(Term ending 2026)
Madison Ferreri
Assistant Director of Admissions University of New Hampshire-Manchester
(Term ending 2028)
Joe Knight
Joe Knight, Assistant Director of International Recruitment, University of North Texas
Cristiana Kunyczka
Assistant Vice President for Global Engagement, Montclair State University
Phil Hull
Director of International Student Services, University of Central Missouri
(Term ending 2026)
Joshua McKeown
Associate Provost for International Education and Programs
Director, SUNY Oswego
(Term ending 2026)
Keith Sanpei
Associate Director
University of the Pacific | Enrollment Strategy
Ashley Tankersley
Manager, International Student Recruitment
Hillsborough Community College (Term ending 2026)
Cynthia Yu
Chair, (Through 2025 and Term ending 2027)Associate Director of International Admissions and Enrollment University at Buffalo, SUNY
