OUR TEAM
Evan Brubaker
Outreach & Market Research
Evan Brubaker is the 2023 Outreach and Market Research Coordinator at Gazelle International. As a PhD candidate in Classics at the University of Virginia with a background in economics, Evan is passionate about the evolution and future of learning. He takes a particular interest in the increasing internationalization of education and in cross-cultural exchange. He looks forward to learning with the CLICK faculty community and Gazelle’s partners about how international virtual exchange can amplify and deepen great international education for more students. At UVA, Evan has taught courses in Latin, ancient civilizations, and mythology, while he has also published articles in peer reviewed journals and presented his research at conferences both domestic and international. In his spare time, Evan enjoys going for runs, speaking Italian, and learning French. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia with his wife and two cats.
Kathy O'Boyle
Administrative Assistant
Kathy joined Gazelle International in late summer of 2021 as our Administrative Assistant, supporting the Team with Conference coordination, CLICK Certificates, invoicing and more.
She received a BFA from the University of Connecticut and began her career in professional theatre immediately after college – working with stars of stage and screen as Company Manager. As she transitioned into the world of hospitality, she discovered a passion for food which provided opportunities to cater for Heads of State, University leaders, world-renowned musicians and others in venues as diverse as Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden and MetLife Stadium, to name a few.
Kathy's work has also included management and fundraising for numerous not-for-profit organizations including Share Our Strength/No Kid Hungry, Yale-New Haven Hospital and Columbus House (New Haven, CT), a support system for people who are homeless, among others. In her spare time, Kathy entertains friends, devours historical fiction, and never met a beach that she didn’t like!
Barb Doyle
Marketing & Communications
Barb Doyle is a seasoned marketing and communications professional, having spent more than 20 years in the field. Since 2016, she has applied those talents to nurture Gazelle International’s outreach and marketing in virtual exchange and international higher education. This is Barb’s second career, following her original path in healthcare administration. Barb holds a BS in Occupational Therapy and an MBA in Healthcare Administration, as well as a certificate in Graphic Design.
Barb spent many years as an adjunct faculty member at Quinnipiac University while working in healthcare and later turned her sights to marketing and communications with a focus on education. Barb has owned and operated several successful businesses and offers consulting and marketing services through her business, Sound Marketing & Design.
She is also Director of Marketing & Communications at Renbrook School in West Hartford. Her expertise includes graphic design, web development, digital marketing, and social media marketing, allowing her to elevate the voice of her clients and grow their businesses.
When not working, Barb enjoys lots of adventure with her partner, Norm, including travel, hiking, theater arts, and spending time with her two grown sons and her sweet grandson, Riley.
OUR BOARD
Suronda Gonzalez
Dr. Suronda Gonzalez is Executive Director of the Upstate New York College Collaboration (UNYCC), a consortium of Upstate New York institutions of higher learning – large and small, public, private and community colleges – working on academic and student success programming, advancement, finance and administrative infrastructure and services. The primary mission of UNYCC is to assist colleges and universities in operating “better together” in service of strengthening students’ educational experiences and success.
Prior to her appointment with UNYCC, Gonzalez served as the Director of the University of Rochester OnCampus, which offered English language programming for international students and campus community members. For more than a decade, she also led Binghamton University’s Global Learning Initiatives (which included the acclaimed Languages Across the Curriculum (LxC) program). As the director, Gonzalez worked to more fully integrate the international elements of students’ undergraduate experience (including language and study away) into their majors in more meaningful ways.
She continues to work with faculty and institutions interested in intentional and responsible
internationalization. She has presented and facilitated at numerous workshops focused on inclusive strategies to enhance 21st-century undergraduate education. Gonzalez holds a Ph.D. in U.S. history from Binghamton University, as well as Masters and BA degrees from West Virginia University.
Susan Adam
Susan is an experienced business leader with a proven record in developing and implementing successful sales and marketing strategies based on her strong business and technical acumen. Susan spent 11 years at Honeywell as Director of Marketing, leading product management and channel marketing teams to drive growth in the commercial fire alarm business. Prior to that she was a Marketing leader at 3M in the industrial adhesives and tapes business. She started at 3M as an applications engineer for packaging systems. Throughout her career she managed global businesses and worked with colleagues around the world. She is known as a collaborative partner and strong people manager.
After retiring from the corporate world, Susan now leverages her business experience to work with non-profit organizations aligned with her passions for encouraging women in technology, and supporting international experiences in education to position students for success in the global workforce. Susan has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master in Business Administration, both from the University of Minnesota. She now resides on a lake in eastern Wisconsin and enjoys domestic and international travel.
JY Zhou
Dr. JY Zhou is the Director of Global Engagement and Senior International Officer at Stockton University. Her work focuses on internationalization of higher education, faculty engagement, global learning, and assessment. She teaches courses on global learning and pedagogy and collaborates with academic and student affairs on a variety of global initiatives. She keeps an active research agenda and has published a series of articles on introducing a new theoretical framework to define and assess comprehensive internationalization. Her research and practices also include defining and assessing global learning, digital approaches to international education, and internationalizing the campus through faculty. She designs curricular and co-curricular projects to integrate and enhance the roles of technology, languages and cultures, community engagement, and collaborative teaching in global learning initiatives. AAC&U has recognized her work at Stockton as a campus model for global learning. She is frequently invited to consult and to share her ideas at prominent conferences and a variety of campuses. As the Interim Chair of the Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum (CLAC) Consortium, she coordinates conversations across 30+ higher education institutions dedicated to integrating CLAC approaches to transforming the curriculum to better prepare global citizenship. She also taught in several higher education institutions in China for a decade. She holds a doctorate in Educational Theory and Practices from Binghamton University-SUNY.