Faculty & Staff

We are pleased to introduce our 2009-10 faculty and staff to you. We are committed to serving you and teaching you so that you can develop the level of English that will meet your goals and provide you with the possibility of an extraordinary life. All of our instructors are highly experienced professionals - and we love teaching.

Administrators and Office Staff

Kathy Larson, Interim Director
B.A., Asian Studies, cum laude, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
M.A., Teaching English as a Second Language, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Lars A. Gingery, Associate Director and Registrar
B.A., Biology, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana
M.A., Leisure and Environmental Resources Administration, George Williams College
RSA/Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults (CTEFLA)

Alma Mendez-Ceballos, Full-time Office Assistant
B.A., International Studies, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois

Faculty

Christine B. Ako, Instructor
B.A., Education and History, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota
M.S., Education, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Kansas
M.A., Christian Leadership, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California

Janice Ball, Instructor
B.S., Alverno College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
M.S., Education (TESOL), University of Rochester, New York
Ed.D., Education, University of Rochester

Sandra Baron, Instructor
B.S., Business and Education, State University of New York at Albany
M.A., Guidance and Counseling, New York University
TESOL Certificate, School for International Training, Brattleboro, Vermont

Sarah Barrett, Instructor
B.A., Language, Linguistics and Culture, American University, Washington, D.C.
Certificate in TESOL, American University
M.A., Secondary Education, English, National-Louis University, Chicago

Kelly Brogelman, Instructor
B.A., Psychology, University of Iowa
M.A., Linguistics/TESOL, University of Illinois at Chicago

Christina Gamiño, Instructor
B.A., International Studies, cum laude, Boston College
Master of International Management, Thunderbird, Garvin School of International Management
M.A., Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Florida International University

Minette L. Gill, Instructor
B.S.  Marketing, University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse
M.A, Applied Linguistics/TESOL, University of Illinois at Chicago

Mary Ann Gottlieb, Full-time Instructor
B.A., Spanish and Latin American Studies, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
M.A., English as a Foreign Language, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Nick Hilmers, Instructor
B.A., German, DePauw University, Indiana
M.A., Teaching English as a Second Language, School for International Training, Brattleboro, Vermont

Cathryn Jenkins, Instructor
B.A., Linguistics/TESL, Northeastern Illinois University
M.A., Linguistics, Northeastern Illinois University

Adam E. Jones, Instructor
B.A., English, Pennsylvania State University
M.S, English, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois

Christina Kelley, Instructor
B.A., English, magna cum laude, Baylor University
M.A., Classics, University of Texas at Austin
M.A., TESOL, Columbia Teachers College, Columbia University, New York

Claudia Kupiec, Full-time Instructor
B.A., French, Indiana University, Bloomington
M.A., Applied Linguistics, University of Illinois at Chicago

Kathy Larson, Full-time Instructor
B.A., Asian Studies, cum laude, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
M.A., Teaching English as a Second Language, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

William Lebed, Instructor
B.A., Creative Writing, Columbia College, New York
M.A., Public History, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois

Christensen Low, Instructor
B.A., English, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas
M.A., Intercultural Studies, with graduate-level certificate in TESOL, Moody Graduate School, Chicago

Anna Moldawa, Instructor
B.A., Elementary and Junior High Education, Det Nodvendige Seminarium, Ulfborg, Denmark
M.A., TESOL, American University, Washington, D.C.
Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, LADO International College, Washington, D.C.

Andrew Muller, Instructor
B.S., Elementary Education, University of Tennessee at Martin
M.Ed., Educational Policy, Government and Administration, University of Washington
TESOL Certificate, Seattle University

Donna Pitz, Instructor
B.A., Geography, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Master of Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago

Janet Quinn, Full-time Instructor
B.A., French, Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois
M.A., Writing, with distinction, DePaul University
Certification in ESL, State of Illinois
Additional studies in ESL, National-Louis University

Sherry Rasmussen, Full-time Instructor
B.A., Social Sciences, magna cum laude, George Williams College
M.A., Teaching English as a Second Language and Applied Linguistics, University of Illinois at Chicago

Dzidra Rodins, Instructor
B.S., Psychology, cum laude, Fordham University, New York
M.A., Linguistics, Indiana University, Bloomington
Ph.D., Linguistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Matthew Van Someren, Instructor
B.A., Radio and Television, College of Mass Communications and Media Arts, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
CELTA Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia

William Wolf, Instructor
B.A., Sociology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
M.A., Sociology, University of Dehli, New Delhi, India
Additional studies in Human Development at the University of Chicago