Center for International Education, Leadership, & Innovation
Administrators' Biographies and Contact Information
Joan M. Bergstrom, Ed.D.
Professor of Education and Director
617.879.2227
jbergstrom@wheelock.edu
Dr. Joan Bergstrom is Professor of Education at Wheelock College
and Director of the Center for International Education, Leadership,
and Innovation at Wheelock. She earned a B.S. in Child Study from Tufts
University, followed by an M.S. from the University of Michigan and
an Ed.D. from the University of Massachusetts. Her postdoctoral studies
were at Northwestern University.
Joan Bergstrom has been involved in child
care and educational issues throughout her career. An educator, author
and consultant, she worked with the Ministry of Community Development
in Singapore to educate Ministry staff on high-quality programs and
the design of environments for young children. She also worked in Singapore
as a consultant on the United Nations Development Program, a four-year
initiative in early childhood. The Center’s Master of Science
degree program in Singapore grew out of Dr. Bergstrom’s consulting
work for the Ministry. Now under Joan's direction, many of its alumni
assist in delivering the Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education
program. She has served as the external evaluator of the Diploma program
since 1992.
In response to the tremendous worldwide
need for innovative and creative educational products for school-aged
children, Dr. Bergstrom founded Children’s Out-of-School Time,
Inc. (COST) to introduce school-age children to hobbies and interests
that have the potential to become lifelong pursuits. Joan has been
instrumental in the creative development and implementation of vacation
holiday, summer and after school programs. The Activities Club®,
a subsidiary of COST, was sold to Nobel Learning Inc. in 1999. The
Activities Club® provided manuals, program guides, theme guides,
audio visual programs and resource packages to after school care providers.
Currently COST is involved in a number of dependent care support projects
that are designed for Fortune 100 companies globally.
Dr. Bergstrom has also been a visiting
professor in Australia at the Brisbane College of Advanced Education
in Brisbane and the Sydney College of Advanced Education in Newtown.
Other innovative collaborations and consultation projects have taken
Dr. Bergstrom to South Africa, Italy, Denmark, Russia, Greece, Korea,
Germany, Sweden, Argentina, China and Thailand. Her many books include School’s
Out! (2 editions), All the Best Contests for Kids (5
editions) and The Best Summer Ever (3 editions). Joan was
honored with the Distinguished Service Award from Tufts University
Alumni Association in 2006. In 1999, Dr. Bergstrom received the Edward
H. Ladd Award for Academic Excellence and Service from Wheelock College.
Dr. Bergstrom is listed in Who’s Who in American Business, Who’s
Who in American Education, Who’s Who in the East, Who’s
Who in American Women, and Who’s Who Biographical Record
of Child Development Professionals, among others. She currently
serves on a number of international advisory groups and panels. Dr.
Bergstrom is a trustee of Tufts University, the Museum of Science,
the Child Health Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ—The Robert
Wood Johnson Medical School and is also Chairman of the Board of Overseers
for the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science
and Policy at Tufts University.
Lauren M. Thorman, MPA
Associate Director
617.879.2447
lthorman@wheelock.edu
Lauren Thorman is Associate Director of the Center for International
Education, Leadership, and Innovation at Wheelock College. She earned
a B.S. in Human Service Studies from Cornell University and an M.P.A.
from The George Washington University.
Lauren has been involved in international
education and child and family policy issues for nine years. Her duties
at Wheelock College include researching and developing new international
markets, assisting in the launch and administration of current overseas
programs (including the Master of Science in Early Childhood and Elementary
Teaching in The Bahamas) and coordinating the Wheelock College International
Visiting Scholar and International Service Learning Programs. Lauren’s
areas of expertise include international program development, international
student recruitment and project management.
Before coming to Wheelock College in
2007, Lauren worked with a range of programs and services for international
students at Suffolk University’s Center for International Education
and with local government officials involved in supporting children
and families at the National League of Cities. She has traveled extensively
throughout Asia and is a graduate of the NAFSA Academy, an intensive
two-year training program in international education offered by NAFSA:
Association of International Educators.
Judith A. Ceven
Senior Executive Administrator
617.879.2227
jceven@wheelock.edu
Mrs. Judith Ceven began her career at Wheelock College over thirty years ago. She has been involved with the Center for International Education, Leadership, and Innovation since its inception in 1992. She currently assists Dr. Bergstrom in overall operations and quality control of the Center's programs and initiatives. Mrs. Ceven supports the Center with proposal writing, assists faculty and adult learners involved in offshore programs, develops and adapts materials for workshops and courses, and hosts guests who visit the Center on study tours. In addition, she is involved in implementing and launching new global endeavors in the areas of international education and innovation. Mrs. Ceven has been recognized for her outstanding performance at the role model level for the past seven performance appraisal periods and received the Wheelock College President’s Service Award in 1999.
Dylan Chmura-Moore
Senior Research Associate
617.879.2353
dchmura-moore@wheelock.edu
Dylan Chmura-Moore came to Wheelock College in August 2006 as a Senior
Research Associate for Wheelock College’s Center for International
Education, Leadership, and Innovation. His duties include program development,
support of international learners, and up-to-date research on relevant
issues impacting The Center’s international programming. His
expertise lies in Web-based technology and design and development of
Internet related programs.
Dylan, a Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory
graduate in Music Performance, more recently received two masters’ degrees,
in Conducting and Performance from New England Conservatory in Boston,
MA where he graduated with a distinction in performance, academic honors
and was awarded the conservatory’s highest distinction in the
Gunther Schuller Medal.
