Presenters

Alpha A. Martinez-Suarez is a PhD Fellow in the Culture, Literacy, and Language program of the Bicultural and Bilingual Education Department at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Two-time Academy for Teacher Excellence Presidential Distinguished Scholar, and 2020’s Golden Feather awardee. Martinez-Suarez is the founder of the Focused Library for the Dreamers’ Center at UTSA. Her areas of research interests include social justice in education and the role of the teacher as social justice advocate for culturally and linguistically diverse populations as well as teacher education to language teacher candidates on Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSI). She holds a B.H. in International Relations from the Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas in México, and a MA in Bicultural and Bilingual Teaching Education, graduated with honors.

Anabell Rodriguez is a Fulbrighter who graduated from Northern Illinois University with a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English Language Teaching from Universidad de El Salvador. She is currently an academic advisor for El Salvador, Panama, and the Dominican Republic at an educational system company. For over 19 years, she has worked as a teacher, educational leader, and academic advisor in various educational settings: k-12 private schools, English academies, teacher training projects, higher education institutions, curriculum development, and private schools' academic advising. She is a passionate educator who sees her role as an opportunity to help others achieve their greatest potential. Therefore, she is always willing to expand her horizons by enriching her professional skills, seeking opportunities to share her knowledge and goals, mentoring young professionals, and creating initiatives to empower others.

Dr. Anastasia Khawaja has been in education since 2004. She is a senior instructor of English at INTO University of South Florida and an adjunct professor for the humanities and English departments also at USF. She has a PhD in Second Language Acquisition and Instructional Technology and a masters in Multilingual/Multicultural Education. Dr. Khawaja is the incoming chair of the TESOL International Membership Professional Council. Her current research engages with peace education and breaking the binary understanding of the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict through the exploration of language use. Dr. Khawaja has published in The Journal of Multilingualism and Multicultural Development, and has a few book chapters coming out between 2021and 2022.

Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld is Associate Dean and Director of the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership for Diverse Learning Communities at Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY. Before entering higher education, she was an EFL teacher in Hungary (grades 5-8 and adult), an ESL teacher in New York City (grades K-3 and adult), and taught Hungarian at NYU. A Fulbright Scholar and sought-after national presenter, Andrea is the coauthor or coeditor of over 25 books on education and numerous chapters and articles related to linguistically and culturally diverse learners.

Beatriz Erazo is a committed, energetic, collaborative teacher trainer and passionate speaker. She holds a degree in Linguistics and Languages from Mayor de San Andres University and an MA in TESOL from the SIT Graduate Institute, World Learning. Beatriz has taught in several educational establishments in Bolivia, at Hotel Training Center in Boston, MA, and World Learning, VT, USA. Currently, she teaches English at San Pablo Bolivian Catholic University; and Applied Linguistics and Oral and Written Communication in English at Mayor de San Andres University. She is also the Academic Director of EnglishTech S.R.L. and a freelance consultant for Pearson Education. Recently, Beatriz has been elected as Incoming Chair for the English as a Foreign Language Interest Section at TESOL International.

Bianca Lavezo has been in the ELT field for 14 years. She works for Cultura Inglesa, a non-for-profit organization in Brazil, as a headteacher and academic helper. A CELTA, Anaheim TESOL, and CPE holder, Bianca is also a Cambridge certified trainer and a CELT-P tutor. Having first studied Translation-Interpreting, she is now working towards a Pedagogy degree. Her interests are reading, traveling, and nature.

Carmem Foltran holds a Master’s Degree in English and American Literature and a degree in English from FFLCH-USP. She has been a teacher for 20 years and has also worked as a course developer, teacher trainer, and translator. In 2018 she founded Dynamic Class, an EFL school where is currently the DoS and Manager.

Catherine James Njau is an English teacher in a Tanzanian government school where she facilitates different teaching training activities. She also coordinates life skill and menstrual hygiene education clubs. Currently, she is a regional coordinator of the Tanzania English Language Association, an affiliate of TESOL founder of Kuleana Organisation, and a student at the Open University of Tanzania, where she is doing her master’s in educational planning and Management in Education. She has been featured in the English teaching Forum My classroom session.

