Who’s who in IATEFL
Head Office
Chief Executive: Jon Burton
Deputy Chief Executive: Louise Atkins
Senior Bookkeeper: Iwona Minkowska
Conference Programme Coordinator: Jim Popple (maternity cover)
Conference Planning Officer: Laura Creed
Volunteer Support Officer: Hazel Frost
Membership and Careers Officer: Freya Rutt
Membership and Publications Officer: Ewa Minkowska
Finance Administrator: Linda James (currently covered by: Charlotte Burton)
Board of Trustees
Treasurer
Viola Bielecka
Special Interest Group Representative
Andy Hockley
Associate Representative
Jean Theuma
Membership Committee Chair
Tyson Seburn
Digital Committee Chair
Georgia K. Papamichailidou
Trustees can also be contacted by emailing [email protected].
Patron and Advisory Council
Patron:
Jan Blake
Find out more about IATEFL’s new Patron here
Advisory Council:
Amos Paran, Catherine Walter, Fabian Kaslin and Jameela Mohamed, Dr Alessia Cogo (as Editor of the ELT Journal) and Alison Devine (representing the British Council)
Executive Committees
Associates Committee: Jean Theuma (Chair), Beatrix Price, Mirela Cristina Manea Gültekin and Freya Rutt (Head Office representative)
Conference Committee: Christopher Graham (Chair), Sanja Bozinovic, Colm Downes and Metin Esen. Head Office representatives: Louise Atkins, Jon Burton, Jim Popple (Maternity Cover) & Laura Creed
Digital Committee: Georgia K. Papamichailidou (Chair), Sanja Bozinovic, Pola Papadopoulou and Louise Atkins (Head Office representative)
Membership Committee: Tyson Seburn (Chair), Khanh-Duc Kuttig, Anju Moses, Vicky Saumell, Rania Jabr, Carlos Eduardo Eulálio Martins, Alan Mackenzie, Louise Atkins and Jon Burton (Head Office representatives)
Publications Committee: Shaun Wilden (Chair), Kirsten Holt, Dorothy Zemach and Ewa Minkowska (Head Office representative)
Other Committees
Scholarship Committee: Christian Ludwig (Chair), Wiktoria Allan, Eric Baber, Ben Beaumont, Laura Creed, Blerta Mustafa and Jessica Mackay
Voices Editor: Derek Philip-Xu
- The Editor of Voices can also be contacted by post via: IATEFL, 2-3 The Foundry, Seager Road, Faversham, Kent, ME13 7FD, United Kingdom
Conference Selections Editor: Deborah Bullock
IATEFL representative on the ELTJ Editorial panel: Shelagh Rixon
IATEFL representative on the ELTJ Advisory board: Richard Smith
Ambassadors
Current IATEFL Ambassadors: Sandy Millin, Evan Frendo, Sarah Mercer, George Pickering, Syke Annamma Kumaran, Harry Kuchah Kuchah
IATEFL’s 16 Special Interest Groups:
Business English Special Interest Group
Joint Coordinators: Silke Riegler & Katerina Apostolaki
Committee:
Conference Events Coordinator: Alexia Schemien
Administration & Membership coordinator: Birte Horn
Media Coordinator: Tetiana Lesyk
Publications Coordinator: Shweta Paropkari
Online Events Coordinator: Uma Tadema
ES(O)L English Special Interest Group
Coordinator: Vivi Bairami
Committee:
Website Coordinator: Jenny Mano
Newsletter Editor: Joseph Seaton
Newsletter Assistant Editor: Alison Victoria (Ally)Shepherd & Meagan Gaskell
Social Media Coordinator: Yulia Efremova
Online Events Coordinator: Lesley Painter-Farrell
Online Events Assistant Coordinator: Nesli Kaplan
English for Specific Purposes Special Interest Group
Joint Coordinators: Milena Tanasijevic & Blair Matthews
Committee:
Outreach Officer: Dolon Gupta
Event and Webinar Coordinator: Sonja Przulj
Professional & Academic English Journal Editor-in-Chief: Katalin Egri Ku-Mesu
Scholarships manager: Jemma Prior
Social media coordinator: Christiane Barth
Global Issues Special Interest Group
Coordinator: Varinder Unlu
Committee:
Publications: Judy Boyle, Hind Elyas, Linda Ruas
Events: Erik Ekembe, Zara Getagazova, Haneen Khaled Jadallah
Social Media & Website: Marcela Villan, Sedaqet Veliyeva, Zara Getagazova
Inclusive Practices and Special Educational Needs Special Interest Group
Joint Coordinators: Giovanni Licata & Aysen Deger
Committee:
Newsletter Coordinator: Boelo van der Pool
Social media coordinator: Diana Margaritescu
Joint Secretary: Sinem Daridere
Treasurer: Jana Jilkova & Wiktoria Allan
Web manager: Agnieszka Dzięcioł-Pędich
Leadership and Management Special Interest Group
Joint Coordinators: Barbara Craig and Mike Riley
Committee:
Events Coordinator: Özlem Baykan
Events Sub-committee: Johnnie Yates, Daniella Seong Hui You, Mariana Hidalgo & Özlem Baykan
Publications Sub-committee Coordinator: Matina Gatsou
Publication Sub-committee: Sandra Pitronaci, Jennifer Lowe & Simon Cox.
