Our Leadership | IES Abroad

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.

Gregory D. Hess, Ph.D.

President & CEO

Gregory D. Hess, Ph.D.

President & CEO

Executive Team

Dr. Michael Adewumi

Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost

Richard Bartecki

Executive Vice President for Marketing and College Relations

William Hoye

Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

William Martens

Vice President of Finance & Chief Financial Officer

Amber Mercier

Vice President of Strategy, New Business Initiatives & Analytics

Department Leadership

Lauren Alexander

Associate Vice President, Customized & Faculty-Led Programs

Melissa Comiskey, M.Ed.

Executive Director for Internship Programming

Merel Frank

Associate Vice President of Finance

Michael Green

Associate Vice President for College Relations

Lauren Kreibich

Director of Global Enrollment Management

Megan Leff

Associate Vice President for Academic Initiatives and Assessment

Jody Madler

Executive Director of Advancement

Hope McClelland-Young

Associate Vice President of College Relations and Advising

Lesley Melega

Assistant Vice President and Deputy General Counsel

Matthew Rader, Ed.D.

Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

Amy Ruhter-McMillan

Senior Associate Vice President of Marketing

Brittani Smit, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism

Daniel Summers

Assistant Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Jamey Vester

Chief Technology Officer

Beth Westphal

Director of Human Resources

Program Oversight

Leland L'Hote, Ph.D.

Assistant Vice President for Academic Programs

Lauren Ostrowski

Assistant Vice President for Academic Administration

Scott Sheridan

Assistant Vice President for Academic Programs & Director of CETLA

Center Directors

Chantal Omloo

IES Abroad Amsterdam Center Director