Cara Tuzzolino-Werben
Idiom Editor

Cara Tuzzolino-Werben’s career covers journalism, fundraising and literacy. After obtaining a BA in journalism from NYU, she worked in magazine publishing and fundraising. Simultaneously, she volunteered in an ESOL classroom, realized that she wanted to obtain a graduate degree and enrolled in Teachers College, Columbia University from which she graduated with an Ed.M. in TESOL. She was an adjunct at local universities including Pace and Columbia.

Recently she worked at a non-profit social services agency in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. At the agency she provided staff development and training to the ESOL and adult literacy teachers. She continues to provide professional development to aspiring TESOL teachers as an instructor in the TESLA certificate program at the Literacy Assistance Center of NYC in Manhattan.

Presently works in an intensive English program at Nassau Community College on Long Island. She focuses on improving her students’ academic skills, especially writing and reading, so that they can exit the program and be prepared for college-level work.

Elisabeth Gareis
Column Editor, Culture Notes

Elisabeth Gareis is an associate professor at Baurch College/CUNY. She teaches intercultural and international communication and coordinates ESL services for students and international faculty members.

Ann Wintergerst
Column Editor, Promising Practices

Ann Wintergerst is professor of TESOL in the Department of Languages & Literatures at St. John’s University. She has authored four books and numerous articles in major journals.” Ms. Wintergerst is a past president of NYS TESOL and a past chair of TESOL’s Higher Education Interest Section.