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SIS Dean’s Board of Advisors members serve as ambassadors, advocates, and partners to the Dean of the School of International Service. All SIS Dean’s Board of Advisors members are leaders in their respective fields and use their expertise and experience to help the SIS dean accomplish the School’s strategic goals.

Chair

Matthew Warshaw

Matthew WarshawSIS/BA '94

Chief Operations Officer, D3 Systems: Designs, Data, Decisions

Vice Chair

Dawn Miller

Dawn Miller SIS/BA '93

Commercial Director, Lloyd's of London

Members

Deon Woods Bell

Deon Woods Bell
SIS/BA '90

Senior Advisor, Global Policy, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Justin G. Cooper

Justin CooperSPA/BA '00

Co-Founder and CEO, Foxcroft Strategy Group LLC

Alan Fleischmann

Alan FleischmannSIS/BA '87, SPA/BS '87

Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Laurel Strategies, Inc.

J. Mario Fontes

J. Mario Fontes, Jr. SIS/BA '87

Partner, Lewis Brisbois

Matthew Klinger

Matthew KlingerSIS/BA '95

Executive Vice President of Operations, EAB

Carolyn Mason

Carolyn "Cookie" MasonSIS/BA '88

Fundraising and Development Consultant

Sherry Mueller

Sherry Mueller, Ph.D.SIS/BA '65

SIS Distinguished Practitioner in Residence

Fay Parris

Fay ParrisSIS/BA '83, WCL/JD '87, SIS/MA '90

Immigration Law Practicioner, International Law Consultant

Josh Pierry

Josh PierrySIS/BA '00

Founder and former CEO of Pierry, Inc.

Lily Proudman

Lily ProudmanSIS/BA '16

Digital Content Specialist for Erie Family Health Centers

Manan Shah

Manan ShahSIS/BA '07

Vice President, Head of Global Health Equity & Policy Partnerships, Bristol Myers Squibb

Thomas Snitch

Thomas SnitchSIS/MA '77, SIS/PhD '82

President, Little Falls Associates

Adam Szakmary

Adam SzakmarySIS/MA '04

Former Chief Underwriting Officer and Portfolio Manager

Marcy Owens Test

Marcy Owens TestSIS/BA '89

Senior Vice President, CBRE

Cynthia Warshaw

Cynthia WarshawSIS/BA '93, CAS/MFA '20

International Trade Expert

Emeritus Board Members

Janice Menke Abraham SIS/BA '79
Alexandros Aldous WCL/JD '05, SIS/MA '06
Esther Benjamin SIS/MA '92, CAS/MA '95
Stephen Embry, Esq. SIS/BA '71
Dr. Lawrence Griffith
Fruzsina Harsanyi SIS/BA '64, SIS/MA '67, SPA/PhD '72
Mehdi Heravi SIS/PhD '68
Dorothy Moore CAS/MA '59, CAS/EdD '70
Joan Plaisted SIS/BA '67, SIS/MA '69
Ho-I Wu, PhD SIS/PhD '82