Leadership

James Pellow has led The Council on International Educational Exchange since 2011. CIEE’s mission is to help people gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world...

Mark is responsible for leading CIEE’s central administration activities for finance, facilities, legal services, information technology, and business strategy development...

Jill Sady has been with CIEE since 2008. As vice president and chief of staff, she is responsible for managing the president's office and administrative staff, serving as liaison to CIEE's Board of Directors, and leading the organization's corporate communications efforts...

Clara has been working for CIEE since 2007. As Senior VP of Global Operations, she has overall responsibility for the delivery of all CIEE programs...

Carye Duffin leads CIEE’s local, national, and international cultivation activity to promote the benefits and importance of international exchange and study abroad programs...

Martine joined CIEE as Senior Vice President for Inbound Exchange Programs in 2023. Prior to working at CIEE, Martine held various leadership positions at EC English, most recently serving as Chief Revenue and Product Officer, leading the organization’s sales, marketing, admissions, and product teams...

Asenith joined CIEE in 2021 as VP for Government Affairs and Advocacy, responsible for CIEE’s advocacy work on behalf of all CIEE study abroad and exchange programs...

Debbie Cronin joined CIEE as Controller in December 2015, was promoted to VP of Finance in September 2017 and was named Chief Financial Officer in January 2020...

Before joining CIEE, Aida served as Regional Head of HR for North America at EC English Language Centers. In her more distant past, she supported the Human Resources function for other mission-driven, non-profit and high growth companies within the education industry...

Paul Bradford joined CIEE in March of 2009 as a member of the development team supporting CIEE exchange programs. He assumed the role as the Director of Software Development in January of 2016 and became Vice President of Information Technology in August of 2021...

Jennifer Higgins Pitre joined CIEE as Vice President of Philanthropy in 2023. She is responsible for shaping and leading CIEE’s first ever fundraising department...

Stacy began her career at CIEE in 1994. She rejoined the organization in 2017, to lead a team supporting Minority Serving Institutions, and manage the Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship, before transitioning to her current role as Director of Professional Development...

Jen joined CIEE in 2016. As leader of the Strategy team within the Outbound Exchange Division, Jen oversees projects and initiatives related to program development, market research, reporting and analytics...

Patrick joined CIEE in 2007. In his current role, Patrick leads all College Study Abroad advising and partnership teams, including Institutional Relations, Enrollment, Marketing, and Custom Programs...

Alexandra is responsible for new business development - including First Year Abroad and Teach/TEFL programs - in addition to strategy, marketing, and thought leadership...

Luci oversees all digital marketing strategies, web development and strategic event efforts that support CIEE. She works closely with her team to promote the organization and its mission of changing lives...

Judy works closely with College Enrollment and Global Operations, driving key initiatives across departments and playing a critical role in organizational priorities including telling the story of CIEE's greatest assets including staff, faculty and students...

Matt leads the High School Study Abroad team on a mission to bring study abroad to all high school students, to make educationally aligned study abroad an essential part of a quality high school education...