Meet The Staff
All instructors have advanced degrees and top-notch experience in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages or working with international students. Many have lived and worked in other countries and are experts in their fields.
Casey Poe, Director
MBA, Finance, HR - University of Tennessee
MA, Int'l Commerce - University of Kentucky
BA, Spanish - Berea College
- Portfolio Manager | New Mexico Educational Retirement Board - 2020-2022
- Study Abroad Advisor | University of Utah - 2009-2011
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American Councils for International Education | Resident Director, Critical Language Scholarship - 2010, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2022
Lisa Fuller, Assistant Director
M.A. Applied Linguistics, University of Utah
- Assistant Director of ELI since 2015
- Taught ESL since 1994 in Switzerland and USA
Our Office Staff and Administrators
Lisa Humphrey, PDSO & Program Manager
M.Ed. in Bi-lingual & Bi-Cultural Education
Taught EFL in Japan, Germany, and Mexico.
Katie Guido, Program Assistant
B.S. Psychology, University of Utah
Intern in Washington D.C. Health and Human Services. Joined ELI in December 2018
Sharon Stephanie Cantillana, Engagement & Retention Coordinator
Bachelor’s Degree in Music Bachelor’s Degree in Composition and Performance
Universidad de las Americas
Experience: Joined ELI in 2021
Graduated from ELI in 2020!
Kirsten Niederhauser, DSO
MBA, International Business
Our Instructors
Amy Delis, Skill Coordinator
M.A. TESOL, Brigham Young University
Taught ESL since 1987 in USA and China
Anita Prabhakar, Adjunct Faculty
PhD in Curriculum and Instruction; TESOL candidate, Barry University
Taught ESL in India and USA
Brian Parrott, Evening Programs Coordinator
M.A. Applied Linguistics
Taught ESL since 2006 in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, South Korea, Spain, Colombia and the United States
Emily White, Adjunct Faculty
M.A. TESOL, Brigham Young University
Worked with English learners in Ohio, Florida, and Utah since 2003
Erica Havican, Adjunct Faculty
M.A. TESOL Brigham Young University
Taught ESL since 2008 in Brazil and USA
Faven Kenfe-Michael, Adjunct Teacher
Masters of Education, CELTA
Taught ESL in Madrid, Thailand and the USA since 2020
Heidi Healy, Adjunct Faculty
M.A. TESOL Brigham Young University
Taught ESL since 2010 in China, Mongolia, and USA
Jason E Mower, Skill Coordinator
M.A. Applied Linguistics
Taught ESL since 2000 in USA and South Korea
Jennifer Schimmelpfennig, Adjunct Faculty
M.A. History, Utah State University
Taught ESL since 2010 in USA
Jeremy Hansen, Adjunct Faculty
M.A. Education, TESOL Certificate
Taught ESL since 2008 in South Korea and USA
Katelyn Matthews, Adjunct Faculty
Bachelors of English Language, TESOL Certificate, Brigham Young University
Taught English since 2018 in Germany and USA
Mark Brady, Skill Coordinator
M.A. Journalism, Post-Baccalaureate English Education
Taught ESL since 1996 in the Czech Republic
Mary Barker
PhD, Political Science, Columbia University
TESOL Certificate
Former Director, Program for North American Language and Culture at the International
Institute of Spain
Co-creator of the EFL Program at the Pozuelo Campus of the Universidad Pontificia
Comillas (Madrid, Spain)
Taught ESL since 2004
Michael Ziegenfuss, Adjunct Faculty
MEd International Studies in Education, CELTA Certificate
Taught ESL since 2011 in China and USA
Monica Pack, Adjunct Faculty
M.A. Foreign Language Education (TESOL), University of Texas Austin
Taught ESL since 2003, lived in Western Europe and Central America
Paula Cabrera Campos, Adjunct Faculty, DSO
M.A. TESOL, Brigham Young University
Taught ESL since 2008 in Chile and USA
Peter Golub, Adjunct Faculty
MA at the University of California, Berkeley
Taught English since 2005
Randall Davis, Skill Coordinator
M.A. TESOL, Brigham Young University
Taught ESL since 1987 in USA and Japan
Rus Wilson, Testing and Curriculum Coordinator
M.A. TESOL, Brigham Young University
Taught ESL since 1999 in USA
Sam Dunn, Adjunct Faculty
M.F.A. University of Utah
Taught ESL since 2013 in Sweden and USA
Sara Jordan
BA Sociology/Urban Studies - University of New Orleans
MA Program- American Studies/Women’s Studies, Utah State University
TESOL Certificate – School for International Training
Taught ESL since 2003 in US, India, Spain. Also lived in Dominican Republic, Israel/Palestine,
Sierra Leone, UK
Sarah Ortega, Adjunct Teacher
BA in English, TEFL/TESOL Certificate
Started teaching in 2023
Teresa Stillo Ramirez, Adjunct
M.A. Teaching Languages, University of UtahPresident, ITESOL, 2021
Taught ESL for 26 years at Salt Lake Community CollegeTaught German ( U of U ), Italian, Latin and GED in Spanish throughout the Salt Lake Valley since 1996
Proudly served in the United States Army National Guard and Reserves