Faculty

	Richard Aslett, has developed university level ESL methods classes for teachers at UVU and BYU. He became a National Board Certified Teacher in 2000 with a specialty in Early Adolescent/Middle Childhood - English as a New Language. Richard has a doctorate in elementary education/reading emphasis from BYU and is currently employed full time in the Salt Lake City School District as a reading specialist.
	Brooke Bailey, is originally from St. Louis, Missouri. She has a B.A. in Linguistics from BYU with an emphasis in TESOL and Deaf Communications. She also has a Graduate TESOL Certificate from BYU. She started teaching ESL in 2000 and has taught at UVU, BYU, Nomen Global, and the MTC over the past several years. Brooke is also an American Sign Language Interpreter for the Deaf. In her free time, she enjoys exercising, playing sports, photography, music, playing the guitar, traveling, and cooking.
	Veronica Naimova Bastian, has an MA in Language Acquisition/TESOL Certificate and a BA in Russian and French from Brigham Young University. She has taught ESL, Russian and French in Untied States and abroad. Veronica enjoys learning and teaching foreign languages, traveling, photography, playing piano, jogging and rock-climbing.
	Kory Collier, earned his Masters Degree in Teaching ESL at Brigham Young University, and also has a BA in Spanish from BYU. He has taught ESL for 13 years, including 7½ years in Hawaii and 2½ years in Samoa. He has also worked for 10 years as a writer and designer of computer language courses. He loves to hike and do photography in nation al parks and other scenic areas.
	Heidi Condie coordinates the English Conversation Club. She received a BA in German Literature and International Relations, and an MA in TESOL from BYU. She has taught at UVU for more than 10 years. She has also taught ESL at BYU, at the U of U, SLCC and other schools. She has also worked as a teacher/trainer in China. Associate Professor LA 221K Phone 801-863-8274
	Kevin Eyraud, has taught English as a Second Language in university settings since 1996. He has taught in Mexico, Egypt, China, Arizona, New York, and Utah. He is nearing completion of a Ph.D. at the University of Utah. Kevin is an avid fly fisherman and spends summers fishing and running rivers. His hobbies include reading, tying flies, listenin g to music, and watching movies. Associate Professor LA 221H Phone 801-863-7091
	Tatyana Felt, graduated from BYU with a BA in International Relations and a minor in Italian. Received her TESOL Certificate from BYU in 2003. Taught English as a Second Language at BYU, Russian University of Modern Education, and private school in Moscow. She enjoys teaching English, getting to know people from different cultures, teaching Zumba, reading, and cooking with her friends.
	Beth Anne Firnges, has a Graduate certificate in TESOL, a Bachelors degree in Linguistics with a minor in TESOL, and a nearly completed Masters degree in TESOL all from BYU (Brigham Young University). She has been the manager of an online tutoring company based in Korea for over three years and has over five years of teaching and tutoring expe rience in the U.S., online to Korea and Hong Kong, and abroad in Japan. She enjoys learning languages and has studied Spanish, Russian, ASL, and French. She is always excited to learn new things and enjoys cooking, reading, doing things outside and spending time with family and friends.
	Tim Hall coordinates the Community Education courses for resident ESL students at the main UVU campus in Orem. He received his Masters Degree in TESL from Brigham Young University and has taught ESL, French, and German for over 30 years in England, France, Germany, and the United States. He has also worked for a software company that developed ESL multimedia programs that are used throughout the world. He enjoys cycling, skiing, playing racquetball, and traveling to foreign countries.
	Heidi Healy graduated from BYU with an MA in TESOL. She has taught students from Brazil and Hong Kong online. She also teaches at BYU. In her free time she enjoys reading, hiking, and cooking.
	Alia Herrod, has a MA in Education and TESL and Utah teaching license with TESL and Russian endorsements. She has taught English and Russian in public and private schools in Ukraine and Utah. She also worked as a writer, translator, language consultant and voice talent for various private businesses. Her interests include literature, current politics, sports, and anything related to healthy lifestyle. She loves to learn new things and hopes to learn from and with her students every day.
	Olga Jarrell, has been teachin g EFL and ESL for 25 years. She came from Russia with a Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Language Instruction and a Master of Arts in English. She loves learning and teaching. In her free time, she prefers traveling and hiking, as well as spending time with her green-winged macaw King.
	Charlet Jorgensen, It was only yesterday when I stood frozen, terrified that I would become stuck between each pair of suspended white marble steps and fall into a mangled heap on the floor below at BYU. Only with the tugs of my mother’s hands did I ascend and follow her to the class she was teaching. The whole effect ironically linked teaching to adventure and my future as a teacher. I started teaching flute, and elementary topics in Utah before moving to the Washington D.C and then to South Korea for four years of teaching. Now I am in my ninth year if teaching English to second language speakers. Compared to my travels through seven other countries and living to coast here, teaching is ever just as challenging. My rewards come by learning about life from my students.
