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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
Lisa MacIntyre-Park - Conference Sales Director
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 2026 International Conference January 13, 2026
Maiah Hollander - Publicity Director
Maiah Hollander is an educator and communications professional with experience in corporate communications, classroom teaching, and international education communities. She holds a BA in Communication and Journalism and an MA in Education and Communication, with a focus on media...Bio's KOTESOL 2026 International Conference January 13, 2026
Gabriela Villafradez - 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...Bio's KOTESOL 2026 International Conference January 13, 2026
Sean O'Connor - Logistics Director
Sean O'Connor has been a member of KOTESOL for many years. He has served on the KOTESOL International Conference Committee (ICC) since 2001. For most of those years, he served as director of the Technical Team. His ICC service earned him an Outstanding Service Award from the ICC...Bio's KOTESOL 2026 International Conference January 13, 2026
Mike Peacock - Guest Services Director
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 2026 International Conference January 13, 2026
Michael Free - Associate Program Director
Michael is a university lecturer and instructional designer from the United States with over 15 years of experience in English language education and educational technology across South Korea. He holds a Master's degree in TESOL and several related certifications, and is...Bio's KOTESOL 2026 International Conference February 20, 2026
Julie Ha - Communication Coordinator
I am serving as the Communication Coordinator for the conference. I am responsible for managing the conference headquarters and facilitating smooth communication between the conference team, external vendors, and within the ICC. I also support coordination across different teams...Bio's KOTESOL 2026 International Conference April 23, 2026