New York, USA (chair)
Senior Advisor for Global Affairs to the President of Columbia University, Senior Research Scholar at the School of International and Public Affairs, President Emerita of the Asia Society
Leadership
AFS International provides worldwide leadership, coordination, support, quality control and development of 60 AFS Network Organizations.
Board of Trustees
The AFS International Board of Trustees, a diverse group representing over a dozen countries, works in conjunction with our Partners and volunteers worldwide to realize our goal of providing the world’s youth with secure avenues of intercultural exchange.
Dr. Vishaka N. Desai
Ulrich Voss
Kronberg, Germany (vice-chair)
Founder and Managing Partner at Kronberg Advisors
Dr. Veronica Boix Mansilla
Massachussetts, USA
Principal Investigator and Steering Committee member at Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Lennart D'hulst
Opwijk, Belgium
Expert HR Project Manager at NMBS, Board Chair at AFS Belgium Flanders, member of the Sentio inc., Board of Directors
Amalie Ferdinand
Copenhagen, Denmark
Consultant, Federation of Public Workers Union
Isada Hiranwiwatkul
Bangkok, Thailand
Partner and Managing Director at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Head of BCG Thailand
Eric Lomeli
Texas, USA
Geographic Information Solutions (GIS) Supervisor at Bexar County (Texas)
Michaela Mariani
Rome, Italy
Head of the legal and corporate affairs at Cherry106 S.p.A
Daniel Obst
New York, USA (ex officio)
President and Chief Executive Officer, AFS Intercultural Programs, Inc.
Dr. Willibald Plesser
Vienna, Austria
Attorney at Law, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Dr. Roberto Ruffino
Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
Secretary General of Fondazione Intercultura
Life Trustee
Sachiye Kuwamoto
California, USA
Regional Director, Central California, Japanese-American Citizens League (retired)
AFS Partner Director Representatives
The AFS Partner Director Representatives, works in conjunction with our Board of Trustees and AFS Volunteers worldwide to realize our goal of providing the world’s youth with secure avenues of intercultural exchange.
AFS Educational Advisory Council
Melissa Liles (Chair), New York, USA Chief Global Engagement Officer, AFS Intercultural Programs
Milton J. Bennett, Ph.D. Oregon, USA and Milan, Italy Executive Director, The Intercultural Development Research Institute
Dr. Darla Deardorff, North Carolina, USA Executive Director Association of International Education Administrators and Research Scholar Program in Education, Duke University
Dr. Roberto Ruffino, Colle di val d’Elsa, Italy Secretary General, Fondazione Intercultura
Professor Nagesh Rao, Ahmedabad, India President & Director, MICA Institute of Strategic Marketing and Communication
Michael (Mick) Vande Berg, Ph.D., Maine, USA Principal, MVB Associates
Mitchell R. Hammer (Special Advisor), Ph.D. Maryland, USA President, IDI, LLC and Hammer Consulting, LLC
Bruce La Brack (Special Advisor), Ph.D., California, USA Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and International Studies, School of International Studies, University of the Pacific
Veronica Boix Mansilla, Ed.D., Massachusetts, USA, Principal Investigator at Project Zero, Lecturer in Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education
Staff
AFS Staff supports our volunteers, and enable exchanges to succeed by working together to ensure that the highest quality experiences are afforded to all participants and host families. The staff at AFS International provide worldwide support, quality control and development of the 59 AFS Network Organization in 60 countries.
Executive Team
Maria Grazia Brizi
Corporate Secretary, Associate General Counsel & Data Protection Officer
AFS International Team
Ana Carolina Cassiano
Consultant, Educator Relations
Anaïs Chauvet
Consultant, Global Competence Certificate
Andrés Peñaloza Lanza
Intern, Educator Relations
Andreza Martins
Director, Programs
Andrew Menges
Consultant, Data Analytics & Visualization
Brice Sagbohan
Accountant, Budget & Network Finances
Carlos Irias Kattan
Consultant, Digital Marketing & Website Management
Damian Epsztein
Consultant, Digital Products
David Blythe
Manager, Program Policy & Support
Eduardo Assed
Consultant, Partner Engagement & Market Development
Fabricia Manoel
Consultant, Program Development & Innovation
Georgianna Jarrett
HR Coordinator
Guillermo Bril
Consultant, Digital Products
Hazar Yildirim
Director, Strategic Alliances & Program Development
Larry Barnett
Director, Risk & Crisis Management
Linda Stuart
Head, Global Competence Certificate
Manuela Ramirez
Consultant, Volunteer Engagement
Marika Strauss
Head, Volunteer Engagement
Martha Rivas
Coordinator, Accounts Payable & Office Services
Martin Teplanszki
Consultant, Digital Support
Milena Miladinovic
Consultant, Communications & External Affairs
Molly Stern
Coordinator, Global Competence Certificate
Monica Our
Director, Budget & Network Finances
Nicole Lebenson Angulo
Director, Partner Engagement & Communications
Paul Gamner
Assistant to the President
Pedro Junqueira
Head, Digital Products
Sarah Collins
Head, Training
Sean Reilly
Manager, Sponsored Programs
Shiree Pointer
Manager, Program Operations & Quality Support
Stefanie Grech
Specialist, Internal Communications
Stijn Van den Bergh
Consultant, ICT
Veronica Conti
Consultant, Program Marketing