After soliciting nominations from the regional membership, the Nominating Committee is pleased to present the nominee for the position of Chair-Elect-Elect.

THE NOMINEE’S BIO:

Mary Anne Timmins is the Administrative Director for the office of Biomedical Postdoctoral Programs at the University of Pennsylvania.  In this capacity, she oversees the appointments, education, and training of over 800 postdoctoral appointees, and 59% of these are foreign nationals.  Mary Anne received her Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Rutgers, the State University and her Master’s in education from Temple University.

In a previous life, Mary Anne established the former Hahnemann University’s Office of International Programs and served as its director until 1998.  At Hahnemann, she handled all immigration services and served as the University’s international advisor. 

As a member of NAFSA since 1983, Mary Anne has served as a presenter, panelist and chair of numerous sessions at local, region and national professional meetings.  She co-chaired the local arrangements committee for the 2001 NAFSA Annual Conference in Philadelphia.  Mary Anne was the Region VIII Student/Scholar Regulatory (aka regbud) Representative from 1990 to 1993, and from 1989 to 1995, she co- coordinated the Philadelphia area monthly NAFSA networking meetings.

PERSONAL STATEMENT:

Region VIII has one of the largest membership rolls within NAFSA.  Region VIII has a long history of NAFSA contributions including the first edition of the F-1 Beginner’s Manual by Massume Assaf and Linda Gentile, the first to enthusiastically embrace regional networking groups such as the Philadelphia P.A.I.E.N. group, and an active embassy dialogue committee.  These initiatives are only a few examples of the energy and creativity of the Region VIII membership.  My initial goal is to foster and support the wonderful creative spirit of Region VIII.  

NAFSA, particularly Region VIII, has always provided the support necessary to excel in my various professional positions.  I view this level of service as a way for me to contribute to the organization at large and say “thank you” to all members in Region VIII.