MEET THE ITA
STUDENT AFFAIRS TEAM

Since taking her TEFL class in Santiago & teaching in Chile for 2 years, Karen has spent most of the past decade working in the world of TEFL, helping others realize their dream of teaching abroad. A Windy City native, she also recently completed her first Chicago Marathon.

A native Midwesterner, Havvah bought a one-way ticket to China in 2007 and ended up teaching English in Kunming for 3 years. In addition to helping hundreds of ITA students gain employment abroad each year, Havvah is an active member of ITA's Charity department.

Karee began living her passion of exploring the world right after high school while focusing on youth empowerment and sustainable community development in Latin America. During her last year of university, she taught English at a private language school in Puerto Rico and has also worked for the well-known language school chain Berlitz as the Assistant Director in Washington, DC.

Glenn returned to his roots in Chicago after completing a three year wander through North and South America which included a year teaching at a coal mine in Colombia. He can often be found riding his bike all around Illinois! Glenn loves adventure and is excited to help usher others toward their own.

Born in the UK to multicultural parents, but having grown up in Southern California, Jassira has been traveling the world from a young age. She taught English to both children and adults in Taiwan and Spain, before returning to the US and eventually her adopted home of Chicago. As an ITA alum herself, she is thrilled to help others with their own transitions abroad.

Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, Rosalinda graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a major in Fashion Business. While always enjoy French class in school, Rosalinda applied for the Teaching Assistant program in France (TAPIF) where she taught middle school English in Bourg-en-Bresse, France for a year. 

Originally from Bosnia, Ivana moved to Vermont when she was in middle school. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Vermont and later with an MA TESOL from Saint Michael's College before moving to Seoul, South Korea to teach university students for five years.

After a life-transforming semester abroad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tiffanne went on to teach English at a university in Guangzhou, China for three years, and in Jeollanamdo, South Korea for five years. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame where she majored in Anthropology and Romance Languages. 

A semester study abroad program in Alcala de Henares, Spain, changed Natalie's life and after that, there was no looking back. After graduating from Texas A&M University - Kingsville with a BA in English and Spanish, she later went on to teach English in Malaga, Spain for 2 years and Shenzhen, China for 1 year.