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. Christine Coombe
Associate Professor of General Studies
Dubai Men’s College
Past President, TESOL International
Peter Davidson
Teaches Business Communication at Zayed University in Dubai
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK
Dr. Sufian Abu-Rmaileh
Zayed Military College Academic Coordinator
Toastmasters International member and Division Director
Dr. Catherine Nickerson
Professor in the College of Business at Zayed University
Plenary Speakers
Dr. Willy A Renandya
PHD in Educational Psychology
Principal Lecturer at the ELL Department, National Institute of Education, Singapore
Dr. Justin Shewell
PhD in Educational Technology from Arizona State University
Member of the Board of Directors for the TESOL International Association
Dr. Rosa Aronson
English Language Specialist
with the U.S. Department of State
Dr. Deborah J. Short
President-Elect of TESOL International, 2019-2020
Director of Academic Language Research & Training, LLC