Professional Development Advisory Committee (PDAC)

The Professional Development Advisory Committee (“PDAC”) works with the NESA Center Staff in organizing our conferences and institutes. Made up of curriculum specialists from around the region, the PDAC meets three times a year to identify speakers, suggest topics and strands and to provide input from the field as to what’s needed by our membership in the way of professional learning.

A great group—collaborative, productive and pro-active—and a wonderful resource for NESA.

Members:

• David Beaty, The American Embassy School, New Delhi, India
• Jean Beyer, American Community School, Amman, Jordan
• John Carey, Saudi Aramco Schools, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
• Renee Couturier*, American International School-Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Kerry Harder, The American International School of Muscat, Oman
• Madeleine Heide, American School of Bombay, Mumbai, India
• Michelle Kuhns*, American School of Dubai, UAE
• Mishka Mourani, International College, Beirut, Lebanon
• Emily Sargent-Beasley, Walworth Barbour American International School in Israel, Even Yehuda
• Gail Seay (PDAC Chair), American School of Doha, Qatar
• Stacy Stephens*, The American Embassy School, New Delhi, India

*New as of 2013-2014

To learn how the PDAC plans the content of the conferences and institutes, click on the thumbnail to the right.