Meet Our Supporting Institutions
Supporting Institutions
Asia Society (Advisor)
Heather Singmaster
Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Illinois ()
Center of East Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Advisors/Programming/Partner Institution)
Dr. Elizabeth Oyler, Assistant Professor, Director CEAPS
Yimin Wang, Associate Director CEAPS
Center for Global Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Advisor/Programming/Partner Institution)
Dr. Edward A. Kolodziej, Director
Jeremie Smith, Outreach Coordinator
Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Advisor/Programming)
Valerie Hoffman, Director
Chicago Council on Global Affairs (Supporter/Advisor/Future Partner)
Rachael Mizuno, Director Next Generation
College of DuPage (Advisor/Founding Taskforce)
Dr. Jean Kartje, Vice President of Academic Affairs
Diane McGuire, Board of Trustees
Macro Banassi, Professor
Maren McKellin, Professor
DuPage Education Foundation (Fiscal Agent/Advisor)
Dr. Darlene Ruscitti, DuPage Regional Office of Education, Superintendent
Jeremy Dotson, Business Manager
Econ Illinois (Advisor)
Beth Metzler, Vice President for Programs
Education First ()
European Union Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Advisor/Programming/Partner Institution)
Dr. Sebnam Ozkan, Outreach Coordinator
Generation Global ()
Illinois Geographic Alliance (Advisor/Curricular Support)
Dr. John C. Gastelnick, Illinois Geographic Alliance Coordinator; Associate Professor of Geography, Illinois State University
Dr. Amy Bloom, Illinois Geographic Alliance Co-Coordinator; Associate Professor of Geography, Illinois State University
Illinois State Board of Education (Assessment Expert/Curriculum Development Founding Taskforce Facilitator)
Dr. Mary O’Brian, Director of Assessment (Retired, January 2015)
Cara Wiley, Social Studies Consultant
Illinois State University (Curricular Support)
Dr. Barbara Meyer, Associate Dean for Grants, Graduate Programs, Partnerships and International Opportunities
Dr. Fred Walk, Associate Professor of Geography
Trevor Shields, Graduate Student
Barbara
National Council for Social Studies (Advisor)
Susan Griffin, Executive Director
National Geographic Society (Advisor)
Elizabeth Rataway, Network Liaison and State Support
North Central College (Longview Foundation grant’s funding manager, financial consultation; advisor)
Michelle Porcellino, Director of Grants
Dr. Jack Schindler, Director of International Programs
Northern Illinois University (Founding Taskforce)
Dr. Brian Richards
Northern Illinois University Center for Southeast Asian Studies (Advisors/Programming/Stakeholder Taskforce)
Dr. Judy Ledgerwood, Director
Julian Ehrekonig, Outreach Director
Peoria Area World Affairs Council (Partner/ Founding Taskforce)
Don Samford, President and Education Outreach Chairman
Robert R. McCormick Foundation (Founding Taskforce Facilitator)
Dr. Shawn Healy, Civic Learning and Engagement Scholar
Tony Blair Foundation ()
University of Chicago Center for Middle Eastern Studies (Advisor; Founding Taskforce)
Dr. Alex Barna, Outreach Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Education (Efficacy Researcher)
Dr. Jessica Li, Professor of Education
Western Illinois University (Founding Taskforce Facilitator)
Dr. Donna McCaw, Professor Emeritus
World Chicago (Founding Taskforce)
Maria Krasinksi, Vice President