Director of International Education

Nancy Leonard  Nancy comes to us from Brenau University, Gainesville, GA., where she served as Director of International Education. She has extensive international experience in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe.

Her B.A. is in Theatre from the University of Florida, and she has additional graduate work from UF in English. After service in Peace Corps in Togo, West Africa, and study in Wildlife Management in Tanzania, she entered Teachers College at Columbia University, where she earned an M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.

She has also taught English as a Second Language and served as a USIA English teaching fellow in Burma and Academic Director of ELS - International in South Korea. She has published in Biological Conservation and presented to professional organizations, most recently in Georgia Association of International Educators on the "World Game" she organized as part of Brenau University's academic year focus on global awareness.

International Student Adviser

Linda Yeager  Linda graduated from University Of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a BS in Psychology.  She began her International Services career at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

After moving to Florida from Pennsylvania, she accepted a position at the University of Central Florida in the International Services Center. On June 12, 2006 she accepted the position of International Student Adviser at Stetson University.

Administrative Assistant

Tina Cookson Tina began her BA at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and completed her degree at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. She majored in English Literature. Tina spent 14 years in South Africa and worked for the Dean of Education at Rhodes University. While at Rhodes, she was a member of the Teaching/Learning Support Committee, Academic Skills Advisoty Committee, the Southern Action Group of Tertiary Education and the American Studies Association of Southern Africa. She was also Convener for the New Lecturer's [Professor] Orientation Course. Tina moved to Florida in February, 2002. She accepted the position as Administrative Specialist at the Center for International Education in August, 2006.