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Ian Nichols came to the ELP as a Language Specialist in January 2012.

Mr. Nichols earned his BA and MA in English literature, as well as a graduate certificate in TESOL, from Missouri State University. He taught freshman and sophomore composition, basic writing, and creative nonfiction there before beginning work at Missouri State’s English Language Institute in 2007. Around this time, he spent two summers teaching English at a middle school program at the American School in Switzerland.

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Brian McManus

 

Brian Mc Manus began teaching at the ELP in the summer of 2011 and became a Language Specialist here in January 2012.

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Sarah Arva Grosik joined the ELP as a lecturer in 2009 and became a Language Specialist in 2012.

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Lisa Citron Taglang has been a lecturer in the English Language Programs at the University of Pennsylvania since June, 2006.  Lisa teaches in the ELP's Intensive Program and Fulbright Summer Pre-Academic Program.  She is also a rater for the SPEAK and IPT proficiency tests.

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Student Services Coordinator
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Candice Johnson plans social programs and oversees the Student Center for Intensive Program students at the ELP. As Student Services Coordinator, she works to connect ELP students with other university and city organizations while advising students on various aspects of campus life. During her time as an undergraduate at Rutgers University, where she earned a B.A. in French and a minor in History, Ms. Johnson spent a semester studying French in Paris, France. Upon graduation, Candice returned to Paris as an English language teaching assistant.

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Senior Language Specialist
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Lecturer

Steve Kopec has been teaching ESL for 15 years.  In addition, he has taught graduate-level courses in cross-cultural communication and linguistics. He started teaching as a Lecturer in the ELP at Penn in January 2010.

Steve attended La Salle University, where he majored in Spanish and International Studies.  He spent a year abroad in Spain studying at the University of Madrid.  Steve earned a Masters in Bilingual/Bicultural Studies from La Salle University as well as a Certificate of Advanced Study from Penn's Educational Linguistics Program.

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Sheila MacKechnie Murtha joined the ELP as a lecturer in 2006. Having completed a double major in oral communication and English, Ms. Murtha has found a perfect fit teaching Conversation and Culture. With an MA in Communications, she began a diverse career in education at William Paterson University, where she taught Speech and Interpersonal Communication. Additionally, she has consulted for corporations, and provided presentation skills workshops for a child-abuse prevention non-profit in NYC. As her family grew (and moved), Ms.
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Amy Nichols

Amy Nichols has been teaching in the English Language Programs at the University of Pennsylvania (ELP) since September 2004. Before coming to the ELP, Amy lived in Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia, where she taught English in a program financed by the International Monetary Fund.

In addition to her impressive teaching resume, Amy also has extensive business experience. She served as a teaching assistant at The Wharton School, worked as a consultant for a software company and held a managerial position at General Electric.

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