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
Nelson
ESL Faculty
Master’s in Education, 9 years teaching experience
Speaks Spanish
Nick
ESL Faculty
Bachelor’s in French, 4 years teaching experience
Speaks French, Spanish, Italian, and some Turkish
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