Officers and Staff

Governed by an international Board of Trustees including college presidents and officers, and executives of national and international education and service organizations, The International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership is staffed by full-time professionals who oversee the programs and visit the sites regularly, design new programs, conduct research, plan conferences, and publish materials on service-learning.

Mr. Peter Criswell

Interim President | pcriswell@ipsl.org

B. A. Theatre from Bard College (Minor Field: Anthropology). Certificate in Program Design and Assessment for Non-Profit Organizations from the University of Pennsylvania. Previous positions include Executive Director, Hudson River Heritage; Executiv... Read More

Dr. Florence E. McCarthy

Vice President for Asian Affairs | fmccarthy@ipsl.org

Ph.D. in Sociology and M.A. in Sociology/Anthropology, Michigan State University; and B.A. in History/Political Science, the University of California, Berkeley. Visiting Professor, International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan. Past positions incl... Read More

Mr. Chris Cartwright

Dean of Academic Programs | ccartwright@ipsl.org

Master's of Public Administration, IUPUI; B.A., University of Michigan. Prior to working for IPSL, Mr. Cartwright served 12 years as a program specialist in continuing education in the Graduate School of Education at Portland State University, where ... Read More

Ms. Barbara Wanasek

Director of Alumni Relations and Development | bwanasek@ipsl.org

M.P.A. in Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University; B.A., French and International Relations, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Personal, professional and academic experience... Read More

Ms. Romelle Horton

Director of Student Programs | rhorton@ipsl.org

M.A. in International Service, Roehampton University, London. IPSL MA-Jamaica alumna 2003-04. B.S. Geographic Information Systems, Voorhees College. A native of Liberia, Romelle worked for Accenture, a business consulting service, before pursuing gra... Read More

Ms. Maureen Brady

Director of University Relations | mbrady@ipsl.org

M.A. Higher Education Administration, Steinhardt School of Education, New York University; B.S. Psychology, University of Scranton. Maureen studied at Lancaster University in England during college when her love for international education began. Pre... Read More

Ms. Kate Chisholm

Director of Publications | kchisholm@ipsl.org

M.F.A. in Theatre, Towson University; B.A. in English, Yale University. Kate is also a theater director, writer, and designer. She has received grants from Theater Instituut Nederlands, the US/Netherlands Touring & Exchange Project, and Arts at St. A... Read More