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30@30

For the Specialist 30th Anniversary, the program is proud to honor a select group of 30 Specialists who have made a lasting impact on the Specialist Program and on the TESOL field. This group is called 30@30! 

Stay tuned as their  extraordinary contributions will be highlighted throughout 2021 and added to their respective profile pages. Learn about each of the 30@30 by clicking on their profile pictures below and by checking out the 30th Anniversary timeline!

David Bohlke

Education Consultant

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Brock Brady

Education Expert, US Peace Corps

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Donna Brinton

Lecturer, Applied Linguistics, University of California Los Angeles (retired)

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Nathan Carr

Professor of TESOL, California State University, Fullerton

Featured Story to be published

Christine Coombe

Associate Professor, Dubai Men’s College, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE

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Ayanna Cooper

Consultant/Owner, ACooper Consulting

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Jodi Crandall

Professor Emerita, Department of Education, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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Mark Dorr

Teacher Educator, Orleu National Center for Teacher Development

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Liz England

Liz England & Associates, LLC

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Charles Hall

Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Deborah Healey

Past President, TESOL International Association

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Thomas Kral

US Department of State (Retired)

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Natalie Kuhlman

Professor Emeritus, San Diego State University

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B. Kumaravadivelu

Professor Emeritus, San Diego State University

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Diane Larsen-Freeman

Professor Emerita, University of Michigan; Professor Emerita, School for International Training

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Vivian Leskes

Professor of English as a Second Language, Holyoke Community College

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Linda New Levine

ESL/EFL Consultant

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Paul Kei Matsuda

Professor of English and Director of Second Language Writing, Arizona State University

Featured Story to be published

Ann McAllen

Adult Programming Coordinator, Whatcom County Library System

Featured Story to be published

Mary Lou McCloskey

ESOL Specialist, Global Village Project

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Leslie Opp-Beckman

Faculty Emeritus, University of Oregon

Featured Story to be published

Gregory Orr

US Department of State (Retired Foreign Service Officer)

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Kitty Purgason

Professor Emerita, Biola University

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Spencer Salas

Professor, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Mary Scholl

Senior Fellow, Institute for Collaborative Learning

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Joan Kang Shin

Associate Professor of Education, George Mason University

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Eve Smith

City University of Hong Kong

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Ann Snow

Professor and Department Chair, California State University, Los Angeles

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Yilin Sun

Professor, Seattle Colleges

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Kay Westerfield

Global Communication Consulting; Faculty Emeritus, University of Oregon

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