Meet Our Trainers

Svitlana Bulkina

YL | CELTA | DELTA Trainer
#InternationalCELTATrainer
#InnovativeEducator
#GlobalTeachingExperience
Svitlana Bulkina is a CELTA, Delta, and YL-certified teacher trainer with 20+ years of experience in English teaching and teacher training. After completing her Delta at Teaching House New York in 2012, she transitioned into training and has since led CELTA and Delta courses across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

She holds an MA in Teaching and Translation and studied at Taras Shevchenko University, New School (NY), and Stanford (CA). Her expertise includes general, business, and academic English, as well as TOEFL and Cambridge exam prep.

Jackie Hadel

CELTA Trainer
#InternationalCELTATrainer
#InnovativeEducator
#GlobalTeachingExperience
Jackie is a highly accomplished CELTA teacher and trainer with nearly a decade of international experience in English language education.

She earned her CELTA certification in Cairo and has taught ESL in Japan, Lebanon, Colombia, and Venezuela. Jackie has led various CELTA courses worldwide, showcasing her expertise and commitment to innovative teaching methods.As a freelance trainer, she has significantly shaped new educators, who have made impactful contributions to the field. She holds a B.A. in Communication and English from the University of Tampa and an M.Ed. in Community Agency Counseling from Clemson University.

Sabahat Farooq

CELTA | DELTA | Teacher Trainer
Sabahat is a strong graduate of the University of Cambridge CELTA course (June–July 2022). Throughout the program, she demonstrated consistent professionalism, creativity, adaptability, and a strong sense of humor.

She engaged actively as a teacher, peer, and participant, showing preparedness, openness to feedback, and a supportive attitude toward others.

Sabahat is a reflective and self-aware educator, highly responsive to student needs. Combined with the practical skills gained during CELTA, these qualities make her a confident, capable, and engaging English language teacher.

Oksana Lozhnikova

CELTA Tutor and Teacher Trainer
Oksana Lozhnikova is a highly accomplished and experienced educational professional with 29 years of expertise in English language teaching and a proven track record in teacher training and professional development. She has expertise in designing and delivering engaging and effective training programs for educators, adapting to various learning environments, and utilizing diverse methodologies, including online and in-person instruction.

Extensive experience working with the British Council on numerous initiatives for 12 years. Her key areas of expertise include: Teaching English in Difficult Times, Teaching English in a New Context, Remote Teaching, Core Skills for New Ukrainian School, Teacher Activity Groups and organizational and methodological assistance.

Meet Our Teachers

Sabahat Farooq

CELTA | DELTA | Teacher Trainer
#PassionateELTTeacher
#ReflectivePractitioner
#CELTAGraduate
Sabahat is a strong graduate of the University of Cambridge CELTA course (June–July 2022). Throughout the program, she demonstrated consistent professionalism, creativity, adaptability, and a strong sense of humor.

She engaged actively as a teacher, peer, and participant, showing preparedness, openness to feedback, and a supportive attitude toward others.

Sabahat is a reflective and self-aware educator, highly responsive to student needs. Combined with the practical skills gained during CELTA, these qualities make her a confident, capable, and engaging English language teacher.

Oksana Lozhnikova

CELTA Tutor and Teacher Trainer
#TeacherTrainer
#EnglishEducationExpert
#InitiativeTeacher
Oksana Lozhnikova is a highly accomplished and experienced educational professional with 29 years of expertise in English language teaching and a proven track record in teacher training and professional development. She has expertise in designing and delivering engaging and effective training programs for educators, adapting to various learning environments, and utilizing diverse methodologies, including online and in-person instruction.

Extensive experience working with the British Council on numerous initiatives for 12 years. Her key areas of expertise include: Teaching English in Difficult Times, Teaching English in a New Context, Remote Teaching, Core Skills for New Ukrainian School, Teacher Activity Groups and organizational and methodological assistance.

Tetiana Lesyk

CPE | CELTA | Delta Module 2 | VSCEP | TEFL Oxford
#BusinessEnglishPro
#PronunciationExpert
#CambridgeCertified
Tetiana Lesyk is a Cambridge-certified ELT educator, teacher trainer, and phonetician with 23+ years’ experience in Business English and British English pronunciation. She spent 4 years living, studying, and working in London, where she perfected her Standard Southern British English accent.With 11 years in a Dutch bank in corporate sales and interpreting, Tetiana brings deep knowledge of financial and corporate communication to her teaching.

She now combines this expertise with her specialisation in Business English and pronunciation, working with business professionals, teachers, and corporate clients in Ukraine and internationally.She has presented at IATEFL PronSIG and BESIG, delivered webinars, and published blog posts and articles on pronunciation and professional communication.

Kevin V. Smith

BA in English Writing, CELTA
Kevin V. Smith holds a BA in English Writing from Loyola University New Orleans and a CELTA certificate in English Language Teaching  from Teaching House, New York. He has taught ESL for the last four years in schools in Ukraine and the United States.

He is also a theater director and actor, who is proud to have been involved in many acclaimed productions. He was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award in 2009. Kevin is passionate about film, theater, music and foreign language. He speaks five languages (on a good day) and is committed to never stop learning new ones.

Polina Tronchyk

MA in French and English Philology, CELTA
Polina Tronchyk is an English and French teacher with 15 years of experience, known for her creative and highly communicative teaching approach. A CELTA graduate, she combines her passion for languages with her artistic talents as a stop-motion animator.

Polina is a lecturer for Women in Animation (WIA) and a professional member of ASIFA Hollywood. She holds three MAs in French and English Philology and Literature; Psychology; Illustration and Multimedia, reflecting her diverse expertise and commitment to lifelong learning.

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