Speakers « Academia Foundation

Inaugural MECA 2017 Speakers Professionals from around the globe

David Nunan, Ph.D. Anaheim University David Nunan TESOL institute Director & former TESOL President

Kathleen Bailey, Ph.D. Middlebury Institute of International Studies / Anaheim University Professor & former TESOL President

Sylvia Mendez 70th Anniversary of Historic Civil Rights Case

Michael Matsuda, MPA Anaheim Union High School District Superintendent

Gail Nemetz Robinson, Ph.D. San Diego State University Language Acquisition Resource Center Founding Director

Jose F. Moreno, Ed.D. Anaheim City Council Member

Sharroky Hollie, Ph.D. Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning Executive Director

Saili S. Kulkarni, Ph.D. California State University Dominguez Hills Special Education Assistant Professor

Shartriya Collier, Ed.D. Nevada State College School of Education Associate Dean

Sarvenaz Hatami, Ph.D. California State University, Long Beach Dept. of Linguistics TESOL Asst. Prof.

Julie Choi, Ph.D. University of Melbourne Grad. School of Education Lecturer (Additional Languages)

Daniel Beck, M.S. Rikkyo University / Waseda University (Japan) Lecturer

Michael Moodian, Ed.D. Former Chairman, World Affairs Council of Orange County

Bahiyyih Hardacre, Ph.D. California State University, Los Angeles TESOL Asst. Prof.

Shoshannah McKinney, M.A. Huntington University (Indiana) Institute for TESOL Studies Director

Ingrid Flores, Ed.D. California State University San Marcos School of Education Assoc. Prof.

Jon Reyhner, Ed.D. Northern Arizona University Education Professor

Alexandra Jaffe, Ph.D. California State University Long Beach Linguistics Department Chair

Jason Brown, M.A. Thompson Rivers University (Canada) Faculty of Education and Social Work Lecturer

Carol Van Vooren, Ed.D. California State University San Marcos Educational Administration Asst. Prof.

Louie F. Rodriguez, Ed.D. University of California, Riverside Graduate School of Education Assoc. Prof.

Eugene Fujimoto, Ph.D. California State University, Fullerton Dept. of Educational Leadership Assoc. Prof.

Henry Foster, MA Bukkyo University (Japan) Lecturer

Lilly Lew, MA University of California, Santa Barbara Graduate School of Education Associate Researcher

Yuri (Angie) White, MA EC Language Centre; Los Angeles Assistant Director of Studies

Hayo Reinders, Ph.D. Anaheim University Ed.D. TESOL Director

Ding-Jo Currie, Ph.D. Coast Community College District Former Chancellor

Abram Jimenez, Ed.D. Illuminate Education Vice-President

Gail L. Thompson, Ph.D. Illuminate Education Equity and Professional Development Specialist

Frederick Uy, Ph.D. California State University, Los Angeles Division of Curriculum and Instruction Chair

Soraya Fallah, Ed.D. L.A. Community Based Services Social Worker