Our TEAM
Our team consists of a Board of Directors for governance and oversight, and an Advisory Board for program development.
Board of Directors
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Zaneeta Daver, Chair
Founder, Chaalo
First Country: India, age <1
Countries Visited: 44
States Visited: 35 -

Kristie Malley, Secretary
Chief Operating Officer, Land Trust Alliance
First Country: Canada, age 13
Countries Visited: 6
States Visited: 40 -

Karl Spanbauer, Treasurer
Controller, Capital Area Food Bank
First Country: Spain, age 21
Countries Visited: 14
States Visited: 27 -

Alexis Black, Director
Senior Associate Consultant, PwC Strategy&
First Country: Dominican Republic, age 22
Countries Visited: 34
States Visited: 27 -

Whitney Longnecker, Director
Health & Safety Manager, Global Engagement, Texas A&M University
First Country: Mexico, age 17
Countries Visited: 43
States Visited: 37 -

Logan Pender, Director
Graduate Student, Education Policy, Organization & Leadership at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
First Country: South Korea, age 22
Countries Visited: 11
States Visited: 25
Advisory Board
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Mariah Ambrose
Regional Expedition Coordinator, Camps International
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Renae Bollibon
Program Support Specialist, CIEE Council on International Educational Exchange
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Rachel Bornstein
Senior Admissions Counselor, Verto Education
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Ty Buchanan
Aeronautical Engineer, Lockheed Martin
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Heidi Chuc Garcia
Board Services Associate, Association of Community College Trustees
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Haylee Dahlborg
Senior International Program Consultant, Worldstrides
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Joelle Leinbach
Program Manager, Fund for Education Abroad
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Kathleen Lis Dean
Throughline Strategic Learning and Evaluation Advisory, Founder and Principal
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Whitney Longnecker
Health & Safety Manager, Global Engagement, Texas A&M University
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Neal McKinney
Senior Consultant, Compear Global Education Network
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Sheilly Moreno
Complex Coordinator for University Apartments, University of Illinois
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Halley Rogers
Marketing Operations & Communications Manager, Walks and Devour Tours