Who’s who in IATEFL
Head Office
Chief Executive: Jon Burton
Deputy Chief Executive: Louise Atkins
Senior Bookkeeper: Iwona Minkowska
Conference Programme Coordinator: Neil Moors
Conference Planning Officer: Laura Creed
Exhibition, Sponsorship and Advertising Officer: Annie Scott
Volunteer Support Officer: Charlotte Burton
Membership and Careers Officer: Freya Rutt
Membership and Publications Officer: Ewa Minkowska
Finance Administrator: Linda James
Trustees, Patron and Advisory Council
Board of Trustees:
![]() President Christopher Graham | ![]() Vice President Aleksandra Popovski |
![]() Treasurer Bethany Cagnol | ![]() Secretary Maria-Araxi Sachpazian |
![]() Membership Committee Membership Committee | ![]() Special Interest Group Representative Andy Hockley |
![]() Digital Committee Chair Georgia K. Papamichailidou | ![]() Associate Representative Jean Theuma |
Trustees can also be contacted by emailing [email protected].
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: Aleksandra Popovski (Chair), Sanja Bozinovic, Colm Downes and Metin Esen. Head Office representatives: Annie Scott, Neil Moors, Louise Atkins, Jon Burton and Laura Creed
Digital Committee: Georgia K. Papamichailidou (Chair), Sanja Bozinovic, Marcio Oliveira, Pola Papadopoulou and Louise Atkins (Head Office representative)
Membership Committee: Vacant (Chair), Syke Annamma Kumaran, Khanh-Duc Kuttig, Anju Moses, Freya Rutt and Jon Burton (Head Office representatives)
Publications Committee: Christopher Graham (Chair), Marina Gonzalez and Ewa Minkowska (Head Office representative)
Other Committees
Scholarship Committee: Christian Ludwig (Chair), Wiktoria Allan, Ben Beaumont, Laura Creed, Blerta Mustafa and Nora Tartsay-Nemeth
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
Business English Special Interest Group
Joint Coordinators: Marjorie Rosenberg & Silke Riegler
Committee:
Conference Events Coordinator: Vicky Margari
Administration & Membership coordinator: Birte Horn
Media Coordinator: Katerina Apostolaki
Publications Coordinator: Shweta Paropkari
Online Events Coordinator: Uma Tadema
ES(O)L English Special Interest Group
Coordinator: Vivi Bairami
Committee:
Website Coordinator: Jared Valenzuela
Newsletter Editor: Joseph Seaton
Newsletter Assistant Editor: Juana Simpson & Meagan Gaskell
Social Media Coordinator: Yulia Efremova
Online Events Coordinator: Lesley Painter-Farrell
English for Specific Purposes Special Interest Group
Coordinator: Milena Tanasijevic & Blair Matthews
Committee:
Outreach Officer: Dolon Gupta
Joint Events and Webinar Coordinators: Milena Tanasijevic
Professional & Academic English Journal Editor-in-Chief: Katalin Egri Ku-Mesu
Scholarships manager: Jemma Prior
Social media coordinator: Christiane Barth
Web manager: Blair Matthews
Global Issues Special Interest Group
Coordinator: Varinder Unlu
Committee:
Publications: Judy Boyle, Hind Elyas
Events: Vacancy
Inclusive Practices and Special Educational Needs Special Interest Group
Coordinator: 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:
Event Sub-committee: Johnnie Yates, Daniella Seong Hui You, Mariana Hidalgo & Özlem Bayka
Publications Sub-committee Coordinator: Matina Gatsou
Publication Sub-committee: Sandra Pitronaci, Tanya Livarda, Jennifer Lowe & Simon Cox.
Website & Social Media Sub-committee Coordinator: Lucie Cotterill
Website & Social Media Sub-committee: Katherine Martinkevich, (Filomena) Petra Rovitti
Social Media and Website Subcommittee Webmaster: Paul Ashe
Learner Autonomy Special Interest Group
Joint Coordinators: Sandro John Amendolara
Committee:
Digital event organiser: Metin Esen
Joint Event organisers: Annika Albrecht and Carmen Becker
Independence newsletter editors: Tracie Mackenzie and Lesley Fearn
Social media manager: Gamze Sayram & 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: Maria Diakou
Committee:
Content Manager: Susana Galante
Administrative officer: Ruby Polygenis
Social media manager: Savannah Davies
Joint event organiser: Eftychis Kantarakis
Webmaster: Belen Albarracin
Materials Writing Interest Group
Coordinator: Heather Buchanan
Committee:
Website manager: Ciaran Lynch
Events coordinators: Niki Joseph & Sandy Millin
Publications coordinator: Luis Carabantes
Editor: Maria Antoniou
Social media coordinator: Amanda Stroia
Pronunciation Interest Group
Joint Coordinators: Gemma Archer & 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
Speak Out! Journal co-editors: Kristýna Červinková Poesová & Tarik Uzun
Webmaster: Beata Walesiak
Assistant Webmaster: Ashley Louise Brown
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), Jessica Mackay, Ana García-Stone & Josianne Block
Web and digital media manager: Loreto Aliaga Sala
Teacher Development Interest Group
Joint Coordinators: Cecilia Lemos Harmer & James Taylor
Committee:
Publications: Elizabeth Coleman and Jake Kimball
Website/social media: Maria Eugenia Ianiro and Helen Slee
Events: Elizabeth Coleman and Maria Eugenia Ianiro
Developod: Helen Slee
Scholarships: Taiza Lombardi
Testing, Evaluation & Assessment Interest Group
Joint Coordinators: Maria Davou & Joanna Wrzesinska
Committee:
‘Testing, Evaluation and Assessment Today’ Editor: Panagiota Vampoula
Joint Webinar Coordinators: Anna Soltyska & 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: Ozlem Inan
Scholarship Coordinator: Jim Fuller
Event officer: Cristina Gultekin Manea
Treasurer: Khanh-Duc Kuttig
Social Media Officer: Anna Hasper
Young Learners & Teenagers Interest Group
Coordinator: Leticia Moraes & Leandro Paladino
Committee:
Joint events coordinators: Elizabeth Cicconi & Michelle Worgan
Publications Editor: Romina Muse
Publications assistant: (Blogs): Adrienn Szlapak