Director/CEO
Master’s degree in Linguistics;
One of the founders of the school;
Licensed director: NYSED NY State Education Department; PDSO;
Hobbies: reading, traveling, shopping
ESL Program Coordinator
Val holds a Bachelor’s degree in English and a Master’s degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from Hunter College, The City University of New York (CUNY). She has been teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to adult students at the business schools, community organizations, and colleges in New York area for the past eight years. Val has been a presenter at the International TESOL Convention, NYS TESOL Conferences, Applied Linguistics Winter Conference at Columbia University, and TESOL Conference at Molloy College. Her presentations include such topics as ESL Classroom Retention Formula at the College Level, ESL outside the Classroom: Field Trips, and Helping Students Learn Through their Eyes. For two years in a row, her international students won the Honorable Mention (2010) and the Winner (2011) Awards in the ESL Student Essay Contest by NYS TESOL. Val has been an active member and currently is an Adult Education Chair of NYS TESOL. She likes baking, gardening, shopping, camping, reading, and pets. Val likes to quote Edison’s famous saying, “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.”
Program Coordinator
Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics -Marie Curie Sklodovska University, Lublin, Poland; Master’s degree in Journalism – Marie Curie Sklodovska University, Poland, Lublin; Hobbies:
Fashion, photography, folk dance. Languages: Polish, Russian, English.
Admission Officer / Student Service Representative
Studying at Kingsborough Community College Major Criminal Justice. Hobbies: Photography, Scrapbooking, Movies, Music and Reading. Favorite Quote “I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.” Michael Jordan
SEO and social media specialist
Master degree in Economics. Michael has been working at Bell since January 2012 as a SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and social media specialist. Favorite hobbies: traveling, photography, videography , airsoft. Favorite quotation: “Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.” Languages: Russian, English
ESL Instructor
Bachelor's degree in English Literature / Master's Degree in English: Brooklyn College.
Hobbies: J.R.R. Tolkien is my favorite author. I love The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and enjoy reading whatever falls into my lap from Barnes and Noble. Fishing is a time honored past time of mine and I take it very seriously. I play Capoeira with Mestre Carioca's group based in Manhattan. I love to travel and have been to Nepal, Morocco, Gibraltar, Germany, Norway, England, Netherlands, Belgium, St. Croix, Colombia, and Ecuador. I like to draw and write. Reggae music is the beat of my heart and my favorite food by far is sushi. I enjoy working with the students to help improve their English by listening to them, reading stories with them, writing anecdotes, enjoying poetry and understanding idiomatic language. Favorite quotation: "Don't worry about a thing because every little thing is going to be alright." Languages: Spanish. Here's his article about
Learning American English as a second language.
ESL Instructor
Bachelor's degree in Psychology: Central State University 2007
Currently completing a Master's Degree in Child & Adolescent Psychology: The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
Hobbies: Snowboarding, Playing the Piano, Traveling, Learning new Languages, and Reading.
Favorite quotation: "The one who recognizes the illusion does not act as if it is true."
Languages: French, Korean, Japanese, German, Tagalog, and Turkish
Travels: Turkey, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Belgium, The Netherlands, Spain, Mexico, Canada, Japan, China, South Korea, Spain and The Philippines
Brandon taught English in South Korea for two years. He has experience working with adults, kindergarteners, elementary students, and middle school students. He believes that “those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.” He's been working at the Bell Language school since January of 2011, and always tries to give his students the best learning experience that he can. He has taught various classes ranging from Intermediate to TOEFL Prep to College Writing. His passion for teaching is unrivaled by most, and can easily be seen during his classes.
ESL Instructor
Bachelor of Science- Psychology- Bridgewater State University;
Tesol Certification- America TESOL Institute;
Hobbies: jogging hiking, playing guitar, travel, the ocean, doodling and cycling.
His class: he helps students with colloquial speech and how to communicate in formal and informal settings. He emphasizes vocabulary and conversation skills.
He has been working at Bell since September 2007.
Favorite quotation: “Never say never”;
Languages: Some German and Spanish.
ESL Instructor
BA in English- George Washington University;
TESOL Certification- Oxford Seminars;
Hobbies: Shadow Puppetry, potlucks, reading and music;
Travels: Italy, Russia, Canada.
Languages: Russian, English.
ESL Instructor
Bachelor's Degree in Sociology at Stony Brook University; currently pursuing her M.A. in International Affairs at Brooklyn College
Languages: Romanian, Spanish, French Hobbies & Interests: Traveling, Languages/Linguistics, Meeting new people, Experiencing new cultures
ESL Instructor
Bachelor’s degree in TESOL- Bosphorus University, Istanbul; Languages: high intermediate French, Turkish, beginner Spanish and Hebrew; Countries she has been to: France, UK, Israel and Cyprus. Hobbies: Watching movies, singing, hanging out with friends, cooking. TOEFL guru: knows everything about TOEFL and even more. Favorite quotation: "Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans". Check her article about
TOEFL preparation approach.
ESL Instructor
Bachelor’s degree in Political Science- Baruch College;
Rutgers Law School;
Hobbies: reading, movies, soccer;
Languages: Spanish, Hebrew, Russian, and Japanese;
He has been working at Bell since 2002;
Travel: Pretty much everywhere, every continent, except Antarctica and Australia.
Favorite quotation: “If there is a will, there is a way”.
ESL Instructor
Bachelor's degree in English from the College of Wooster. Taught English in Japan for 2 years. Hobbies and interests include traveling, reading, and movies. Favorite animal: elephant.
ESL Instructor
Master’s degree in Linguistics; She has been working at Bell since 2000. Hobbies: she enjoys traveling. And has been to many different parts of the world, from Alaska to Thailand to Peru. “When I have free time, I try to practice my French (reading French books or watching movies).” Her classes: she teaches Basic English most of the time. When her students come to class, some of them don't even know the alphabet. For Marina, there is nothing more rewarding to see students' progress in reading, writing, grammar, and conversation just a few weeks later.
Here's Marina's article about teaching basic classes:
"English for Beginners or Teaching Basic English"
