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
- Portfolio Manager | New Mexico Educational Retirement Board - 2020-2022
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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
Brian Parrott, Director of Community Programs
M.A. Applied Linguistics
Taught ESL since 2006 in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, South Korea, Spain, Colombia and the United States
Kirsten MacQuillin, DSO
MBA, International Business
Alan Hinojos, Student Engagement and Retention Coordinator
ELI Volunteer since 2021
Our Instructors
Randall Davis, Curriculum Coordinator
M.A. TESOL, Brigham Young University
Taught ESL since 1987 in USA and Japan
Rus Wilson, Technology Coordinator
M.A. TESOL, Brigham Young University
Taught ESL since 1999 in USA
Amy Delis, Adjunct Faculty
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
Daniel LeBaron, Adjunct Faculty
B.A. International Cultural Studies, TESOL Certificate Brigham Young University–Hawaii
Taught ESL since 2011 in Haiti, China, and USA
Denise Herdade, Adjunct Faculty
B.A. in English Language and Literature
TESOL Certificate
Taught ESL since 2007 in Brazil and USA
Emily White, Adjunct Faculty
M.A. TESOL, Brigham Young University
Worked with English learners in Ohio, Florida, and Utah since 2003
Esperanza Oyarzun, Adjunct Faculty
B.A. Linguistics
TESOL Certificate
Faaizah Ghazi, Adjunct Faculty
M.A. World Languages & Cultures, TESOL Certificate, University of Utah
Worked with English learners from India, USA, and Chile since 2019
Heidi Healy, Adjunct Faculty
M.A. TESOL Brigham Young University
Taught ESL since 2010 in China, Mongolia, and USA
Jason E Mower, Adjunct Faculty
M.A. Applied Linguistics
Taught ESL since 2000 in USA and South Korea
Jenia Ivanova, Adjunct Faculty
M. A. In Education, Sofia University, Bulgaria; M. A. in Linguistics, University of Utah
Taught EFL/ESL since 1989 in Bulgaria and USA
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
Julie Herrick Salevurakis, Adjunct Faculty
Dual M.A. in Applied Linguistics and Political Science
ESL instructor in Egypt and the USA since 2013
Mark Brady, Adjunct Faculty
M.A. Journalism, Post-Baccalaureate English Education
Taught ESL since 1996 in the Czech Republic
Mary Barker, Adjunct Faculty
PhD, Political Science, Columbia University
TESOL Certificate
Taught ESL in Spain 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
Sam Dunn, Adjunct Faculty
M.F.A. University of Utah
Taught ESL since 2013 in Sweden and USA