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Motivated by our mission to educate students to become global leaders, our staff leads by example. From a highly-experienced executive team to our Center Directors on site, we set the standard for what it means to be a global leader. Meet some of our key leadership team from our Chicago headquarters and Centers abroad.

President & CEO
Executive Team
Department Leadership
International Programs Deans

President & CEO

Gregory D. Hess, Ph.D.

Having joined IES Abroad in 2020, Greg is an extremely well-rounded leader, and brings a wealth of expertise and experience across higher education, liberal arts, and business. His passion for education and economics brings an important and distinctive perspective, which greatly benefits IES Abroad. Read more about Greg. 

Executive Team

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Dr. Michael Adewumi

Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs & Provost

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Richard Bartecki

Executive Vice President, Marketing & College Relations

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William Hoye

Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

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William Martens

Vice President of Finance & Chief Financial Officer

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Amber Mercier

Vice President of Strategy, New Business Initiatives & Analytics

Department Leadership

Melissa Comiskey

Executive Director, Internship Programming

Gretchen Cook-Anderson

Assistant Vice President of Diversity Recruiting & Advising

Keith Dipple

Senior Associate Vice President of Customized Programs & Internships

Merel Frank

Associate Vice President of Finance & Controller

Michael Green

Senior Associate Vice President of College Relations & Advising

Lauren Kreibich

Director, Global Enrollment Management

Megan Leff

Assistant Vice President for Assessment, International Programs Dean

Jody Madler

Executive Director of Advancement

Hope McClelland-Young

Associate Vice President of College Relations and Advising

Lesley Melega

Assistant Vice President & Deputy General Counsel

Dr. Matthew Rader

Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs & Dean of Students

Amy Ruhter McMillan

Senior Associate Vice President of Marketing

Daniel Summers

Assistant Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Jamey Vester

Chief Technology Officer

Beth Westphal

Director of Human Resources

International Programs Deans

Leland L'Hote, Ph.D.

International Programs Dean

Amsterdam, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Nagoya, Quito, Santiago, Shanghai, Tokyo, Multi-Location - Buenos Aires & Santiago

Megan Leff

Assistant Vice President for Assessment, International Programs Dean

Arles, Milan, Nantes, Nice, Paris Business & International Affairs, Paris French Studies, Rome, Siena

Lauren Ostrowski

International Programs Dean

European Union, Freiburg, Granada, London, Madrid, Rabat, Salamanca

Scott Sheridan, Ph.D.

International Programs Dean

Auckland, Berlin, Christchurch, Dublin, Sydney, Vienna

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Founded in 1950, IES Abroad is a not-for-profit provider with 140+ study abroad and internship programs around the world for college/university students.

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