Cynthia S. Wiseman, EdD, has been teaching ESL reading for 35 years at all levels. Her doctoral dissertation focused on assessment of second language writing examining the performance of test-takers. She is interested in the integration of reading and writing in ESL teaching and learning, particularly as it relates to assessment.

Deanna Hochstein is a senior member of the faculty of the American English Institute at the University of Oregon. Her most recent focus has been online delivery of teacher training courses including critical thinking and Shaping the Way We Teach English as well as intercultural communication for international students.

Lic. Silvia Laborde holds a TEFL degree from Alianza Cultural Uruguay-Estados Unidos, a degree in Education from UCUDAL University, and a postgraduate degree in Educational Management from ORT University. Aside from teaching, her posts have included Materials Writer, Teacher Educator, Methodological and School Coordinator and at present Academic Director of Alianza Pocitos-Punta Carretas. She is a contributor to the TESOL series Authenticity in the Language Classroom and Beyond. She is currently an editor for a professional publication in Asia and a member of the Standards Committee at TESOL International.

Institution: Alianza Pocitos-Punta Carretas

Vânia has been an EFL teacher for over 20 years, 15 of which at a Binational Center in Brazil, Casa Thomas Jefferson (CTJ). She has been a teacher, a Course Supervisor and is currently a Deputy Academic Coordinator at CTJ. She has a Master's degree in Applied Linguistics from the University of Brasilia and her current research relates to nonverbal teacher-student communication.

Institution: Casa Thomas Jefferson

María Marta Suárez has conducted EFL courses and teacher training in the Mercosur area, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Spain and at the Findhorn Foundation College in Scotland. She lectured at different Teacher Training Colleges and has developed a holistic methodology for all age-groups, even babies, which is applied in different countries.

Institution: ALL Alternative Language Learning

Gladys N. Contrafatto is a graduate teacher of English from INSPT (UTN), language III lecturer and Master Practitioner in NLP applied to education. She is Head of the English department at Lujan de los Patriotas School. She has worked as a language teacher at all levels for twenty four years now. She is the co-founder and Academic Director of UpHill Idiomas. She is co-creator and author of five Teacher’s Resource Packs, Cooperative Tools and books for the teaching of English at all ages and levels applying NLP Cooperative Learning and Multiple Intelligences in the classroom through games.

Carolina Miraval is a graduate teacher of English from INSPT (UTN). She has taught General and Business English for almost 20 years at school, international firms and has trained people of all ages and levels. She is the co-founder and commercial director of UpHill Idiomas. She is co-creator and author of five Teacher’s Resource Packs, Cooperative Tools and books for the teaching of English at all ages and levels applying NLP Cooperative Learning and Multiple Intelligences in the classroom through games.

Adriana Méndez is a graduate teacher of INSP (Lenguas Vivas) Master Practitioner in NLP ("Primera Escuela de PNL"). Técnico in NLP - Tertiary level degree from ICP (Instituto de Capacitación Profesional). Director of "Adriana Méndez Consultora" devoted to training in English and Human Communication (Spanish and English) since 1989 in leading companies.

Agnes Chavez is a Cuban-American artist and curriculum developer and has worked as an educator since 1988. She started an after-school program for teaching Spanish to children called Sube Learning Language thru Art, Music & Games. It was then developed into a full curriculum and is being used nationwide in the US. In 2004 Sube was adapted to teach ESL or EFL students.

Laura Lewin heads ABS International. She is the President of the Organizing Committee of the International Conference of Professional Development for Teachers of English and Administrators, an event held in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and the USA. She is also the editor of EMO (Educational Management Online), an e-zine that reaches over 98,000 ELT professionals on a monthly basis. Ms Lewin pursued studies in translation in Argentina (UADE) and TESOL in the USA (University of California). She is an internationally recognized consultant and speaker and for the past fifteen years she has been involved in teaching training: she has given workshops for teachers and for ELT Managers in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Colombia, Ecuador, Greece and USA. Laura has recently been invited by Nova Southeastern University (USA) to deliver online programs, and is writing her first book on educational management.

Miguel Atencio es Catedrático de la Universidad del Salvador.
Ex-investigador del CONICET, y Asesor Nacional del Ministerio de Trabajo y Formación de Recursos Humanos de la Nación en Proyectos financiados por el Banco Mundial.
Ha dictado numerosos seminarios de capacitación en Argentina, Chile,
Uruguay, Venezuela e Israel.
Actualmente se desempeña como Director de la División Corporate English de ABS International, Disertante en Congresos y Consultor de Empresas.

Prof. Guerra is a graduate of the TEFL Diploma from Alianza Cultural Uruguay-EE.UU. in collaboration with the University of Maryland. Prof. Guerra has been teaching children, teenagers, adults and IE courses at Alianza Pocitos-Punta Carretas. Prof. Guerra also teaches at Colegio Punta Carretas, bilingual school. Her interest in WIKIS arose from a need to improve and facilitate her student’s writing skills. She became a pioneer in the implementation of WIKIS in children's courses.

