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Lynn A. Leonard
Direktè/PDSO

Lynn se fondatè High Expectations. Li te resevwa yon diplòm Bachelor of Arts nan lang angle nan Suffolk University ak yon diplòm Juris Doctor nan New England School of Law. Li te pase plizyè ane pratike lalwa ak yon konsantre sou Dwa Sivil ak Timoun ak Lwa Fanmi. Anvan li te fonde High Expectations, li te sèvi kòm yon defansè edikasyon epi li te reprezante ni elèv ni pwofesè nan zafè travay ak dwa sivil. 

Robert W. Klemm
DSO

Bob te etidye biznis ak planifikasyon finansye nan Boston College. Pandan 30 dènye ane ki sot pase yo, li posede epi opere yon konpayi jesyon byen imobilye ak pwopriyete endepandan.  Bob konekte elèv entènasyonal yo ak lojman Ozetazini epi li sèvi tou kòm Ofisyèl Lekòl Deziyen nan High Expectations.

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Katerina Fontes
Antrenè ansèyman

Katerina ("Katie") gradye nan University of St. Andrews ak yon diplòm bakaloreya oswa atizay an franse ak laten.  Li te fè yon diplòm Master nan TESOL nan University College nan Lond. Apre li te gradye, li te travay kòm yon pwofesè ESL nan Thailand ak Lachin. Pandan tan li nan pwovens Lazi, Katie te yon espesyalis EAL ak enstriktè koute. Anvan li te rantre nan High Expectations, li te anseye tou elèv k ap aprann lang angle nan lekòl piblik Boston yo.

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Kimberly Duong
Student Service Coordinator 

Kimberly te gradye nan Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences ak yon diplòm bakaloreya nan syans lengwistik. Li te yon enstriktè lang angle nan Enstiti Lang Angle nan Syracuse University epi li te rantre nan ekip nou an kòm yon pwofesè ESL anvan li te vin Kowòdonatè Sèvis Elèv la. Kounye a li ap pouswiv yon diplòm Master nan Lengwistik nan University of Massachusetts nan Boston epi li pale bileng angle ak Vyetnamyen.

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Guilherme Locks
Direktè nanMaketing & Admisyon

Guilherme te resevwa yon diplòm Piblisite ak Maketing nan Unisul University nan Brezil. Li te posede ak te opere yon ajans maketing nan Brezil soti nan 2010 rive 2016.  Li te responsab anpil kanpay maketing ki gen siksè pandan tout karyè li anvan li te deplase Ozetazini Li se aktyèl Direktè Maketing & Admisyon nan High Expectations.  Li pale angle ak Pòtigè.

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Dylan Snyder 
Asistan kominikasyont

Dylan te resevwa yon diplòm bakaloreya nan syans nan kominikasyon nan Salem State University.  Li te vini nan High Expectations kòm stajye ete epi li te travay sou plizyè pwojè ki gen ladan kreyasyon yon baz done resous pou pwofesè ESL ak devlopman nan. kontni medya sosyal.  Li te ekri tou atik pou etidyan entènasyonal ki gen rapò ak edikasyon nan peyi Etazini  Li te rantre nan ekip nou an nan ane 2022 e kounye a, li te ede direktè lekòl la ak travay administratif yo. ak pwojè yo.

Thomas Scanlon
Pwofesè ESL

Tom te gradye nan Boston College Magna Cum Laude ak yon diplòm bakaloreya nan literati angle. Li te vin sètifye pou anseye angle an 2016. Anvan li te rantre nan High Expectations, li te anseye ESL nan peyi Itali, nan Lekòl Piblik Boston ak nan divès lekòl Boston lang angle.  Li anseye ESL tou nan North Shore Community. College. 

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Paul Ventura  
ESL Teacher

Paul te resevwa yon diplòm Bachelor of Arts nan Etid Entènasyonal nan Endicott College ak onè Magna Cum Laude. Okòmansman, li te travay pou High Expectations kòm yon estajyè ete lè li te fè divès travay tankou prepare dokiman pou pwosesis akreditasyon IELP ak jenere yon baz done pou materyèl ESL ak USCIS.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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