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3/29/2016

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Nicholas Huzieff

English Language Fellow at ‘Alecu Russo’ Balti State University from Balti
M.A., Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, The New School, New York City, NY
English Language Fellow grantee to Moldova (2014-2016)
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Co-facilitator, Washington D.C. (Summer 2015)
University Instructor, Teacher Trainer, Thesis Advisor, Editor, META member
B.A., Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, California (2004)

April Salerno

Fulbright Scholar from the USA
working this academic year at Ion Creanga State Pedagogical University
holds a PhD in English Education from the University of Virginia
her work primarily focuses on preparing pre-service English teachers and providing further development in ESL instruction to practicing teachers
was a Peace Corps volunteer and English teacher in Moldova (s. Cuhurestii de Sus, r. Floresti) from 2003 to 2005

Matt Salerno

an instructional coach for Albemarle County Schools in Virginia, USA
is accompanying April Salerno to Moldova, while she completes her Fulbright Scholarship
volunteers leading various English conversation groups in Chisinau
has previously taught math, music, and Spanish in the USA
holds a BA from the University of California at San Diego

Christiana Holsapple

Fulbright ETA at Comrat State University
B.A., International Studies, University of Kentucky (2012)
J. William Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship grantee to Moldova (2015-2016)
Eurasia Foundation US-Russia Social Expertise Exchange Fellowship grantee to Moscow, Russia (2014)
David L. Boren National Security Education Program scholar to Kyiv, Ukraine (2011-2012)
School of Russian and Asian Studies Language grantee to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (2011)

Sara Hoy

Peace Corps Volunteer serving in Balti, Moldova as a Community & Organizational Development Advisor 2014-2016
Originally from Central Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts from The Pennsylvania State University in Integrative Arts with a Minor in Dance Studies
Specialist in Communications, Social Media, Design, and Technology
Technovation Challenge Moldova Mentor 2015 & 2016
A fan of photography, sunrises, sunsets, airports, traveling, reading, dancing, social media, and quality time with people.

Aaron Ratz

Peace Corps Volunteer 2015-17, Small Enterprise Development
Active with Diamond Challenge, Novateca Library, Tutoring/English/Businesses Clubs
Background in HR, IT and Management Consulting
BS Business Administration and Economics
MBA International Business/Economic Development/Market Liberalization

Susan Crane

Peace Corps Volunteer, Donduseni, 2015-2017
B.A., Classics and Russian Studies, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2014
3 years Teaching Assistant experience
Background in tutoring, public affairs, and disaster management

Amanda Popp

Fulbright ETA at Cahul State University
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Russian Studies, Lawrence University (2012)
Peace Corps Volunteer, Republic of Georgia (2013-2015)
Educational Aide, Palmyra-Eagle School District (2012-2013)

Dean Vallejo

Peace Corps Volunteer - Small Enterprise Development - Soroca
Technovation Team coach
English club volunteer
Diamond Challenge judge
Background in technology - internet marketing, social media, photography, websites, etc.

Lynn Zimmerman

Fulbright Scholar, International Relations Institute of Moldova, Chisinau (Spring 2016)
Fulbright Scholar, Baranovichi State University, Baranovichi, Belarus (Fall 2015)
English Language Fellow, A. Xhuvani University, Elbasan, Albania (2014-2015)
Fulbright Scholar, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw Poland (Spring 2009)
Professor of Education, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN (2002-2013)
Peace Corps Volunteer, TEFL, Wrzesnia, Poland (1992-94)
PhD., Curriculum & Teaching with concentration in Cultural Foundations of Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
MA, TESOL, Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA
MLS, Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BA, Speech, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Julia Gall

Fulbright Research Scholar studying mental health among adolescents in Moldova, in partnership with Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience, Wellesley College (2012)
Master of Science in Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2015)
Princeton in Asia Fellow at Population Services International in Kazakhstan (2012-2014)
Internship with UNAIDS in Geneva, Switzerland (Summer 2015)

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Olga Morozan is the heart and soul of Access Microscholarship Program and the Coordinator of iEARN-Moldova projects. She is a true innovator and an inspiring educator who managed to bring the civics component into the English as a foreign language classrooms in more than 20 districts around Moldova. Ever since she started coordinating the program, hundreds of young students from various regions of Moldova were actively engaged in community development projects benefiting children from orphanages, unemployed youth, and social vulnerable families. Her most successful projects were: "Making Changes through Social Theater", 'It is Write or Right? "," Give Your Toy a New Life", and "I Want to Go to School", "Dogtober". Recently, Olga has coordinated the "Innovation in English Language Teaching" training aiming to train 10 Access teachers and teacher assistants from 5 regions of the country (Ribnita, Grigoripol, Causeni, Hincesti, and Edinet) on the up-to-date EFLT methodological topics, referring to integrating technology, media and interactive activities into Access teaching-learning-evaluation process. This way, as a coordinator she always tries to strengthen the Access teachers' status of the 21st Century Educator; thus increasing the quality-based Access students' instruction.

Corina Ceban started working with American Councils when an ACCESS group of students was opened in Balti, in the northern part of the country in 2010. Her professional growth at the international level started with iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) projects done with ACCESS students. A bunch of digital skills and a huge desire to work and integrate online tools in teaching English as a foreign language were the background of her research work entitled "The development of cultural competence during English classes" in 2013. Using blogs as a teaching tool motivated her to apply for an international project launched by the Ministry of Education and Korean Embassy in Moldova that aimed to deliver Smart Boards in national schools in order to increase students' digital competence. The lessons are now more interactive by using a smart board. When ACCESS Balti students graduated, she discovered new perspectives for her career. In 2014 she became an innovative teacher within the TEMPUS-SMHES - INOVEST: Eastern Partnership in Pedagogical Innovations in Inclusive Education, coordinated by University from Karlsruhe, Germany and the Ministries of Education from Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus. This is a way of implementing new educational software and training regional Moldovan teachers on how to use it. She continued working with American Councils Moldova office and represented Access at international events such as: International Summit in Kiev, International Seminars in Sevastopol and e-teacher courses at the University of Oregon. Her experience as an ACCESS regional teacher encouraged her to apply for a Master's Degree and in 2014 she received her MA in Educational Management. All these competencies she developed while working for American Councils Moldova office helped her elaborate successful local and national educational projects. For example, Corina was one of the trainers within the EFL Blogging School Project administered by American Councils Moldova and financed by US Embassy and US Department of State. Corina was invited to evaluate students' books as a member of a team or national experts selected by the Ministry of Education and Peace Corps Moldova in March- April 2015. Her experience with Access helped her win the SUSI scholarship (Study of United States Institutes for Secondary Educators). As a result of her participation in the SUSI Program will be the elaboration of a new curriculum that will help language teachers from Moldova to integrate new technologies and online tools while teaching the US culture and civilization.

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