	Chad Luke, is originally from Sugar City, Idaho. He graduated from Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho with an AA and then went to BYU where he studied Spanish and TESL. He has an MA in Spanish Linguistics and a TESL Certificate. He has taught at a number of schools and has taught ESL for about 18 years. He has traveled in Mexico, Guatemala, and Peru.
	Brian MacKay, has been in the field of second language training for more than 30 years. He has taught German, English language, and linguistics courses at several universities and colleges including the University of California at Davis, Southeastern University in Washington, D.C., Montgomery College in Maryland, Rockford College in Illinois, BYU, and UVU. Brian has also been involved in ELL program management in several parts of the US and overseas. He has presented numerous workshops and papers at many conferences. Although born in Salt Lake City, he has lived and worked in many states and has traveled to many countries. Brian is married to his beautiful wife, Shiona, and has three children and seven grandchildren. He loves skiing, hiking, fishing, and being with his family.
	Ben McMurry has a BA in Linguistics, an MA in TESOL, and a Ph.D. In Instructional Psychology and Technology. He has taught ESL for 10 years. His scholarly interests include computer-assisted language learning (CALL), qualitative research in TESOL, and formal and informal evaluation of language teaching and learning. Ben plays an active role in Intermountain-TESOL (a TESOL affiliate) and is a member of TESOL and other professional organizations. In his spare time he enjoys going on walks with his family, reading, and cycling. He is also involved in community organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America and the Utah Baroque Ensemble. Lecturer WB 145E Phone 801-863-7085
	Kiri Manookin, has lived in and/or traveled to 10 countries and counting, has taught English for eight years in Taiwan, Ecuador, Switzerland, and the US, and has worked with students from over 30 countries. She received her Bachelor of Science from Brigham Young University and CELTA from International House Barcelona in Spain, and has also coordinated tutoring programs, trained ESL teachers, and worked on program development. She is fluent in Spanish, and has also studied French, Italian, and Chinese and hopes to become fluent in all of them. Since changing careers several years ago--from working professionally as a tailor to becoming a language teacher--she has never looked back. The best (and most valued) compliment ever given her by a student: Kiri is "a true educator." She loves writing and listening to music, dancing, reading, writing, singing, designing and sewing, photography, music therapy, taking long walks, getting lost in unfamiliar cities, snorkeling and beaches, yoga, cooking and hosting dinner parties, being around really kind and intelligent and creative people, cafes, Sufi poets, rainbows, dirt, humanitarianism, woodworking and power tools, and, in addition to continually working to be a really good teacher, she still dreams of being a rock star, a mom, a famous author, and CEO of her own company. Kiri is from Utah and is very happy to be teaching at UVU.
	OraLyn Moran’s, childhood was spent in New Mexico, and later in Kaysville, Utah. She attended Brigham Young University where she graduated, prepared to teach English as a first language. After spending a year and a half in Colombia, South America, she moved to Phoenix, Arizona where she started teaching English as a Second Language to adults who needed it t in order to find employment. She realized that she loved ESL so much that she wanted to get a degree in it. She returned to Brigham Young University and received her master’s degree in TESL. During her graduate studies she did internships, helping to create and publish textbooks for the English Language Center. She continued this project full time for years after graduating. Later she worked for BYU Independent Study, teaching the professors how to write good courses. She has happily returned to teaching ESL and is excited to work with UVU students.
	Kara Mortensen received her bachelors degree in Spanish Teaching and ESL. Also, she received my Masters in Second Language teaching from Utah State University. She has taught at Utah State, and in many community education programs. Kara also worked as a college supervisor at Baldwin supervising and advising students completing their ESL and Spanish Teaching degrees. She am originally from Utah, but have spent time living around the world and United States. Kara loves teaching and seeing my students progress in their language studies.
	Kathryn Paul has a BA from BYU in Speech, a BA from UVU in English, and she earned her MA in TESL from BYU. She has taught part-time at the MTC and full-time at the BYU English Language Center and Timpview High School.She obtained infinite empathy for her ESL students of all ages by studying for four summers (2008-2011) at the intensive language program at John Paul II University in Lublin, Poland. Most of her Polish language studies were painfully humbling, but she did win the annual Polish tongue twister contest in the novice division.Kathryn has enjoyed travelling to 25 countries, but finds teaching ESL students much more fun and rewarding.
