Amy Ruhter McMillan

Amy Ruhter McMillan is the Vice President of Global Marketing & Institutional Relations and has been with IES Abroad since 1998. 

Amy oversees Advising, Diversity College Relations & Advising, Financial Aid, Global Enrollment Management, Global Marketing & Strategic Communications, and Institutional Relations.

Amy feels lucky to put her passion for study abroad to work every day, making sure IES Global (including IES Abroad, Customized & Faculty-Led Programs, IES Internships, and Study Abroad Foundation) is authentically and cleverly showcasing everything the organization and international education has to offer. She never grows tired of evangelizing all the extraordinary things that happen because of travel. During her time leading Global Marketing, the team won more than 65 marketing-related awards for IES Abroad’s Study Abroad Film Festival, print materials, and your world [redefined] campaign, to name a few. 

Amy has a degree in English and Writing, and a minor in Spanish from Valparaiso University in Indiana where she studied abroad for a semester in Cambridge, England. She also attended Hong Kong International School for grades 5-12.

Prior to IES Abroad, Amy worked at Andersen Worldwide and was a Freelance Writer for Watson Wyatt (now WTW/Towers Waston), where she collaborated with lawyers and HR staff around the Asia-Pacific to write and edit the Employment Terms & Conditions Report - Asia Pacific and the Benefits Report - Asia Pacific.