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
Board of Trustees

Treasurer
Bethany Cagnol

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: 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: Tyson Seburn (Chair), Khanh-Duc Kuttig, Anju Moses, Jared Valenzuela, Louise Atkins and Jon Burton (Head Office representatives)
Publications Committee: Christopher Graham (Chair), Marina Gonzalez, Dorothy Zemach 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
IATEFL’s 16 Special Interest Groups:
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: 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
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
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:
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
Coordinator: 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
PCE Coordinator: Vanita Chopra
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
Joint Coordinators: Leticia Moraes & Leandro Paladino
Committee:
Joint events coordinators: Elizabeth Cicconi & Michelle Worgan
Publications Editor: Romina Muse
Publications assistant: (Blogs): Adrienn Szlapak
Blog Editor assistant: Leandra Meddings
Joint Communications Officer & Liaison: Annie Altamirano & Eugenia DellOsa