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President and CEO
717-245-1445
whalenb@dickinson.edu
Brian Whalen is the President and CEO of the Forum on Education Abroad, a global membership association of over 400 institutional members, and the only organization whose exclusive purpose is to serve the field of U.S. education abroad. He was until recently also Associate Provost, Associate Professor of International Studies and Executive Director of the Office of Global Education at Dickinson College. A well known international educator, Brian has written and spoken extensively on a wide range of international education topics and has served on a number of boards of international education organizations. For five years he was an on-site resident director of study abroad programs in Italy. Brian is the founding editor of Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, founded in 1994 as the first academic journal devoted to study abroad, and he continues to serve as its editor and publisher. Brian holds B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in psychology.
Associate Director for Programs
717-254-8858
whalena@dickinson.edu
Annmarie Marlin Whalen serves as Associate Director for Programs with responsibility for managing the full complement of Forum projects and activities, including theQuality Improvement Program. In this role, she is 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.
Heather L. Harris
Program Associate
717-245-1507
harrish@dickinson.edu
Heather Harris is the Program Associate of the Forum on Education Abroad. She assists with the development, coordination and management of Forum member services and benefits such as web resources, publications, surveys and reports, workshops, webinars and conferences, and research and quality improvement programs. She joined the Forum in 2010, after completing her MA in Intercultural Relations at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. Heather also holds a BA in Spanish and Anthropology from the University of Florida in Gainesville. In addition to independent travels, she studied abroad for a semester in Toledo, Spain, through Arcadia University, and taught English for one year in Concepción, Chile, with WorldTeach. Heather has also served as a Latin America Programs Assistant at WorldTeach, interned at the Wellesley College Office of International Studies and the Harvard International Office, and presented at a regional NAFSA conference. She is a PADI-certified advanced open-water SCUBA diver who enjoys curanto, damasquinado, and her pet, Peeve (a domestic short-haired cat).
Jen Brown
Assistant Director for Conference & Events
717-245-1718
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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