Dr. Gregory D. Hess
President & CEO
Dr. Michael Adewumi
EVP for Academic Programs & Provost
Amy Ruhter McMillan
Executive Vice President of Global Marketing & Institutional Relations
Bill Martens
Vice President & CFO
Amber Mercier
Executive Vice President for Strategy & Chief Operating Officer
Sonali Patnaik
Vice President and General Counsel
Departmental Team
Carol A. Carmody
Senior Associate Vice President for International Partner Development
Zachariah Simon
Executive Director of SAF
Lucia You (游萐)
Director of Program Management
William Haglund
Director for International Marketing
Brett Rumminger
Regional Director of Partner Development, Student Recruitment, and Operations for East Asia
Suyeon Lee
Director, SAF Korea
Tracey Tao
Assistant VP, SAF China
Organizational Governance
SAF is part of IES Abroad, a 501(c)(3) registered not-for-profit organization in Chicago, United States. We are managed by a Board of Directors made up of approximately 20 highly regarded leaders in the fields of study abroad and higher education, as well as leaders in the business community in Chicago, nationally, and internationally. Our Board meets multiple times a year to make strategic planning decisions for the organization