- Lisa Choate, President and CEOLisa Choate was appointed President and CEO of American Councils in February 2024. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Choate served as Executive Vice President of American Councils, a leadership role she has held since 2012. With 35 years’ experience managing and guiding the organization, Ms. Choate’s executive management and leadership responsibilities date back to 1987 when she opened the organization’s first office in Washington, DC. Throughout her career, Ms.… Read More
- American Councils was recently awarded a grant from the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe and U.S. Department of State to support the Tajikistan Ministry of Education and Science in strengthening English language teaching practices. The Tajikistan Secondary School English Teachers Professional Development Program (TSSET), implemented by American Councils in close collaboration with English Without Borders, will support the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe’s efforts to reform and improve English instruction and… Read More
- American Councils is pleased to announce the inaugural cohort of Visiting Fellowship Awards for Ukrainian Displaced Scholars (VFA/UDS) to a distinguished group of scholars from war-distressed universities in east and southeastern Ukraine. Fellowship awards provide a semester or year of financial support to enable scholars to continue their research and teaching activities. The Visiting Scholars Program is made possible by grants to American Councils from the Carnegie Corporation of New York,… Read More
- Dr. Irwin WeilDr. Irwin Weil was American Councils’ inaugural Trustee Emeritus and a Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University, where he taught courses in Russian language, literature, and music for 56 years. Dr. Weil, together with Dr. Dan E. Davidson, was one of the Founders of the American Councils for Teachers of Russian, a predecessor to American Councils for International Education. In 1966, he served as the American representative at the Paris conference where the International… Read More
- Dr. Olga KlimovaBorn in Uzbekistan and raised in Belarus, Dr. Olga Klimova is a Visiting Associate Teaching Professor of Russian Studies at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Prior to joining CMU, she served as an Associate Teaching Professor and Director of the Russian Program at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt). She also directed the STARTALK Russian Program for high school students at Pitt from 2017 to 2026. Since 2021, Dr. Klimova has served on the Board… Read More
- Dan Sundell Dan Sundell is an experienced global executive who recently retired from Caterpillar Inc. where he was Vorsitzender der Geschäftsführung / President of Caterpillar Energy Solutions, headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, with operations in the U.S., Germany, and China. He had global responsibility for the business with teams throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Prior to this position, Mr. Sundell was a Product Manager responsible for… Read More
- Nathan Ruiz Nathan Ruiz, Senior Vice President of National Security, joined Govini in January 2021. In his current role, Nathan leads Govini’s engagement with the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Fourth Estate, and Interagency Civilian agencies. He is responsible for both sales and client delivery. Nathan joined Govini after working as the Managing Director of Partnerships at Dcode, a D.C. based tech accelerator helping emerging technology enter the federal market. Previously he… Read More
- Susan O. Rheney Susan O. Rheney serves as a Managing Director at Kerr Rheney Group, LLC a consulting firm that assists nonprofits and other entities in designing and executing events involving fundraising, sports, and entertainment. Ms. Rheney is an experienced corporate board member for both public and private companies who has been a company director in several industries, including chemicals, energy, and general manufacturing. As a Director, she has been involved in multiple public… Read More
- Ambassador John Ordway Ambassador John Ordway is a retired Foreign Service Officer. He served as Ambassador to Kazakhstan (2004-2008) and Armenia (2001-2004). After retiring in 2008, he served as chargé d’affaires in Vienna, Sofia, Kathmandu, Prague, and twice in Astana, Kazakhstan. From 2015-2016, he was a Senior Advisor at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, working on resolving the Donbas conflict. He continued to work on the Donbas conflict as a consultant to the HD Centre in Geneva, Switzerland… Read More
- Margaret C. MarshMargaret C. Marsh currently serves as Vice President, Commercial and Legal, at Global Laser Enrichment (GLE) LLC, a next-generation uranium enrichment company based in Wilmington, NC. In this role, Ms. Marsh supports GLE’s efforts to commercialize its unique laser enrichment technology in the United States. She advises GLE and provides strategic guidance on a wide array of complex regulatory, legal and commercial matters.Ms. Marsh previously served as Senior Counsel… Read More
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