	Jim Pettersson, has a PhD in Adult and Postsecondary Education for the University of Wyoming, an M.A. from BYU in TESL with a focus on teaching and program administration, and a B.A. from the University of Utah. He has taught ESL for twenty-nine years at universities in the United States. In his free time, he enjoys fishing, camping, hiking, attending plays and other cultural events, and being involved in community and civic activities. Professor LA 234F Phone 801-863-8721
	Sallie Poet has a BA in Art and she has a MA in English from California State East Bay. She recently (2010) received an MFA in Studio Art from BYU. She has taught English in France and Japan, and at many colleges in California. She has four children and she enjoys painting and traveling.
	Maddie Quayle Scott, has been teaching ESL for more than 13 years in places such as Utah, Atlanta, GA and Istanbul, Turkey. She loves languages and culture, but her favorite part of teaching is the students.
	Lydia Ripplinger was born and raised in Utah. She completed her BA in Linguistics and TESOL at Brigham Young University, and she is currently studying in BYU's TESOL MA program. Lydia anticipates graduating in the spring of 2012. She is filled with happiness knowing I am able to share with them a skill that can ultimately improve the quality of life they lead.
	Sarah Sardoni, is originally from Denver, Colorado. She has a B.A. in Linguistics from BYU with an emphasis in TESOL. She also has a Graduate TESOL certificate from BYU. She started teaching ESL in 2008 and has taught in Switzerland and India as well as at BYU and UVU. Recently, Sarah presented her linguistic research from India at a conference in New Zealand. Sarah enjoys learning foreign languages and speaks German, Swiss German, Swedish, and Telugu. She is currently learning Spanish. In her free time, she enjoys running, swimming, reading, cooking, scuba diving with her husband Ben, getting to know people from different cultures, and traveling.
	Shauna Standing, grew up in northern California. She received a B.S. and also an M.Ed. from BYU. She has been an educator for 26 years. In addition to teaching elementary school for many years, she has taught Management Communications (business writing and speaking) at BYU and has taught composition, business writing, public speaking, and ethics at Eagle Gate/Provo College. Shauna lived in Ecuador for a year and a half. She enjoys traveling, reading, writing, and spending time with people.
	Nancy Turley's, love of language has propelled her through an undergraduate (BYU), Masters (ASU), and just recently, PhD program at Arizona State University where she graduated in Linguistics. Rasing seven children with her husband, Wayne, has also taken a large share of her time. She taught composition at BYU and ASU before earning her doctorate, and linguistics at BYU, and ESL and composition classes at UVU since. Collectively, her family has been all over the world, and Nancy has a great interest in cultures and the people that are part of them. She also enjoys being outdoors, sewing, and piano and choir. Teaching has been her dream and she is so happy to be able to teach at Utah Valley University!
	Hilda Woodbury, was born in El Paso, Texas, in a family that emigrated from Mexico. For the first five years of her life she spoke only Spanish, and learned English when she started school in El Paso. She started teaching at-risk youth after she graduated from high school, and has loved teaching ever since. She lived two years in Monterrey, Mexico and then attended BYU. She moved to Japan in 1981 with her husband and children (she also had a baby there) and started teaching ESL there. She has taught ESL and Spanish ever since, including ESL at UVU for the past 3 years.
	Udambor Bumandalai has an MA in TESOL and a BA in Linguistics from BYU. She has over six years of EFL and ESL teaching experience in Mongolia and USA. Her research interests include ESL and EFL teacher training, developing listening and speaking skills, teaching culture, CALL, and issues related to NNESTs. She strives to develop herself professionally by actively serving and participating in TESOL and its affiliate Intermountain-TESOL. During her free time, she enjoys reading, jogging, and hiking.
	Verl Woodbury, was born in Burley, Idaho, but has lived in Provo for 25 years. He has also lived in Hong Kong and Japan for a total of 5 years. He has taught ESL over the past 30 years, including more than 7 years at UVU. He has also taught ESL at BYU, Provo Community Education, Hong Kong and Japan. He has always loved teaching English as a second language because of the interesting people he gets to meet, and the different cultures he can learn about from every student in every class.
	Johnny Zea. After completing his educational career, Johnny discovered his passion for new immigrant students and represented the ELS Corporation as a worldwide student recruiter. While in Oklahoma City, the Oklahoma City Public Schools offered him the challenge of creating the first newcomer program for immigrant students and their parents in the district and the state. Johnny has been active in the field of ESL for over 20 years. Prior to moving back to Utah, he was the Director of Language & Cultural Services for the Oklahoma City Public Schools. Johnny lives in Orem, Utah with his wife and 6 children. He loves to read non-fiction books. He enjoys meeting people from around the world and learning their cultures and languages.