Bio: Mark Overmann serves as Deputy Director at the Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange, which he joined in 2009 as Assistant Director and Senior Policy Specialist. Previously Mark was the Director of College Communications at Georgetown University, where he worked closely with the university's outreach and exchange programs to China. He also worked as the Program Associate for Communications at the National Council for International Visitors (now Global Ties U.S.).
Mark made his first substantive trip abroad during college to study in Angers, France. Following his graduation with a B.A. in English from the University of Notre Dame, he taught English and studied Chinese in Northeast China’s Yanbian Korean Autonomous Region. He subsequently earned his M.A. in International Communication from American University’s School of International Service.
Mark is coauthor with Sherry Mueller of Working World: Careers in International Education, Exchange, and Development (Georgetown University Press, 2014 and 2008). He speaks French and Chinese, and is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mark Overmann's Weblog
Recent Posts:
- How do I get pre-Masters, salaried work in the field?, 28 Jul 2015 in The World at Work
- Three easy steps to not being awkward at a networking event, 14 Dec 2014 in The World at Work
- Sherry appearing at DC University Club book fair on December 3, 01 Dec 2014 in Sherry and Mark
- Why the wink and the gun? My submission to the Race Card Project, 25 Nov 2014 in The World at Work
- Dealing with the overwhelm: you’re not as busy as you think you are, 24 Nov 2014 in The World at Work
Recent Comments:
- October 27, 2014 on Corporate volunteerism with Deirdre White of PYXERA Global
- December 3, 2009 on The racial gap in the job hunt
- November 24, 2009 on Get a job abroad, where there are apparently more than in the U.S.
- November 24, 2009 on An odd new trend in cover letters?
- September 30, 2009 on Beware apartment rental scams when moving with a new job
