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—Meet the Bridge Team
Meet the Bridge Team! Our advisors, course tutors, and staff share their backgrounds, TEFL/TESOL stories, and best tips so you can get to know our international team and learn more about our experience in the industry. We’re here to help you every step of your TEFL journey, so get to know us a little better!
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August 30, 2024
Umut Ergöz, New Content Curator & Poster Volunteer for IATEFL Business English SIG
By Krzl Light Nuñes
Equipped with a wealth of Business English teaching experience and a passion for digital content, Umut Ergöz, Academic Operations Coordinator for Bridge Corporate Language Learning, has recently joined the IATEFL... -
August 1, 2024
Employee Spotlight: Meet Ian Mearns, Bridge International Admissions Advisor
By Krzl Light Nuñes
Leveraging his background in teaching Business English and experience in event organizing, Ian Mearns has recently joined Bridge as its newest International Admissions Advisor to provide support to global English... -
July 15, 2024
Q&A With IDELTOnline™ Instructor Shélynn Riel
By Krzl Light Nuñes
Drawing from her extensive experience as a university academic English instructor, program director, and teacher trainer, Shélynn Riel is a Bridge International Diploma in English Language Teaching (IDELTOnline™) instructor and... -
December 8, 2023
Rachel, From the U.S., Digital Nomad and Teacherpreneur Academy Coach
By Krzl Light Nuñes
Inspired by the idea of traveling and a love of world festivals, Bridge alum Rachel Story, from the U.S., took the leap and became a digital nomad. This led her... -
June 27, 2023
Get to Know Bridge Expert Series Webinar Moderator Shélynn Riel
By Savannah Potter
The Bridge ELT Expert Series of live monthly webinars brings together ELT experts to share insights and perspectives on the latest English language learning techniques and technologies. Each month focuses... -
April 16, 2022
Q&A With IDELTOnline™ Instructor Katie Henley
By Krzl Light Nuñes
A seasoned English teacher and Bridge tutor with a Master’s in TESOL, Katie Henley is an IDELTOnline™ instructor who has leveraged her own language learning experience to help trainees achieve... -
March 24, 2021
IDELTOnline Q&A With Instructor, Katrina Schmidt
By Bridge
A former university professor with a Master’s in TESOL, Katrina shared how she shifted from teaching ESL to training English teachers, about her role as a trainer in the IDELTOnline,... -
October 6, 2020
Instructors and Students Share Tips for Success in Bridge TEFL/TESOL Courses
By Bridge
We asked current students and instructors for our most popular teacher certification courses, the Master Certificate and the IDELTOnline, to share their firsthand advice and tips for success in these TEFL/TESOL courses. -
September 7, 2020
“I’m Not a Bot!” Get to Know Bridge TEFL/TESOL Course Tutors
By Krzl Light Nuñes
Every Bridge TEFL/TESOL course includes a (real, live!) personal tutor who provides feedback and guidance. Who are the people behind the courses? Get to know a sampling of our tutors. -
August 17, 2020
Teacherpreneur, Gabby, on Keeping an Entrepreneurial Mindset in Challenging Times
By Gabriela Torregiani
Gabby Torregiani, from Argentina, is many things – English teacher, teacher trainer, Bridge TEFL/TESOL course tutor, and business owner. As a teacherpreneur, with over twenty years in the field, she... -
May 15, 2020
Meet Our Newest Bridge IDELTOnline™ Instructor, Katrina Schmidt
By Maggie Oliveira
A seasoned educator and teacher trainer with a Master’s in TESOL, Katrina has taught at universities in the US, Colombia, Mexico, and China. She shares her professional journey and advice... -
February 13, 2020
Bridge Advisor, Kevin, on Teaching in Portugal and His Tips for Job Seekers
By Camille Turner
Kevin describes his experience as a teacher in Portugal and how it led him to become a Program and Job Advisor at Bridge. He also shares the different ways he... -
June 21, 2019
Bridge Job Advisor, Maggie, on Teaching English – and Finding Love – in Brazil
By Bridge
Maggie Palmer is the International Admissions and Job Advisor at the BridgeTEFL headquarters in Denver, Colorado. She got TEFL certified while teaching English with the Fulbright program in Brazil. During her... -
April 29, 2019
Meet Gabby, Argentinian English Teacher and Bridge Course Tutor
By Bridge
Gabby, head tutor for the Bridge Teaching English to Young Learners and Teenagers programs, talks about being a course tutor, teaching young learners and teens in Argentina, and how being... -
April 16, 2018
Portugal: Teaching English Abroad in a Hidden Gem
By Kevin Mermel
Kevin, 23, is a new marketing intern with BridgeTEFL in Denver, Colorado. Before joining Bridge, he got TEFL certified and spent time volunteering as an English Teaching Assistant in Valongo,... -
Facebook Live Interview with Leah Donelson, Bridge Academic Manager, on the International TESOL Conference
By Kevin Mermel
Last month, Bridge employees attended the 2018 International TESOL conference in Chicago. Here, Alissa Berdahl from BridgeTEFL speaks with BridgeEnglish's Academic Manager, Leah Donelson, during a Facebook Live event, about...