Ching-Ching Lin, Ed. D. is a Taiwanese native and currently a New York City-based TESOL and Bilingual Education educator. She obtained her doctoral degree in pedagogy and philosophy from Montclair State University. She is the immediate Past Chair of TESOL's Bilingual Multilingual Interest Section (2020-2021) and President-Elect of NYS TESOL (2020-2021). Her research interests mainly focus on engaging diversity as a strategic action plan for change. She has published manuscripts on a wide range of topics related to diversity and inclusion. She is a Co-Editor and a contributing author of the following two volumes: Inclusion, Diversity, and Intercultural Dialogue in Young People's Philosophical Inquiry (Brill Publishers, 2018) and Internationalization in Action: Leveraging Diversity and Inclusion in the Globalized Classroom (Peter Lang Publishing, 2020).

Claire Bradin Siskin is a consultant, teacher trainer, and practitioner of computer-assisted language learning (CALL). She has 20 years of classroom experience as an instructor of English as a second language (ESL). She was recently elected Vice President of the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) and will serve as its president in 2023. She has a strong interest in international education and has given presentations in 24 countries. See http://www.edvista.com/claire for more information.

Darishika worked as a Teacher Mentor in Borneo and is currently teaching at the British Council in Hong Kong, where she leads an ASN (Additional Special Needs) group. She is part of the regional SEND Champion network, a gender working group, and a disability working group. Darshika has a master's in clinical psychology, and she is a member of the British Psychology Society (MBPsS). She is also a founder and trustee of a UK-registered charity in India supporting children's education and empowering young women and holding workshops and training for local teachers and parents.

Dawn Lucovich is President of The Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) and an Assistant Professor at The University of Nagano. Her research interests include assessment, discourse communities, linguistic landscapes, and leadership skill formation. Dr. Melodie Cook is a Professor at the University of Niigata Prefecture. She is the new Director of Membership for JALT. She has been teaching at the tertiary level in Japan for 25 years. Her research interests include high-stakes testing, teacher education, gender issues, multicultural families, and schooling in Japan. In her spare time, she also facilitates a group for international foster and adoptive families in Japan.

Debra Suarez, PhD, MBA, combines her expertise in TESOL/TEFL education and business & management leadership. Dr. Suarez currently serves on the Board of Directors for TESOL International Association, and she also currently provides leadership, strategic direction and project implementation in working groups across US federal agencies, focused on minority populations. A former university professor, Dr. Suarez, has published and presented her work around the world and continues to lecture on topics in leadership development in educational contexts. Debra is currently collaborating with Dr. Doaa Rashed on projects which examine the development of women’s leadership identity and its intersection with ethnicity and language in global contexts.

Doaa Rashed, Ph.D, is an Associate Teaching Professor and Director of the Language Engagement Project in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University. Dr. Rashed is former president of Maryland TESOL and currently serves as the Chair of the Non-Native English-Speaking Teachers Interest Section (NNEST) in the TESOL International Organization. With over 20 years of experience in teaching English and teacher education, Dr. Rashed has published and presented in teaching methods, teacher identity, and language and social justice. Dr. Rashed is currently collaborating with Dr. Debra Suarez on projects which examine the development of women’s leadership identity and its intersection with ethnicity and language in global contexts.

Passionate supporter of empowering teams, Effie Kyrikakis, a serial edupreneur, international NLP trainer and mentor of Women Educators has just turned 30 (years in ELT). Effie is a mother of two happily married young men, who she helped flourish while juggling studies and career. A stress-related burnout while running her “Language & Life Skills School” in Athens, Greece was her greatest gift at that time, pushing her to realize the importance of mental health and life skills for women educators. Her mission to empower and serve has finally led hed to create NeuroLearningPowerTM a structured mentoring method that supports teams of women educators to discover together the mindset and strategies to empower themselves and their students to thrive.

Eilís Kelly has been working in ELT for ten years. During that time, she has been working as a teacher, trainer, mentor, and manager. She particularly likes working with people and exploring how they work in different situations and environments.

Fabiana Muliterno is a Brazilian ELT teacher with over 20 years of experience teaching general English to children, teenagers, and adults. She is also a headteacher, assisting the team in general academic issues and their possible solutions. She has also been working with a group of teachers developing a course for Young Learners. She holds the CELTA, ICELT, is currently taking the DELTA and taking a postgraduate course in Psychopedagogy.

Fatmah Azam Ali is the Vice-President of MEET-ACT Center and the President of KSAALT TESOL. She has over 18 years of teaching and training experience in the private sector for corporates and education institutions. She is a three-time award winner as the Best Teacher Educator in the Middle East (MENA), an accreditation consultant and a Cambridge Certified trainer. She is also a part of TESOL Gulf Board of Directors (2021-present).

