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About Josef Silny & Associates
Josef Silny and Associates, Inc., International Education Consultants (JS&A) is a private organization founded in 1987. Our purpose is to serve foreign nationals who come to study, work or live in the United States. We evaluate and translate their foreign educational credentials and issue a report of equivalency in terms of the educational system in the United States. Our foreign credential evaluations and translations are used for high school, undergraduate, and graduate admission, immigration, employment, professional licensure, and other purposes.
In addition to our extensive knowledge of world educational systems, our multilingual staff of over 30 professionals understands the situation of our applicants because most of us have lived or studied abroad, and now reside in Miami, one of the most multicultural cities in the world. You will receive personalized attention and answers to all your questions. Just call or drop by our office.
JS&A is a Member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), NAFSA: Association of International Educators, and the American Translators Association (ATA). Both Josef Silny and Freda Clement-Willis, our Senior Associate Director, are past chairpersons of NACES.
Josef Silny, M.A., President
Josef Silny, founder and President of JS&A, is recognized nationally and internationally as an expert, having written numerous publications in the field of foreign credential evaluation and international admissions. He has thirty years of experience in international education, including five years as the Director of International and Transfer Admissions at the City University of New York and eleven years as the Director of International Admissions at the University of Miami. He has participated as a panelist or workshop director at professional conferences since 1974 and has held numerous committee chairmanships and memberships in national professional organizations and corporations.
Distinguished Associates
Geoffrey Alderman, Ph.D., Academic Dean, American Intercontinental University - London
Shihab Asfour, Ph.D., Chairman of the Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Miami
Harold W. Berkman, Ph.D., Vice-Dean of the School of Business Administration, University of Miami
Tiera J. Beisinger, B.A., Associate Director for Corporate Relations
Daryl Buford, M.A., Assistant Director for Evaluations
Hilda Caputo, B.A., Associate Director for Operations
Cheryl M. Carter, M.S., Tourism Management Coordinator, Florida International University
Freda Clement-Willis, M.B.A., Senior Associate Director
Marisa di Giovanni, B.A., Director of Translation
Julie Ellis, B.A., Assistant Director of Translation
Marcel R. Escoffier, Ph.D., School of Hospitality Management, Florida International University
Lilia Fernandez, B.A., Assistant Director for Evaluations
Pilar Figueroa, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
James Foley, Ph.D., Assoc. Dean of the School of Business Administration, University of Miami
Jennifer Gold, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Adam Grotsky, M.A., Director, Study Abroad Office, Towson University
David M. Hardesty, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Business Administration, University of Kentucky
Beth Harry, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Miami
Oscar Holzmann, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. of Accounting, University of Miami
Ann Johnson, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Karl Galen Kroeck, Ph.D., Chair of the Dept. of Management and International Business, Florida International University
M. Frances Keen, D.N.Sc., R.N., C., Associate Professor of Nursing, Villanova University
Melissa Lago, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Maurizio Laurenti, M.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Paul N. Lazarus, III, J.D., Dir. of the Motion Pictures Program, University of Miami
Polina Lippman, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Charles H. Mallery, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. of Biology, University of Miami
Gustavo Mendez, B.A., B.S., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Robert F. Moore, Ed.D., Assoc. Prof. of Education, University of Miami
Angela Morgand, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Stephen Paez, B.A., Associate Director of Translation
Robert Parker, Ph.D., Assoc. Dean of the School of Music Emeritus, University of Miami
Nicholas Patricios, Ph.D., Professor of Architecture, University of Miami
Michael Phang, Ph.D., Prof. of Civil Engineering, University of Miami
Beatriz Pineada, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Kenneth C. Pohlmann, M.S. , Chairman, Music Media and Industry, University of Miami
Olga Quintana, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. of Accounting, University of Miami
Carol Raab, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Carl H. Snyder, Ph.D., Prof. of Chemistry, University of Miami
John F. Stewart, Ph.D. , Associate Professor, Computer Information Systems, University of Miami
Joel D. Stutz, Ph.D. , Chairman of Computer Information Systems, University of Miami
Moiez A. Tapia, Ph.D., Prof. of Elect. and Comp. Engineering, University of Miami
Jorge Viera, B.S., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Edith Wong, B.A., Foreign Credential Evaluator
Kau Fui Vincent Wong, Ph.D., Prof. of Mech. Engineering, University of Miami
Luguan Yan, M.A. , Assistant Director for Evaluations
Peter A. Zorn, Jr., M.F.A., Former Prof. of Art, University of Miami
ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ACCEPT EVALUATIONS DONE BY JS&A
JS&A is a Member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (NACES). Evaluations prepared by JS&A are accepted and recognized by the organizations listed below:
1. U.S. Federal Government
The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
The United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Defense
The United States Labor Department
The United States Office of Personnel Management
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Health Care Financing Administration
2. U.S. Armed Forces
Air Force
Army
Marines
3. Licensing Boards
Accounting: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Architecture: California
Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Mental Health: Florida
Cosmetology: North Carolina, Utah, Vermont
Dentistry: Colorado, Florida
Engineering: Florida, Texas
Law: California, Florida
Medical Laboratory: American Medical Technologists, American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Health Care Financing Administration, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Tennessee
Nursing: Florida
Psychology: Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Virginia
Respiratory Care: National Board for Respiratory Care, California, Florida
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Florida, Georgia
4. State Departments of Education
Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
5. Other Governmental and Private Agencies
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
Broward County Sheriff’s Office
CASPA - Central Application Service for Physician Assistants
Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services
NCAA
Office of Personnel of: City of Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami Beach, New York City, State of New York.
6. Hundreds of Colleges and Universities
Many other organizations which do not appear on this list may also accept evaluations done by JS&A. Applicants are advised to check with the agency, institution, or organization to which they intend to submit the evaluation to make certain that the evaluation will be recognized.
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