Vienna, Austria
Founding Partner
ConnexxionS Ltd.
Leadership
AFS International provides worldwide leadership, coordination, support, quality control and development of the more than 50 AFS Partners across the globe.
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.
Christian Werle
Dr. Vishaka N. Desai
New York, USA
Senior Advisor for Global Affairs to the President of Columbia University, Senior Research Scholar at the School of International and Public Affairs, President Emerita of the Asia Society
J. Brian Atwood
Massachusetts, USA
Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute, Brown University, Former Dean & Chair of Global Studies at the University of Minnesota’s Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs and Professor Emeritus. Non-resident Fellow at the Brookings Institution
Maureen Erasmus
London, United Kingdom
Advisory Partner, Bain & Company
Amalie Ferdinand
Copenhagen, Denmark
Consultant, Federation of Public Workers Union
Elisabeth Hardt
Brussels, Belgium and Italy
Freelance Consultant
Dede Huang
Hong Kong, S.A.R.
Director of Development, Chinese International School
Marco Magnani
Massachusetts, USA and Milano, Italy
Senior Research Fellow at Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government
William (Bill) Meserve
Massachusetts, USA
Retired Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP
Don Mohanlal
New York & Maryland, USA
President & Chief Executive Officer, The Synergos Institute. Vice Chair, Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation, New Delhi, India
Dr. Vincenzo Morlini
New York, USA (ex officio)
President and Chief Executive Officer, AFS Intercultural Programs, Inc.
Ernesto Rey Moreno
Bogotá, Colombia
Founder & CEO, Empresas REYMORENO
Reg Smith
Melbourne, Australia
Business Consultant, ER Solutions Pty Ltd
Ragnar Thorvardarson
Reykjavik, Iceland
Specialist at Directorate for International and Security Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland
Life Trustees
Ward Chamberlin, Jr.
Massachusetts, USA
Vice President and Managing Director, Channel Thirteen/WNET, New York President, Chamberlin Associates (retired), World War II AFS ambulance driver
Dr. Richard M. Hunt
Massachusetts, USA
The University Marshal, Harvard University (retired), World War II AFS ambulance driver
Sachiye Kuwamoto
California, USA
Regional Director, Central California, Japanese-American Citizens League (retired)
Edwin R. Masback, Jr.
New York, USA
President, Masback Hardware Company (retired), World War II AFS ambulance driver
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.
Simone Caporali
Partner Director, Italy
Jorge Castro
Partner Director, USA
Sherifa Fayez
Partner Director, Egypt
Andreza Martins
Partner Director, Brazil
Marit Gronskei
Partner Director, Norway
Pablo Viñas
Partner Director, Dominican Republic
AFS Educational Advisory Council
Melissa Liles (Chair), New York, USA Chief Education Officer, AFS Intercultural Programs
Milton J. Bennett, Ph.D. Oregon, USA and Milan, Italy Executive Director, The Intercultural Development Research Institute
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Bolten, Jena, Germany Professor of Intercultural Business Communication, Universität Jena
Dr. Darla Deardorff, North Carolina, USA Executive Director Association of International Education Administrators and Research Scholar Program in Education, Duke University
Dr. Gunther Dietz, Veracruz, Mexico Secretary General, International Association for Intercultural Education (IAIE) and Director & Research Professor in Intercultural Education Universidad Veracruzana, Instituto de Investigaciones en Educación
Bruce La Brack, Ph.D., California, USA Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and International Studies, School of International Studies, University of the Pacific
Dr. Roberto Ruffino, Colle di val d’Elsa, Italy Secretary General, Fondazione Intercultura
Kumiko Torikai, Ph.D., Tokyo, Japan Professor, Graduate School of Intercultural Communication, Rikkyo University
Michael (Mick) Vande Berg, Ph.D., Maine, USA Principal, MVB Associates
Professor Nagesh Rao, Ahmedabad, India President & Director, MICA Institute of Strategic Marketing and Communication
Mitchell R. Hammer (Special Advisor), Ph.D. Maryland, USA President, IDI, LLC and Hammer Consulting, LLC
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 the more than 50 AFS Partners across the globe.
Executive Team
Dr. Vincenzo Morlini
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Urs-Rainer von Arx
Vice President and Chief Operations and Financial Officer
Hal Denton
General Counsel and Chief Risk Management Officer
Melissa Liles
Chief Education Officer
Lucas Welter
Chief Organization Development Officer
AFS International Team
Andrea Kammerer
Senior Analyst, Management Information
Anna Treyer-Simakova
International Events and Project Manager
Bert Vercamer
Sentio General Manager
Bryan Valerio-Perdomo
Accounting Clerk
Christine Leimgruber
Consultant, Programs
Cristina Mateo
Coordinator, Accounting and Budget
David Blythe
Manager, Program Policy and Support
Ebbe Skovdal
Corporate Secretary
Eduardo Assed
Senior Consultant, Associate Development and Partner Recovery
Efrem Fisher
Interim Director, Program Services and Development
Elis Motta
Consultant, Organization Development
Esteban Araya-Santiago
Multimedia Communication and Design Specialist
Eva Vitkova
Consultant, Intercultural Learning and Educator Relations
Fabricia Manoel
Consultant, Organization Development and AFS World Café
Genesis Tavarez
Receptionist
Hazar Yildirim
Manager, Education Content and Communications
Hristo Banov
Manager, Management Information
Indre Salciute
Senior Analyst, Management Information
Katharine Sanders
Manager, Membership and Programs
Larry Barnett
Director, Risk and Crisis Management
Lingram Zhou
Alumni, Support and Administrator
Magnus-Andreas Aase
Consultant, AFS World Café
Maria Grazia Brizi
Manager, Network Administration and Assistant General Counsel
Marika Strauss
Organization Development Coordinator
Marcela Lapertosa
Interim Director of Education and Intercultural Learning
Milena Miladinovic
Consultant, Senior Writer & Social Marketing Specialist
Monica Our
Manager, Budget and Network Finances
Nick Cooper
Manager, Network ICT
Nicole Milano
Head Archivist and Historical Publications Editor
Paul Gamner
Assistant to the President
Raquel Martinez
Creative Director
Sarah Collins
Manager, Learning Program
Sheryl Tucker
Director, Marketing and Communications
Shiree Pointer
Manager, Program Growth and Quality Support
Stijn Van den Bergh
Coordinator, ICT Support and Training
Tim Murray
Director, Finance and Administration