People

Kemi Onajole

Senior Director

Contact for H-1B employees

Education: M.S. in Higher Education and Student Affairs from Loyola University Chicago

Global Know-How: Kemi Onajole is a seasoned higher education administrator and educator who has worked with domestic and international students and scholars for more than a decade. She enjoys meeting students and scholars from around the world, and learning about their home country and learning more about their culture. She has traveled well within Europe and West Africa.

Interests: Kemi enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling, and is a history buff.

Rocio Rodriguez

Assistant Director

Contact for F-1/J-1 students and J-1 Scholars

Education: B.A. in Political Science from DePaul University

Global Know-How: Rocio Rodriguez previously worked at an immigration law firm where she was able to meet and help people from around the world. She has also volunteered abroad in the Dominican Republic.

Interests: Rocio enjoys reading, dancing, watching movies, and spending time with family and friends.

Eric (Zijian) Zhao

Program Manager

Education: M.S. in Higher Education Administration and Policy from Northwestern University

Global Know-How: Growing up in a family that ran a small travel agency back in China, Eric had the chance to start exploring the world at a young age, visiting places like Japan, South Korea, and several Southeast Asian countries. These experiences sparked his love for discovering new cultures and international education. His interest in higher education began during his college years through an internship as an assistant to the dean, an experience that confirmed his desire to pursue a career in higher education.

Interests: Eric is a basketball enthusiast—both on the court and in front of the screen. When he’s not playing or watching a game, he loves exploring new neighborhoods and observing the city’s rhythm, all while people-watching (promise, it’s not as creepy as it sounds!).

Adrienne Theune

Assistant Director of the Study Away Office

Education: M.S. in Global Higher Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S. in Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism at Colorado State University.

Global Know-How: Adrienne’s love to travel started with homeland visits to Thailand where she was adopted. Her passion for international education sparked when she studied abroad in Mallorca, Spain and deepened during her time working in Costa Rica. She is dedicated to helping students learn about themselves and their impact in the world through transformative experiences both domestic and international.

Interests: Adrienne enjoys trying (and sometimes attempting to make) new foods, collecting postcards from travels, and spending time with family and friends. 

J’han Boynes

Application Processor

Education: B.A. in Mass Media Arts from Clark Atlanta University 

Global Know-How: J’han was born in Chicago, but spent much of her childhood visiting her grandparents and father in the United States Virgin Islands, specifically the island of St. Thomas. She was able to travel extensively during her adolescence, visiting Europe, Australia and many islands in the Caribbean. 

Interests: J’han loves spending time with her family, including children, Dakota and Dallas, as well as her fiancé, Claude. In addition, she also enjoys volunteering with her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.