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Instructors and Staff

Advance recognizes the very importance that quality
instructors have on our program's success. That's why
we do what we can do to create an excellent teaching
environment, and an attractive benefits package. After
six months, our instructors receive: medical benefits;
paid holidays; on-going paid professional development;
all-inclusive CATESOL conference; and unlimited dry
erasers.

To apply, please send an introduction letter and
resume to: info@advanceesl.com

ZACHARY B. CAPTAIN

Education: San Francisco State University - Bachelor of Arts,
Southern Connecticut University - Masters of Science, Vaxjo University, Sweden

ESL Teaching Experience: Myung Duk Foreign Language High School - Seoul Korea,
International House - Yale University, University of Bridgeport, American Academy of English,
Intercultural Institute of California.

Lived: Greece, Korea, Sweden, Germany.

Traveled: Europe, Mexico, the Caribbean, Canada, much of the USA, Belize, Turkey, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Singapore,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines...

What do you enjoy: Chess, Bodyboarding, Reading, Hiking, Musing, Traveling, Eating,
Chilling with my bambino,


	C. HEYWARD GIGNILLIAT Education: Master of Arts in TESOL - School for International Training (SIT), TESOL - Certification International TESOL Training Centre, Bachelor of Arts in History - University of Georgia. ESL Teaching Experience: Northeastern University Boston, Gestalt Centro de Idiomas - Mexico, Heiwa English School – Japan, Altia Central – Japan, K&F English Academy – Japan. Lived: Boston, Brattleboro, Heiwa cho Aichi Prefecture – Japan, Athens, Gainesville. Traveled: around the USA, Europe, Japan, SE Asia, Australia, New Zealand. Hobbies: listening to music, going to concerts, reading, watching movies, eating food, talking to people, having fun.


JEREMY ALEXANDER JONES Education: B.A. Anthropology – University of Lousiana, studied French and French History in Paris, post-graduate research in Indian languages and culture – University of Hyderabad, India. ESL Teaching Experience: Two years of ESL teaching, one year in Japan, one year in Lousiana, USA. Lived: France, India, Japan and Nepal. Traveled: Extensively through Europe and United States. Hobbies/Interests: music, reading, writing, cooking, traveling, culture, languages, philosophy, yoga, meditation, trekking, nature and the wilderness, volunteering, meeting new people.


	ERIN HENDRY Education: BA in History, New College of Florida; MA in History, University of Toronto; TESL Cert ESL Teaching Experience: two years of experience teaching in Prague and Tucson, Arizona. Lived: Los Angeles, Orlando, Sarasota, Prague, Tucson, Toronto, San Francisco! Traveled: All over the US, Ontario, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Holland, France, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Caribbean, UK. Hobbies/Interest: European history, films (especially Film Noir), computer games, classic English novels, French and German language, cooking and baking.

Richard Rice

Education: BA in History, UC Berkeley

ESL Teaching Experience: 15 years TOEFL Preparation

Lived: Los Angeles, Eugene, Daytona Beach, Mexico City, Plattsburgh, NY

Traveled: US, Mexico, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Russia, Germany, Canada

Hobbies/Interest: founded SF Hootenanny Night monthly music show at Café Intl. in Haight. Music director of SF Free
Folk Festival, collecting Golden Age comics, collecting Modern Library books, hiking, Founder of Lake Merrit Neighbors
Organized for Peace (LMNOP), music snob


OWEN YONEHARA Education: University of Oregon – BA in Philosophy, Maximo Nivel – TEFL/TESOL Certification, San Jose, Costa Rica. ESL Teaching Experience: Taught for 1 year in Cuzco, Peru. Lived: Eugene, OR; Honolulu, HI; Chile; Peru. Traveled: Around Central and South America, Japan. Hobbies/Interest: FOOD! Traveling, backpacking, judo, wrestling, Latin American cultures, movies.


	Bolor Ayush Education: BA - Music and Dance College, UB, Mongolia, MA - F. Chopin Academy of Music, Warsaw, Poland, PSD – San Francisco Conservatory of Music, CA Lived : Mongolia, Poland, USA Traveled : Netherland, Spain, Belarus, German, France, Poland, Russia, USA Hobbies: music, art, photography, meet old friends


	Anthony Frallicciardi Education: University of California, Berkeley B.A. History, San Francisco State University M.A. English TESOL ESL Teaching Experience: Peace Corps, Intercultural Institute of California, EF International Language Schools, AmeriCorps Lived: Madagascar 2007-9 (Peace Corps) Traveled: Been to Russia, Canada, Mexico, France, Italy, Luxembourg, South Africa, and much of the U.S. Hobbies and Interests: Cooking, Playing the Guitar, Live Music, Hiking and hanging around with my wife.


	ANELISY NAGANO Bio: Born in São Paulo, Brazil, granddaughter of Japanese Immigrants. Education: Bachelor of Audiovisual. Hobbies: Meet new people; hang out with friends; photography. Traveled: São Paulo, Los Angeles, San Diego, Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas.


	KAZUTA SAKO (KAZ) Hobby: Cycling, Mt biking. Love any kind of sport and outside activities Countries I have been in: Japan, USA, and Sweden. Country I was born: Japan Education: Osaka Kyoiku University. License: Physical Education Teacher in Junior and High school. Athletic Trainer. Favorite Jelly Bean: Lemon Drop

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