Meet the CIBER Staff
David Platt PhD
Director
David Platt is a Senior Lecturer in
the Department of Accounting. He recently completed a three-year term
as co-chair the Partnership in International Management, a consortium of 54
top graduate business schools world-wide, and he also is a past president of
the Association for International Business Education and Research.
At the McCombs School, Dr. Platt teaches Accounting in the BBA and
MPA (Masters in Professional Accounting) programs, in Executive MBA Programs
in Austin and Mexico City, and in special executive programs for companies
such as Dell. In the McCombs School’s Texas MBA program, he teaches in
Houston and in Austin, where he developed an award-winning projects course
focusing on business in South Africa. He also has been a frequent
visiting lecturer at the University of Paris ((Panthéon-Sorbonne).
He received his
Ph.D. from Cornell University and also holds degrees from the Wharton School at
the University of Pennsylvania and from Syracuse University. His research
and teaching interests include cost management, management decision-making and
control. Grants in support of his work have been awarded by UT, Dell
Computer and PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he began his career as a CPA.
Before earning his Ph.D., Dr. Platt also worked in industry for ten years in a
variety of marketing and finance positions.
 Orlando
Kelm PhD
Associate Director of Business Language Education
Orlando Kelm holds degrees from Brigham Young and UC Berkeley, and his
professional interests include the teaching of foreign language for professional
purposes, focusing mainly on Latin America and Brazil. He stays busy
keeping track of what's going on in Business German, French, Spanish,
Portuguese, Chinese, and Japanese, and leading MBA study tours to Latin America.
For his current development project, Orlando is creating online video-taped
interviews with international professionals. Their discussions of
the cultural aspects of doing business with North Americans can be used by
language, culture or international business students.
When it comes to a favorite CIBER project, Orlando would normally choose
anything that has the word "Brazil" in it; however, recently, the Chinese and
Japanese video-taping projects have been so inspiring, he’s studying some new
languages.
 Deirdre
Mendez PhD
Assistant
Director
Dr. Deirdre Mendez is the
Assistant Director of the Center for International Business and Education
Research (CIBER) in the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at
Austin. In this role, she assists in the development of McCombs programs
that increase international experience and expertise in the U.S. business
community. She also teaches international teambuilding in CIBER’s BBA
Global program.
 Angie Carter
International Programs Coordinator
Angie manages the
CIBER Summer Study Abroad Programs and the BBA Global Business Program. She is
responsible for program strategic development, implementation, and assessment.
Before joining the CIBER team in 2008, Angie worked for the University of Texas
Study Abroad Office where she advised students and coordinated faculty-led study
abroad programs with departments across the UT campus.
Angie holds a
Masters in Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona
and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and French from the University of Iowa.
Her stories and essays have been published in national literary journals and
many are inspired by experiences abroad and returning home. She first studied
abroad on a faculty-led summer program in Lyon, France. Later she returned to
France to live with host family while studying at the
Université Paul-Valéry in
Montpellier for one year. She has traveled throughout Europe and speaks French.
Angie is excited to
join the CIBER team and be a part of the international opportunities happening
here and abroad. She looks forward to the new summer programs in Rotterdam,
Santiago, and Prague and encourages students to learn more about a unique
international experience offered each summer on campus through the BBA Global
Business Program.
 Wendy Willingham
Administrative Associate
Coordinating all of CIBER's administrative functions, Wendy is an integral
member of the UT-CIBER family. She ensures that the CIBER office runs
professionally and efficiently. She is responsible for knowing and
administratively processing all of CIBER's numerous activities. Wendy’s
previous experience includes several years working in the environmental field.
She also has long had an interest in the international arena. She majored
in two languages at the University of Wisconsin. Wendy has traveled
extensively and also taught overseas.
Wendy believes in the importance of CIBER's mission and is excited about working
in an environment that understands the value of multiculturalism and
internationalization in preparing students for success in the business world.
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