Leadership and Team
Dr. Jane Gatewood is a distinguished global leader, currently serving as the inaugural Vice Provost for Global Engagement at the University of Rochester. With over 17 years of international experience at the intersection of business, higher education, and government and diplomatic relations, Dr. Gatewood’s unwavering passion is evident in her development of comprehensive global engagement structures and cultivation of bi- and multilateral international research partnerships, education mobility, and economic development. Read more.
Jane Gatewood
Vice Provost for Global Engagement
+1 585-273-1665 | Global@rochester.edu
Michelle Bopp-Smith
Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost for Global Engagement
+1 585-273-1820 | michelle.bopp-smith@rochester.edu
Office for Global Engagement (Global)
Ruth Levenkron
Director of Global Affairs and Engagement
+1 585-273-2190 | ruth.levenkron@rochester.edu
Jeff Russin
Director of Global Travel Risk Management
+1 585.857.1168 (voice, text, WhatsApp) | travelsecurity@rochester.edu
Daniella Sussman
Director of International Communications
+1 585.733.9819 | daniella.sussman@rochester.edu
Joe Doyle
Director of Global Operations and Research Security
Joe.doyle@rochester.edu
Megan Bennett-Spears
Associate Director of International Partnerships
+1 585-273-2877 | megan.bennett-spears@rochester.edu
Lee Shannon
Associate Director for International Partnerships, URMC
lee.shannon@rochester.edu
Units Within Global
International Services Office
Center for Education Abroad
In-country Program Officers
Lina Zhang
In-country Program Officer, China
Lina.Zhang@rochester.edu
Afshana P. Hoque
In-country Program Officer, India
ahoque3@ur.rochester.edu
My Phuong Dinh
In-country Program Officer, Vietnam
Phuong.Dinh@rochester.edu