Meet the ACE Faculty and Staff! We are here to help you succeed!
Our highly-qualified and experienced ACE instructors are also Grossmont College ESL professors. All have Master's Degrees related to teaching English as a second language.
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Annette Aagard Annette has a Bachelor Degree (B.A.) in English, and a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). She teaches ACE Listening & Speaking and Integrated Skills Projects. When Annette is not teaching, you can usually find her reading a book at the beach. She also loves travel, learning, and volunteering. She grew up in Orlando, Florida. |
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Sara Arevalo Lopez Sara's B.A. is in English Literature and her M.A. is in Applied Linguistics. She has taught ACE's Writing & Grammar, Reading & Vocabulary, and Listening & Speaking classes. In Ecuador (South America), she taught ESL for six of her 16-year career. Sara loves to paint, cook, travel, and spend time with family and friends.
Chandra Beal Chandra has a B.A. in Liberal Arts, and a M.A. in TESOL from Alliant International
University. She teaches ACE Grammar & Writing, and she's taught at several universities
in San Diego.
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Leah Cooper Leah's B.A. is in Public Relations and Spanish. Her M.A. is in Education with an emphasis in TESOL. She teaches Reading & Vocabulary with ACE. Leah is always on the go! Her hobbies are camping, hiking, reading, cooking, kayaking, traveling, and raising chickens. She is a native Californian who grew up along the Central Coast.
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Kathryn Manthorpe |
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Jeremy Mize Jeremy has a Bachelor's in Linguistics and a Master's in Applied Linguistics from
SDSU. He teaches a variety of classes at Grossmont College and ACE.
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Gamze Tufekci Gamze has a BA in TESOL from Uludag University, Turkey and an MS in TESOL from City College, CUNY, New York. She teaches ACE Pronunciation & American Culture and has taught ESL for over 30 years. Gamze believes that everybody has an interesting story, and her job is never boring. She loves reading, dancing, cooking, traveling, and CATS! |
Our dedicated staff will help you meet your educational goals as an international
student.
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Alyona Gorokhova Aly has a B.A. in Finance from University of Northern Iowa and a M.A. in Applied Linguistics
from SDSU. Aly is the ACE Academic Coordinator and supervises the ACE professors.
Sandy Kuntz Sandy has a B.S. in Environmental Education from Ohio State University and a Certificate in TESOL from UCSD. Prior to ACE, she worked with the Grossmont College International Admissions Office as a DSO. As the ACE International Student Specialist, Sandy answers your inquiries about ACE and Grossmont College. She looks forward to assisting you! Sandy enjoys nature, exercise, trying new foods, and reading and learning about other cultures. She is from Ohio, a state in the middle of the U.S. |