Dana Saito-Stehberger, Past President

Dana Saito-Stehberger is currently working at UC Irvine School of Education examining how English language learners can best be supported in learning computational thinking skills. She has taught English to international students for 25 years and has been on the revolutionary journey of following Christ for 35. She is eager to facilitate the sharing of resources on the CELEA community website. 

Alisha Biler, President 

Alisha is currently Assistant Professor of English and Linguistics at Boyce College in Louisville, KY and also serves as volunteer staff with Refuge International, supporting local church ESL ministries for refugees. She earned her M.A. and Ph.D in Linguistics from the University of South Carolina and focuses her research on the areas of L2 reading and writing. Having worked overseas as well as in the US, Alisha has over ten years of ESL teaching and teacher-training experience in variety of contexts, including intensive English language programs and church ministries. 

Bradley Baurain, President-Elect

Bradley Baurain has taught for more than 30 years in China, Vietnam, Canada, and the United States. He is currently leading both the undergraduate and graduate TESOL programs at Moody, and is the co-editor of the International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching. He has also been editing or writing for Moody's Today in the Word devotional guide since 1993.

Adriana Schmidt, Secretary

Adriana is an independent Dual Language and Immersion Education Consultant with 20+ years of experience in diverse language development modalities. Her goal is to foster high academic and linguistic achievement in dual language programs. She holds a postgraduate diploma and M. Ed. from the University of Minnesota, lives in São Paulo, Brazil, with her husband and two children.

Joshua Detherage, Treasurer

Joshua Detherage is an Instructor of ESL and M.A. TESOL at Campbellsville University in Campbellsville, Kentucky. He has an M.A. in TESOL and Intercultural Studies from Wheaton College. Joshua spent five years in Mongolia working with English teachers and English education students and has over 10 years' experience in teacher training. He loves working with international students and is passionate about preparing them for academic success in a U.S. university.

Nathaly Rodriguez, Communications Coordinator

Nathaly Rodriguez holds an M.A. in TESOL from Biola University and a B.A. in English Language and Literature from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil. She is currently an ELL Adjunct Instructor at Western Technical College in La Crosse, WI and also works as an online English tutor and social media content creation with her own private business, Nathaly's Classroom.

Cortnie Brooks, Member-At-Large

Cortnie Brooks is the Co-Director of TESOL at Youth With A Mission, Montana. She has an MA in Education and International Development from University College London. Cortnie has trained teachers for over a decade and has been highly involved in local schools. She is served as Vice President of the PTA and as a board trustee for her school district. She has also dedicated time internationally to training teachers and consulting for educational programs in the MENA and ASEAN regions.

Gretchen Ketner, Member-At-Large (Interactions Coordinator)

Gretchen is an English language teacher and program administrator who has been working with English language learners for over 15 years. She holds an MA in Teaching English as a Second Language from Penn State University. Her areas of interest include English for Academic Purposes, content-based language instruction, teaching second language reading, and language teacher development. She has taught in university intensive English programs at Penn State University, Juniata College, and LCC International University, as well as leading teacher professional development seminars in Lithuania, Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and online. She serves as the Director of Intensive English Programs at LCC International University in Klaipeda, Lithuania and is the Europe Field Specialist for Global Partners for Education.

Ruth Ann Frederick, Member-At-Large
(Membership Coordinator)

Ruth Ann Frederick currently teaches at The Potter's School, an online, accredited homeschool academy with a global student body. She has been teaching online since 2006 and with a large body of Chinese students still living in their home countries since 2009. She had the honor of traveling to China twice to train English teachers in the Doumen Bureau of Education outside Zhuhai City in Guangdong and fell in love with the people and culture. She has 35 years of teaching experience in English grammar, literature, and composition and has authored or coauthored six textbooks. She writes for her personal blog frommyfrontporch.net and runs a webstore for educational enrichment resources at overthebarinstruction.com. She delights in her role as pastor's wife at Shoreline Church in Oak Harbor, Ohio and has been a Christ follower for over 45 years. She looks forward to serving others through CELEA.

Mary Storm, Member-At-Large (CELT Conference Chair)