Management, Faculty, and Staff

HOFT Institute staff members are here to help you succeed! Whether you need help with college admissions, or a bus ride home, our friendly staff will be sure that your experience in Austin is a great one. We speak more than ten languages.

Blair

Vice President & ESL Academic Director

Cambridge Diploma in ESL Teaching and Management, 18 years teaching & 12 years ESL program managing experience

Speaks Chinese, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, & German

Elizabeth

ESL Faculty

Bachelor’s in Spanish and French,
30 years teaching experience

Speaks French and Spanish

Christie

ESL Faculty
Bachelor’s in Education,
30 years teaching experience

Marta

ESL Faculty
Master’s in English,
25 years teaching experience

Tom

ESL Faculty
Bachelor’s in English,
TESOL Certification,
10 years teaching experience

Speaks Spanish

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Nelson

ESL Faculty
Master’s in Education, 10 years teaching experience

Speaks Spanish

Loraine

ESL Faculty
Juris Doctor, TESOL Certification

Speaks Italian and Spanish

Harvey

Student Advisor

Speaks Burmese, Intermediate Spanish, and Beginner Korean

Molly

Student Advisor

Bachelor’s in Health Science, 13 years experience in customer service & public relations

Amrin

Chief Operations Officer

Master’s in Business Administration, 17 years experience in operational management

Speaks Spanish

Hussain

President & CEO

Speaks Gujarati and Urdu

 

Susan

Executive Assistant

Speaks Arabic and some Spanish

Wendy

Chief Financial Officer

Speaks Cantonese and Mandarin

Emilia

Front Desk & Events Coordinator

Speaks Spanish