Prof. Machado is a graduate of the TEFL Diploma from Alianza Cultural Uruguay-EE.UU. in collaboration with the University of Maryland. Prof. Machado has been teaching teen and adult courses at Alianza Pocitos-Punta Carretas. There he has developed his passion towards technology, implementing the use of WIKIS in his courses among other technological tools. He has been appointed to provide tech support to all his colleagues.

Institution: Alianza Pocitos-Punta Carretas

Andrew Nowlan is a language instructor at Kwansei Gakuin University near Osaka, Japan. He has experience teaching English throughout East Asia. Originally from Halifax, Canada, Andrew has done extensive world travel and is interested in the application of intercultural communication in the classroom.

Omar Fara is a graduate from instituto Patagónico del Profesorado de Inglés (IPPI). He has been teaching English for over 20 years. He taught Grammar I at IPPI between 1988 and 1990. Since 1990 he has been the director of Pembroke Lab Centre, an English institute in Trelew, Chubut. He has delivered presentations in Argentina and Uruguay. He is currently doing an MA in English Language with the University of Belgrano. He is also working on materials development and the use of technology in the classroom.

Omar Fara is a graduate from instituto Patagónico del Profesorado de Inglés (IPPI). He has been teaching English for over 20 years. He taught Grammar I at IPPI between 1988 and 1990. Since 1990 he has been the director of Pembroke Lab Centre, an English institute in Trelew, Chubut. He has delivered presentations in Argentina and Uruguay. He is currently doing an MA in English Language with the University of Belgrano. He is also working on materials development and the use of technology in the classroom.

Teacher of Applied Linguistics and Didactics, Edith did research on 2nd Language
Acquisition for 6th months with Dr. Krashen during one of the several Fullbright and British Council grants and has been invited as a Guest Speaker to U.S.A and most countries in South America. Edith has also written stories for children and is at the moment Head of Colegio Inglés and CEDI Institute.

Lisa Morgan is a Regional English Language Officer based in Santiago, Chile. Prior to becoming RELO she directed and taught in a TESOL program. She has taught English in and outside the US to young and old alike. She has been practicing Hatha yoga for more than twenty years.

Institution: US Embassy, Santiago, Chile

Silvia Susana González General Director and founder of Orange Day School is a long life teacher.She is a graduate from the I.S.P «Dr Joaquin V. Gonzalez».She is also the author of several books for children both in English and Spanish, such as «Excalibur’s Adventures» and «fonimanía, fonemas fáciles».

Vinicius has been an EFL teacher since 1995 and holds a B.A. in English from the University of Brasilia (UnB), Brazil. He has been an EFL teacher at Casa Thomas Jefferson for 8 years. He was a presenter at the 2010 TESOL's Convention in Boston.

Vânia has been an EFL teacher for 20 years, 15 of which at Casa Thomas Jefferson. She has been a teacher, a Course Supervisor and is currently a Deputy Academic Coordinator at CTJ. She holds an M.A. in Applied Linguistics from the University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil.

Marina, a member of the EdTech team, has been teaching at Casa Thomas Jefferson for seven years and is interested in activities to increase motivation in class.

Institution: Casa Thomas Jefferson

Alejandra Parra is Associate Director of International Affairs of Nova Southeastern University. She holds an M.A. in TESOL from the Monterey Institute of International Studies and is a candidate for the Ed.D. in Instructional Technology and Distance Education (NSU). Alejandra has presented widely at international conferences in Mexico, Korea, United States, Ecuador, Puerto Rico and Argentina. Her research interests include international models in higher education collaboration, internationalization of higher education as well the social aspects of language and culture as they relate multicultural issues and second language acquisition processes in relation to technology applications. She is widely traveled and has a true interest in international education, the use of technology to enhance learning and teaching, and effective communication among the peoples of the world.

Institution: Nova Southeastern University

Véronique Ruel is the coordinator of the English Department at Lycée Français Jules Supervielle in Montevideo. She holds an MA in English Literature and Education.  She has been a teacher and teacher trainer of French and English as Foreign Languages in France, England, the USA, the South Pacific Region (Vanuatu) and Uruguay. She has participated in the development of school curricula overseas and in the creation of educational materials (textbooks and software). Her research interests include educational bilingualism, the CEF action-oriented approach and Classroom 2.0 technologies.

Institution: Lycée Français Jules Supervielle – Montevideo

Duysevi Karan-Miyar is an Educational Specialist in Instructional Technology and Distance Education. She is a Curriculum Development and Support Specialist at the Division of Bilingual Education in Miami Dade County Public Schools District. One of her main interests includes designing projects that integrate technology into the curriculum.

