• Coordinated development of transfer “guided pathways” from six community colleges and two tribal colleges in Nebraska to universities in the University of Nebraska System;• Developed reports and data analysis on transfer students and transfer partnerships for NU System Provost and campus-level Chief Academic Officers.• Supported dual credit / concurrent enrollment programs and college work in high school with K-12 school districts, principals and sponsoring colleges.• Collaborated with Nebraska Department of Education on learning standards for math, English Language Arts and foreign languages for public K-12.• Assisted the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Engineering to organize annual engineering pathway meetings with community colleges and four-year colleges.

• Served as Senior International Officer of the NU System for five years (2015-2020).• Led development of an NU System strategic plan for global engagement in 2015-2016; coordinated implementation with NU System universities over the next four years.• Traveled internationally leading NU System delegations to develop and maintain international partnerships with universities and government ministries in the Middle East and Asia. Attended fairs to recruit international students. Met with NU alumni abroad.• Coordinated an NU System-wide competitive grant process to assist faculty in increasing global perspectives in their curriculum by funding development of new courses or revision of existing courses.• Coordinated three in-depth annual reports on global engagement activities across the NU System institutions.• Assisted NU System universities with international student recruitment and the development of international partnerships with foreign institutions and governments. • Coordinated implementation of SUNAPSIS online system for international students.• Coordinated three NU System-wide Summits on Central Asia / South Asia and two Summits on Africa, focusing on international collaborations of NU faculty with institutions and colleagues in those locations or focusing on those locations.• Collaborated with EducationUSA on the recruitment of international students and on presenting the NU System to EducationUSA offices, U.S. embassies and consulates, and international students and families. Gave presentations at EducationUSA offices abroad.• Collaborated with University of Nebraska Foundation on outreach to donors.• Collaborated with state relations and federal relations leads on potential funding for projects in global engagement.• Developed internal data system and created reports on education abroad and international students to NU System Board of Regents. Presented reports to the Board of Regents.• Fulbright Scholar to France and Belgium, 2017.

I work with colleagues at the four University of Nebraska campuses (UNK, UNL, UNO and UNMC) in shaping the university's global engagement initiatives.

As Executive Director, I coordinated three major initiatives. The first was a Cross-Cultural Engagement program for college students who study abroad. The program consisted of three separate credit-bearing courses: pre-departure, while-abroad, and re-entry. I coordinated the CCE program overall and also taught each course multiple times. The program also included the "Enhance Your Global Mindset" speaker series. The second initiative consisted of faculty development efforts, working to assist Wake Forest faculty in their international and intercultural professional development. As part of this effort, I led the development of a regional workshop (Workshop for Intercultural Skills Enhancement) and then turned it into an award-winning national conference (called the WISE Conference) focusing on supporting faculty who lead study abroad programs and want to incorporate intercultural learning and development in their programs. I also coordinated a faculty international development process, served as adviser for the Fulbright program for faculty and staff, and supported an innovative collaborative international research group.Third, I coordinated support for crises that occurred overseas and that affected Wake Forest University students, faculty and staff.In addition, I taught courses in the Wake Forest Department of History.Recent publications:Preparing to Study Abroad: Learning to Cross Cultures (Stylus, 2014)

I led the education abroad effort at this large public university; worked with faculty in seven different colleges to create new study abroad programs; coordinated 70 different student exchange agreements and relationships; helped create a semester-long program in the Dominican Republic.

I assisted in the development of 12 summer faculty-led study abroad programs, and worked with UW-Madison's consortium programs in Aix-en-Provence and Freiburg; coordinated the implementation of an online application database; and advised for 10 additional semester and summer programs.

I managed the university's Title VI NRC grant for the study of Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia; taught courses in the History Department on Russia; served as graduate adviser and coordinator for an M.A. degree program and graduate certificate for Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies.

I taught courses on world and modern European history; taught introductory and intermediate courses on the study and practice of history for history majors.