Office of International Affairs

Associate Vice Provost

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Dr. Po Hu

Associate Vice Provost
for International Affairs

212 Powers Hall
256-765-4906
phu@una.edu       

International Student Services

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Cala B. Flippo

Associate Director,
International Student Services

GUC Suite 220
256-765-6735
cflippo@una.edu 

 Cala has a BS in Management and a Masters of Professional Studies in Higher Education from the University of North Alabama. She is in her 11th year with UNA’s Office of International Affairs.
 
Fun fact: Cala’s favorite thing is being a grandmother to her five grandchildren — Coleman, Annie, Owen, Foster, and Saylor.

International Student Services

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Sarah J. Stevens

Assistant Director,
International Student Services
& Compliance

GUC Suite 220
256-765-4406
sstevens2@una.edu

 Sarah has a BS in Vocal Performance,  Masters of Professional Studies in Higher Education, and a Google Certificate in Data Analysis. Sarah is from Kansas City, Missouri, and has been with OIA 10 years.

Fun fact(s): Reading is Sarah’s favorite hobby and her favorite season is fall. She prefers coffee to tea and her favorite food is chips and queso.

 International Student Services

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Callie Murchison

International Services Specialist

GUC Suite 220
256-765-5217
cmurchison@una.edu

 

Academic English Program

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Daniel Fike

Assistant Director, Academic English Program

229 Powers Hall
256-765-5242
defike@una.edu

Daniel is OIA’s Assistant Director of the Academic English Program. He has a B.S. in English, an M.A. in English, and an MBA in Management. He also has a certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Daniel has been with OIA since 2006.

Fun fact: Daniel has a passion for genealogy research. 

Academic English Program

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Jiheun Kang

Instructor, Academic English Program

227 Powers Hall
256-765-4847
jkang2@una.edu

Jiheun is an Academic English Program Lecturer. She has a master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in English as a Second Language from Texas A&M University. Jiheun has been with OIA since 2019.

Fun fact: Jiheun is originally from Seoul, South Korea, and she loves watching college football.

Academic English Program

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Corinne Reese

Online Curriculum Coordinator,
Academic English Program

231 Powers Hall
256-765-5483
rcreese@una.edu

Corinne is OIA’s Academic English Program Online Curriculum Coordinator. Corinne has a B.S. in English Education, an M.A. in English Pedagogy, and an M.S. in Instructional Technology & Design. She also has a Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Corinne has been with OIA since 2014.

Fun fact: Corinne loves word games and puzzles. 

International Admissions
& Recruitment

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Emily Farris

Manager, International Admissions
& Recruitment

216 Powers Hall
256-765-4972
efarris@una.edu 

Education Abroad
& International Exchanges

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Alexandria Buttgereit

Education Abroad & International Exchanges Coordinator

227 Powers Hall
256-765-5262
abuttgereit@una.edu 

Alexandria is OIA’s Education Abroad & International Exchanges Coordinator. She graduated from UNA with a B.A. in Spanish for Commerce and completed minors in French, Global Studies, and Marketing and Communication Technology. Alexandria joined OIA this fall.

Fun fact: Alexandria is fluent in English, Spanish, and French. She is also working on learning Italian, Portuguese, and Navajo.

Global Initiatives

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Jing Li

Assistant Director, Global Initiatives

211 Powers Hall
256-765-6712
jli25@una.edu  



Global Initiatives

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Xinye "Sarah" Bai

International Partnership Specialist

219 Powers Hall
256-765-4990
xbai1@una.edu 

Sarah is OIA’s International Partnership Specialist. Sarah earned a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism & a MBA in Global Business from Troy University and also has a SAS certification in Data Literacy Essentials. Sarah became part of UNA's Office of Internationa Affairs this past summer.

Fun fact: Sarah is originally from China and her favorite food is hot pot.

Operations

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Monaica Collier

Assistant Director,
International Affairs Operations

209 Powers Hall
256-765-4898
mecollier1@una.edu 

Monaica is OIA’s Assistant Director of International Affairs Operations. Monaica earned both a BS in History & Political Science and an MA in Professional Studies/Higher Education Administration from the University of North Alabama. Monaica has been with UNA since 2018 and with OIA since 2020.

Fun fact: Monaica loves live music and collects vinyl albums.

Operations

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Savannah Miller Rumage

Senior Administrative Assistant,
International Affairs

217 Powers Hall
256-765-4989
smiller3@una.edu 

Savannah is OIA’s Senior Administrative Assistant. She has a BS in Mass Communications and was named one of Huntsville Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40 in 2024. Savannah studied abroad in New Zealand during her time as a student at UNA and has been a part of UNA’s Office of International Affairs since this past summer.

Fun fact(s): Savannah's favorite movie is Die Hard, and she’s a huge Justin Timberlake fan.

Adjunct

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Sally Anne Gist

Adjunct,
Academic English Program

Powers Hall
sabryant@una.edu 

 

Student Assistant

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Daniela Kahimba

OIA Student Assistant,
Team Lead

Powers Hall 204

Student Assistant

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Treasure Franklin

OIA Student Assistant

Powers Hall 204

Student Assistant

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Mel Hart

OIA Student Assistant

Powers Hall 204