Jane Govoni, Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition, M.A. in Spanish,ESOL Coordinator for Higher Education and State Consultant for ESOL Training, Editor of Preparing the Way: Teaching ELLs in the K-12 Classroom and Perspectives on Teaching K-12 Teachers to work with English language learners.

Valerie Wright, Ph.D. Reading, State Consultant for K-12 teachers in reading standards, Author of several texts on reading strategies for English learners, Reading Coordinator for Higher Education, Experience in standardized testing and reading

Institution: Saint Leo University

Claudio Azevedo is a Branch Coordinator at the Casa Thomas Jefferson in Brasilia, Brazil, and a teacher trainer interested in Methodology and using movies for grammar practice in the classroom.

Institution: Casa Thomas Jefferson

Claudio Azevedo is a Branch Coordinator at the Casa Thomas Jefferson in Brasilia, Brazil, and a teacher trainer interested in Methodology and using movies for grammar practice in the classroom.

Institution: Casa Thomas Jefferson

Currently an ESL instructor at Boston University, Cori Weiner holds an M.A. in Slavic Linguistics from the University of California at Los Angeles and a B.A. from Cornell University. Drawing on her experience learning Russian, she has given talks on her creative techniques both at home and abroad.

Institution: Boston University

Prof. Guerra is a graduate of the TEFL Diploma from Alianza Cultural Uruguay-EE.UU. in collaboration with the University of Maryland. Prof. Guerra has been teaching children, teenagers, adults and IE courses at Alianza Pocitos-Punta Carretas. Prof. Guerra also teaches at Colegio Punta Carretas, bilingual school. Her interest in WIKIS arose from a need to improve and facilitate her student’s writing skills. She became a pioneer in the implementation of WIKIS in children's courses.

Prof. Machado is a graduate of the TEFL Diploma from Alianza Cultural Uruguay-EE.UU. in collaboration with the University of Maryland. Prof. Machado has been teaching teen and adult courses at Alianza Pocitos-Punta Carretas. There he has developed his passion towards technology, implementing the use of WIKIS in his courses among other technological tools. He has been appointed to provide tech support to all his colleagues.

Prof. Hernández is a graduate of the TEFL Diploma from the bi national Center Alianza Cultural Uruguay-EE.UU. in collaboration with the University of Maryland. Prof. Hernández has been a teacher for nine years. Her experience comes from teaching all levels and ages and she's been the tutor of all the on-line courses at Alianza Pocitos-Punta Carretas. Due to her performance and experience, she has also been appointed to provide academic support to her colleagues as the teacher mentor of the team. Additionally, she has been conducting ongoing research on the use of teaching and learning strategies opening an array of new possibilities to her mentees.

Institution: Alianza Pocitos-Punta Carretas

Laura Lewin heads ABS International. She is the President of the Organizing Committee of the International Conference of Professional Development for Teachers of English and Administrators, an event held in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and the USA. She is also the editor of EMO (Educational Management Online), an e-zine that reaches over 98,000 ELT professionals on a monthly basis. Ms Lewin pursued studies in translation in Argentina (UADE) and TESOL in the USA (University of California). She is an internationally recognized consultant and speaker and for the past fifteen years she has been involved in teaching training: she has given workshops for teachers and for ELT Managers in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Colombia, Ecuador, Greece and USA. Laura has recently been invited by Nova Southeastern University (USA) to deliver online programs, and is writing her first book on educational management.

Thelma Peres has been an English teacher for 32 years, and a teacher trainer for 15. With an MA in TESL from Kent State University, she's a Deputy Coordinator at Thomas Jefferson - Brasilia. Her main interests include technology in EFL, drama techniques in the classroom, and language learning activities.

Elton Carvalho has been an English teacher since 1985. He has a Master's Degree in Applied Linguistics from the University of Brasília and has worked at Casa Thomas Jefferson, Brasília - Brazil since

Institution: Casa Thomas Jefferson

Pearl Nitsche is an American, who has lived and worked in Vienna, Austria for over 30 years. She has specialized in nonverbal management techniques and brain friendly learning. She is a communication trainer, a trainer of teachers and trainers, foreign language facilitator, international conference speaker and author of three books.

Institution: SLL Pearl Nitsche KG

Andrea Sorondo is a graduate English teacher and cooperating teacher who works at Instituto J.M. Campos and Escuela Superior P.Blanes Viale. She is also a P.A.D. (Profesor Articulador Departamental) in Soriano. She has sixteen years teaching experience at secondary schools and has been working on pedagogical orientation since 2008.

Elena García Paullier is a teacher, teacher trainer, and cooperating teacher who works at Liceo Solymar 1, Instituto de Profesores Artigas, and CIARM (Uruguayan Navy). She has coached TfU courses from Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has over 20 years teaching experience at high school and university level.

