Language Center International
Administrators and Faculty
Administrators
Director: Dr. Jo-Len Braswell
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- Ph.D. from Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
- M.A. and B.A. from University of California, Berkley
Registrar and Student Advisor: Tammy Karakas
Curriculum Administrator: Scott Riggs
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- M.A. in TESOL from Eastern Michigan University
- B.A. in Applied Linguistics
- Linguistic studies in Ghana, West Africa
- Former ESL Coordinator for the Catholic Elementary Schools of Detroit
- Former instructor at the University of Detroit Mercy
Student Services:
Faculty
Ellen Barrett
Katherine Charbeneau
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- B.S. in Humanities, Lawrence Tech. University
- M.A. in Literature, Oakland University
- Doctoral work, Wayne State University
- Married to George; Two children: Grace and Brandon
Shelly Dunlop
Ellen Kulpa
Thomas Lapadat
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- B.A. in Classical Languages, German and English Literature
- M.Div.
- TEFL Diploma (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)
- RSA/CELTA (Certificate for English Language Teaching to Adults), Cambridge University
- Assistant English Teacher in Fujisawa, Japan, Public Schools
- Workshop Leader for Chinese Teachers of English, Nanjing, China
- Presenter of Teaching Methods in Anomabo, Ghana
- LCI instructor since 2000
Tina O'Donnell
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- B.A. in German Language and Literature (Cognate areas: Linguistics and
Chinese Language)
- M.A. in German Language and Literature (Minor: Linguistics)
- A.B.D. in Germanic Linguistics (Minor: Second Language Acquisition)
- German instructor for Michigan State University, Indiana University,
and University of Detroit Mercy
- ESL instructor at Gymnasium Kinderhaus, Munster Germany and for
University of Detroit Mercy
- Have taught German and ESL in several corporate settings
- LCI instructor since 1996
Michael Pope
Raye Robertson
Michelle Vargo