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Name: Joyce Clark Position: Principal Educational History: Jordanhill College of Education; London University Start date at Language Link : March 1999 About me: My first experience of teaching was not a very happy one. After school I went to Jordanhill College of Education and trained for four years to become a primary school teacher. But I was not comfortable in the classroom and decided that teaching was not for me. I was afraid of the kids! More -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Dan Wickenden Position: Director of Studies Moscow Educational History: Northbrook College, Goring-By-Sea Start date at Language Link : September 2003 About me: Hi, my name's Daniel Wickenden, and I'll have been in Russia for five years come October 2007. I've often asked myself why and, to be honest, I can't really answer that question - it's certainly not for the weather. I guess it's all the warm people I've met here and the adventures I've had that just keep me from going anywhere else. More -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Ronnie Bitten Position: Director of Studies Moscow Central School Educational History: M. A. (Hons) Major: English Literature Ist class Start date at Language Link : February 2004 About me: Hello, my name is Ronnie Bitten and I am the Director of Studies for Language Link Central School Moscow. I originally hail from the west coast of Scotland where I dreamed of becoming either an actor or a folk-singer. The one thing I always promised myself from an early age that I would never become – no way, not under any circumstances – was a teacher. And yet, here I am, I’m a teacher, and I’m happy being a teacher. Here’s how it happened: More -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Zahra Meru Position: Director of Studies Central School St. Petersburg Educational History: BA Russian with Central and East European Area Studies Major: Russian Start date at Language Link : September 2004 About me: My name’s Zahra, and I am the Director of Studies at Language Link in St Petersburg, Pushkin and Petergof. I began my career at Language Link as a teacher-intern in 2004 with the intention of staying in Russia for one academic year. I had previously had some experience as a language assistant in Krasnoyarsk and Ulyanovsk and decided to return to Russia to gain some more experience in EFL. More -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Marin Baker Position: Assistant Director of Studies Zelenograd Educational History: B.A. Major: Linguistics Start date at Language Link : September 2004 About me: Hi. My name’s Marin Baker, and I’m the ADOS of Zelenograd a.k.a. Green City. I arrived in Zelenograd in 2004 having little idea what to expect from my students, from the school, or from Russia in general. After a series of downs and ups, I decided to stick with it and sign on for another year in Zelenograd. In May of 2006, I was offered the job of ADOS and have been working as the Zelenograd ADOS ever since. More -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Veronica Armendariz Position: Assistant Director of Studies Korolev Educational History: BA in Government and International Studies, Berry College Start date at Language Link : September 2005 About me: My name’s Veronica Armendariz, I have been with Language Link Russia for two (now going on three) years. I started off as an intern teacher and made my way up to ADOS. I must say that the past two years have been some of the most exciting and eye-opening years of my life. There have been some downs, I won’t lie, but the passion and love I have for teaching always brings me back to enjoying what I do here. More -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Jim Nockels  Position: Assistant Director of Studies Mytischi Educational History: BA Major: French and Russian Start date at Language Link : September 2005 About me: Hi! I’m Jim. I’m just beginning my third year in Russia working for Language Link. My decision to come here wasn’t random. I studied Russian at university and during my course I spent three very enjoyable months in Russia. So, after graduation, it seemed logical to come and explore the country more and improve my Russian language skills. More --------------------------------------------------------------------------------