Dr. Anna Wise is the Associate Dean of Admission and Director of International Recruitment at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY, where students hail from 49 countries and represent 7% of the student population. She has recently completed her doctorate at Northeastern University and is a frequent contributor to the field of international higher education, serving in various capacities for NAFSA and Study Maryland. Dr. Wise has presented at conferences in 6 different countries, and has traveled to nearly 40 nations to assist international students in their pursuit of higher education. She can be reached at awise@hamilton.edu.

Vivyan Lam is an admission adviser and the university representative at Savannah College of Art and Design recruiting and enrolling international students from Asia. Graduated from San Francisco State University with a bachelor of science in International Business, she continued her studies at the University of San Francisco and earned her master of arts in International & Multicultural Education with her research in "Life being an International Student in the United States: Acculturation, Culture Shock, and Identity Transformation." Vivyan can be reached at vlam@scad.edu.

Cathy Tipton is the Director of Admissions at Missouri University of Science and Technology. A member of the Missouri S&T admissions staff since January 2004, Tipton oversees a staff of over 20 employees who are responsible for undergraduate admissions, including the recruitment of freshmen and transfer students. Tipton holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in marketing from Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. Prior to becoming acting director in 2019, she led the admissions team’s efforts in freshman recruitment from 2008 to 2019, first as assistant director, then as associate director. She joined S&T in January 2004 as an admissions counselor. She can be reached at crowell@mst.edu. For admission inquiries, contact admissions@mst.edu.

Pan Luo is the Associate Director of International Admissions at Wentworth Institute of Technology. She has been working in the field of international education for the past 7 years. She holds a B.A. in international tourism and a M.A. in international higher education and intercultural relations. She was an international student herself as well. Connect with Pan to learn more about studying at Wentworth via luop@wit.edu and admissions@wit.edu.

Emileigh Beatty is an international admissions counselor with Graduate and Professional Admissions at the Ohio State University. Previously she served as Assistant Director for Admissions at Kent State University and has been working in international admissions and recruitment for almost ten years. Since becoming a Buckeye in 2017, she has enjoyed getting to explore and discover new trails and coffee shops in the Columbus area. Emileigh can be reached at beatty.222@osu.edu. For admission inquiries, contact gpadmissons@osu.edu.

Dr. Oksana Carlson joined Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2009. She provided leadership to the full-time MBA program, managed the portfolio of Master of Science programs, and Executive MBA. Since 2014, she has been leading Johns Hopkins Carey Business School’s global collaboration initiatives in Asia.

Prior to joining the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, Dr. Carlson managed the international programs at The George Washington University. Her professional experience includes international project development and project management at Johns Hopkins Medicine International, the Hyundai Business Center, and extensive work in business development with both nonprofit and for-profit organizations.

Dr. Carlson is often invited as a guest speaker by universities in Asia, such as Chongqing Business and Technology University, Fuzhou University, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, and others. She also delivered talks and lectures on higher education in the U.S. and strategies for applicants to U.S. business schools, at the Education USA offices in Beijing, Shanghai (China), Seoul (Korea), and in Central Asia.

Prior to joining the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, Dr. Carlson managed the international programs at The George Washington University. Her professional experience includes international project development and project management at Johns Hopkins Medicine International; the Hyundai Business Center, and extensive work in business development with both nonprofit and for-profit organizations.

She received a Doctor of Education degree with focus on International Education from the University of Minnesota, an MBA in International Business from the George Washington University (Washington, DC), and Master of Arts in Marketing and Journalism from the Far Eastern National University (Russia). She completed the leadership training programs at the Academy of Commerce in Trento, Italy, and at the Japan Productivity Center. She can be reached at ocarlson@jhu.edu. For admission inquiries, contact carey.admissions@jhu.edu.

Matthew DeSoi serves as the Associate Director of International Marketing & Outreach for Seattle Colleges, a district of three community colleges—North Seattle College, Seattle Central College, and South Seattle College—all located within the beautiful and vibrant city of Seattle, Washington, USA. For over 50 years, Seattle Colleges has been a popular destination for study in wide-ranging academic, vocational, and English language training programs. At Seattle Colleges, students have access to 135+ major subjects, including business, computer science, and engineering, as well as low tuition—$9,687 per academic year—and small class sizes. Matthew can be contacted via Matthew.DeSoi@seattlecolleges.edu.