Chair
Mark Schneider University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
m-schn@umn.edu  
 

Chair Elect
Alexis Akagawa Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD)
alexis_akagawa@mcad.edu  
 

Treasurer
Pahoua Hoffman University of St. Thomas
pyhoffman@stthomas.edu  
 

Secretary

Mel Morem

 Riverland Community College
mmorem@river.cc.mn.us  
 

Webmaster
Nico Moreau University of St. Thomas
nmoreau@stthomas.edu  
 

Member at large
Amy Vansurksum College of St. Benedict/St. John's University
avansurksum@csbsju.edu  
 

Member at large

Luyen Phan

St. Olaf College
phan@stolaf.edu  
 
Special Consultant
Bruce Gawtry US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Website: http://www.cbp.gov/   
 
 


 

Chair
Tom Gjersvig Minnesota State University-Mankato
Thomas.gjersvig@mnsu.edu   
 

Chair Elect
Mark Schneider University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
m-schn@umn.edu   
 

Treasurer
Pahoua Hoffman University of St. Thomas
pyhoffman@stthomas.edu  
 

Secretary

Mel Morem

 Riverland Community College
mmorem@river.cc.mn.us  
 

Webmaster
Nico Moreau University of St. Thomas
nmoreau@stthomas.edu  
 

Member at large
Amy Vansurksum College of St. Benedict/St. John's University
avansurksum@csbsju.edu  
 

Member at large

Bob Hoenie

Anoka Hennepin-Twin Cities
bhoenie@ank.tec.mn.us  
 
Special Consultant
Bruce Gawtry US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Website: http://www.cbp.gov/   
 
 

Chair

Deborah Knaust

 University of St. Thomas
dmknaust@stthomas.edu    
 

Chair Elect
Tom Gjersvig Minnesota State University-Mankato
Thomas.gjersvig@mnsu.edu   
 

Treasurer
Greg Wymer Southwest Minnesota State University
wymer@southwest.msus.edu   
 

Secretary

Mary Guion

Global Language Institute
maryguion@gli.org   
 

Member at large

Barbara Pilling

 University of Minnesota
Pilli003@tc.umn.edu   
 

Member at large

Jim Trelstad Porter

Augsburg College
porter@augsburg.edu  
 
Special Consultant
Bruce Gawtry US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Website: http://www.cbp.gov/   
 

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