Our Team

Andrew Gordon

CEO and Founder

Claudio Castenada

Manager of Partnerships

Eden Taylor

Community Engagement Manager

Hector Piedra

Chief of Staff and Operations Director

Lily Lopez-McGee

Senior Advisor

Ximena Ospina

Director of Membership and Programs

Impact Council

Brian Whalen

The University at Albany

International Education Leadership Fellow

Charu Thakral, PhD

University of Illinois Chicago

Interim Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Engagement

Gbemi Disu

Northeastern University

Vice President - Global Network Expansion

Gretchen Cook-Anderson

Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA)

Partner Engagement Consultant

Jill E. Blondin

Virginia Commonwealth University

Associate Vice Provost for Global Initiatives

Kalpen Trivedi

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Vice Provost for Global Affairs

Kara A. Goodwin 

Godwin Global Strategies LLC & Boston College Center for International Higher Education

Principal Consultant & Research Fellow

Mark Lenhart

CET Academic Programs

Executive Director - Vice President, ATA

Sherif Barsoum

New York University

Senior Associate VP Global Services

Dr. Tia Brown McNair

American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)

Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Student Success and Executive Director for the TRHT Campus Centers

Global Inclusive Leadership Certificate

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2023 Global Inclusion Conference

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