President and Chief Executive Officer
New York City, NY, USA
Board Chair
Copenhagen, Denmark
Trade Union Consultant at Union of Education Denmark
Chief Financial and Operational Officer
Corporate Secretary, Associate General Counsel
General Counsel & Chief Risk Management Officer
Chief Programs Officer
Deputy Chief Organization Development Officer
Deputy Chief Programs Officer
Chief Organization Development & Strategy Officer
Brasilia, Brazil (Vice Chair)
Diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Marketing Strategist, Brand Builder & Business Transformation Practitioner
London, United Kingdom
Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Surrey, UK
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Independent Financial Advisor and Entrepreneur
Opwijk, Belgium
Expert HR Project Manager at NMBS
Melbourne, Australia
Associate Director, Business Development at Value Learning
Paris, France
Founding Partner at ID Turkiye AS
Tokyo, Japan
Independent Writer, Translator, Adjunct Lecturer at Tokyo Institute of Technology
Venice, Italy
Head of the Legal and Corporate Affairs at Cherry106 S.p.A
Santa Fe, Argentina
President of OPTILENT SRL, and founder and partner at CONSULFE
Vienna, Austria
Independent Attorney at Law
Bogotá, Colombia
Founder & CEO at Empresas REYMORENO
Kronberg, Germany
Founder and Managing Partner at Kronberg Advisors
USA, Liberia
Steering Member on the United Nations Department of Global Communication Youth Steering Committee
California, USA
Regional Director, Central California, Japanese-American Citizens League (retired)
The AFS Education Committee, created by the AFS International Board of Trustees in 2022, provides input and guidance to our network-wide educational vision, impact, and research agenda related to active global citizenship, intercultural and global competence. The Committee is composed by Trustees, AFS representatives and experts outside our organization.
Meet the Committee members:
Partner Director, Italy
Partner Director, Germany
Partner Director, Indonesia
Partner Director, Thailand
Partner Director, Ghana
Partner Director, Guatemala
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.
Ali Mustafa
AFS Consultant, UN Affairs
Ana Carolina Cassiano
Consultant, Head of Education Development
Andrea Kutsenkow
Consultant, Archivist
Andrés Lanza
Consultant, Educational Products Coordinator
Andrew Menges
Consultant, Data Analytics & Visualization
Brian Musyoki
Consultant, Coordination & Training Facilitator
Brice Sagbohan
Accountant, Budget & Network Finances
Cristina Bertelli
Consultant, Volunteer Development
Carlos Irias Kattan
Consultant, Digital Marketing & Website Management
David Blythe
Support Specialist, Office and Risk Management
Dylan Peterson
Specialist, Education Development
Eduardo Assed
Consultant, Network & Market Development
Eunice Neta
Consultant, Program Policy and Support Management
Fabricia Manoel
Consultant, Program Development & Innovation
Facundo Mendez
Consultant, Sponsored Programs Specialist
Gábor Csikós
Consultant, Network Support Management
Georgianna Jarrett
Manager, Human Resources
Heidy Utami
Consultant, Digital Partner Support & Training
Jennifer Edvardsson
Director, Learning and Development
Larry Barnett
Director, Risk & Crisis Management
Lauren Devan
Partnership Specialist – HEI
Linda Stuart
Director, Global Education Innovation
Luisa Novelli
Consultant, Hosting Experience Engagement Coordination
Manuela Ramirez
Consultant, Volunteer Development & Training
Martha Rivas
Coordinator, Accounts Payable & Office Services
Martin Teplanszki
Consultant, Digital Support
Milena Miladinovic
Consultant, Communications & External Affairs
Mirna Halabi
Consultant, CRM Product Specialist
Molly Stern
Manager, Global Competence Certificate
Monica Our
Director, Budget & Network Finances
Pablo Cornejo
Consultant, Education Products Associate
Paul Gamner
Assistant to the President
Pedro Junqueira
Chief Digital Officer
Saskia Kaya
Program Manager
Sean Reilly
Director, Program Development
Shiree Pointer
Manager, Program Operations & Quality Support
Stefanie Grech
Manager, Communications and Engagement
Stijn Van den Bergh
Consultant, ICT
Valeria Anghel
Consultant, CRM Product Specialist
Veronica Conti
Consultant, Marketing & Customer Experience
Yumna Khan
Director, Youth Assembly and Strategic Youth Initiatives
Zeina Haidar
Fellow, EdTech