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President and CEO
717-245-1445
whalenb@dickinson.edu
Brian Whalen serves as the President and CEO with overall responsibility for leading and managing the Forum. He continues his responsibilities as Associate Dean, Associate Professor of International Studies and Executive Director of the Office of Global Education at Dickinson College. He has been involved in international education for over 20 years, first by serving as a resident director in Italy for five years for both the University of Dallas and for Boston University, after which he worked as associate director for international programs at Boston University and the first director of international education at Marist College. He is the founding editor of Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, and continues to serve as its editor and publisher. He has served on several boards, including the Pennsylvania Council for International Education (PaCIE), and is a founding sponsor of Abroad View Magazine. He was elected to the first Advisory Council of the Forum and served as Chair of its Committee on Outcomes Assessment, and later was elected to serve as Chair of the Advisory Council. Brian teaches and researches in the areas of cultural psychology, American literature, and the assessment of education abroad learning outcomes, and has given numerous presentations and published articles on these topics. Brian is a graduate of Marist College and received MA and Ph.D. degrees in phenomenological psychology from the University of Dallas. Brian enjoys playing country blues guitar, collecting rare books, playing basketball, watching baseball, and gardening.
Associate Director for Programs
717-254-8858
whalena@dickinson.edu
Annmarie Marlin Whalen serves as Associate DIrector for Programs with responsibility for managing the QUIP program as well as related projects and activities, including the full complement of Forum projects. In this role, she will be evaluated by the Chair of the Forum Board. Annmarie has worked in higher education for over 20 years in a variety of roles. She has taught art history in Rome, Italy and served as assistant director of the University of Dallas Rome Campus. After returning from Italy, she worked as Assistant to the Director and Editorial Assistant at the Institute for the Classical Tradition at Boston University, and also as Assistant to the President of the Levy Economics Institute at Bard College.. Since 2001, Annmarie has been Managing Editor of Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad. She managed Dickinson College’s Title VI Grant on the Assessment of Education Abroad Learning Outcomes. Annmarie received her BA in philosophy from the University of Dallas and studied abroad in Rome. She completed course work for her MA in art history with a focus on the Paduan frescoes of Giotto. She is fluent in Italian, conversant in French, and has German reading proficiency. Annmarie enjoys playing the Celtic harp, reading, collecting rare books, and gardening.
Brooke Shiffler
Assistant Director for Membership
717-245-1507
shiffleb@dickinson.edu
Brooke Shiffler serves as Assistant Director for Membership, responsible for managing member services and communications. This position is dedicated to ensuring Forum members continue to receive the highest possible benefit from membership. Brooke took his undergraduate degree at the University of Utah and received a Master’s Degree in International Education Policy from Harvard University. He came to the Forum from the Kazakhstan Institute of Management Economics and Strategic Research where he served as the Deputy Director of the Office of the President overseeing marketing, communications and working on issues related to accreditation. He and his wife Christina have a daughter, Isobel and both play the piano and sing. Brooke studied abroad in Cambridge, England.
Jen Brown
Assistant Director for Conference & Events
717-245-1719
brownj@dickinson.edu
Jen Brown serves as the Assistant Director for Conference and Events with responsibility for planning and managing the annual conference, as well as managing Board and Council meetings, committee meetings, workshops and all Forum events throughout the year. Jen previously served as the executive assistant for the Central Pennsylvania Consortium, where she planned and managed collaborative events and conferences for faculty, administrators, students and staff at Dickinson, Franklin & Marshall and Gettysburg Colleges. Jen has eight years of combined experience in student development and academic affairs in higher education – she was the Director of Student Life at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, and worked in various positions in the Center for Values and Service, the Women's Center and the Office of Academic Affairs and Diversity at Loyola College in Maryland. Jen has been a trained facilitator for the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI), an international non-profit organization dedicated to leadership development, prejudice reduction and conflict resolution since 1998. She also completed one year of service for AmeriCorps, serving as a Literacy Coordinator, in Western MD. Jen earned her B.S. in Speech/Language Pathology from Loyola College. Jen is passionate about issues of diversity and social justice, enjoys spending time with her family and friends, cooking, reading, and leading a healthy lifestyle.
Anne Miller
Finance Coordinator
717-254-8803
milleran@dickinson.edu
Annie Miller is the Financial Coordinator, responsible for the day-to-day financial operations of the Forum. Annie has worked with the Forum since 2006, having already served in administrative positions in non-profit organizations. Annie received a BA from SUNY Potsdam and an MBA from the Katz School at the University of Pittsburgh. Annie enjoys spending time with her three children, gardening, reading, and running.
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