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David Shaffer - Invited Speakers Director
David Shaffer, PhD, has been organizing ELT conferences for many years. He has served on two dozen KOTESOL international conference committees in director-level positions, and as invited speakers director for a number of years. He has served as KOTESOL national conference...Bio's KOTESOL 2026 International Conference August 6, 2025
Gabriela Villafradez - Program Director
Gabriela is an English teacher from the UK with over nine years of experience in language education across diverse international settings. She holds a BSc in psychology from Goldsmiths, University of London, and an MA in applied linguistics and TESOL from the University of...Bio's KOTESOL 2026 International Conference August 6, 2025
Meerbek Kudaibergenov - Conference Committee Chair
Meerbek Kudaibergenov obtained his PhD from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in 2021. He serves as an assistant professor at Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea. With a keen focus on Eastern and Central Asian contexts, his...Bio's KOTESOL 2026 International Conference August 7, 2025
David Shaffer - Financial Affairs Director
David Shaffer, PhD, has years of experience in conference organizing and financial affairs. He has served on two dozen KOTESOL international conference committees in director-level positions, as national conference joint chair, and as chapter conference chair. In addition, he...Bio's KOTESOL 2026 International Conference August 14, 2025
Lindsay Herron - Registration Director
Dr. Lindsay N. Herron teaches at Gwangju National University of Education. She has been on the registration team since 2012 and has also served as the international conference chair.Bio's KOTESOL 2026 International Conference September 19, 2025
Rob Dickey - Sponsorship Chair
Rob Dickey has been engaged with KOTESOL since his first conference in 1995, is a past-president for this organization, and has been involved with ELT conferences management for over 25 years (and managed his first professional conference aboard the Queen Mary in 1984!). A...Bio's KOTESOL 2026 International Conference September 22, 2025
Wesley Martin - HR Director
Wesley Martin has been living in South Korea off and on for more than six 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...Bio's KOTESOL 2026 International Conference October 7, 2025