Meet Our Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Mary Ellen Heian Schmider
President
Dr. Schmider previously served as Executive Director of the Fulbright …
DeDe Long
Vice President
DeDe Long has been Director of Study Abroad and International Exchange at the University of Arkansas since 1994
Cynthia Ackron Baldwin
Secretary
Justice Cynthia A. Baldwin has indeed enjoyed a prestigious career. Justice Baldwin dedicated eighteen years…
Directors
Ashley Conard
Director
Ashley Conard is a 2015 Fulbright Research alumna and studied computational biology in Belgium…
Bruce Fowler
Director
Dr. Bruce Fowler is a private consultant in toxicology and risk assessment, Adjunct Professor…
Scott Friedman
Director
Dr. Scott L. Friedman is the Dean for Therapeutic Discovery and Chief of the Division of Liver Diseases…
Johanna Gusman
Director
Johanna Gusman, Associate Director of International Policy, working for “Corporate Accountability”…
Alison Gardy
Director
For 15+ years, Alison Gardy has created pioneering educational programming for local, national, and global leaders…
Nada Glick
Director
Dr. Glick is an experienced career counselor, currently with a private career counseling practice. For many years…
Melanie Horton
Director
Melanie Horton is Senior Marketing Manager at EdTec, a social venture that provides business and development…
Ann von Briesen Lewis
Director
Ann von Briesen Lewis is an international development consultant, with experience living and working in Asia…
Caroline Levander
Director
Caroline Levander is the Vice President of Global and Digital Strategy and Carlson Professor…
Jay Nathan
Director
A Fulbright Scholar to Thailand, Poland, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia, Dr. Nathan has earned MBA and PhD degrees…
H. Andrea Neves
Director
Professor emerita of education at Sonoma State University, Dr. Neves received her doctorate in educational anthropology…
Stacey Nickson
Director
Stacey Nickson is in her fourth decade of service as an educator and administrator in both K-12…
Nancy Neill
Director and Past President
Nancy Neill has been part of the board and executive team at the Fulbright ..
Manfred Philipp
Director and Past President
Manfred Philipp was President of the Board of the Fulbright Association in 2018…..
Ulku Rowe
Director
Ulku Rowe is the Director of Financial Services at Google Cloud, Office of the CTO . Before joining Google, Ulku…
Mary Ann Stanton
Director
Mary Ann Stanton is Chair of the Fulbright Alumni Travel Task Force and a board member of the Fulbright Association Minnesota Chapter.
Donald Sparks
Director
Donald Sparks is Professor of International Economics at the Citadel in Charleston, SC, (where he has..