Dr. Jane S. Cahaly
Dr. Cahaly is a life-long educator having taught at the elementary, middle and high
school levels in addition to her university service. At Anderson University in Anderson
South Carolina, Dr. Cahaly served as adjunct Geography instructor, Director of Teacher
Education and professor in the College of Education. Her tenure at Anderson
University also included serving as the Director of International Programs for five years
where she was responsible for student study abroad programs, faculty
research/travel/teaching abroad, international student programming and the
implementation/administration of the university Quality Enhancement Plan to
“Increase Global Engagement” campus wide.
In addition to her vast and varied classroom experience her administrative experience
also includes serving as the first Executive Director of the Anderson County Business
and Education Partnership a public/private partnership to build relations between
business and K-12 schools in five school districts. Additionally she designed and served
as the first Executive Director of the World Class Partnership, a state-wide program
established by the SC State Department of Education to link 40 K-12 schools in SC to
schools in 16 different countries. She has a real passion for building international
understanding and increasing student and teacher knowledge through Sister School
relationships.
Currently Dr. Cahaly serves as the Senior Consultant for International Programs with
the Consortium for Global Education, a consortium of 44 private higher education
institutions based in Atlanta, Georgia, as Chairman Emeritus of the Anderson Area
Sister Cities Association in Anderson, South Carolina and as the Sister Cities
International State Representative for South Carolina and the SCI State Representative
Liaison for the 50 US states. She is widely traveled including extensive travel in North
America and Europe as well as travels in South America, Asia and Africa.
She earned her Bachelors of Science Degree (B.S.) in Education from Auburn
University, in Auburn, Alabama, her Master’s Degree (MED) in Educational
Administration from Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina and her Doctorate
(Ed.D) from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. She is married to
Phillip C. Cahaly, has three sons and four grandchildren and lives in Pendleton, South
Carolina.