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Who is the LEAP team?
The LEAP team is made up of instructors and staff experienced and interested in working with people from varied language and cultural backgrounds.
LEAP instructors are committed to enhancing the learning experience of their students. All LEAP instructors are university graduates, specializing in teaching English to speakers of other languages. The majority of LEAP instructors have graduate degrees in TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language).
Paul Abbott, BA, MA, TESL Instructor+
Paul has MA in Counselling Psychology (UBC), BA
in English and Political Science (UBC), and TESL Diploma (UBC). He has taught
English in Vancouver since 1993.
Gillian Berson, BA, MA, ESL Teaching Certificate Instructor+
Gillian has MA (U.of Haifa, Israel), BA (U. of
Manchester, England) and ESL Teaching Certificate. She has been teaching
English as a Second language since 1979. Gillian has taught in Israel and
Vancouver.
Patricia Chan, BA, BEd, TESL Instructor+
Patricia has BA, BEd (UBC), and TESL Certificate (VCC). She has been
teaching ESL since 1996. Patricia has taught in Taiwan and Vancouver.
Misty Cozac, BFA, MA, TESL Instructor+
Misty has BFA in Dramatic Arts (U of
Lethbridge), MA in Drama (Theatre History and Dramaturgy) (U of
Toronto) and TESL certificate (U of Toronto). She has been teaching English as a
Second Language since 2000. Misty has been specializing in teaching
English for Academic Purposes since 2004. She has taught in Japan and
Canada.
Baljit Dhillon, BA Instructor+
Baljit has BA and Diploma in Education (UBC),
Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (Kwantlen).
She has taught English for Academic Purposes in Vancouver since 2001.
Nora Ferera, BA Instructor+
Nora has BA, Teaching Certificate in English
and French (U. of Zimbabwe). She has been teaching ESL since 1979. Nora has
taught in Israel and Vancouver.
Alan Girling, BA, CERTESL Instructor+
Alan has BA in English, CERTESL (U. of
Saskatchewan), and has been teaching English as a Second Language to adults
since 1986. He has taught in Japan and Canada.
Keith Hughes, BA, CELTA Instructor+
Keith has BA in Communications (SFU), CELTA
Certificate (RSA-Cambridge), and has been teaching English since 1997. Keith
has enjoyed teaching in Canada, the USA and Japan.
Valerie Idiens, BA, MA, TESOL, PG Instructor+
Valerie has BA in Communications and Philosophy (Concordia
University, Montreal), MA in Linguistics, TESOL (U. of
Surrey, England), PG Diploma in Linguistics. She has taught English and French since 1996, in Mexico and
Canada.
Christine Inouye, MA, BEd Instructor+
Christine has MA (U. of Hawaii), BEd in
Secondary English Education, and has been teaching ESL since 1975. She has
taught in Hawaii, Japan and Vancouver.
Sophie Janota, BA , BEd Instructor+
Sophie has BA in English & French, BEd (U.
of Western Ontario), and has been teaching English and French as a second
language since 1992. Sophie has taught at the college and university level
in Europe and Canada.
JoAnn Kadooka, BA, MA, TESL Instructor+
JoAnn has MA (Uni. of Hawai'i), and TESL
Certificate. She has been teaching ESL since 1992. JoAnn has enjoyed
teaching post secondary students in Hawai'i, Japan, and Vancouver.
Carmen Larsen, BA, MEd, TESL Instructor+
Carmen has BA, MEd in TESOL (UBC), TESL
Diploma. She has taught English in Japan and Canada. Her research interests
include language socialization and learner investment, particularly with
respect to adult immigrant learners.
Brenda Marson, BA, BEd, MA Instructor+
Brenda has BA, BEd, MA (San Diego State U.). She has been teaching ESL in Vancouver since 1991.
Leslie-Anne McGugan Instructor+
Leslie-Anne has BA in English, and BEd in TESL (Brock U.). She has been teaching ESL since 1992. Leslie-Anne has taught in Japan and the Czech Republic.
Farid Mirhady, BA, MA, TESL Instructor+
Farid has BA in Linguistics, MA in TESL (UBC), and TESL Diploma (SFU). He has taught English in Iran and has been teaching adults and college students in Vancouver since 1995.
Branca Mirnic, BA, MEd Instructor+
Branca has BA in English Language and Literature and MEd in English Education (UBC). She has taught English in Europe and has been teaching English as a Second Language in Vancouver since 1997.
Andrea Stevenson, BA, TESL Instructor+
Andrea has BA in English (U. of Western
Ontario) and TESL Certificate. She has been teaching ESL since 1990. Andrea has
taught in Slovakia, Japan and Canada.
Claudine Warburton, BA, TESL Instructor+
Claudine has BA and TESL Cer tificate (VCC). She has been teaching ESL since 1992 and has experience teaching in Switzerland, Syria and Vancouver.
Claudette Woodbridge, BA Instructor+
Claudette has MA in TESOL (U. of London, England). She has taught ESL in Japan, England and Canada.
