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

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.

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.

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.

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

Hilda Maria Fanta-Scheiner, Professor of English, Neuropedagogy and Communication at the University College of Teacher Education, Adj. Professor at Alps-Adriatic University and at University of Applied Sciences, CEO of Institute of Communication for Technical English for Managers.

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.

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

Grace Bertolini has been involved in EFL teaching for over 25 years as a teacher of all levels and Primary and Kindergarten Headmistress at prestigious bilingual schools. She is lecturing nationwide and abroad on Teaching Young Learners effectively and Handling students conflicts. At present , she is the Head of the English Department of Grupal Educational Trips, with Full Immersion in the Language Programs and Academic Consultant for Peace Education and Compass Publishing.

Institution: Creative Teaching

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.

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

Mr. Joshua Belknap has served as Director of the ESL Language Lab at Borough of Manhattan Community College of City University of New York for 8 years. Using Wikis he has created a rich online resource for the Developmental Skills Department that is used by staff, students, and teachers alike.

Cynthia S. Wiseman, EdD, is Assistant Professor at Borough of Manhattan Community College of City University of New York. She has been using wikis and online instruction in the classroom for the last 13 years.

Dr. Deborah Healey teaches distance education courses at the University of Oregon. A former Director of Oregon State University's English Language Institute, she is currently Chair of TESOL's Technology Standards Task Force and a contributor to A Handbook for Language Program Administrators. Her doctorate is in Computers in Education.

Cynthia Goldbarg holds a Master’s Degree in Education Management from the George Washington University and she is the Director of Cynergy Group, a consulting firm specializing in education and leadership. She has extensive experience as a trainer in the United States (over half of her career) and in her native Argentina. She is passionate about inspiring organizations and professionals to strive for excellence; and she has delivered training for teachers, directors, public administrators and officials of foreign governments. Cynthia defines herself as a native argentinian in love with Washington DC, a geek wannabe, a music lover and a lifelong learner.

Institution: Cynergy Group,
ABS International

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.

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.

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.

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.