Board and Staff

The U.S.- Norway Fulbright Foundation for Educational Exchange is a bi-national foundation with a Board of Directors composed of four American and four Norwegian members. A staff of four oversees the day-to-day work of the Foundation.

Current Board Members

Norwegians:

Honorary Chair:
Espen Barth Eide, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Board Members:

Kristin Danielsen (Chair)
Special Adviser
Research Council of Norway

Toril Johansson
Director General (retired)
Ministry of Education and Research

Kirsti Klette
Professor
University of Oslo

Anners Lerdal
Research Director
Lovisenberg Diakonale Sykehus

Americans:

Honorary Chair:
Sharon Hudson-Dean, Chargé d’affaires, U.S. Embassy

Board Members:

Jillian Bonnardeaux
Public Affairs Officer
U.S. Embassy

Doris Jorde
Professor
University of Oslo

Adam Vandervort
Arctic Affairs Officer
U.S. Embassy

William Warner
Associate Professor (retired)
Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Staff:

Petter Næss
Executive Director
petter@fulbright.no

Rena Levin
Program Officer, the U.S. program
rena@fulbright.no

Cathrine Schrumpf Nordahl
Senior Program Officer, the Norwegian program
cathrine@fulbright.no

Kevin McGuiness
Financial Officer
kevin@fulbright.no