This knowledge community provides professional development opportunities for international student and scholar advisers and for those who work or volunteer in campus- and community-based international programming.
Connect with the Community
ISTA Network
Explore International Student Advising (ISTA) resources and network with peers.
ISCA Network
Explore International Scholar Advising (ISCA) resources and network with peers.
CCP Network
Explore Campus and Community Programming (CCP) resources and network with peers.
Leadership Team
Julie Wilbers, MA
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Vanderbilt University
Chair, Knowledge Community for International Student and Scholar Services (KC ISSS)
Julie Wilbers has worked in international education for more than 15 years. She has extensive experience advising international students and scholars on nonimmigrant visas, as well as filing employment-based permanent residency petitions. Wilbers previously served as the International Scholar...
Machelle Allman
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North Carolina State University and University of Washington-Bothell
Chair-elect, Knowledge Community for International Student and Scholar Services (KC ISSS)
Machelle Allman has devoted her entire professional career of over 25 years to international education. After 5 years in international admissions, she switched focus to international student advising and has served students in private colleges, community colleges, and large and small public research...
Regina George
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Princeton University
2025 Annual Conference Committee Member, ISSS KC; Past Chair, ISSS KC
Regina George began her career in the University of Southern Mississippi’s international student and scholar services department before taking on an immigration specialist role at INTO University of South Florida. She has also served as an international programs advisor at the University of...
ISSS Leadership Team
- Dena Neese, JD - International Scholar Advising (ISCA) Network Leader - Goss Associates
- Laura Mazzeo Allen, MEd - International Student Advising (ISTA) Network Leader - Kettering University
- Janice Kim, MA - Campus and Community Programming (CCP) Network Leader - University of Louisville
- Anastasia Fynn, MBA - Regional Liaison Outreach Coordinator - The University of Utah
Regional Liaisons
- Adria Buncal, MSEd - Region I - Oregon State University
- Cristi Maetani, MPA - Region II - Brigham Young University
- Mimi Ghosh, MA - Region III - University of Texas at Austin
- Kendra Hossain-Morehead, MA - Region IV - Drake University
- Catherine Lee, MA - Region V - University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- Peter Thomas, PhD - Region VI - Campbellsville University
- Ashley Johnson - Region VII - University of Georgia
- Danielle Davis, MFA - Region VIII - Virginia Tech
- Stacey DiMarino, MA - Region X - Columbia University
- Susannah Marcucci, MA - Region XI - Clark University
- Matthew Loehrer, MA - Region XII - University of California-San Francisco