In 2021, the English Language Specialist Program honored thirty educators as part of the program’s 30th Anniversary. Their stories are a tribute not only to the 30@30 Specialists, but to everyone who has contributed to the program over the years.
David Bohlke
ELT Author, Editor, Teacher Trainer
Brock Brady
ESL/EFL Teacher Educator and Manager
Donna Brinton
Author and Educational Consultant – TESOL/Applied
Nathan Carr
Professor, California State University, Fullerton
Christine Coombe
Faculty, Dubai Men’s College
Ayanna Cooper
Series Editor, Pass the Mic, Language Magazine
JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall
Professor and Director, PhD Program, UMBC
Mark Dorr
TEFL/TESL Teacher Educator, Administrator, Writer
Liz England
Consultant, International Education
Charles Hall
Associate Professor, AlFaisal University
Deborah Healey
TESOL 2023 Local Co-Chair
Thomas Kral
Former U.S. Dept. of State
Natalie Kuhlman
Professor Emerita at San Diego State University
B. Kumaravadivelu
Professor Emeritus at San Jose State University
Diane Larsen-Freeman
Professor Emerita, University of Michigan
Vivian Leskes
Professor Emerita, Holyoke Community College
Linda New Levine
ESL/EFL Consultant at LNL Consulting
Paul Kei Matsuda
Director, Second Language Writing, ASU
Ann McAllen
Educational Consultant
Mary Lou McCloskey
Director of Teacher Development, EduCo
Leslie Opp-Beckman
Faculty Emerita, University of Oregon
Gregory Orr
Professor Emeritus, UVA Arts & Sciences
Kitty Purgason
Professor Emerita, Biola University
Spencer Salas
Professor, UNC-Charlotte
Mary Scholl
Executive Director, Centro Espiral Mana
Joan Kang Shin
Associate Professor of Education, George Mason U.
Eve Smith
Consultant