MEET THE STAFF -draft

Who are we?

ISS has a mission to contribute to the successful experience of all international students studying at the University of Wisconsin-Madison by providing vital services and programs. We also work to advance the internationalization of campus and community by providing dynamic leadership and resources.

If you’re looking for your advisor, you can find your ISS advisor through our chart.

International Leadership Team

Samantha McCabe (she/her/hers)

Position title: International Student Services Director

Colleen Hutchinson (she/her/hers)

Position title: Associate Director for Advising Services

Melissa Murray Baltus (she/her/hers)

Position title: Assistant Director for Global Engagement

Advising Services Team

Kathleen Finnegan (she/her/hers)

Position title: International Student Advisor

Stacy Woodward (she/her/hers)

Position title: International Student Advisor

Student Success Team

Sabrine Ali (she/her/hers)

Position title: BRIDGE Coordinator and Documentation Services Coordinator

Kacha Fischer (she/her/hers)

Position title: International Engagement Coordinator

Compliance and Operations

David Burnett (he/him/his)

Position title: SEVIS Specialist

Alexander Schirk (he/him/his)

Position title: International Student Advisor

Jacquie Bormett (she/her/hers)

Position title: SEVIS Specialist

Cameron Millard (he/him/his)

Position title: Information Systems Network Support Technician Senior

ISS Student Staff

Hamlet Abrahamyan

Credentials: ISS Advisory Board Member 2024-25

Position title: Co-Leader

Email: isab@iss.wisc.edu

Address:
Hometown: Yerevan, Armenia

Duraid Abukhamseen (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Yiwen Ai (she/her/hers)

Credentials: Global Engagement Intern

Position title: Transitions Intern

Nadia Aikebaier

Position title: International Engagement Coordinator

Aika Akagi

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Atheer Al Riyami (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2023-24

Position title: Hometown: Muscat, Oman & Asturias, Spain

Email: isab@iss.wisc.edu

Sabrine Ali (she/her/hers)

Position title: BRIDGE Coordinator and Documentation Services Coordinator

Sabrine Ali (she/her/hers)

Position title: BRIDGE Coordinator

Email: sabrine.ali@wisc.edu

Sarah Almutawa (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Rawan Alnakhli

Credentials: ISS Advisory Board Member 2024-25

Email: isab@iss.wisc.edu

Address:
Hometown: Riyadh and Medina in Saudi Arabia

Doreen Anande

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Oluwayinka Arawomo (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Joel Baraka (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Letícia Barbosa

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Jacquie Bormett (she/her/hers)

Position title: SEVIS Specialist

David Burnett (he/him/his)

Position title: SEVIS Specialist

Ámbar Carvallo

Position title: Graduate Student Representative

Subodh Chandra Subedi (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2022-23

Position title: Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: isab@studentlife.wisc.edu

Joy Chen (she/her/hers)

Credentials: Global Engagement Intern

Position title: Outreach & Communications Assistant

Tiffany Chen

Position title: ISS Peer Advisor

Xiao Cheng (she/her/hers)

Position title: ISS Peer Advisor

Chen Shien Chia (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Maxwell Chibuogwu (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2023-24

Position title: Hometown: Benin City, Nigeria

Email: isab@iss.wisc.edu

Joan Chimezie (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Julia Choi

Credentials: ISS Advisory Board Member 2024-25

Email: isab@iss.wisc.edu

Address:
Hometown: Daejeon, South Korea

Yoann Choy

Credentials: ISS Advisory Board Member 2024-25

Position title: Co-Leader

Email: isab@iss.wisc.edu

Address:
Hometown: Lognes, France

Cecilia Cui (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Cecilia Cui (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2021-22

Position title: Hometown: Chengdu, China

Eric Delgado (he/him/his)

Position title: SEVIS Data Management Specialist

Guangzhi (Oliver) Ding (he/him/his)

Position title: ISS Peer Advisor

Dorcas Donkoh (she/her/hers)

Position title: ISS Peer Advisor

Andrew Dooley (he/him/his)

Position title: SEVIS Specialist

Terra Dotta (they/them)

Position title: UW International Student & Scholar Portal

Yiting Duan (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Omar O. Dumdum

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2021-22

Position title: Hometown: Cebu, Philippines

Dina Elisa Cianca

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Martiniano Etchart

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Nurfara Faisal (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Francisca Andrea Nuñez Ferreira (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Kathleen Finnegan (she/her/hers)