Fernanda has been working as an English teacher for more than ten years. At first, She decided to study Languages at college because she wanted to be a Portuguese teacher. However, after graduating, an opportunity to teach English came up, and she fell in love with the profession and the ELT world. The turning point in her career was when she started working at Cultura Inglesa. Here, she had the chance to work with excellent teachers, tutors, and mentors who inspired her to take a step further towards developing even more in this career. Besides holding a degree in English and Portuguese language teaching, she has a CPE, CELTA, CELT-P, Anaheim Young Learners, and she is taking a course to prepare for Delta Module 1 in December. She is passionate about what she does and about learning new things so that she can be a better teacher

Gabriela Ladrón de Guevara de León is an English teacher, teacher trainer and in-service tutor. She is also a writer and storyteller. Gabriela works as a Professor and researcher at Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad in México. She has a BA in Teaching French as a Foreign Language, a BA in English, and BA in Teaching English. In addition to this, Gabriela has an MA in Education, Ph.D. in Education.

Gabriela Osornio holds an MA in TEFL from University of Guadalajara. She has been a teacher for 19 years in different levels, from preschool to postgraduate. She has also been a coordinator and teacher trainer at various institutions. She is currently teaching writing composition at university level, and she is facilitating a Diploma Course in Research in ELT. Her interests in ELT are mainly in the fields of Teacher Professional Development and Educational Technology, and Research.

Glenda Gallardo is a Peruvian EFL teacher with 20 years of experience. She has worked with a wide variety of levels from kids to adults. Currently, she works at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas and Universidad de Lima. Glenda has a language teaching degree from Instituto Pedagogico Nacional Monterrico/ Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. She has finished her MA TEFL studies at Fundación Universitaria Iberoamericana. Her research interests focus on autonomous learning, mindfulness, neuroscience, educational coaching and ICT. She is part of TESOL Gulf Board of Directors (Jan 2021) and serves as the Global Education PLN leader at TESOL International (March 2021-present).

Grazzia Maria Mendoza Chirinos is a US State Department Alumna recognized nationally and internationally for project development for teacher continuous professional development and growth. She has been in the TESOL field for 28 years. Her research interests include CALL, Competency Based Language Teaching and Methodological Improvements for Professional Development. She is the founder and former President of HELTA TESOL in Honduras, Former President of the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) TESOL Group and Member of TESOL International Association Board of Directors serving as Chair of the Finance Committee. At present she is an education specialist for the US Government at USAID Honduras working on projects related to education in crisis and conflict, improvement of quality of education, development of supply chain for teaching materials directly supporting the Ministry of Education at the central and decentralized levels.

Hanaa Khamis is an ESOL Practitioner and TESOL Trainer who has experimented with instructional technology since 1999. She earned an MA in TESOL from the American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt in 2007. Her thesis focused on communication strategies among EFL university learners in online interactions. Her research and training interests mainly include pedagogy, technology and assessment.

Hind works as an English Instructor at the Leading National Academy LNA, Niagara College in Saudi Arabia. She is the incoming Chair of the TESOL International Professional Development Professional Council and the Executive Secretary at Africa ELTA. Hind is also a founding member at the English Language Testing Society (ELTS) and her main areas of interest include testing, curriculum development and student engagement. Hind was selected as a 2021 TESOL International Leadership Mentoring Program Award recipient and a TESOL International Convention Ambassador.

Dr. Ilene Winokur has lived in Kuwait since 1984 and is a professional development specialist supporting teachers globally including refugee teachers. Prior to retiring in 2019, she was a teacher and administrator for 25 years. Her blog, podcast, and upcoming book focus on the importance of feeling a sense of belonging. You can connect with Ilene on Twitter @IleneWinokur

Irene Juma Maganga is an English language teacher in a government secondary school called Mbulani in Tanzania - East Africa. She has been teaching for eight years. She has a degree in Bachelor of Arts with education. She is a member of Tanzanian English Language Teachers Association (TELTA) currently the secretary in TELTA - Ruvuma chapter, she is also a member of Africa ELTA.

Jane Petring has taught in, administered and written textbooks for ESL/EFL programs for over 40 years, working in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. She recently retired from her permanent position at Cegep Edouard-Montpetit in Montreal, Quebec. As a US State Department Fellow in 2018-2019, she taught Communication Skills at the College of African Wildlife Management in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania. As a secondary project, she worked closely with Catherine Njau to organize and facilitate workshops and presentations of English teaching methods and activities for local teachers and to work with local primary and secondary school students as well as adults in rural areas to discuss life skills and strategies to empower girls and women and provide new values for boys and men.

