Our TEAM

Our team consists of a Board of Directors for governance and oversight, and an Advisory Board for program development.

Board of Directors

  • 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

  • Mariah Ambrose

    Regional Expedition Coordinator, Camps International

  • Renae Bollibon

    Program Support Specialist, CIEE Council on International Educational Exchange

  • Rachel Bornstein

    Senior Admissions Counselor, Verto Education

  • Ty Buchanan

    Aeronautical Engineer, Lockheed Martin

  • Heidi Chuc Garcia

    Board Services Associate, Association of Community College Trustees

  • Haylee Dahlborg

    Senior International Program Consultant, Worldstrides

  • Joelle Leinbach

    Program Manager, Fund for Education Abroad

  • Kathleen Lis Dean

    Throughline Strategic Learning and Evaluation Advisory, Founder and Principal

  • Whitney Longnecker

    Health & Safety Manager, Global Engagement, Texas A&M University

  • Neal McKinney

    Senior Consultant, Compear Global Education Network

  • Sheilly Moreno

    Complex Coordinator for University Apartments, University of Illinois

  • Halley Rogers

    Marketing Operations & Communications Manager, Walks and Devour Tours

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.

Mark Twain