Welcome to IIE San Francisco
In 1952, the IIE San Francisco was established to provide academic advising and support services for a small group of Fulbright scholarship recipients attending universities in the Northwest region of the United States. Since then, IIE San Francisco has grown to design and manage a wide range of scholarship, training, and capacity building programs for foundations, corporations, the U.S. government, and foreign ministries around the world.
Technology opens borders. Educational and professional exchange opens minds.
As the Bay Area has become a global leader in innovation, technology and entrepreneurship, IIE San Francisco has developed programs designed to draw upon the expertise of the local community. Some programs connect social media experts and Silicon Valley businesses with local NGOs and technical women in the Middle East and North Africa. Other programs connect international scholars and emerging leaders to the local community through professional exchanges, school visits, and community service events. Through our diverse programs, IIE San Francisco remains a leading resource for increasing the capacity of people to think and work on a global and intercultural basis.
Center for Women’s Leadership Initiatives
IIE San Francisco houses one of four global IIE Centers of Excellence – the Center for Women’s Leadership Initiatives. With significant expertise, capabilities and best practices on which to draw, the Center for Women’s Leadership Initiatives (WLI) develops and manages dynamic, innovative and substantive programming to cultivate and support women as leaders of change around the world.
The Institute of International Education is an independent, non-profit organization, serving as a leading resource for students, professionals, and institutions worldwide. The Institute partners with governments, international development agencies, foundations, universities and corporations, leveraging its international networks to collaborate on sustainable solutions for long-term development. We believe that peace and prosperity in the 21st century depend on increasing the capacity of people to think and work on a global and intercultural basis. As technology opens borders, educational and professional exchanges open minds.
Our goals are:
- Building and connecting networks of global citizens;
- Leveraging innovative partnerships to address global needs;
- Investing in emerging and established leaders;
- Expanding access to education and professional training.
Trish Tierney
Executive Director
Madhavi Bhasin
Senior Program Associate, Center for Women’s Leadership Initiatives
Lexi Curtice
Program Associate, Center for Women’s Leadership Initiatives
Naoko Dunnigan
Director, Global Scholarship and Exchange Programs
Patty Esposito
Program Officer, Packard TAP
Cortney Grekin
Program Coordinator, International Visitor Leadership Program
Julia Hendrickson
Senior Program Officer, Center for Women’s Leadership Initiatives
Korin Hoffman
Program Coordinator, International Visitor Leadership Program
Tom Koerber
Program Officer and Senior Student Advisor, Fulbright Services
Katka Letzing
Director, International Visitor Leadership Program
Elisa Manheim
Program Associate, Finance and Administration
Allyson Martinez
Program Officer and Student Advisor, Fulbright Services
Mary Karam McKey
Deputy Director
Arezoo Miot
Program Officer, Center for Women’s Leadership Initiatives
Amy Parente
Program Coordinator, Global Scholarship and Exchange Programs
Heather Ramsey
Director, Strategic Partnerships
Laurie Stevens
Assistant Director, Fulbright Services
Nicole Wood
Program Associate, Communications and Administration
Victor J. Revenko
Chariman
Jennifer L. Beckett Richard H. Fuller
Rod Handeland
Gabriella Isaacson
Kenneth L. James
David Low
Lynn McGowin
Michael G. Mueller
Susan Ohrenschall
Barbara Pivnicka
Terry Vogt