Jennifer Killam is an Assistant Professor of English for Academic Purposes at Broward College in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and a doctoral student in Composition and Applied Linguistics at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Jurana Aziz teaches TESOL as an assistant professor at the University of Dhaka and is currently doing Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota in second language education.

Kathleen Brown (Ed.D.) is a long-term resident of Japan invested in curriculum development, needs assessment, and the fostering of the next generation of female academics. Currently a professor at Kurume University, Kathleen has walked the long tenure-track path from part-time adjunct to yearly contracted lecturer to full professor. She is eager to share her experiences and skill set with other women who are working in academia, particularly in the field of TESOL. Editor and contributing author to the recently published volume, “Foreign Female English Teachers in Japanese Higher Education: Narratives From Our Quarter,”

Dr. Katya Koubek holds a Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition/Foreign Language Education from University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her current research interests are based on preservice teacher attitudes and beliefs, action research in teacher preparation programs, and high-impact practices on student engagement. She is a Professor and TESOL Coordinator at James Madison University where she teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in TESOL programs.

Kristen Lindahl is an Associate Professor of TESOL/Applied Linguistics in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies and Assistant Dean of Professional Preparation in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Linda attended graduate school at Eastern Michigan University where she received her M.A. in TESOL. She began teaching ESL to students at the University of Detroit and later taught in Korea, Japan, Spain, Singapore, and various other countries. At home Linda taught at the Center for English as a Second Language at the University of Arizona. As the Assistant Director of Global Programs, she wrote proposals and grants, and developed course content. Linda has organized teaching training programs and has trained teachers from many parts of the world. Her last assignment, as an English Language Fellow, took her to Tajikistan. Currently Linda is a member of the TESOL Career Path Development Professional Learning Network Leadership Team. She is happy to be able to contribute to the professional development of English language teachers across the globe.

In her own long TESOL career, Liz England has enjoyed success in a career in international language teacher education - teaching, research and service. Her success is, in large part, due to the generous mentors who have supported her and gained her trust. As a mentor herself, Dr. England has been fortunate to serve students, colleagues and friends both in times of need (such as those in the global pandemic) and long-term as well. Teacher, author and co-author of books, articles and book chapters, speaker and researcher, Dr. England is founder of the TESOL International Association Career Path Development Professional Learning Network (CPD PLN) where professional development programs are currently underway, including a mentoring program (CLIMB). She continues to grow professionally in semi-retirement with these and to learn from CPD PLN’s nearly 600 community members at TESOL.org and more (631) on Facebook. Mentor projects are central to her professional development.

Lorenza Aildasani has been an EFL teacher for over twenty five years. She has large experience in teaching all age groups although her main interest remains in teaching one-to-one classes to adults. Having got her degree in Letras from PUC in 2000, she carried on her training by taking Extension Courses at PUC-SP in the Education/Teaching area. Other of her certificates include the SIT TESOL CERTIFICATE. She is a Cambridge and Michigan speaking examiner for all Certificates. She is the founder of Winner Idiomas one of the largest in company schools in Sao Paulo and also a Cambridge, Ielts, Michigan and TOEFL centre.

Maha Hassan is an Educational Consultant, Teacher Trainer, and Founder/CEO of Teaching ESL Hub. She is also the Newsletter Editor for IP & SEN IATEFL SIG, Member-at-large for SLWIS TESOL, and Language Instructor at the Faculty of Economics and Politics, Cairo University. She was nominated for Lead 5050 Women in International Education Award – WIE 2018 for her work as an Academic Director. She has presented at several International Conferences, including IATEFL, TESOL International Convention-CALL IS EVO, and Nile TESOL. She had several articles published on IATEFL Voices, Pilgrims “A New Contribution to Bloom’s Taxonomy,” HEIS International TESOL Newsletter, Nile TESOL Newsletters, and Conference Proceedings Howtolearn.com. She blogs on: teachingenglishcafe.blogspot.com/

María Isabel Huaccho is a highly experienced English teacher and trainer. She specializes in EFL Methodology and Business English. She has finished her MA TEFL studies and holds the FTBE, TKT, CPE certificates. She has participated as a speaker at international events organised by TESOL and IATEFL Affiliates in Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, Ukraine, and Romania. Her professional interests include Soft skills, Intercultural communication, and ICT.

