AAS Board Chair - U.S. Embassy 

Jenny Palmer joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 2009.  Her overseas postings include Ecuador, Pakistan, Jordan, Lebanon, and Israel.  Jenny has managed a range of international education programs as a Public Diplomacy Officer.  She holds a Bachelor’s in International Politics from Georgetown University.  Jenny is married to a fellow foreign service officer, Bo Palmer. They have three young children who will attend AAS in the coming years.

Community-At-Large Representative

President, Credit Europe Bank (Russia) Ltd.

Mr. Haluk Aydinoglu came to Russia in 2004 and immediately joined Credit Europe Bank (Russia) Ltd as Vice-President responsible for retail banking. In 2010 he was appointed to the role of President at Credit Europe Bank (Russia) Ltd. 

Before joining Credit Europe Bank, Mr. Aydinoglu  worked at McKinsey for more than 4 years in many countries, including the US, Turkey, Greece, South Africa, and most of the Middle East, mainly in consumer finance and sales force management projects. While at McKinsey, he was an active member of the Financial Institutions Group.

Prior to McKinsey, he was a product manager at Retek, a startup B2B software company currently acquired by Oracle in Atlanta, US.

Dr. Aydinoglu holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and an Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, and BS in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from Bosphorus University, Turkey. 

Mr. Aydinoglu  is married with two daughters both attending AAS.

Community-At-Large Representative

SVP General Manager, COO PepsiCo Russia Food and Beverages

Otakar works for PepsiCo for more than 22 years. For the last 10 years he worked in several General Management positions in East Europe/Sub-Sahara region and in Russia. He arrived to Russia with his wife Michaela and their two sons in 2007, following assignments in Miami, Frankfurt and Budapest. Both sons are still attending AAS. Outside of work, Otakar is a member of the board of several global technological start-ups and enjoys practicing sports, especially golf, cycling, squash and alpine skiing.

AAS Board Member - U.S. Embassy 

Aaron Luster has served in the U.S. Foreign Service for more than 20 years.  He is currently the Consul General at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.  Prior assignments include Mexico, Poland, Kyrgyzstan, and Slovenia, in addition to Washington, DC.  Before joining the Foreign Service, Aaron served as an English teacher for three years in the Peace Corps in Poland and Slovakia.  Aaron arrived in Moscow in September 2022 with his wife Soňa and their two sons who attend AAS.  

PTO Representative

Naree Jung is the president of AAS Parent Teacher Organization. She came to Moscow with her husband who works for Samsung Electronics, and two sons in 2018. She has degrees in History and Finance. She is an active committee member of International Women's Club of Moscow in charge of Website, Social Media, and Newsletter.