YCMES President, Mr. Sabri Saleem; Board Chair, Dr. Abdul Karim el-Iryani, and Dean, Dr. Steven C. Caton.

The College is governed by its president, academic deans and board of governors. The president is responsible for all of the college's day-to-day operations (including its relations to the Yemeni government and other national and international institutions) and consults with the deans in the college's academic affairs.

The curriculum is overseen by a special committee (with the president and academic deans as ex-officio members). The committee plans the curriculum, makes certain that instruction is consonant with the highest academic standards of universities and colleges in Europe and the United States, and that its program of study is both intellectually coherent and rigorous.

Administration Leadership

President and Founder, Mr. Sabri Saleem

Honorary Dean, Dr. Steven C. Caton

Associate Dean for the PCMES, TBA

Director, Yemen Language Center, Ms. Nisreen Al-Dhubhabi

Assistant to the Dean, Mr. Matthew D. Kuehl

YLC Program Officer, Mrs. Jessica Rowan

Administrative Manager, Mr. Ahmed Nagi

Office Coordinator, Ms. Anne-Claire Bremard

Special Programs Coordinator, Mr. Stewart Pierce-Gardner

Student Affairs Coordinator, Ms. Soo-Rae Hong

IT Specialist, Mr. Attyah al-Jalal

Financial Manager, Mr. Muhammad al-Bayti

Click here for an organizational chart of the YCMES Administration & Academic divisions.

Board of Advisors

The Board of Advisors meets at least once a year to review the college's progress (as reported by the president, the deans and the chair of the curriculum committee), discuss and vote on various policies, make recommendations about the college's future, and wherever possible assist the college in its affairs. The Board will have a mix of membership: Yemeni and non-Yemeni (U.S., Europe, and Canada), academic (broad spectrum of universities) and non-academic (diplomacy and business). The term of service will be three (3) years.

YCMES Board Members and Key Administration at the inaugural Board Meeting.  January 3-5, 2008; Sana'a, Yemen

Current Board Members

Chair: Dr. Abdul Karim el-Iryani, Advisor to the President and Former Prime Minister of Yemen

Vice Chair: Dr. Brinkley Messick, Columbia University

Secretary/Treasurer:Dr. Willard E. White, Marts & Lundy

Mr. Abdul Wahab Thabet, Thabet Group of Companies

Amb. Barbara Bodine, Former U.S. Ambassador to Yemen

Dr. Bernard Haykel, Princeton University

Dr. Chris Edens, American Institute for Yemeni Studies

Dr. Fawaz Gerges, Sarah Lawrence College

Dr. Hussein al-‘Amri, Sana'a University

Ms. Jamila Ali Rajaa, Advisor to the Foreign Ministry

Dr. Michael Hudson, Georgetown University

Dr. miriam cooke, Duke University

Mr. Mohamed Abdo Saeed, Hayel Saeed Group

Dr. Muhammad Muhammad al-Mottahar, Vice Minister, Ministry of Higher Education

Dr. Mutahar al-Saeede, Sana'a University

Mr. Paul Aarts, University of Amsterdam

Dr. Paul Dresch, Oxford University

Mr. Sabri Saleem. President of the College, ex-officio

Dr. Shelagh Weir, School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London

Dr. Steven C. Caton, Dean of the College, ex-officio

TBA, Associate Dean of the College, ex-officio