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INTO at NAFSA 2024

Dr. Sharon Sundue serves as Executive Vice President, US Education. In this role, Sharon oversees partnership performance and student success for all our US partner universities.

Sharon has spent her entire career in US higher education. After she received her PhD in History from Harvard University, she was appointed to the history department at Drew University and served as Associate Dean for Curriculum and Faculty Development in the College of Liberal Arts there. She has been with INTO since 2014, when we established our partnership with Drew University; under her leadership as the inaugural executive director of that partnership, Drew’s international enrollments grew from 3% to 20% of the university’s undergraduate population. Drew now ranks fourth among baccalaureate institutions in terms of international student population.

Sharon later expanded her responsibilities at INTO as Vice President, Academic Affairs, working closely with all university partnerships to develop and enhance academic programs that promote sustained enrollments and student success. In October 2021, she was promoted to Senior Vice President, Partnerships and Academic Affairs, in which role she had the opportunity to collaborate with all executive directors and university partners to drive performance.

David brings over 22 years of international education sector experience to INTO. In his role, he develops and executes a comprehensive, long-term business development strategy targeted at cultivating relationships with North American universities to drive institutional growth, create new revenue streams and expand options for students.

David has extensive experience working with U.S., U.K., Australian and Canadian universities; he previously oversaw the strategic development of partnerships at Shorelight Education, as well as partnership development at Navitas, North America as Executive General Manager. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director, North America at INTO University Partnerships, where he established the organization in the market and oversaw the planning, launch and management of INTO’s initial six university partnerships in the United States. Under David’s leadership, INTO grew its North American university partner network and student populations from the ground up. David also spent time at Kaplan Inc., where he was instrumental in the development of Kaplan’s first university partnership in the United Kingdom.

David has traveled extensively in over 50 countries, including Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. David is based in San Diego, CA, and holds a bachelor’s degree in international politics from Penn State University and an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management, where he graduated with high honors.

Wenjing Zhan, as Assistant Recruitment Director, is responsible for overseeing INTO’s US and Canada Regional Office. With 15 years’ experience in the education sector, Wenjing leads the regional team, establishes recruitment strategy, manages both direct sales channel and agent partnership performance, to drive revenue growth for INTO’s partner universities in the US, UK, and Australia.

Luke Sikorski is the Director, Sponsor Partnerships & Engagement (US) for INTO University Partnerships. Through 13+ wonderful years in the International Education sector, Luke has held positions in admissions, recruitment, program development, and has also volunteered on a number of task forces. Luke has been in his current role with INTO for over 5 years, cultivating partnerships with global sponsoring bodies on behalf of all INTO's university partners across the US. A regular presenter at NAFSA conferences, both regional and national, Luke is always open to information sharing given the ever-changing nature and landscape of our industry.

Jimmy Hong, Assistant Director, Recruitment Operations, is dedicated to fostering global diversity at INTO US university partners. With a keen expertise in international student recruitment and marketing strategies, he cultivates partnerships and implements innovative approaches to attract talented minds from around the world, enriching academic communities and creating pathways for cross-cultural exchange.

In his free time, he enjoys traveling and eating his way through cities, exploring nature, playing sports and spending time with his two dogs.

With a career in international education spanning almost 30 years, Tim's work has encompassed most aspects of international education. He is responsible for helping to shape and expand INTO’s partner university network.

Prior to his current assignment, Tim spent eight years with INTO supporting the expansion of INTO's UK network. His work has included responsibility for INTO's market insight, external relations, and working as managing director for UK operations.

Before joining INTO, Tim worked in a variety of senior international roles in UK universities with responsibility for recruitment, alumni, student exchange, internationalization and establishing presence across many of the key markets in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Tim and his teams collected three HEIST (the UK's leading marketing awards for higher education) Gold awards for excellence in international marketing during his tenure in the UK university sector.

Tim represented the university sector as a member of the international board of the UCAS, the UK's national university admissions service. He also served as a board member of the Northern Consortium of Universities in the United Kingdom. He has consulted for the British Council, DAAD – the German international education organization and continues to speak regularly at external fora and conferences.

Tim is a graduate of International Relations and Political Science from Newcastle University in the United Kingdom.

Kristen Oosten is the Assistant Director of Direct Entry Partner Recruitment Relations for INTO University Partnerships in San Diego, CA. She holds a master’s degree in Higher Education Leadership and Student Development from California Baptist University and a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from California State University, Chico. She first experienced the world of international education when she studied abroad in Alicante, Spain as an undergraduate student. Kristen has over eight years of experience in international education starting with study abroad programs, admissions, and recruitment.