Speaker List

Alahmad, Ala

Senior Int'l Advisor
Rice University

Texas

HA

Arafat, Hany

Senior Evaluator
SDR Educational Consultants

Houston, Texas

Beer, Andie M.

Associate Director, Learning Abroad
University of Houston

Houston, Texas

EB

Boerman, Emily

Broome, Amy (she/her/hers)

Senior Program Officer
World Learning

Austin, Texas

Brown, Rachael (she/her/hers)

Assistant Director for Education Abroad
University of Tulsa

AB

Bruner-Tracey, Anne-Marie

Director of Intercultural Engagement
Centenary College of Louisiana Office of Intercultural Engagement

Shreveport, Louisiana

Camara, Victor (he/him/his)

Program Specialist
Texas A&M University - Halliburton Engineering Global Programs Office

College Station, Texas

Carr, Annie

Senior Education Abroad Advisor
Texas A&M University

College Station, Texas

Cohen, Adam S.

Partner
Siskind Susser PC

Memphis, Tennessee

Connell, Sheena Maria.

Assistant Director/ ISSS
University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas

Cosgrove Ford, Liz

Associate Director, International Student and Scholar Services
University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

Fan, Jie

Assistant Director
Texas A&M University

College Station, Texas

Fan, jie

Assistant Director
Texas A&M University

College Station, Texas

Faucett, Anne

Director of International Admission
St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas

Feuerbacher, Travis (he/him/his)

Former Visa Officer & Immigration Attorney
ZF Visa & Immigration

Flake, Moroni

CEO
Homebase

Lehi, Utah

Fowler, Todd

Partner
Foster LLP

GAINES, ANITA VALRIE.

Retired, Director, International Student and Scholar Services
University of Houston

Cypress, Texas

Garzon, Ginny (she/her/hers)

AVP of Consulting
CIS Abroad

Gasparian, Kathleen C.

Attorney
Gasparian Spivey Immigration

New Orleans, Louisiana

Ghosh, Mimi (she/her/hers)

Assistant Director for International Student Advising Services
The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

Glave, Barbara B.

Senior Credentials Analyst
SDR Educational Consultants

Houston, Texas

SH

Habtemariam, Sarah

International Student & Scholar Services Coordiantor
University Of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

AH

Harold, Adam

Field Representative
SEVP

Hechtman, Samantha (she/her/hers)

Managing Partner
Ware Immigration

Metairie, Louisiana

Henderson, Kodi (she/her/hers)

Assistant Director of Study Abroad
Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Henningsen, Mav M. (they/them/theirs)

Global Programs Coordinator
University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Holleran, Stephanie

Manager, International Admissions & Student Services
University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston, Texas

Ifrim, Mihaela Roxana

International Student Services Coordinator
Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Weatherford, Oklahoma

JJ

Jackson, John Henry

Jiang, Yu

Director of International Education, PDSO/RO
Xavier University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

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-Jones, Heilwig

Director
Kaya Responsible Travel

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Kimbrell, Elaine D. (she/her/hers)

Managing Partner
Ware Immigration

Metairie, Louisiana

LK

Kurney, LaTanya (she/her/hers)

Coordinator of International Relations
Alamo Colleges District

San Antonio, Texas

Landry, Larisa NMN. (she/her/hers)

Global Scholar Adviser
University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston, Texas

Lane, Katy

Director
Texas A&M University

College Station, Texas

Lane, Tessa (she/her/hers)

Global Program Advisor - Internships
AIFS Abroad

Annapolis, Maryland

Langemeier, Avalyn C. (she/her/hers)

Partner
Foster LLP

Houston, Texas

Larkin, Chris

Lead immigration Specialist/Trainer
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas

Larkin, Chris (he/him/his)

Senior Immigration Specialist
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center-Dallas

Dallas, TX

Lopez, Samantha

Director, International Adm. & Student Services
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, Texas

Mahoney, Maggie

Assistant Director, Learning Abroad
University of Houston

Houston, Texas

Martinez, Jose F.

Director of International Student and Scholar Services
University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas

McClendon, Dr. Johna

Director, International Admissions & Student Services
University of Houston-Clear Lake

Nakajima, Tracy

Director, ISSS
Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Ramey, Meg

Executive Director
WorldKind

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Rincon, Selena (she/her/hers)

Enrollment Counselor
Institute for Study Abroad

Houston, Texas

Shoulders, PJ (she/her/hers)

Vice President of Institutional Partnerships
Study Abroad Association

Raleigh, North Carolina

Stelljes, Michele

Immigration Consultant
Retired

Houy, Texas

Tate, Rawlin Lee.

Senior Tax Analyst
Internal Revenue Service

Stockbridge, GA

Tomlin, Steve (he/him/his)

Manager of Strategic Partnerships
ETS

Venice, California

Usher, Desiree C.

International Education Advisor III
The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, Texas

Valencia, Rose Mary

Executive Director
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas

Van Lew, Andrew

Graduate & International Recruitment Coordinator
University Of Arkansas - Fayetteville

Fayetteville, Arkansas

Vincent, Shanna

Director of Education Abroad
University of Oklahoma

Norman, Oklahoma

JZ

Zhang, Jin

Director, ISSSO
University of Houston International Student and Scholar Services

Houston, Texas