Speaker Bio: Andri Orphanides is the Manager of API’s Individual Certification Programs (ICP), where she has led the development of 12 new certification programs. She played a key role in building ICP’s IT infrastructure and overseeing its transition to computer-based testing. In her role, she manages 24 certification programs and collaborates with industry committees to identify strategic opportunities for credentialing growth.
Andri holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from George Mason University, with a concentration in production and marketing, and a Credentialing Specialist certificate from the Institute for Credentialing Excellence. Before joining API, she managed the Southeast Europe Project and the European Energy Security Initiative at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Her career has primarily focused on policy work in Southeastern Europe and Eurasian affairs within the nonprofit sector.