Rodney Harris Email & Phone Number

Rodney is a seasoned leader in global education. His assignments include both strategic as well as tactical leadership & management roles. Creative and dedicated with more than 23 years of experience, he is a senior academic leader and member of the SAI executive team. He has earned the reputation of someone who serves as a vital resource in outreach with university partners and other stakeholders in the ever-changing international education landscape.While based in the US, his work has provided for extensive international travel. His message to young people is to explore and embrace those nations beyond their own, as future leaders will require more intercultural currency than any period from our past.

Listed skills include International Education, Student Recruitment, Event Management, Student Recruiting, and 12 others.

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  Director, Academic Relations And Special Projects

  Sai Programs

  Mar 2000 - Present

  The Director works collaboratively with all branches of the organization in order to establish and implement academic policy with a particular focus on the programmatic, operational and administrative initiatives of SAI Programs. It is expected that the Director will execute these duties through leadership in a wide span of activities ranging from outreach project management, budget oversite and including representing SAI to various domestic and international constituencies. This position requires good judgment, sensitivity, perseverance and a superior business acumen. The Director needs to write well, speak publicly with articulation, communicate effectively, administer and implement efficiently and understand the dynamics of study abroad within U.S. colleges and universities.The position also requires researching, designing, and implementing development plans to ensure SAI’s product portfolio maintains a competitive edge in new and existing markets. This hands-on position is charged with identifying and creating programs that not only are of a superior academic caliber, but also produce high impact results. This position works closely with leadership at SAI to identify university market trends and opportunities, and collaborates on the design and delivery new programs and academic partnerships that are best suited to meet the needs of our U.S. university partners. This position is also responsible for coordinating the acquisition and distribution of marketing merchandise.