IES Abroad, United States of America, Wednesday, March 25, 2026



On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, Korea University's Office of International Affairs was visited by a delegation from IES Abroad, United States of America. The delegation consisted of:

Mr. Caleb FOALE, Dean, Asia-Pacific Region, IES Abroad

Mrs. Hope MCLELLAND-YOUNG, Assoc. Vice President, College Relations, IES Abroad 

Mrs. Megan LEFF, Sr. Assoc. Vice President, Academic Initiatives & Assessment, IES Abroad

Mrs. Lucy ABASOLO, Senior Manager, College Relations (New England), IES Abroad

Dr. Kyuseok KIM, Director, Seoul Center, IES Abroad

Mrs. EunJE KIM, Program Coordinator, Seoul Center, IES Abroad

Mrs. Suyeon LEE, Director, SAF Foundation, IES Abroad

Mrs. Vanessa CORREIA, Assistant Director, Enrollment Services, Boston University

Mrs. Linda GENTILE, Executive Director, Office of International Education, Carnegie Mellon University

Mrs. Lili KLAR, Coordinator, Global Engagement, Clemson University

Mrs. Becky THOMPSON, Advisor, Off-Campus Study, Hope College

Mrs. Kaitlin SOMMERFELD, Associate Director, Overseas & Off Campus Programs, Lewis and Clark College

Mrs. Maggie RIGNEY, Program Manager, Experiential Learning, University of Texas Austin

Mrs. Laura ROBERTS, Coordinator, Study Abroad, Trinity University

Mrs. Aliki KARAGIANNIS, Associate Director, Tufts Global Education, Tufts University

Mrs. Cassidy NELSON, Adviser, Learning Abroad, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Mrs. Ana LOPEZ-RUIZ, Advisor, Study Abroad, University of Missouri Columbia

Mrs. Sarah HUESING, Director, Study Abroad, University of St. Thomas

Mr. Jacob BORST, Assistant Director, Global Education and Study Away, Williams College


The delegation was greeted by:


Prof. Sang Kee SONG, Vice President for International Affairs

Mr. Donghyun JANG, Director, Office of International Affairs

Mrs. Jinsook SEO, Director, International Education Team

Mrs. Gawoon YOON, Manager, Inbound Mobility Programs (Europe)

Mrs. Juyeon HA, Manager, Inbound Mobility Programs (Americas)

Ms. Minjoo KIM, Manager, International Summer/Winter Campus

Ms. Yujin KIM, Manager, International Summer/Winter Campus

Dr. William STEWART, Associate Director, International Cooperation


The purpose of the meeting was an IES Familiarization trip to Seoul and for ISEP and member school representatives to become acquainted with KU and its Office of International Affairs. The meeting concluded with the exchange of gifts and photos.