Website & Social Media Sub-committee Coordinator: Lucie Cotterill
Website & Social Media Sub-committee: Katherine Martinkevich, (Filomena) Petra Rovitti, George Kokolas, Diego Torres
Social Media and Website Subcommittee Webmaster: Paul Ashe
Learner Autonomy Special Interest Group
Coordinator: Sandro John Amendolara
Committee:
Webinar and Podcast Organiser: Emir Aydin
Local Event organisers: Annika Albrecht, Carmen Becker & Anja Burkert
Independence newsletter editors: Elena Borsetto and Lesley Fearn
Social media manager: Thomas Stringer
Literature Special Interest Group
Coordinator: Gerhard Finster
Committee:
Publications officer: Laura Hadwin
Events coordinator: Eugenia Carrión Cantón
Treasurer: Sara Mount
Extensive reading: Thomas N. Robb
Website Manager: Diana Martinez
Social Media Manager: Conny Loder
Learning Technologies Interest Group
Coordinator: Rob Howard
Committee:
Administrative officer: Ruby Polygenis
Social media manager: Savannah Davies
Event organiser: Eftychis Kantarakis
Webmaster: Belen Albarracin
Content Manager: Alexandra Covaci
Materials Writing Interest Group
Coordinator: Niki Joseph
Committee:
Website manager: Ciaran Lynch
Events coordinators: Sandy Millin & Holly Hanson Guvenli
Publications coordinator: Luis Carabantes
Social media coordinator: Amanda Stroia
Pronunciation Interest Group
Joint Coordinators: Tamara Bustos & Adam Scott
Committee:
Treasurer: Ivana Duckinoska- Mihajlovska
Joint webinar coordinators: Victor Hugo Medina Soares & Taylor Veigga
Blogger: Ana Paula Biazon Rocha
Social media assistant: Syndhya J
Social media assistant: Tamara Bustos
Social media assistant: Laura Bernardo
Speak Out! Journal co-editors: Kristýna Červinková Poesová & Tarik Uzun
Webmaster: Beata Walesiak
Assistant Webmaster: Ashley Louise Brown
Assistant Webmaster: Fiona Mauchline
Research Interest Group
Coordinator: Ernesto Vargas Gil
Committee:
Events and webinar coordinator: Vanita Chopra
Joint outreach coordinators: Eric Ekembe & Marisol Guzman Cova
Newsletter co-editors:Chris Richards (Lead), Ana García-Stone & Josianne Block
Web and digital media manager: Loreto Aliaga Sala
PCE Coordinator: Vanita Chopra
Teacher Development Interest Group
Joint Coordinators: James Taylor
Committee:
Publications: Elizabeth Coleman, Jake Kimball & Natalia Wright
Website/social media: Maria Eugenia Ianiro, Helen Slee & Sammy Ming
Events: Elizabeth Coleman, Maria Eugenia Ianiro & Sinem Atamsoy Koşar
Developod: Helen Slee, Sinem Atamsoy Koşar & Cherry Au
Scholarships: Maria de la Caridad Smith Batson
Testing, Evaluation & Assessment Interest Group
Coordinator: Maria Davou
Committee:
‘Testing, Evaluation and Assessment Today’ Editor: Panagiota Vampoula
Webinar Coordinators: Will Pearson
Webmaster & Social Media Coordinator: Natassa Manitsa
Face to Face Events Coordinator: Selda Gumus Sambel
Teacher Training & Education Interest Group
Coordinator: Clare Hayward
Committee:
Website Manager: Clare Hayward
Scholarship Coordinator: Jim Fuller
Event Officer:Cristina Gultekin Manea
Treasurer: Khanh-Duc Kuttig
Social Media Officer & Proposals coordinator: Anna Hasper
Young Learners & Teenagers Interest Group
Joint Coordinators: Leticia Moraes & Leandro Paladino
Committee:
Joint events coordinators: Michelle Worgan & Vivian Constanta
TEYLT Worldwide Editors: Ana Cecilia Cad & Leandra Meddings
Blog Editors: Adrienn Szlapak & Elizabeth Evans Cicconi
Joint Communications Officer & Liaison: Annie Altamirano & Eugenia Dell’Osa