The document profiles the leadership team of the Institute to Advance International Education (IAIE). It provides biographies of several senior educational advisors and experts in fields such as literacy, assessment, curriculum development, and e-learning. They have extensive experience working in K-12 education, universities, and non-profit educational organizations. The advisors contribute their expertise to help advance IAIE's mission of international education.

1. Institute to Advance International Education
Leadership Team

2. • Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute to
Advance International Education, USA
• Professor (adjunct) of Literacy at University of Central Florida,
USA
Dr. Thomas DeVere Wolsey is the Board Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of the Institute to Advance International Education .
He teaches graduate literacy courses online at the University of
Central Florida. He worked in public schools for twenty years teaching
English and social studies. Prior to working with IAIE, he served as
program director for all graduate literacy programs at a large mid-
western university. Currently, his publications appear in The Journal of
Educational Administration and The Journal of Literacy Research and
Instruction, and others. His books are published by Pearson, Corwin
Press, Guilford Press, and Holcomb Hathaway. A new digital-only book
came out from Holcomb Hathaway in 2013. Two new books featuring
graphic organizers as literacy learning tools were released in October
2014. He served as co-editor of The California Reader, and, with
colleagues he guest-edited issues of The Journal of Educational
Administration and Teacher Education Quarterly. He is a frequent
guest speaker in Latin America on language learning topics.
DR. THOMAS DEVERE WOLSEY
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3. PAULA DREYFUSS
• Professional Development Expert
• High School Teacher
• Curriculum Developer
Paula W. Dreyfuss was a continuation/alternative high
school teacher from Bonita Unified School District. She
earned her masters degree from Walden University. She
earned her undergraduate degree in business
administration from the University of Texas at Austin and
her teaching credential from California Polytechnic
Institute in Pomona. Prior to her service as a teacher,
she was a curriculum developer for a large online
commercial education company. She has also worked in
construction and development finance. Currently Paula is
working as a highly-qualified trainer for the Institute of
Advance International Education.

4. DR. MICHAEL GRAVES
• Senior Educational Advisor, Institute to Advance
International Education
• Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota
Michael Graves is Professor Emeritus of Literacy Education at the
University of Minnesota and a member of the Reading Hall of
Fame. His research and writing focus on vocabulary learning
and instruction and comprehension instruction. His recent books
include Teaching Vocabulary to English-Language Learners
(2012, with Diane August and Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez),
Reading Better, Reading Smarter: Designing Literature Lessons
for Adolescents (2011, with Deborah Appleman), Essential
Readings on Vocabulary Instruction (2009), Teaching Individual
Words: One Size Does Not Fit All (2009), and The Vocabulary
Book (2006). He has served as a consultant for a range of
government, nonprofit, and commercial organizations; as editor
of the Journal of Reading Behavior and associate editor of
Research in the Teaching of English; and on the editorial review
boards for Reading Research Quarterly, Research in the
Teaching of English, and Journal of Reading.
University of Minnesota

5. • Senor Educational Advisor, Institute to Advance
International Education
• CEO of TextProject.Org
Dr. Elfrieda “Freddy” Hiebert is President and CEO of TextProject, a
nonprofit that provides open-access resources to support higher
reading levels, and a research associate at the University of California,
Santa Cruz. Dr. Hiebert received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology
from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has been on the
faculties of the Universities of Kentucky, Colorado-Boulder, Michigan,
and California-Berkeley. Her research addresses how fluency,
vocabulary, and knowledge can be fostered through appropriate texts.
Dr. Hiebert’s research has been published in numerous scholarly
journals. She has also authored or edited nine books. Dr. Hiebert was
the 2008 recipient of the William S. Gray Citation of Merit (awarded by
the International Reading Association). She is also a member of the
Reading Hall of Fame, a Fellow of the American Educational Research
Association, and the 2013 recipient of the American Educational
Research Association’s Research to Practice (Interpretive) award.
DR. ELFRIEDA HIEBERT
TextProject

6. DR. PATRICIA HENRY
• Senior Educational Advisor for Assessment, Institute to Advance
International Education
• Director of Assessment, College of Education, Northcentral
University
Dr. Patricia Henry has worked in K-12 and higher education as an instructor,
administrator, assessment coordinator, and currently serves as Director of
Assessment for the School of Education at an online University. Her K-12
experiences have focused on at-risk, exceptional, and English speakers of
other language students as well as teacher effectiveness, student success
and leadership, and school-wide assessment and accreditation. Her higher
education experiences range from social change to curriculum, instruction,
assessment, and accreditation. She has been globally recognized for
implementing an online project management training program focused on
project delivery, assessment, risk management, and cultural awareness for
project teams and educational and business leaders.

7. DR. ANDREA HONIGSFELD
• Senior Educational Advisor , Institute to Advance
International Education
• Professor, Molloy College
Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld is a professor in the Division of Education at
Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY. A Fulbright Scholar and
author/editor of 15 books, she is a sought-after key-note speaker and
workshop presenter. She frequently offers staff development
primarily focusing on effective differentiated strategies and
collaborative practices for English-as-a-second-language and general-
education teachers.
Molloy College
Professional Development Site

8. DR. DIANE LAPP
• Senior Educational Advisor, Institute to Advance
International Education
• Distinguished Professor of Education, San Diego State
University
Dr. Diane Lapp is Distinguished Professor at San Diego State University.
Her work at the University continues to be very applied to schools.
Throughout her career Diane has taught in elementary, middle, and
high schools. In 2012-14 she has once again had the opportunity to
return to the classroom to teach 6th grade English and Earth Science
at Health Sciences Middle School (HSMS) in San Diego. Diane is also an
instructional coach at both the middle school and Health Sciences
High and Middle College (HSHMC). Diane’s major areas of research
and instruction regard issues related to struggling readers and writers,
their families, and their teachers. Currently a coeditor of Voices From
The Middle, published by National Council of Teachers of English
(NCTE), Dr. Lapp has authored, coauthored and edited numerous
articles, columns, texts, handbooks and children’s materials on
reading, language arts, and instructional issues.
San Diego State University

9. DR. LORAH BODIE
• Senior Educational Advisor, Institute to Advance
International Education
• Associate Director and Graduate Advisor, Regulatory
Science, San Diego State University
Dr. Lorah Bodie is the Associate Director/Graduate Advisor for
Regulatory Science at San Diego State University. She has over twenty
years of leadership experience in strategic planning, organizational
development, partnership development, and program management,
complemented by a varied background and training in change
management and continuous quality improvement.
San Diego State University

10. DR. SABINE RELJIC
• Senior Educational Advisor, Institute to Advance
International Education
• E-Learning expert
Dr. Sabine Reljic is an expert on virtual worlds and e-learning. She brings
a wealth of knowledge about the curricular aspects of cultures and
languages.
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11. DR. KELLEY JO WALTERS
• Senior Educational Advisor, Institute to Advance
International Education
• Interim Dean, College of Education, Northcentral University
Dr. Kelley Walters has more than 25 years in the field of education. She
has served as a teacher, elementary principal, and language arts
consultant and now serves as Interim Dean of Northcentral University.
She was recently nominated for Laureate International Universities
Global Product and Service Award and has received Walden
University’s 2012 Presidential Award of Faculty Excellence, awarded to
only 2 faculty members annually, and Kappa Delta Pi’s Teacher of
Honor Award.

12. IAIE
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