SDR Educational Consultants

 Director of Operations & Senior Evaluator

With an academic background at both the undergraduate and graduate levels emphasizing international relations and comparative politics, Hany has worked as an evaluator of international credentials since 2005, first with SpanTran Educational Services and, currently, with SDR Educational Consultants. He is bilingually fluent in Arabic and English, and has the ability to research in both languages. As a comparative education researcher, Hany has authored country profiles for NAFSA’s “A Guide to Educational Systems Around the World”, contributed to a NAFSA publication highlighting the educational system in Saudi Arabia, given presentations at NAFSA regionals, as well as to representatives of regional institutions of higher education and cultural organizations on the evaluation of foreign credentials, and participated in a number of professional conferences and seminars in the field. In 2011, he received a certificate of recognition recognizing his efforts and contributions at a regional conference organized and hosted by Houston Community College.

Founder

Sandra enlisted in the United States Peace Corps before teaching English at the Venezuelan Ministry of Education and Ministry of Defense from 1964 to 1972, becoming a Chairperson of the English Department there. Since then, Sandra has taught English as a Second Language and Spanish at the University of Houston and served as Director of International Students at the University of Houston Downtown, co-founded SpanTran Educational Services, and advised international students at Rice University before establishing SDR Educational Consultants in 1999. As a comparative education researcher, Sandra has authored country profiles for the AACRAO’s Electronic Database for Global Education and NAFSA’s “A Guide to Educational Systems Around the World.” She has given numerous presentations, including papers at NAFSA, AACRAO, and other conferences and meetings, served as a Trainer in NAFSA’s Professional Development Program, mentored at the NAFSA Academy, and received several Certificate of Recognition Awards, an Outstanding Service in International Education Award, and a Partnership Award from NAFSA. She holds Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in Linguistics, is a Certified Translator through American Translators Association (ATA), and is a member of a number of professional organizations including ATA, NAFSA, and the Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE).

This is a link to her AACRAO profile:

https://www.aacrao.org/people/sandra-dyson-rodr%C3%ADguez

Trainer, Senior Evaluator & Researcher

Barbara  B. Glave began participating in international education when she  transferred in 1965 to the Universidad de las Américas, Mexico City,  from which she graduated in 1967 with a B.A. in Spanish, with minors in  French and Linguistics.  At Louisiana State University, she earned an M.A. in Spanish and  Romance Philology in 1969, plus additional coursework toward a PhD.  From 1972 to 1983, she taught Spanish and English / ESL as a faculty member in the University of Houston System.  In 1982, she passed the ATA  Spanish-to-English certification exam.  In 1980, she co-founded SpanTran  Educational Services in Houston with Sandra D. Rodriguez; she remained there until 2012.  In 2014, she  joined SDR Educational Consultants as a Senior Evaluator, Researcher and Trainer.  Barbara  is a longtime member of ATA and NAFSA:  Association of International  Educators; she served on the NAFSA Trainers Corps for several years, and has been a prolific contributor to the field for nearly forty years.  Barbara has many original published contributions and is well-recognized as one of the premier authorities on the educational systems of Spanish-speaking countries, primarily Central and South American systems. She continues to contribute to AACRAO by helping to update their EDGE online database.  She currently serves on the Scholarship and Publications Committee of AICE,  the Association of International Credential Evaluators.

In addition to  the accomplishments detailed above, she has over 80 activities as a committee member, consultant, panelist, moderator, session presenter,  and workshop leader in comparative international education.  She is the  recipient of a NAFSA Region III Outstanding Service award recognizing her unique and ongoing contributions to the field.

This is a link to her AACRAO profile:

https://www.aacrao.org/people/barbara-b.-glave