Letter from Liz Bergeron, Board President
Greetings, Citizen Diplomats! Fiscal Year 2022 has truly been transformational for Global Ties Iowa. We are thrilled to continue our...
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- Jul 28
Abby Fowler Named Critical Language Scholar
Congratulations to Abby Fowler, our Communications Coordinator, for achieving the 2023 U.S. Department of State Critical Language...
- Jun 8
Meet Anna Peach, Program Intern
Please join us in welcoming Anna Peach, our new Program Intern! Anna Peach is a third-year student at the University of Iowa from Ames,...
- Jun 1
Meet Ondrea Li, Communications Fellow!
Please join us in welcoming Ondrea Li, our new Communications Fellow! Ondrea is a third-year undergraduate at the University of Iowa...
- Apr 18
Global Ties Iowa at the 2023 Global Ties U.S. National Meeting
At the end of March, Executive Director Amy Alice Chastain, Programming Coordinator Bailey Shafer, and Board Secretary Marlén Mendoza...
- Mar 2
Meet Lexi Passno, Program Intern!
Please join us in welcoming Lexi Passno, our new Program Intern! Lexi is a third-year undergraduate at the University of Iowa from...
- Feb 25
Meet Honorary Board Member Christopher Herring!
Meet Christopher Herring, our Honorary Board Member! Chris is the Executive Director for Global Chamber® San Antonio and leads the...
- Feb 21
Farewell, Holly!
This month, we are sadly saying goodbye to Holly Harris, Manager of Programs and Operations. She will be going to Brazil through the...
- Feb 4
Meet Jaclin Thompson, Social Media and Storytelling Intern!
Please join us in welcoming Jaclin Thompson, our Spring 2023 Social Media and Storytelling Intern! Jaclin is a senior at the University...
- Jan 31
Welcome Amy Alice Chastain as our Executive Director!
We are proud to announce that Amy Alice Chastain is now the Executive Director of Global Ties Iowa after serving in an interim role for a...
- Jan 28
Meet Abbey Welden, Membership and Development Intern!
Join us in welcoming Abbey Welden, our new Membership and Development intern for the Spring 2023 semester! Abbey is a sophomore at the...
- Dec 30, 2022
Meet Arnold Daniels Jr., our new Board member!
Social Media and Storytelling Intern Grayson Kilburn had the opportunity to meet with Arnold Daniels Jr., one of the new Board members at...
- Dec 7, 2022
Meet Katherine Ron, our new Board member!
A few weeks ago, Grayson Kilburn, Social Media and Storytelling Intern, had the pleasure of interviewing one of our newest Board members,...
- Nov 29, 2022
Meet Marlén Mendoza, our new Board member!
At our Annual Meeting this past November, Marlén Mendoza was inducted as one of our new Board members. We sat down to get to know her...
- Oct 11, 2022
Meet Élie, our new membership and development intern!
Élie Nio is originally from Rwanda and moved to Buffalo, NY in 2011. He now lives in Cedar Rapids, IA and is a senior undergraduate...
- Oct 6, 2022
Meet Grayson, our new social media and storytelling intern!
Grayson is from Warsaw, IN, and is a junior at the University of Iowa. Her majors include managerial marketing and leadership management,...
- Aug 26, 2022
Thank you, Dylan!
Originally published July 26, 2022 This month, we said goodbye to Dylan Morgan, our Communications Intern. Dylan began working with us in...
- Aug 26, 2022
Thank you, Hannah!
Originally published July 16, 2022 This month, we’re sadly saying goodbye to Hannah Huisman, our Program Coordinator. Hannah has been...
- Jul 12, 2022
Meet Amy Alice Chastain: Promoter of Diversity and Inclusion
Originally published July 7, 2022 June was Global Ties US' month emphasizing Diversity and Inclusion! With this in mind, we want to...
- Jul 12, 2022
Global Ties Iowa at the Global Ties National Meeting
Originally published May 2, 2022 This past March, Board President Amy Alice Chastain and Programming Coordinator Hannah Huisman...
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