Eurica Huggins Axum • Co-Founder and Director of International Affairs – is a senior international relations and global educational leadership exchange professional with 20 years of progressive experience in the management of international educational and cultural exchange programs for foreign leaders from all regions of the world. She currently serves as the Senior Assistant Director for the International Visitor Leadership Programs Department at the Institute of International Education (IIE), the oldest and largest international educational and cultural exchange organization in the United States. She also served as the Unit Director for the Professional and Global Exchanges Division at IIE.
Ms. Huggins Axum has successfully designed and managed short-term exchange programs for foreign leaders on diverse topics for several U.S. Department of State and White House special initiatives. Ms. Huggins Axum has been invited by foreign governments and the private sector to participate in several international educational/ cultural exchange programs in Brazil, Nigeria and Senegal that included a presidential delegation. She has made presentations nationally and internationally on topics such as Africa and the African diaspora, international education exchanges, and entrepreneurship. She is also the Public Relations Officer for KanKouran West African Dance Company based in Washington, DC. Ms. Huggins Axum holds a Master’s Degree in International Management from the University of Maryland (University College) and a Bachelor’s Degree in International Marketing from Bernard M. Baruch College. She currently serves on the U.S Board for the Center for Black Culture and International Understanding.