John Lucas is President and CEO of ISEP (International Student Exchange Programs), a global consortium of over 350 colleges and universities in 60 countries headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. He also serves as Chair of the Board of the Forum on Education Abroad and Adjunct Professor of Global Education at Georgetown University. John holds a PhD and MA in Spanish from Penn State University and a Master's degree in International Education from the School for International Training in Vermont. In addition to his scholarship on Spanish language and cross-cultural communication, Dr. Lucas publishes on areas of interest and concern to professionals in the education abroad community. Recent projects include health, safety and risk management in education abroad; the impact of education abroad on host communities; and the values of collaborative models of educational exchange. Dr. Lucas speaks English, Spanish, French, and Catalan.