Presenters

30. Busan-Gyeongnam Chapter President

Ian Adkins is an English teacher for the Gimhae public middle schools. He has a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Valparaiso University, and he has a Master of TESOL and Assessment degree from Missouri Western State University. His main topics of interest are foreign language anxiety and hidden literacies. Ian has been involved in KOTESOL for a number of years, and has presented for chapter workshops and at the International Conference. He completed a thesis on the topic of compulsory participation and its application to foreign language anxiety. Besides his research, Ian enjoys...

32. Daejeon-Chungcheong Chapter President

Mike Peacock is an instructor at Woosong Culinary College in Daejeon. He received his MA in TESOL-MALL from Woosong University. Mike received his BEd (Elementary Education & Teaching) and BA (Psychology) from Crandall University. He loves to promote professional development and the KOTESOL community. Mike has served on the Daejeon-Chungcheong Chapter's executive board for more than six years. He served as Daejeon 2nd Vice-President and 1st Vice-President before becoming chapter president in 2015. He also serves as chapter web-editor and has organized several chapter Thanksgiving...

34. Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter President

Bill Mulligan has worked in Korea as a teacher for over a decade. He has been a proud member of KOTESOL since 2009. In that time, he has served as National Membership Committee chair, and editor-in-chief of The English Connection (TEC). After serving on the National Council for two years, Bill decided that he wanted to focus more on working with his local chapter, serving as vice-president before becoming chapter president. He has also been a very active member of the International Conference Committee. He has lived in Gwangju for over seven years with his wife and son.
 

36. Jeonju-North Jeolla Chapter President

Ingrid Zwaal is currently a member of the faculty at Jeonju University. Before that, she spent sixteen years at Jeonju National University of Education. Ingrid has an MS in education (secondary English) from Canisus College (USA). She has been a member of KOTESOL since 1998, a presenter since 1999, the stage manager at the International Conference for a dozen years, and now, president of JeonjuㅡNorth Jeolla Chapter for the nth time. Ingrid has been in Korea for over 20 years now. She has not only survived but flourished and has become a member of her community through volunteer work and...

38. Suwon-Gyeonggi Chapter President

Tyler Clark has spent the past decade teaching English to a wide variety of learners in South Korea. He is currently a lecturer at Gyeongin National University of Education's Incheon campus, a position he has held since 2009 and that primarily sees him instructing university freshman in conversational English skills. In addition to this, he spends time working with teacher trainees in the Intensive English Teacher Training Program at Gyeongin. Furthermore, he holds weekly classes with community members of a wide variety of ages as part of a lifelong education program. From 2010 to 2015, he...

4. Immediate Past President

Jeollanam-do Foreign Language High School
Naju, Jeollanam-do

Bryan Hale is from Australia. After graduating, he spent a chunk of life in an office job in Sydney, wondering what you do with a BA in English. Then he got a CELTA and discovered that he loves English language teaching. Bryan has been in Korea since 2011. He currently teaches at the Jeollanam-do Foreign Language High School in Naju. His previous experience includes both public school and hagwon teaching, working with all age groups but middle school and high school students in particular. Bryan completed a Master of...

4. Treasurer

Jeonju University

phone: 01036502957

5. Officer-at-Large

Mokpo National University
Muan, Jeonnam

Jocelyn Wright, assistant professor in the English Language and Literature Department at Mokpo National University in Muan, specializes in practical English. She obtained an honor’s degree in linguistics, has done graduate studies in the field of education, and is also CELTA certified. She began teaching English in 1999 and has taught EFL in a variety of contexts, not only in Korea but also in France, French-Canada, and the Dominican Republic. At the chapter level, she has served as an officer for a number of years, has helped found our...

5. Yongin Chapter Treasurer

David D.I. Kim

David D.I. Kim brings his understanding, perspective and wisdom from various teaching and leadership experiences. Within local efforts of KOTESOL and as part of the national leadership teams, he has contributed to the recognition of Korea TESOL as a professional organization. Specifically here at Yongin, he was a founding Chapter President and remained in that position for four additional years. He understands the need for a balanced budget while also thinking creatively about how to make a difference with the finances. His willingness and passionate spirit to work...

6. Peter Lucarotti

Membership Co-ordinator

Jeollanamdo International Education Institute (JIEI)
Yeosu, Jeonnam

Originally from the East Coast of Canada, Peter studied journalism and worked as a sportswriter in his home country before coming to South Korea in 2010. He spent seven years teaching at Boseong Girls Middle School and recently began work as a teacher trainer at the Jeollanamdo International Education Institute in Yeosu. At JIEI, he has developed a writing curriculum for both elementary and secondary teachers and has also taught a variety of other programs, including the JLP...

7. Conference Support Organizer

CSI Educo
 

7. Yongin Chapter Undergraduate Student Representative

Boasting 15 years of extensive teaching experience, Joseph currently operates as a self-employed professional, holding a Master's in Education and the prestigious Cambridge Delta certification. In addition to his teaching prowess, he also serves as a Cambridge Speaking Examiner, bringing his expertise to evaluate language proficiency.

8. JNJ Immediate Past President

Jeonju University

01063325191

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9. Yongin Chapter Immediate Past President

James G. Rush, II

James has been involved with Yongin KOTESOL since late 2016. First as a member, presenter, and manager with the national Publicity Team. Then, he turned his focus towards the local chapter and has held positions of Workshop Coordinator, Regional Conference Chairperson. He often describes KOREA TESOL as being "Professionally Social and Socially Professional". As his predecessors have encouraged: "We won't let you fail." Beyond that, he looks forward to seeing you enjoy our workshops, Summer BBQ, and conference in November.