Forum Council

Forum Council

The Forum Council works collaboratively with the Forum Staff to produce member programs, services, and benefits. The 15 members of the Forum Council are elected by the voting members of The Forum. The Council accomplishes its work through Committees, Working Groups, and Task Forces. In practice, this means that the Council provides the expertise needed to advance The Forum’s strategic priorities through the production of deliverable products and services that benefit the membership. Working together with Forum Staff, the Council has done extraordinary work over many years to drive the production of our membership deliverables. The Council apprises the Forum Board of Directors of its activities, and these activities further the mission and strategic plan of the organization by providing Forum members with meaningful products and benefits.

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Members of the Forum Council

(with dates of expiration of term)

	Joy Phaphouvaninh (2025), Chair Director of Illinois Abroad and Global Exchange University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
	Craig Rinker (2023), Vice Chair Director, Office of Global Education Georgetown University
	Kyle Rausch (2023), Secretary Executive Director of the Study Abroad Office University of Illinois at Chicago
	Keshia Abraham (2024) President Abraham Consulting Agency
	Giselda Beaudin (2024) Director of Global Initiatives Rollins College
	Elena Corbett (2025) Director of Education Abroad AMIDEAST
	Devin Foxall (2023) Director of Institutional Relations The School for Field Studies
	Emily Gorlewski (2023) Associate Director of Study Abroad Wesleyan University
	Hannah Kilgore (2023) CASA-Trinity Programme Director & Study Abroad Manager Trinity College Dublin
	Jeanette Owen (2024) Director, Critical Language Scholarship Program American Councils for International Education
	Bianca Schonberg (2023) Executive Director, Education Abroad and Scholar Services University of Houston-Clear Lake
	Emelee Volden (2025) Director, Office of International Education University of Denver
	Stephanie Tilley (2025) Graduate Research Assistant in the Minority Achievement, Creativity and High Ability (MACH) III Center, Prairie View A & M University
	Adam Rubin (2025) Assistant Vice Provost and Director of Education Abroad University at Buffalo
	Maureen Gordon (2025) Director, Education Abroad and Oversea campuses Temple University