Copenhagen, Denmark (Chair)
Trade Union Consultant at Union of Education Denmark
Leadership
AFS International provides worldwide leadership, coordination, support, quality control and development of 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.
Amalie Ferdinand
Makiko Haraga
Tokyo, Japan (Vice Chair)
Independent Writer, Translator, Adjunct Lecturer at Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yasmin Ahmad Merican
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Marketing Strategist, Brand Builder & Business Transformation Practitioner
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
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 at AFS Intercultural Programs, Inc.
Dr. Willibald Plesser
Vienna, Austria
Attorney at Law, Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Dr. Roberto Ruffino
Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
Secretary General of Fondazione Intercultura
Gustavo Sénéchal
Brasilia, Brazil
Diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil
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.
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 AFS Network Organizations worldwide.
Executive Team
AFS International Team
Ana Carolina Cassiano
Consultant, Head of Education Development
Anaïs Chauvet
Consultant, Educational Support Specialist
Andrea Kutsenkow
Consultant, Archivist
Andreza Martins
Director, Programs
Andrew Menges
Consultant, Data Analytics & Visualization
Brice Sagbohan
Accountant, Budget & Network Finances
Carlos Irias Kattan
Consultant, Digital Marketing & Website Management
David Blythe
Manager, Program Policy & Support
Dylan Peterson
Consultant, Effect+ Project Coordinator
Eduardo Assed
Consultant, Network & Market Development
Fabricia Manoel
Consultant, Program Development & Innovation
Georgianna Jarrett
Manager, Human Resources
Guillermo Bril
Consultant, Digital Products
Larry Barnett
Director, Risk & Crisis Management
Linda Stuart
Director, Global Education Innovation
Manuela Ramirez
Consultant, Volunteer Development & Training
Martha Rivas
Coordinator, Accounts Payable & Office Services
Martin Teplanszki
Consultant, Digital Support
Milena Miladinovic
Consultant, Communications & External Affairs
Molly Stern
Manager, 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
Saskia Kaya
Program Manager
Sean Reilly
Director, Program Development
Shiree Pointer
Manager, Program Operations & Quality Support
Stefanie Grech
Specialist, Internal Communications
Stijn Van den Bergh
Consultant, ICT
Veronica Conti
Consultant, Marketing & Customer Experience
Yumna Khan
Manager, The Youth Assembly