The Collaborative is guided by a Steering Committee (SC) and supported by an Advocacy Council (AC).

Steering Committee members also serve on one or more action teams.

Participation in these two groups is by invitation. Contact managing director Mike Bishop with questions.

  • Bibi Al-Ebrahim (AC, 2024-26)

    Education Director and Site Liaison for Appalachia, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, The Navajo Nation, AllPeopleBeHappy (formerly Amizade)
    More about Bibi here

  • Carolina Bolaños Palmieri (SC, 2024-26)

    Director of Programs, Child Family Health International
    More about Carolina here

  • Patrick Eccles (SC, 2024-26)

    Sr. Associate Director, Global Learning Office, Northwestern University
    More about Patrick here

  • Mat Gendle (SC, 2024-26)

    Director of Project Pericles and Professor of Psychology, Elon University
    More about Mat here

  • Eric Hartman (AC, 2025-27)

    Director of the Executive Doctorate in Higher Education Management and senior fellow, University of Pennsylvania.
    More about Eric here

  • Hilary Kahn (AC, 2024-26)

    Associate Vice President for International Affairs, IU Bloomington and Associate Vice Chancellor for International Affairs, IU Indianapolis
    More about Hilary here

  • Richard Kiely (AC, 2024-26)

    Associate Vice Provost for Engagement and Land-Grant Affairs and Director, Academic Initiatives, Cornell University
    More about Richard here

  • Erin Sabato (AC, 2025-27)

    Senior Director of Global Learning and Part-Time Faculty, Quinnipiac University
    More about Erin here

  • Mimi Sheller (AC, 2024-26)

    Dean of The Global School, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    More about Mimi here

  • Amy Somchanhmavong (SC, 2024-26)

    Associate Director, Global Community-Engaged Learning Programs, Cornell University
    More about Amy here

  • John Tansey (SC, 2024-26)

    Executive Director, The Frank J. Guarini Institute for International Education, Dartmouth College
    More about John here

  • Faith Valencia-Forrester (SC, 2024-26)

    Academic Lead (Work-integrated Learning), Work-integrated Learning and Social Impact Project Specialist, Lawyer, Advocate, Charles Sturt University
    More about Faith here

  • Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler (AC, 2024-26)

    Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Research on Global Engagement, Elon University
    More about Maureen here

  • Sharon Welch (AC, 2024-26)

    Social ethicist, academic and lifelong activist
    More about Sharon here

  • Dawn Whitehead (AC, 2024-26)

    Vice President, Office of Global Citizenship for Campus, Community, and Careers, AAC&U
    More about Dawn here