| NAFSA: Association of International Educators | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | NAFSA |
| Formation | 1948 |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Membership | 10,000 |
| CEO | Marlene Johnson |
| Website | nafsa.org |
NAFSA: Association of International Educators is a non-profit professional organization whose members promote the exchange of students and scholars between universities worldwide. Members also encourage university faculty to include an international perspective in all curricula. As of 2009, it serves approximately 10,000 educators, representing nearly 3,000 higher-education institutions.
Founded in 1948 as the National Association of Foreign Student Advisers, its name was changed in 1990 to NAFSA: Association of International Educators and is headquartered in Washington, DC.
Its current president of the Board is John Hudzik from Michigan State University and its executive director and CEO is Marlene Johnson.
NAFSA Regions
The NAFSA U.S. membership is divided into 11 geographic regions. Regional leadership teams organize conferences and workshops for member states.
The 11 NAFSA regions are as follows:
| Region | Membership States |
|---|---|
| I | Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska |
| II | Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, Arizona |
| III | Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Lousiana |
| IV | North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri |
| V | Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan |
| VI | Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky |
| VII | Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Puerto Rica, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| VIII | Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington DC |
| X | New York, New Jersey |
| XI | Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut |
| XII | California, Nevada, Hawaii |
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