CEA CAPA Institutional Relations Directory


Stacy McKay Benander, Senior Vice President, Institutional Relations Leadership
Based in the Naples, Florida, Stacy is a veteran of the international education field. Prior to joining CEA CAPA...

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Stacy McKay Benander

Aaron Yerkes, Vice President of Partnership Development Leadership
Aaron joins the CEA CAPA team after spending 19 years at the Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA). He served the organiz...

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Aaron Yerkes

Paul Hopkinson, Vice President, Institutional Relations Leadership
A native of Massachusetts, Paul is based in Austin, Texas, having joined CEA CAPA in 2018. He oversees a talente...

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Paul Hopkinson

Tim Boubek, Vice President, Institutional Relations Leadership
Tim Boubek is the Vice President, Institutional Relations. CEA CAPA established its Institutional Relations departmen...

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Tim Boubek

Libby Lauze, Director of Partner Services Leadership
Libby has over 20 years of experience in international education. She has held a variety of positions with with a foc...

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Libby Lauze

Amber Kettmann, Regional Director - Rocky Mountains Staff
Amber has spent the last 15+ years in various roles within education abroad and was thrilled to join the team at...

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Amber Kettmann

Andrew Solem, Manager, Custom Partner Services Staff
Andrew has a Bachelor of Science degree in Building & Construction Technology degree from the University of Massachu...

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Andrew Solem

Ashley Hiers Ganes, Regional Director - Southeast Staff
Prior to joining CEA CAPA, Ashley worked for the Consortium for Global Education, a faith-based, international e...

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Ashley Hiers Ganes

Bonnie Tarrant, Partner Program Manager Staff
Bonnie is a Partner Program Manager at CEA CAPA. She holds a Master’s degree in International Relations fro...

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Bonnie Tarrant

Derek Shepard, Regional Director - Southwest Staff
As Regional Director for the Southwest region, Derek works closely with institutional partners in Texas, Oklahoma, Lo...

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Derek Shepard

Erin Pendle, Regional Director - West Staff
Based in Seattle, Erin works closely with study abroad advisors, administrators, and faculty at higher education inst...

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Erin Pendle

Hannah Feinberg, Partner Program Manager Staff
Hannah Feinberg serves as a Partner Program Manager on the Partner Services team. Hannah graduated with a Bachelo...

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Hannah Feinberg

James LaRue, Sales Operations Analyst Staff
James has been with CEA CAPA for over five years, starting out as an intern and now working as a Sales Operation...

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James LaRue

Jillian Meyer, Custom Program Manager Staff
As a Custom Program Manger, Jillian oversees the pre-departure lifecycle of faculty-led programs. She collaborates wi...

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Jillian Meyer

Jon Jorgenson, Senior Regional Director - Midwest Staff
Based out of Wisconsin, Jon Jorgenson works with our university advisors, faculty and staff to support st...

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Jon Jorgenson

Kelsey Eihausen, Partner Program Manager Staff
Kelsey Eihausen is from Omaha, Nebraska, and graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in May 2022. She has w...

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Kelsey Eihausen

Kira Rysiewicz, Partnership Director Staff
As a Partnership Director based in Indianapolis, Kira’s role is to work closely with study abroad a...

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Kira Rysiewicz

Laura Madden, Director of Strategic Initiatives & Enablement Staff
Based out of Los Angeles, Laura works closely with faculty and staff from CEA CAPA’s institutional partners and...

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Laura Madden

Matthew Borlik, Regional Director - Southeast Staff
Growing up in a small town in NC, Matthew had his first taste of study abroad on a short term trip to China with his com...

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Matthew Borlik

Matthew Janus, Senior Regional Director - West Staff
Matt Janus' role at CEA CAPA is to oversee CEA CAPA's institutional relationships with scho...

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Matthew Janus

Matthew Lawson, Regional Director - Mid-Atlantic Staff
Matt joined CEA CAPA in 2019 as a Program Manager. Following promotions to both the Senior Program Manager and T...

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Matthew Lawson

Olivia Jackman, Senior Revenue Operations Analyst Staff
Olivia was born and raised in Chandler, Arizona, before graduating from Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona Stat...

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Olivia Jackman

Rebecca James, Senior Regional Director - East Staff
Originally from North Carolina, and now a long-time resident of New York City, Rebecca is the Senior Regional Director, ...

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Rebecca James

Sara Fulmer, Regional Director - South Staff
As a Regional Director based in South Carolina, Sara works closely with study abroad advisors, administrators, a...

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Sara Fulmer

Sean McCarthy, Regional Director - Midwest Staff
Based in Cleveland, OH, Sean works closely with institutions in the Midwest to support their education abroad ef...

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Sean McCarthy

Sean Williams, Regional Director - New England Staff
Based in Boston, Sean conducts university relations with colleges and universities across New England and the Northea...

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Sean Williams

Seth Weil, Partnership Director Staff
Based in Philadelphia, Seth works closely with colleges and universities to identify ways in which CEA CAPA can ...

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Seth Weil

Sharon Wohl, Custom Program Manager Staff
Sharon works closely with institutional staff and faculty, alongside CEA CAPA 's Institutional Relations team and in-...

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Sharon Wohl

Tim Ramsay, Senior Custom Program Manager Staff
Tim Ramsay works closely with institutional staff and faculty, alongside CEA CAPA’s Institutional Relations Tea...

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Tim Ramsay

Tom Durigan, Regional Director - East Staff
Based in Providence, RI, Tom Durigan is an experienced professional and native New Englander who joined CEA CAPA in J...

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Tom Durigan