Dr. Richard F. Johnson is the Director of the Center for Global Education and Engagement and Professor of English and Humanities at Harper College, where he has worked for nearly three decades. Richard founded Harper’s Office of International Education and oversaw its transition into the newly launched Center.  In his role as Director, he provides leadership for the college’s global initiatives, including education abroad, faculty and curriculum development, international student services, and campus programming. Under his leadership, the program has been nationally recognized for its innovative approach to internationalizing the community college, receiving the NAFSA Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award in 2018 and the Institute of International Education’s Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education in 2020. In addition to his administrative leadership, he has extensive experience reviewing and evaluating applications for competitive national and international programs, including the Humphrey Fellowship, Fulbright Scholars-in-Residence, and the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. A medievalist by training, Richard is the author of Saint Michael the Archangel in Medieval English Legend and a number of articles on Old English hagiography. He is also a beekeeper and a banjo enthusiast in his spare time.

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Angelica Rackow has been serving Harper College students since 2016 and joined the Center for Global Education and Engagement in 2022 as the Global Mobility Coordinator. In this role, she develops study abroad opportunities, supports faculty-led programs, cultivates international partnerships, and helps students discover the transformative potential of global learning.

Originally from Brazil, Angelica's passion for international education is deeply personal. She studied abroad as both an undergraduate and graduate student, experiences that shaped her understanding of the challenges and rewards of living and learning in another culture. Before joining Harper, she worked for several years as a student advisor in English language schools and international exchange organizations, supporting students from around the world as they pursued educational opportunities abroad.

Angelica holds a Master of Education in Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership with a concentration in Global Studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and she is passionate about making global learning opportunities accessible and affordable for Harper's diverse community.

Outside of work, Angelica enjoys traveling, discovering new foods, playing board games, and spending quality time with family and friends. She also loves to dance, although she'll be the first to admit she's better at enjoying it than mastering it. While she has grown to appreciate Chicago summers, she still insists that no amount of time in Illinois will ever convince a Brazilian to love winter.

Minhee Jyun - International Student and Outreach Specialist

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Minhee Jyun serves as the International Student and Outreach Specialist at Harper College, where she advises international students on U.S. immigration regulations, campus resources, and their transition to life and study in the United States.

Before joining Harper College, Minhee worked in international student services at Trinity International University, where she advised F-1 and J-1 students and scholars on immigration regulations while supporting their academic, personal, and cultural adjustment. During her time there, she also pursued doctoral studies in Intercultural Studies.

Born and raised in South Korea, Minhee earned her B.A. in Mass Communication and her M.A. in Area Studies from Yonsei University in Seoul. Earlier in her career, she studied Chinese in Beijing and worked with humanitarian programs serving North Korean refugee youth in Northeast China. Her international experiences have strengthened her passion for intercultural communication and helping people navigate new cultural and educational environments.

Minhee is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where students from around the world can thrive academically, personally, and professionally.

Outside of work, she enjoys exploring local parks, watching sunsets, appreciating flowers and wildlife, listening to music, playing the piano, volunteering in her community, and spending quality time with her two daughters.

Daniel Zawadzki - Global Programs & Administrative Specialist 

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Daniel is the Center for Global Education and Engagement’s Global Programs & Administrative Specialist. He aids the entire CGEE team in logistics and administrative tasks and pushes forward global programming on campus and in the community.

Daniel first came to Harper as a child attending the InZone Summer Camp. While a student at Bradley University, Daniel studied abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina; an experience that deeply impacted him. Daniel earned two Bachelor’s of Arts in International Studies and Spanish in 2021, specializing in climate change policy in Cuba. He then put his degrees to good use by interning in Costa Rica with an outdoor adventure education company. There he discovered a passion for helping students and professionals learn and grow outside their home countries. Back in this US, he worked odd jobs to fund three backpacking trips across Central and South America, Europe and East Asia. Daniel returned to Harper to serve students in 2023 at the Hawks Care Resource Center, then Admissions Outreach before starting at CGEE in 2026.

When he is not planning his next adventure, Daniel is an avid reader, outdoorsman, and aspiring home chef. He enjoys volunteering, seeing movies at the Music Box Theatre, going to the Lyric Opera, and is a superfan of both Big Brother and Star Trek.