ELLP Teachers

Loyola University Chicago's ELLP Program faculty members are first-rate language instructors with extensive experience teaching English to speakers of other languages. All of our faculty members have an advanced degree in TESOL or a related field, and most have lived and worked in other countries.

The small size of the ELLP Program permits close communication between faculty and students, allowing English learners to get the individual attention and assistance they need. Our students consistently mention this personalized touch as one of the most attractive and important features of the program.

Current Director

Beth Lair, Assistant Director of ESL
Contact: 773-508-3880
Email: blair@luc.edu 

Jackie Pollis, ESL Coordinator
Contact: 773-508-3880
Email: esl@luc.edu

Current Faculty & ELLP Team members

Nora Darby
M.A. & TESOL Certification and Endorsement
ndarby@luc.edu

Nancy Garcia
M.A. Applied Linguistics, University of Utah
ngarcia6@luc.edu

Beata Keller
M.A. Intercultural Studies and TESOL, Wheaton College Graduate School
bkeller1@luc.edu

Sarah Lindsey
Masters in ESL Education, The University of Tennessee
slindsey@luc.edu

Gil Ruman
M.A. Applied Linguistics, Northeastern Illinois University
MBA DePaul University
gruman@luc.edu

Jennifer Schwarzkopf
M.A. TESOL, University of Illinois at Chicago
jschwarzkopf@luc.edu

Wendy Tanagho
M.A. Applied Linguistics, University of Massachusetts Boston
wtanagho@luc.edu

Haval Latif
M.A. TESOL, Murray State University
hlatif@luc.edu