Commission Members - International Schools

The NEASC Commission on International Education is a panel of professional educators and one public member selected to represent our diverse membership. Commission members serve for three-year terms (renewable once).

Using the established Standards and Principles for international schools, Commission members meet three times a year to review Visiting Team Reports for continued and initial accreditation, along with other reports from school accreditation visits around the world. The Commission members also assist NEASC in discussing topics of relevance to current and future member schools.

NEASC is made up of three Commissions which work in close partnership to ensure quality education for all students in public, independent, and international schools, districts, and centers around the world. Meet the full NEASC Team.

Howard Thiery, Chair of the Commission
Superintendent, Regional School District 10
Connecticut, US

Janecke Aarnaes
Head of School, International School of Bologna and International School of Rimini
Italy

Dr. Shalini Advani
School Advisor/Governor, Pathways Schools
India

Pilar Cabeza de Vaca
Partner, Educators' Collaborative
Virginia, US

Jean Claude Chalouhi
Superintendent, English Modern School
Qatar

Brad Choyt
Former Head of School and Educational Consultant
New Hampshire, US

Jamie Comandari
General Director, Colegio Decroly Americano
Guatemala

Matthew Farthing
Head of School
Nord Anglia International School Dubai, UAE

Paul Freeman
Superintendent, Gillford Public Schools
Connecticut, US

Melania Horcajuelo Torres
Director, Madrid Active School
Spain

Mary Karmash Tadros
Development and Recognition Senior Manager
Jordan

Andreas Koini
Head of School, The Antwerp International School
Belgium

Dr. Joyce Lujan Martinez
International Educator
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico / Colorado, US

Kelly M. Lyman
Coordinator Executive Leadership Program, University of Connecticut
Connecticut, US

Nancy Meislahn
Former Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Emerita, Wesleyan University
Connecticut, US

Alejandro Noguera Cepeda
Head of School, Gimnasio Campestre
Colombia

Richard Pacheco
International Educator (retired)
Spain

Brandie Smith
Head of School, Leipzig International School
Germany

Elizabeth Wagner de Huergo
Former General Director (retired), American Institute of Monterrey
Mexico