Biography: Sandy Tupper is the Assistant Director for Education Abroad Programs in the Office for Education Abroad providing leadership and direction for all functions related to the day-to-day management of faculty-directed, direct-enroll, exchange, and provider programs, as well as first-year education abroad programming. Sandy supervises the EA Programs Team and serves as the Team’s lead liaison to the EA Business Office and Marketing and Communications team. She also works with the Associate Director on new program development as well as ongoing quality improvement of program management processes and procedures. Additionally, Sandy supports the creation and dissemination of monthly communications to college-based stakeholders such as program directors and the Advisory Council on Education Abroad (ACEA) membership. Sandy began her work in the field of international education at Lansing Community College working with the Japan Adventure and Japan Horizon Programs. She later worked on the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) program as a coordinator for international relations in a Japanese government office in Kagawa Prefecture. Sandy holds a BA in Interdisciplinary studies and MA in Student Affairs Administration from Michigan State University and brings over 30 years of experience in working in education abroad. In her free time Sandy likes to work in her garden, travel and spend time with her family.

Biography: Elizabeth Wandschneider is the Senior Assistant Director and oversees all financial activity for the office as well as its daily operational strategy. Elizabeth has taught in five different universities and published on data collection issues around post-program student evaluations. She has presented at numerous regional and national/international conferences on topics ranging from group dynamics in education abroad programs to exchange agreements. In addition, Elizabeth is certified to administer both the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and the Beliefs, Events and Values Inventory (BEVI). Born and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada, Elizabeth's international experiences began as a high-school student in 1982, when she was awarded a month-long trip to Germany through a competitive worldwide competition organized by the PAD (Pädagogischer Austauschdienst). She received her PhD in German Language and Literature from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario in 1995 and moved to East Lansing in 2000.