AMIS Boards
Kirk Keene, President, Galleria/NW Kiwanis
Doug Elliott, Vice President, Unaffiliated
Rob Taylor, Treasurer, Northside Kiwanis
Patricia Hibbard, Secretary, Mt. Vernon Pres. Church
Heidy Brusitus, Atlanta Kiwanis Club
Mitch Costley, North Avenue Presbyterian Church
John Hibbard, Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church
Andra Martin, Ebenezer Baptist Church
Nikki Regis, Ebenezer Baptist Church
Amy Speas, Unaffiliated
Emily Texter, Oglethorpe Presbyterian Church
Rev. Irene Wong, AMIS Executive Director
Board of Directors
Academic Advisory Board
Marisa Atencio, Ed.D. (Chair)
Assistant Dean and Director of Global Education
Oglethorpe University
Veronique Barnes
Associate Director, ISSS
Georgia State University
Jasmine L. Douglas
Director of Admissions
Beulah Heights University
Christian Gallie
Intensive English Program,
Georgia State University
Kathryn Gaylord-Miles
Director, ISSS
Kennesaw State University
Peter W.M. Karanja
Vice President of Operations
Beulah Heights University
Kate Kirk
Assistant Director, ISSS
Georgia Tech
Khalfani Lawson
Office of Student Affairs & Community Life
Columbia Theological Seminary
Sandra McQueen
Past-President
GA Association of Fulbright Scholars
Adria Motiwalla
Student Support Coordinator, Language Institute
Georgia Tech
Jody Pritt
Director, ISSS
Georgia State University
Wafia Sayf
International Student and Study Aboard Advisor
Agnes Scott College
Kirsten Schaetzel, Ph.D.
English Language Specialist
Emory University School of Law
In January 2021, we started a NEW Academic Advisory Board made up of representatives from twelve International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) offices and Language Programs at the higher education institutions we have been partnering with throughout metro Atlanta. The purposes of the Advisory Board are to give AMIS input for our programs and future planning, improve communication between our offices, provide an opportunity for networking, and strengthen our partnerships. For more information about AMIS's Board of Directors and Academic Advisory Board, view our most recent Annual Report.
Over 200 volunteers and donors of diverse faith backgrounds make our ministry a welcomed gift to international students and scholars. Our volunteers are blessed in return by the richness of international friendship.