Position title: International Student Advisor

Kacha Fischer (she/her/hers)

Position title: International Reach and ISAB Coordinator

Kacha Fischer (she/her/hers)

Position title: International Student Advisory Board Coordinator

Kacha Fischer (she/her/hers)

Position title: International Engagement Coordinator

Jianing (Allen) Fu

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Eren Fukuda (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2021-22

Position title: Hometown: Tokyo, Japan

Eren Fukuda (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2022-23

Position title: Hometown: Tokyo, Japan

Email: isab@studentlife.wisc.edu

Estefanía Galindo (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Dipika Garg (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Elaf Ghawas (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Ryan Goos (he/him/his)

Position title: International Student Advisor

Saniya Goyal (she/her)

Credentials: Global Engagement Intern

Position title: Multimedia and Video Intern

Siddharth Raj Gupta (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2022-23

Position title: Hometown: Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), India

Email: isab@studentlife.wisc.edu

Siddharth Raj Gupta

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2021-22

Position title: Hometown: Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), India

Patricia Haberkorn

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Emily Herbert (she/her/hers)

Position title: Peer Advising Coordinator

Swee Ying Hoo (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Chunxin (Aurora) Hou

Credentials: Global Engagement Intern

Position title: Transitions Intern

Eric Hsienchen Chu (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2022-23

Position title: Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan

Email: isab@studentlife.wisc.edu

Kitty Huang (she/her)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Huawei Huang (she/her/hers)

Credentials: Global Engagement Intern

Position title: Transitions Intern

Yunqian Huang

Credentials: ISS Advisory Board Member 2024-25

Email: isab@iss.wisc.edu

Address:
Hometown: Canton, China

Colleen Hutchinson (she/her/hers)

Position title: Associate Director for Advising Services

Jeeva Immanuel Premkumar (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2022-23

Position title: Hometown: Kinshasa, DR Congo

Email: isab@studentlife.wisc.edu

Arjun Iyer (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Hiya Jain (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Divya Jain

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Safiya Jama (she/her)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2023-24

Position title: Hometown: Kitale, Kenya

Email: isab@iss.wisc.edu

Safiya Jama

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Sydney Jenkins (she/her/hers)

Position title: International Student Advisor

Vaishnavi Kale (she/her/hers)

Position title: ISS Peer Advisor

Aruna Kallon (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Aisyah Kamilia Muhd Saufi

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Doris Kathambi Mbaka

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Nima Keivani (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Sourabh Kenjale (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Yeounji Kim (she/her)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Barbara Kluesner (she/her/hers)

Position title: Assistant Director of Compliance

Ankit Kulshrestha (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Jaya Larsen (she/her/hers)

Position title: International Division Communications Specialist

Thitipong Lawphongpanich (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Lyndsay Le (she/her/hers)

Credentials: Global Engagement Intern

Position title: Transitions Intern

Haoyang Li (he/him/his)

Credentials: Global Engagement Intern

Position title: Global Badger Experience Grant Intern

Xinyu Li (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Alice Li

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Alice Li

Credentials: ISS Advisory Board Member 2024-25

Email: isab@iss.wisc.edu

Address:
Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan

Jenny Liao (she/her/hers)

Credentials: Global Engagement Intern

Position title: Transitions Assistant

Henrieta Licha

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Nurul Lim (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2021-22

Position title: Hometown: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

KeLing (Lin) Liu

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Nuohao Liu (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Shiyu Liu (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2022-23

Position title: Hometown: Changsha, Hunan, China

Email: isab@studentlife.wisc.edu

Tingting Lyu

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Natalie Mai (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2022-23

Position title: Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Email: isab@studentlife.wisc.edu

Oluwatoyin Margaret Olanipekun

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Praveen Maripelly (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Eduardo Martinez Villegas

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Alan Mashen

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Samantha McCabe (she/her/hers)

Position title: International Student Services Director

Email: samantha.mccabe@wisc.edu

Address:
Samantha leads the charge of ISS to advocate and support international students studying at University of Wisconsin-Madison. As Director, Sam works closely with campus administration and Big Ten University colleagues to create policies and practices that support international students in the most inclusive and engaging way.