Mona Menking, MSc.

Mona Menking is a trilingual (native proficiency in English, Spanish, and Farsi), extroverted, dynamic, and task-oriented professional with a passion for excellence. Born in Iran, her family fled the country to escape that country’s revolution when she was four years old. After spending four years in England, her family relocated to Quito, Ecuador, when she was eight. In Quito, she earned a scholarship to attend the elite Academia Cotopaxi (an International Baccalaureate school) through the 11th grade. She completed high school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, graduating in the top 10% of her class.

Ms. Menking earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque (1995) and a Master’s of Science in Education degree, with honors, from Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Ecuador (2007).

Ms. Menking has worked in higher education since 2001, when she joined the Office of the President at USFQ. There, she served in various capacities, including Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation, Director of Alumni Relations and Development, and International Summit Coordinator. During her time at USFQ, she gained deep expertise in the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accreditation process as the university prepared for U.S. accreditation.

After a brief tenure in Western Kentucky University’s Office of Enrollment Management (2008), she spent three and a half years telecommuting as an International Admissions Counselor for the University of Mississippi, focusing on Latin America and the Middle East. She then served nine years as Associate Director for International Initiatives at Kansas State University’s Center for Intercultural and Multilingual Advocacy (College of Education). In June 2021, she was named the Inaugural Director of the Global Education Outreach Office within the same department. 

While at Kansas State University, she co-authored the book chapter "Borderless Curriculum: Shaping Instruction through Re-imagined Pedagogies and Practices for a Global Community" in Borderless Education: A Pedagogical Framework for Cultural Responsiveness and Global Competence, and in 2023 was recognized as International Educator of the Year by the KSU Provost. 

In March 2025, Ms. Menking was appointed Inaugural Director of International Graduate Recruitment at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She resides in China Spring, Texas, with her husband and two teenage children.