Board of Advisors
25th TESOL Arabia International Conference & Exhibition
Volunteer Advisory Scientific Committee
Dr. Christine Coombe
Associate Professor of General Studies
Dubai Men’s College
Past President, TESOL International
Dr. Lolowa Al Marzouqi
Program Manager
Abu Dhabi Technology Development Committee (TDC).
Dr. Lana Hiasat
Faculty- Team Leader
Dubai Men’s College
Higher Colleges of Technology, Dubai
Fathi Ben Mohamed
Specialist, Learning & Development
ADNOC Technical Academy
Dr. Melanie Gobert
Lecturer – Education Division
Higher Colleges of Technology
2019 Conference Co-Chair
Alaa Hameed Jasim AlJuburi
MADAR INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL (MIS), Al Ain, UAE
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Amjad Taha
ADNOC TECHNICAL ACADEMY
ABU DHABI, UAE
Dr Racquel Warner
Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government in Dubai.
Samantha McDonald
Senior Specialist, Teaching with Technology
Higher Colleges of Technology
Invited Speakers
Dr. Deena Boraie
Vice President for Student Life
The American University in Cairo (AUC)
Past President, TESOL International
Dorothy Zemach
Author, Editor, Publisher and Teacher Trainer
Dr. Alessandro Benati
Professor of English and Applied Linguistics
American University of Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Christine Coombe
Associate Professor of General Studies
Dubai Men’s College
Past President, TESOL International
Dr. Salah Troudi
Programme Director, TESOL/Dubai
Supervisory Coordinator of the PhD in TESOL;
International Development Coordinator Exeter University, UK
Isil Boy Ergul
Lecturer, Yıldız Technical University, Turkey
Teacher trainer, Pilgrims Teacher Training, UK
Dr. Mark Wyatt
Associate Professor of English
Khalifa University of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi.
Co-Editor ELT Research
Dr. Phil Quirke
Executive Dean Education
Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Dr. Sahbi Hidri
Assistant Professor
English Language Institute
University of Jeddah, KSA
Dr. Tammy Gregerson
Coordinator Masters in TESOL Program
American University of Sharjah, UAE