Mary Jetter is an Education Specialist at the University of Minnesota. She teaches in the International Teaching Assistant program at the University's Center for Teaching and Learning and consults with faculty and instructional staff on campus. In addition, she has served as Chair of TESOL's International Teaching Assistant Interest Section.

Institution: University of Minnesota

Bruce Thompson is the Director of International House Belgrano and of International Training, the new IH teacher-training centre in the city of Buenos Aires. Originally from Britain, he has lived and worked in Argentina for the last twenty years. He holds a BA in English and American Literature from the University of Kent, Canterbury; the Cambridge RSA DTEFLA; and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Bath.

Institution: International House

Dr. Margarita Calderón, Professor Emeritus, Johns Hopkins University serves on national preschool-12th literacy panels and advisory boards (National Research Council, ETS, WIDA, National Center for Learning Disabilities) focusing on teacher preparation and literacy development of English language learners. She has over 100 publications, is an international speaker, and conducts comprehensive professional development programs throughout the country.

Institution: Johns Hopkins University

Leandro Paladino has been teaching English in Argentina for 20 years, and has run a private EFL school for more than 15. A graduate from Universidad Nacional de La Plata, he is currently writing his thesis for the Master's in English Language with Universidad de Belgrano, Buenos Aires. Leandro teaches English Grammar II and English Language IV in I.S.P. Terrero, La Plata, and he has delivered numerous workshops on areas such as ELT Management, Phonetics and Phonology, and Language Awareness for English professionals.

Institution: NEL

Dr. Barbara Tramonte is an associate professor at SUNY Empire State College of English Language Arts in the Master of Arts in Teaching program. She has had poetry and short stories published in many literary magazines and anthologies. Dr. Tramonte owned a children’s book store in New York for ten years, was a poet-in-the-schools in New York City and has dedicated her professional life to improving urban education. She has presented her work and ideas at many conferences.

Donna Mahar is an Assistant Professor of English and Literacy at SUNY Empire State College, USA. Dr. Mahar’s research focus on adolescents’ technology-mediated literacy practices. While teaching secondary English, Dr. Mahar used poetry on a daily basis to open the door to literacy and creativity for all students.

Vinicius has been an EFL teacher since 1995 and holds a B.A. in English from the University of Brasilia (UnB). He has been an EFL teacher at Casa Thomas Jefferson for 8 years. He was a presenter at the 2010 TESOL's Convention in Boston.

Institution: Casa Thomas Jefferson

Mariel Doyenart is a graduate of the Alianza Teaching Diploma. She has been teaching adults from basic to advanced levels as well as on-line courses. Prof. Doyenart is currently active in materials development and she is also a proud teacher in the ACCESS Program.

Ma. Eugenia Silva is a graduate of the TEFL Diploma from Alianza Cultural Uruguay-EE.UU. In collaboration with the University of Maryland Prof. Silva has been teaching adults from basic to advanced levels. She is active in materials development. She is part of the staff of Facebook and she teaches in the ACCESS Program.

Florencia Bassahún  is a graduate of the TEFL Diploma from Alianza Cultural Uruguay-EE.UU. in collaboration with the University of Maryland. Prof. Bassahún has been teaching adults and on-line courses at Alianza Centro. She teaches various levels, from basic to proficiency. She is active in materials development.

Institution: Alianza Cultural Uruguay - Estados Unidos

Kate (RSA DTEFLA) has worked for International House in Europe and Buenos Aires since 1992. She has been ADos, DoS and is now a teacher trainer. She has recently helped to establish their new teacher training centre in Belgrano and is a tutor for their Cambridge CELTA & DELTA courses. She is also a Cambridge and IELTS examiner and CELTA assessor.

Institution: International Training - International House Buenos Aires

Miguel Atencio es Catedrático de la Universidad del Salvador.
Ex-investigador del CONICET, y Asesor Nacional del Ministerio de Trabajo y Formación de Recursos Humanos de la Nación en Proyectos financiados por el Banco Mundial.
Ha dictado numerosos seminarios de capacitación en Argentina, Chile,
Uruguay, Venezuela e Israel.
Actualmente se desempeña como Director de la División Corporate English de ABS International, Disertante en Congresos y Consultor de Empresas.

Graciela Barreto is Coordinator of the Academic Department at Instituto Cultural Anglo Uruguayo, where she also works as a teacher and teacher trainer. She is a Cambridge ESOL Oral Examiner and Team leader and has been trained as Cambridge ESOL presenter. She holds the University of Reading MA in TEFL.

Institution: Anglo

Tatiana Carvalho is an English teacher in Brazil. She has a post-graduation degree on TEFL and has taken TEFL courses in some universities overseas. Her experience includes presenting workshops at international EFL seminars and conferences.