About Board Members
Members of the International Student Services Advisory Board (ISSAB) help build a bridge between international students and International Student Services at UW-Madison. Members of the board bring valuable insight from their own experience. They also learn about their international student peers and share insight and stories with ISS as we work together to build a more globally engaged environment.
ISSAB 2026-27 Members
Afif Arifuddin
Position title: Computer Science and Data Science (Bachelor's)
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Hometown: Seremban, Malaysia
Languages: Malay, English
Jennifer Yoon
Position title: Molecular and Cell Biology with certificate in Data Science (Bachelor's)
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Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Languages: Korean, English
Bharaneesh (Barney) Sivakumar
Position title: Food Science (Master's)
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Hometown: Bangalore, Karnataka
Languages: English, Tamil, Kannada
Mohammed Bataineh
Position title: Law (Doctorate)
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Hometown: Irbid, Jordan
Languages: English, Arabic
Paul Thomas
Position title: Geography (Doctorate)
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Hometown: Kerala, India
Languages: Malayalam, English, Tamil, Hindi
Lilian Abunga
Position title: Second Language Acquisition (Doctorate)
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Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya
Languages: English, Swahili, and Ekegusii
Maryam Al Zadjali
Position title: Neurobiology (Bachelor's)
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Hometown: Muscat, Oman
Languages: Arabic and English
Emmanuel Irumhe
Position title: Geoscience (Doctorate)
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Hometown: Okpekpe, Etsako East, Edo State, Nigeria
Languages: English
Angeline Morgado
Position title: Political Science, International Studies, Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies with certificates in Gender and Women's Studies & Leadership (Bachelor's)
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Hometown(s): Guatire, Venezuela & Independencia, Chile
Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, English
Yitong Liu
Position title: International Studies, East Asian Studies, Poli Sci with Data Science certificate (Bachelor's)
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Hometown: Xi’an China
Languages: Mandarin, English, Korean
Rishik Vishwakarma
Position title: Computer Science & Data Science (Bachelor's)
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Hometown: Lucknow, India
Languages: English, Hindi, German(Beginner)
