Board of Directors
Courtney B. Smith
President of ACUNS
April 2026 – June 2028
Seton Hall University
Lise M. Howard
Past President and Director
July 2020 – June 2024
Georgetown University
Charlotte Ku
Past President and Director
1998 – 2000
Texas A&M University
Alice Odingo
Vice President and Director
July 2022 – June 2026
University of Nairobi
Adriana Abdenur
Director
July 2022 – June 2026
Plataforma CIPÓ
Inken von Borzyskowski
Director
July 2022 – June 2026
Oxford University
Susanna Campbell
Director
July 2023 – June 2027
American University
Aigul Kulnazarova
Director
July 2024 – June 2028
Tama University
Karim Makdisi
Director
July 2023 – June 2027
American University of Beirut
David Passarelli
Director
July 2025 – June 2029
United Nations University
Richard Ponzio
Director
July 2024 – June 2026
Stimson Center
Officers
Sandra Tombe
Executive Director
March 2026 – January 2029
Georgetown University
Jean Krasno
Co-Treasurer
July 2022 – June 2026
City College of New York (CCNY)
Roni Kay O’Dell
Co-Treasurer
July 2023 – June 2027
California State University, San Marcos
Gabriel Amvane
Secretary
July 2024 – June 2027
French Ministry of the Interior
Staff
Abigail Thomson
Administrative Coordinator
September 2025 – August 2026
Georgetown University
Last Updated: Monday, 13 April 2026