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History of KOTESOL Presidents
Current President ㅡ Lindsay Herron (HERE) KOTESOL Presidents 2023-2024 Lindsay Herron (current) 2022-2023 Lindsay Herron 2021-2022 Bryan Hale 2020-2021 Bryan Hale 2019-2020 Lindsay Herron 2018-19 Dr David E. Shaffer 2017-18 Dr...Basic page KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) October 24, 2013
01. National President
Dr. Lindsay N. Herron has been teaching at Gwangju National University of Education since 2008. Prior to that, she taught English on a Fulbright grant at a high school in Jeju-do. She has an MA in cinema studies (New York University, USA); an MSEd in literacy, culture, and...Bio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 17, 2017
02. First Vice-President
Mike Peacock is originally from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. He has been living in the Daejeon area for 21 years. Mike has been teaching English at Woosong University's Culinary Arts Department for the past 15 years and is currently in my 17th year at Woosong. He has...Bio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 17, 2017
03. Second Vice-President
Wesley Martin has been living in South Korea off and on for more than five years, and he is currently teaching at a private academy (hagwon). He also has experience teaching ESL and linguistics to a variety of backgrounds at the university level. He has studied several languages...Bio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 17, 2017
04. Treasurer
Currently VacantBio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 18, 2017
05. Secretary
Heidi Vande Voort Nam teaches English education and general English courses at Chongshin University in Seoul. She holds an MA in TEFL/TESL from the University of Birmingham Centre for English Language Studies. Heidi holds a lifetime membership in KOTESOL, and she has been...Bio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 18, 2017
06. Immediate Past President
Bryan Hale is an English language teacher from Australia. He currently teaches at the Foreign Language High School in Naju, Jeollanamdo, and his previous experience includes both public and hagwon teaching with all age groups, but especially teenagers. Bryan has a Master of...Bio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 18, 2017
10. International Conference Committee Chair
Meerbek Kudaibergenov, PhD, is an assistant professor at Seoul National University of Science and Technology. He served as the KOTESOL 2025 International Conference co-chair and Program director. With a keen focus on Eastern and Central Asian contexts, his research explores...Bio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 19, 2017
20. Busan-Gyeongsang-Daegu Chapter President
Gabriela Villafradez is an English teacher from the UK, with a rich background in language education spanning over seven years across diverse global contexts. Holding a BSc in psychology from Goldsmiths, University of London, she furthered her academic pursuits with an MA in...Bio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 20, 2017
18. Research Committee Chair
Ian Moodie, PhD, is a tenured professor in the Department of English Education at Mokpo National University in Muan-gun, Korea. He has a PhD in linguistics and an MA in applied linguistics, and his areas of interest are language teacher cognition, language teacher commitment,...Bio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 20, 2017
16. Technologies Committee Chair
John Phillips is a long-time member of KOTESOL and a long-time chair of the Technologies Committee. He is presently an independent computer and network specialist, and has spent many years working for Fulbright Korea. John has also served on the technical team of many KOTESOL...Bio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 20, 2017
19. Financial Affairs Committee Chair
Tom Wyatt is from Brantford, Ontario. He holds an honours B.A. in English and comparative religion from the University of Toronto. After graduation, he got his CELTA, and after that, he taught EFL at a language academy in Cheonan for three years. He served as a guest English...Bio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 20, 2017
17. Publicity Committee Chair
Lisa MacIntyre-Park holds a BEd (TESL) and BA (Hons) from Brock University in Canada and has been teaching English in Korea since 1997. Since 2005, she and her husband have run their own academy in Jeonju, which, incidentally, is where the local KOTESOL chapter has been...Bio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 20, 2017
12. Nominations and Elections Committee Chair
David E. Shaffer, PhD, is an early member of Korea TESOL and a long-term resident of Gwangju, where his career has been as a professor on the English Department faculty at Chosun University (1976-2016). He holds a PhD in linguistics (theoretical) but has done much of his more...Bio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 20, 2017
15. International Outreach Committee Chair
Victor Reeser is a teaching professor for SUNY Korea’s English Language Program and the facilitator of the KOTESOL MCALL SIG. Originally from Oregon, USA, he has been living in Asia and working in language education since 2009. He is currently a PhD candidate at Incheon National...Bio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 20, 2017
11. International Conference Committee Co-chair
Gabriela Villafradez holds an MA in applied linguistics and TESOL from the University of Leicester, complemented by a Trinity College London CertIBET in international business English training and a Trinity College TESOL Certificate from St. George International. She previously...Bio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 20, 2017
13. Publications Committee Chair
David E. Shaffer, PhD, is an early member of Korea TESOL and a long-term resident of Gwangju, where his career has been as a professor on the English Department faculty at Chosun University (1976-2016). He holds a PhD in linguistics (theoretical) but has done much of his more...Bio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 20, 2017
14. Membership Committee Chair
Lindsay Herron has been teaching at Gwangju National University of Education since 2008. Prior to that, she taught English on a Fulbright grant at a high school in Jeju-do. She has an MA in cinema studies (New York University, USA); an MSEd in literacy, culture, and language...Bio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 20, 2017
21. Daegu-Gyeongbuk Chapter President
The Daegu-Gyeongbuk Chapter has merged with the Busan-Gyeongnam Chapter to form the Busan-Gyeongsang-Daegu Chapter.Bio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 20, 2017
22. Daejeon-Chungcheong Chapter President
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23. Gangwon Chapter President
Reece Randall is an English instructor at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST). He is a South African with over nine years of experience in the Republic of Korea as a scholar, director, and educator in Busan, Seoul, Seongnam, Wonju, Gangneung, and Gwangju. He...Bio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 22, 2017
24. Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter President
Maria Lisak creates safe environments to encourage learners for risk-taking and growth. Currently at Chosun University in South Korea, she has diplomas and certificates in business, technology, education, and meditation. Dr. Lisak is a lifetime member of KOTESOL and AsiaTEFL....Bio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 22, 2017
25. Jeonju-North Jeolla Chapter President
Lisa MacIntyre-Park holds a BEd (TESL) and BA (Hons) from Brock University in Canada and has been teaching English in Korea since 1997. Since 2005, she and her husband have run their own academy in Jeonju, which, incidentally, is where the local KOTESOL chapter has been holding...Bio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 22, 2017
26. Seoul Chapter President
Christopher Miller has been involved in ELT (English language teaching) since 2007, when he began his career in Peace Corps Moldova. He holds an MSEd (TESOL) from Shenandoah University. Within KOTESOL, he has served in various roles, including Research Committee chair, Seoul...Bio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 22, 2017
27. Incheon Chapter President
Victor Reeser started his career in education immediately after completing his undergraduate studies at Willamette University in 2009 by moving to South Korea and working as an ESL teacher at an English academy. Victor began teaching at Suwon Science College in 2012....Bio's KOTESOL Directory (Leadership) December 22, 2017