Ann M. Koenig Southwest Regional Director, Credential Evaluation Services AACRAO International Education Services, Southwest Regional Office 15029 N. Thompson Peak, Suite B-111, PMB 606 Scottsdale AZ 85260 USA Tel: 480-551-8005 Fax: 480-657-7071 Email: akoenig@aacraosw.org Career Summary Seventeen years of experience and leadership in international education: Foreign credential evaluation and research, specializing in Europe, Eurasia, and fraud Admission and academic advising of international graduate and undergraduate students Professional development, conference and workshop development and presentations Professional Experience American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) Southwest Regional Director, Credential Evaluation Services, March 2002 to Present Golden Gate University, San Francisco CA: Associate Director of Admissions, 2000-02 University of California Berkeley, CA: International Undergraduate Admissions Specialist, 1998-2000 Pacific Coast Educational Services, Scottsdale AZ: Director of Evaluation and Research, 1997 University of Maryland Univ. College, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany: Registrar and Head Advisor, 1996-97 Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee WI: Coordinator of Graduate Admissions, 1994-96 Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE), Milwaukee WI: Foreign Credential Evaluator, 1988-94 Principle Publications The Educational Systems of Central Asia (working title of pending publication), AACRAO, expected 2006 C & U (College and University), AACRAO quarterly journal: A Practical Guide to Documentation Review and Verification in International Admissions (Spring 2002) Electronic Tools for International Admission: Part I: Five Tips for Learning to Use the Internet (Fall 2002) Part II: E-Russia (Winter 2003) Part III: Have You Hugged Your Computer Today? (Spring 2003) A Guide to Educational Systems Around the World, Washington, D.C.: NAFSA, 1999, contributing author. An Overview of the Educational System of Albania, Milwaukee: ECE, Inc., 1993 The Admission and Placement of Students from the Republic of Poland, PIER Workshop Report, Washington D.C.: AACRAO and NAFSA, 1992, major author. Professional Development Leadership AACRAO Member since 1989; International Education Committee 1992; presentations/workshops on foreign credential evaluation, former USSR/Russia, East/Central Europe, international admissions best practices. Coordinator of AACRAO Diploma Mill Workshops since 2004. NAFSA Association of International Educators: member since 1989; National ADSEC Team 2000-02, presentations/workshops on foreign credential evaluation, former USSR/Russia, East/Central Europe, diploma mills, international admissions best practices, electronic resources. EAIE Member since 1992; presentations/workshops on diploma mills, education in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003, US higher education accreditation, 2004. Education Master of Arts in German, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1988 Bachelor of Arts with Distinction, major in German, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1982 Associate of Arts, major in Church Music, Alverno College, Milwaukee WI, 1975 Study abroad: Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 1986-87 Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, 1985-86 Universität Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, 1981-82