High Expectations
NUESTRO EQUIPO
Lynn A. Leonard
CEO / CFO, EE. UU.
Lynn Leonard es la fundadora de High Expectations. Recibió su licenciatura en inglés de la Universidad de Suffolk y su título de abogada de la Escuela de Derecho de Nueva Inglaterra. Pasó muchos años ejerciendo la abogacía con un enfoque en Derechos Civiles y Derecho Infantil y Familiar. Antes de fundar High Expectations, el abogado Leonard se desempeñó como defensor educativo y representó tanto a estudiantes como a maestros en asuntos laborales y de derechos civiles.
Robert W. Klemm
Director de Vivienda
Bob estudió Negocios y Planificación Financiera en Boston College. Durante los últimos 30 años, ha sido propietario y ha operado una empresa independiente de administración de propiedades y bienes raíces. También es el Gerente Comercial de Second Chance for Youth Offenders, una organización local sin fines de lucro que ofrece servicios de rehabilitación a jóvenes desatendidos. Bob supervisa el alojamiento para estudiantes en High Expectations.
Changhong Zang
Directora, Shanghai
Hong se graduó de Emerson College con una maestría en escritura, literatura y publicación. Antes de venir a Estados Unidos, recibió una licenciatura en inglés de la Universidad de Estudios de Shanghai. Fue reportera de bostonese.com, escritora de columnas para English Salon Magazine y fundadora y editora en jefe de Readingabit Magazine. Hong diseñó el plan de estudios del Programa Juvenil y enseña TOEFL, SAT y ELA en High Expectations, China.
Kimberly Duong
Profesora de ESL
Kimberly se graduó de la Facultad de Artes y Ciencias de la Universidad de Syracuse con una licenciatura en Estudios Lingüísticos. Fue instructora de inglés en el English Language Institute de la Universidad de Syracuse y recientemente se unió a nuestro equipo como maestra de ESL. Es bilingüe en inglés y vietnamita.
Guilherme Locks
Director de Reclutamiento y Marketing / Admisiones / Oficial de TI
Guilherme recibió un título en Publicidad y Marketing de la Universidad Unisul en Brasil en 2006 y operó su propia agencia de 2010 a 2016. Fue responsable de numerosas campañas de marketing exitosas a lo largo de su carrera antes de mudarse a los EE. UU. Es el actual Director de Marketing de High Expectations y ayuda a los estudiantes con el proceso de admisión.
Dylan Snyder
Asistente de Comunicaciones
Dylan recibió un título en Comunicaciones de la Universidad Estatal de Salem y realizó una pasantía en High Expectations. Durante sus dos pasantías de verano, realizó varias tareas, incluida la redacción de artículos para High Expectations, la creación de una base de datos de la biblioteca para la escuela y el desarrollo de contenido para las redes sociales.
Tomas Scanlon
Profesor de ESL
Thomas se graduó de Boston College con una licenciatura en Literatura Inglesa y fue Magna Cum Laude. En 2016, recibió oficialmente su certificado para enseñar inglés. Desde entonces, enseñó en Italia durante unos años y actualmente trabaja en el área de Boston. Uno de sus trabajos incluye enseñar inglés a los padres inmigrantes de los estudiantes de las Escuelas Públicas de Boston.
Paul Ventura
ESL Teacher
Paul received a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies from Endicott College with Magna Cum Laude honors. He initially worked for High Expectations as a summer intern assisting with the IELP accreditation process and creating a teaching resource database for ESL teachers. He earned a TESOL certificate in 2023, before joining High Expectations as an ESL instructor.
James Compton
ESL Teacher
James graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a Bachelor’s and Master of Arts degree in English Language and Literature. As a part of his Master's program, he completed an apprenticeship where he worked as a Composition Instructor. In 2022, he received a certificate in TESOL.
Christopher Hall
ESL Teacher
Christopher received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Secondary Education from the University of Alabama. In his 17 years of ESL teaching, he has worked with students from a lengthy list of countries ranging from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Brazil, China, Haiti, Cape Verde, and the Dominican Republic. He most recently has taught ESL in Chelsea Public Schools’ Intergenerational Literacy Program.
Decio Silva
ESL Teacher
Decio received a degree in Pedagogy from Nove de Julho University in Brazil. For a decade and a half, he had multiple ESL teaching and administrative positions in Mexico. This includes being the CEO of the Mexican affiliate of the platform SmrtEnglish, which offers online classes to people from all around the world.
Aicha Nezzar
ESL Teacher
Aicha graduated from the University of Batna in Algeria with a Bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature. She received a Master’s degree in Language Sciences and TEFL from the University of Jijel. She relocated to the US and became certified to teach TESOL, TESL and TEFL. Aica speaks English and Arabic.
Carolina Coxa
ESL Teacher
Carolina received a Bachelor’s degree in Literature and a Postgraduate degree in Education from the University of Sao Paulo. During her time teaching in Fisk Centro de Ensino, her reputation among colleagues was being well organized, willing to help struggling students and referred to as one of the best teachers they ever had there.
Doa Le
ESL Teacher
Doa received a Master’s degree in TESOL. She initially was a self employed ESL instructor and taught a wide range of Vietnamese students from children to adults through online. Since 2022, she has taught ESL at the International School of Advanced Learning in Allston before coming to High Expectations.
Jennifer Mulvey
ESL Teacher/Academic Advisor
Jennifer received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Anthropology from Brandeis University and a Master’s degree in Elementary Education from UMass Boston. She has had a wide range of opportunities to teach all different walks of life during her 26 year career, which includes a tenure at the Boston Asian Student Center as an ESL instructor.
Mark Censky
ESL Teacher
Mark received a Bachelor’s in Philosophy, Management and Psychology and Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Miami University in Ohio. Before venturing into the ESL world, he spent time as a Workforce Development Manager for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and has worked many other marketing and management positions over 20 years. He now implements his past experiences as a ESL teacher.
Geno Spina
Comptroller
Geno graduated Bentley University with a degree in Accounting and Business Management. In over 30 years, he has utilized his financial savvy for many different companies including Tufts Electronics Group, Kentron Technologies and NuView Systems, Inc. He is currently the Comptroller at High Expectations with responsibility for financial compliance and reporting.