Marisol Guzman Cova is currently in the distance Ph.D. programme in Applied Linguistics at the University of Southampton, U. K. She holds an MA in educational technologies and communication. She has worked for 20 years at Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla (BUAP) as a language teacher, self-access facilitator, teacher educator, and ELT programme coordinator. She collaborates with the Research Special Interest Group (ReSIG) in IATEFL as Outreach co-coordinator. Her research interests include teacher autonomy, creativity, teacher professional development, action research, educational technologies, among others. Email: M.Guzman@soton.ac.uk

Dr. Maureen Manning is an international presenter, trainer, and keynote speaker on global education, TESOL, intercultural competence, and study abroad programs. Dr. Manning has worked as an adjunct professor, teacher trainer, and professional development facilitator in the US, Asia, Australia, and Europe, promoting best practices in language acquisition and in strengthening intercultural competencies. Dr. Manning has been a featured speaker at Harvard University, Loyola University’s International Colloquium in Spain, and the Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, and is a frequent presenter at numerous US conferences each year. She leads numerous groups on annual student, faculty-led, and adult international tours and exchange programs. Dr. Manning is an author, and a former education blogger for The Boston Herald. Her most recent articles are published in the American Sociology Association’s Teaching and Learning Matters Journal, Professionals in International Education’s Digest, and USC’s Follow the Leader Journal, with other publications currently in press.

Mayra Castillo Ortiz has a B.A and an M.A. in ELT by the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, México. She has been teaching for ten years in different educational levels as well as in private and public schools. She especially likes to teach children and work with female students. She has been a speaker in national and international events. Her research interests include language acquisition and women education and empowerment

Meggy's job involves developing and improving national-level training solutions and training systems management for over 500 teachers (serving 70K+ students nationally). She also creates exciting interactive blended e-Learning training content to keep teachers and trainers at the forefront of English language learning and training. She loves geeking out about English language teaching, training, learning, and people development. What makes her job so special and motivating is when she sees teachers, trainers, and managers focus on self-development to improve themselves to help their students better achieve their learning goals. The ultimate moments of joy happen when she sees their teachers pull out their magic hats of teaching skills, full of passion, and students smiling in class and communicating confidently in English.

Melissa Nankin has spent the past nineteen years working to create an environment of character development, inclusion, and equity in the K-12 public school environment. She is a former ESOL teacher and department chairperson. Melissa currently serves as an assistant principal in Prince George’s County, Maryland, and is a doctoral candidate at The University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Dr. Melodie Cook is a Professor at the University of Niigata Prefecture in Japan. Her research interests include high-stakes language testing, teacher education, gender education, multicultural family studies and fostering and adoption in Japan.

After 30 years in ELT, as a teacher, teacher trainer, manager, and materials writer, Rachael Roberts now works as a life, career, and business coach for other ELT professionals, helping her clients to earn more, work less, and live more fully. She works with clients 1-2-1 and on her 12-week small group programme for self-employed ELT Professionals (coaches, teachers, trainers, writers, editors), Switches off Stress, Switches on Success.

Dr. Revathi Viswanathan is a former Professor & Head of the English department at B.S.Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology. She is currently working as a freelance ELT Consultant and a Teacher Trainer. She has 26 years of teaching experience at the collegiate level. As a teacher trainer for nearly two decades, she has been training both school and college teachers to develop communication skills among their students. She is currently conducting online courses and e-mentoring for teachers through Moodle.

Samantha Radovich is an education specialist with Cambridge University Press, and an educational consultant from Colorado. She has over fifteen years of professional experience, spanning five countries, in international program development, management, sales, marketing, accreditation, language instruction, program assessment, and curriculum design. Mrs. Radovich received her MA from Middlebury Institute of International Studies and her BA from the University of Colorado. She has worked as an adjunct faculty member at the Metropolitan State University of Denver, and was the Academic Director at Language Consultants International in Denver, Director at the Cotemar International Development Center in Mexico, and Director of ELS Language Center at the University of Wyoming. Mrs. Radovich is a member of TESOL, ACTFL, NAFSA and has presented at numerous conferences throughout her career. Mrs. Radovich is a trained and experienced reviewer at the Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA). Mrs. Radovich is a published writer and educational blogger. Her most recent article is on teacher training during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is featured in the summer 2021 edition of Education Digest International.

