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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

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Trustees, Patron and Advisory Council

Board of Trustees:


President
Christopher Graham

Vice President
Aleksandra Popovski

Treasurer
Bethany Cagnol

Secretary
Maria-Araxi Sachpazian
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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 PoesováTarik 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 MackayAna 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

Being a member of IATEFL has helped me build a network of professional colleagues, develop my knowledge, and also the chance to make my first presentation at an international conference.

Adriana, Lecturer in TESOL