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Dr. Daniel Wehrenfennig has worked in global education for over a decade. Born in Germany, he participated in many international educational programs during his youth and undergraduate education, allowing him to live in and experience first-hand conflict-affected areas in the Middle East, Kosovo, Northern Ireland, and the U.S., where he worked as a U.S. Congressional intern during 9/11. In 2003, he permanently moved to the U.S. and received his Ph.D. in Political Science/International Relations from the University of California, Irvine (2009). During his graduate studies, he founded and became the inaugural Executive Director of the Olive Tree Initiative, an award-winning experiential learning program based in the University of California system and housed at UC Irvine. He also created and taught in the Certificate Program in Conflict Analysis and Resolution and served as the Vice-Chair of the Chancellor’s Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture, and Inclusion at the University of California, Irvine. In his doctoral work, Dr. Daniel Wehrenfennig studied Israel-Palestine and Northern Ireland comparatively, focusing on citizen involvement in the peace processes. In the last 15 years, he has traveled extensively in the Middle East, South Caucasus (Turkey, Armenia, Georgia), Colombia, Vietnam and Cambodia, Northern Ireland, and other conflict and post-conflict zones, mostly bringing groups of students and community members with him on educational travel.

Sue Cunningham is President and CEO of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), which supports over 3,000 schools, colleges and universities worldwide in developing their integrated advancement work (alumni relations, communications, fundraising and marketing operations). As CASE President and CEO, Ms. Cunningham provides strategic and operational leadership for one of the largest associations of education-related institutions in the world with members in over 80 countries. She started her leadership role at CASE in March 2015.

Prior to her appointment to CASE, Ms. Cunningham served as Vice-Principal for Advancement at the University of Melbourne where she led the Believe campaign resulting in surpassing its original $500 million goal; and the Director of Development for the University of Oxford where she led the development team through the  first phase of the largest fundraising campaign outside of the United States (at the time):  Oxford Thinking, with a goal of £1.25 billion. She served as Director of Development at Christ Church, Oxford and as Director of External Relations at St. Andrews University. 

Before working in education, Ms. Cunningham enjoyed a career in theatre, the arts and the cultural sector. She is an Honorary Fellow of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. In 2012, Ms. Cunningham received the CASE Europe Distinguished Service Award, and has received the coveted CASE Crystal Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. Ms. Cunningham was awarded a master’s degree from the University of Oxford, a bachelor’s degree in performing arts from Middlesex University, and is a graduate of the Columbia University Senior Executive Program.