Sharon Tjaden-Glass is an instructional media designer for the eLearning Division of Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. She previously taught ESL in higher education and in intensive English programs for 13 years. She served as the newsletter for the Intercultural Communication Interest Section for TESOL International and now serves as the ICIS community manager. She currently organizes a monthly networking session via Zoom that connects TESOL professionals who are seeking to enter the field of instructional design. Outside of TESOL, she creates content for two YouTube channels: a cooking channel that she and her husband have created (called Our Final Freezer) and a channel for TESOL professionals and intermediate English learners (called Lucky Frog English). She holds an M.A. in TESOL, a B.A. in Linguistics and French, and a graduate certificate in Technology-Enhanced Learning. Sharon invites you to connect with her through LinkedIn. Her profile can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-tjaden-glass/

Shirlaine Castellino (director, Spring International Language Center) has a B.S. in General Science and an M.A. in Teaching English (academic courses) from Silliman University in the Philippines. She holds an additional MATESL degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In addition to four years of teaching at Silliman University, Shirlaine was a Composition Coordinator and Teaching Associate at the Intensive English Institute, University of Illinois for three years. After moving to Colorado, Shirlaine worked as the ESL and Day-Treatment Coordinator at the Asian Pacific Center. For the past 31 years, she has been working at Spring International Language Center in Littleton, Colorado.

Sophia “Stella” Escalante (they/them pronouns) is a current graduate student with the Department of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of South Florida. Their main interest is doing policy-related research on the intersection of disability and human sexuality, and the discrepancies that occur with the education of sexuality to disabled individuals. A disabled person themself, they work closely with other disability activists to bring light to the injustices disabled people face, as well as introducing able-bodied people to societal inaccessibility that they may not experience themselves.

Suzan is currently a lecturer at the Center for Language Education at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. In her 38 years of teaching in the US, China, and Hong Kong, she has also served in a variety of elected and volunteer leadership positions in TESOL, INTESOL, and CALICO. Along the way at work and in professional organizations, Suzan has been inspired by many women - colleagues, collaborators, coordinators, chairs, directors, deans, and board members - and is thankful for their mentorship.

Tathiane Lopez Guilherme currently works as an EFL teacher, a teacher trainer and a CELTA tutor in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She holds a bachelor’s degree in languages from the University of Sao Paulo, as well as the CELTA, ICELT and DELTA. She has been working with ELT for over 15 years.

Teri Rose Dominica Roh is Assistant Professor at Inha University in Incheon, Korea. Her primary duties include teaching general and elective language skills courses to undergraduate students. She was born and raised in the Philippines, where she also first developed an awareness of gender-based issues while attending a single-sex college. She holds an MA from the University of the Philippines and a Ph.D. from Sogang University. Teri has been based in Korea for the past 11 years. Her teaching career has evolved around a range of class types, including private tutorials, immersive English camps, language learning centers, high school English subjects, and in-service teacher training. Current research interests include topics on language attitudes, child-directed discourse, and the professional identity of English teachers abroad. Apart from teaching and research, she also facilitates weekly virtual meetings for a group of Filipina teachers in Korea.

Yanal is 42 years old, married, and with three children. She is a housewife and an English Educator, too. She has been a teacher for about 15 years, so she has a lot of experience. She used to deal with different ages, levels, grades, and cultures. For example, She taught elementary, intermediate, and even higher graders. In addition, She is an active member and teacher within different NGOs, which tackle lots of society’s aspects such as refugees, moms, youths, disabled, and others. Her current job is as a fellow teacher at CareyInstitute, in addition to two public schools ( morning and afternoon shifts). Spending family time in nature is her passion.

Dr. Zaira R. Arvelo Alicea is a writer, editor, and educator focused on nonnative English speakers in the continental United States and Puerto Rico. She has authored 15+ publications on the connection between social skills and literacy, engaging Latino communities, Latino and Caribbean literature, and Puerto Rico after Hurricane María. In addition, Zaira is a speaker on equitable education for English learners, approaches for delivering quality education to nonnative English speakers, and designs virtual programs and training on pedagogy, writing, and communication for higher education, industry, nonprofits, and K-12 educators. She was born in Lares, Puerto Rico, a mountainous town in the countryside of the archipelago with an established tradition of anti-colonial insurgency. She currently lives on the Caribbean territory of Puerto Rico’s largest island, where she spearheads a small business operation. Check her out at pwdpr.com.