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The International Education Student Board (IESB) is a board of International Education graduate students who are committed to creating both social and professional events for the International Education student body. If you would like to contact the current officer board, please email us at steinhardt.iesb-group@nyu.edu.

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Madison Nguyen, President

Madison Nguyen is a Vietnamese international student at NYU pursuing a MA in International Education. Madison moved to NYC on her own at 16 for high school. She went on to complete a double degree in Media Studies and Food Studies at The New School for her undergraduate (and luckily graduated just as COVID started). She then went home to Vietnam and worked in Student Life for a local transnational education organization. Within this role’s capacity, Madison found her passion for transcultural education and the importance of it within higher education. This has led her to her journey at NYU today. As an NYU IE student, Madison hopes to deepen her understanding of international education and dedicate her time and efforts to cross-cultural education.

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Seungkyoo (Peter) Han, Vice President

Seungkyoo (Peter) Han is a graduate student at New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, majoring in a Master of Arts in International Education. His scholarship focuses particularly on nonviolence, art resilience, freedom of belief and expression, and global education.

Peter’s current project centers on the role of art as a visual and educational tool; developing a new theory of art and resilience, and implementing cultural rights by utilizing his family’s artistic legacy since his grandfather—a North Korean-born artist and educator—Woonsik Lee.

Peter holds a Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S) in history from Duke University, Divinity School, with a certificate of East Asian Studies from the Asian/Pacific Studies Institute. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). 

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Ariella Markus, Secretary

Ariella is from San Diego, California and is an MA International Education student at NYU on the study abroad and cross cultural track. She has her BA in Theatre(Acting) from Muhlenberg College and studied abroad at Florida State University’s Theatre Academy London. Ariella spent the past year working as a theatre teacher and actor back in San Diego. Ariella is excited to focus on International Education and get to know and work with her classmates as a part of IESB. In her free time, she enjoys ballet, going to art museums, traveling, and exploring NYC. 

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Parker Hollingsworth, Treasurer

Parker currently serves as an instructional designer for NYU Steinhardt! In his role he has built in-person, hybrid, and online learning experiences for people of all ages. His main focus in research and design is implementing emerging educational technology to provide adaptive, personalized learning for people often left behind. In his free time, he enjoys traveling around the world as a vocal performer while experiencing many unique cultures through a wide variety of multilingual and expressive music that he practices. He also loves to play video games! He is very excited to meet the NYU IE community and hopes to see you at events soon!

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Anya Parauda, Events Coordinator

Anya Parauda is pursuing a MA in International Education on the International Development and Education/Peace, Conflict track. A former high school history teacher in both Boston and Maine, Anya holds a Bachelors of Arts in History and Education from Colby College. While there, she completed her practicum at the Kaohsiung American School in Taiwan and did research in comparative education on the teaching of divisive histories in Chile and Argentina. These experiences drew her to the International Education field. Anya is particularly interested in curriculum for peace building, the effects of climate change on education and gender equity in education. Outside of her professional and academic life, Anya is a cyclist and hiker who loves to be exploring outdoors!

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Lingy Dong, Communications Officer

Lingy is a part-time student in the International Education program and currently serves as an Admissions Assistant within the Office of Graduate Admissions at NYU Law. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology with a minor in China Studies from Stony Brook University. From her experiences in working in higher education and with international students, she has grown passionate in improving her knowledge in the field of education from a global perspective. As part of IESB, she is looking forward to planning exciting events and connecting with her cohort. During her spare time, you can either find Lingy at an ice skating rink or at home, crocheting and catching up on a show!

Elections:

Board positions are held for a year. It consists of a:

President

  • Spokesperson for the board
  • Attends all GSO meetings, acts as liaison between GSO and the board
  • Maintains communications with the faculty and board advisors
  • Runs board meetings effectively by sticking to the agenda
  • Delegates tasks at the end of each meeting
  • Maintain communication with IE community, faculty, and the IESB board

Vice President

  • Sets the agenda and shares it with board members prior to meetings
  • Emails board members reminders to add to the agenda
  • When President is not available, serves as ex officio at GSO meetings and board meetings
  • Works closely with other board members to complete projects and tasks
  • Maintain communication with IE community, faculty, and the IESB board

Secretary

  • Record minutes at each meeting and share them with the board
  • Maintain an ongoing document to evaluate each IESB event
  • Create initial cohort interest survey
  • Responsible for organizing the documents in the Shared Google Folder
  • Assists other members of the board with their duties as necessary

Treasurer

  • Oversees applications for GSO funding
  • Responsible for tracking and managing budget expenditures and receipts
  • Responsible for gathering receipts after events
  • Reports current fiscal standing to the board

Communications Officer

  • Maintains and updates the IESB social media and communication channels
  • Designs invites and flyers for events
  • Responsible for in-class announcements of board events
  • Liaison to International Education study body
  • Distributes announcements for newsletter to advisor
  • Responsible for responding to IESB emails
  • Searches out and contacts NYU groups outside the department and other organizations outside the university
  • Contacts these groups and/or distributes events when relevant

Events Coordinator

  • Responsible for collecting activity/event ideas from the student body and board
  • Presents the logistics of the top-rated events to board members
  • Delegates activity-related tasks to board members at meetings
  • Follows up with board members on assignments
  • Coordinates and implements all IESB-sponsored events