CEA CAPA Education Abroad
Forum's 19th Annual Conference

Forum's 19th Annual Conference

CEA CAPA will be attending Forum’s 19th Annual Conference, ready to engage our peers in a stimulating, inspiring exchange of ideas. This year’s conference theme is “Themeless in Seattle.” We’re excited to lead and participate in discussions with international education thought leaders about emerging trends, timely topics, and reconnect with a community that’s dedicated and passionate about the lifechanging work we accomplish together. 

Our attendees look forward to connecting with you and hearing about your institution’s latest updates. To schedule a meeting with any of our attendees, click on the link below. We're excited to see you in Seattle and share in the excitement and celebration of two strong brands coming together as CEA CAPA Education Abroad. Be sure to stop by our conference booth to say hello!

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Schedule a Meeting With CEA CAPA's Forum Attendees

Click here to schedule time with one of our attendees listed below! For attendees not bookable through this link, please reach out to them via email. 
 
How to schedule a meeting: 
1. Under "Select Service" choose a meeting length.
2. Select the desired date (only conference dates available).
3. Under select staff, click on the name of the CEA CAPA staff attendee you wish to meet with. 
4. Enter your details.
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Dr. Martha Johnson – Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Ben Werth – Executive Vice President of Institutional Relations, Marketing, and Enrollment
Dr. Lou Berends – Dean and Vice President of Academic Partnerships
Dr. Stina Dufour – Dean of Global Programs and Academic Administration
Caroline Walsh – Senior Vice President, Program Development
Craig Kench – Senior Vice President of Global Career and Internship Programs
Darin Smith-Gaddis – Vice President of Institutional Relations, Diversity Initiatives
Paul Hopkinson – Vice President of Institutional Relations, Central
Tim Boubek – Vice President of Institutional Relations, West
Stacy McKay Benander – Vice President of Institutional Relations, East
Aaron Yerkes – Vice President of Partnership Development
Shawna Parker – Vice President of Marketing
Peyton Rudolph – Vice President, Growth Marketing & Brand 
Mary Alice Soriero – Academic Director – Seville, Spain
Jayna Winn – Director, Custom & Faculty-Led Programs
Laura Madden – Director of Strategic Initiatives, Institutional Relations 
Randeep Kullar – Partnership Director
Erin Pendle – Regional Director – West/Northwest
Matthew Janus – Senior Regional Director – West 
Megan Randall – Director of US Career Development & Internship Programs 

CEA CAPA Session Presentations 

 
Virtual 

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 

Re-imagining Internships Through the Lens of Social Justice and Pathways Forward 
Tuesday March 14, 2023, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PST
CEA CAPA Speakers: Dr. Louis Berends, Monica Francioso
Social justice and employability are often considered two distinct aims in global education—equally important, but on opposite ends of the pedagogical spectrum. This session examines how social justice and employability can be simultaneously pursued through rethinking internship programs domestically and abroad using a lens of interdependence and connections locally and globally. 

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 

The Entrepreneur Chronicles – Building Resilience Across Your Career in Education Abroad and Beyond 
Wednesday March 15, 2023, 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. PST
CEA CAPA Speaker: Stacy McKay Benander
We’ve heard about how Jeff Bezos famously launched Amazon from his garage, or how Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook as a way for Harvard students to meet one another. But how do we as education abroad advocates become creative and successful entrepreneurs in our own domains? When can we find the time to come up with new solutions to big problems – when we find ourselves mired in daily tasks that can easily take over? And how can we pave a path of entrepreneurship in our careers, when we might not know where to start or how it is even possible? 

 
In-person 

Thursday, March 23, 2023 

The State of Education Abroad: The Practice and the Profession
Thursday, March 23, 2023, 8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. PST
CEA CAPA Speaker: Dr. Lou Berends
Take a look inside the most comprehensive State of the Field survey ever conducted by The Forum on Education Abroad. Drawing on institutional practice and job benchmarking data from colleagues across our field, this session will identify current trends and opportunities for the future of our professional practice

Imagining Another World: Centering Academics in Values-Based Change 
Thursday March 23, 2023, 10:45 a.m. - 12 p.m. PST
CEA CAPA Speaker: Stina M. Dufour
Learn how academic professionals in institutions and program provider contexts have used the pandemic as a portal between old and new, to imagine a new world of study abroad (referencing Arundhati Roy’s piece “The Pandemic is a Portal). Join a chat on how three years of iterative changes to syllabi, policies, and procedures leave outdated ideas behind and center academic rigor informed by values of DEI. 

Disruptive Leadership and the Evolution of Belonging 
Thursday March 23, 2023, 3:45 p.m. - 5 p.m. PST
CEA CAPA Speaker: Darin Smith-Gaddis
This session will take a non-traditional approach to a panel by creating an innovative, interactive space where panelists and participants will share their views on values, belonging, and approaches to informed action through storytelling in global education. 

“Wear Comfortable Shoes:” Addressing Ableism in International Education 
Thursday March 23, 2023, 3:45 p.m. – 5 p.m. PST
CEA CAPA Speaker: Dr. Martha Johnson
Education abroad has historically operated on ableist assumptions. In this session, three long term professionals will share their experience navigating the field with hidden disabilities and the challenges they have faced. From conference and site visit design to facilities and campus expectations, we will discuss how to better support and empower professionals, educators, and ultimately students. 
 

Friday, March 24, 2023 

“Now, I Won’t Give Up!”: Viewing First-Generation Programs Through a Student Development Lens 
Friday March 24, 2023, 8:45 a.m. – 10 a.m. PST
CEA CAPA Speakers: Stina M. Dufour, Mary Alice Soriero
How do administrators and faculty define student success in the study abroad context? What assumptions do we make about who will be successful and why? Join us to explore how a successful partnership between a public institution and a U.S.-based program provider has since 2014 created the conditions for first-generation students to study abroad and to succeed upon return to their home campus. 

Marketing Via a DEI Lens: A Pragmatic Application of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) 
Friday March 24, 2023, 1:45 p.m. – 3 p.m. PST
CEA CAPA Speaker: Randeep Kullar
There are traditional aspects of marketing to consider when promoting study abroad programs to undergraduate students, parents, faculty, advisors, and institutional staff. In addition to a list of traditional marketing considerations, you also need to look at each piece you develop through a DEI lens. Approach each piece by thinking about the diversity within your audiences. 

Prepare Your Students for a World of Opportunity