Dan Kronstad | Triangle Area Director
Dan has degrees from Wheaton College & Graduate School (B.S. & M.A.) and is the father of three active boys!
dkronstad@isionline.org
Duke University Staff
Jordan & Rebekah Lassiter
Jordan has completed degrees at Appalachian State University (B.S & B.A.) and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.A.). Rebekah Lassiter completed her B.A. at Appalachian State University, including a teaching certificate. The Lassiters love their two sons.
jlassiter@isionline.org & rlassiter@isionline.org
Scott Hawkins
Scott completed degrees from Taylor University (B.A.), Wheaton Graduate School (M.A.), and Trinity Theological Seminary (D.Min.). He and Jenny have five married adult offspring!
shawkins@isionline.org
Ginger Ehmann
Ginger has earned degrees from Westmont College (B.S. Biology) and UNC-Chapel Hill (Ph.D. Genetics and Molecular Biology) and is the mother of two kids in high school. She loves camping, hiking, and kayaking.
gehmann@gmail.com
Ron & Betsy Manila
Ron earned his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering at Carnegie Mellon and a masters in environmental engineering at Duke. Betsy completed an undergraduate degree in English at UNC-Greensboro, and a master’s degree at Gordon Conwell. Together they worked in various community development projects in Central Asia for 25 years before returning to Durham. They have 4 children, 2 now working or studying at university and 2 at home with them who are also eager to meet international students.
rmanila@isionline.org & bmanila@isionline.org
NC State University Staff
Carolynn Frost
Carolynn received a BA in Intercultural Ministries at New Tribes Institute. She has been married to her high school sweetheart for 29 years and has 6 sons (4 are grown). Favorite activities include cooking, singing, traveling, hiking, and playing games.
cfrost@isionline.org
Jim Frost
Jim had an experience as a teenager that defined what he calls the purpose of his life. Ask him and he’ll tell you about it. He also loves being with internationals, having lived two years in the Philippines and traveled to over 40 countries. He is familiar with academics having earned four graduate degrees and having taught at the college level for 37 years. After retiring from full-time professor tasks, Jim and his wife Emily have served their family and international students. They have 3 grown children, 11 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren with whom they love to share life. They visit art museums (Emily is an artist) and travel and entertain students in their home, and have enjoyed doing life together for over 50 years.
jfrost@isionline.org
Judith Howard
Judith remembers what it felt like to be a student in another country having studied in both London and Greece. She completed her studies at Appalachian State University with a BA in Social Work. She is married to her college sweetheart, Martin, and has two beautiful adopted daughters who are now grown women. Judith and Martin enjoy traveling to other countries, eating at fun, new restaurants, hanging out with friends, and exploring the Blue Ridge Mountains. One of her greatest joys is serving the international students at NCSU.
jhoward@isionline.org