Jane Yahr Shepard has worked as the International Admission Manager in the Office of Admissions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her experience in the field of international education includes foreign credential evaluation, international student admissions, international scholarship management, and cross-cultural training and instruction. She has made presentations on topics related to international admissions at state, regional and national levels, and has done research and publication for various professional journals and a PIER publication (Poland). She has been a member of AACRAO's International Publication Advisory Committee (Chair from 2005-07). She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism and a Master of Arts degree in Education and Human Development, with a specialization in International Education.