Management Team
Giovanni Rottura – Vice President
Department: Operations
MSc
Giovanni has spent his whole career working in the education industry. Although originally from Italy, he has been based in the UK since 1989 and is Vice-President at KKCL. Thanks to his dedication and good-natured sense of humour, he has always received top results. “Once I start running,” says Giovanni, “no one can catch me, except for Reuben, my chocolate Labrador.” Giovanni’s work with teachers across Europe and his support for teacher development projects is legendary.
Janice Cheung – Director of Operations
Department: Operations
BSc
Janice also oversees the International Office, coordinating with department heads to improve operational efficiency, student recruitment and course delivery.
She is always up-to-date with the latest regulations and guidelines, giving support and guidance to our visa dependent students.
As one of the senior management team, she sometimes represents the College at different trade exhibitions and fairs around the world.
Emma Lauson – Director of Studies
Department: Academic
BA, PGCE, DELTA
Emma teaches specialist courses and supports the teaching staff to make sure every day at KKCL is educational, dynamic and runs smoothly.
She has been teaching EFL for over 10 years and has lived in Spain, Portugal and the UK. She can speak Spanish, Portuguese, French and Moroccan Arabic and is a singer-songwriter in her spare time, so watch out for her performing around London!
Her favourite part of the job is meeting people from all around the world and helping them to improve their English.
Emma speaks Spanish, Portuguese, French and a bit of Moroccan Arabic. She can also understand Italian.
Stephen O’Sullivan – Centre Manager
Department: Academic
MA, DELTA
Stephen is responsible for the KKCL Greenwich Centre. He works with our teachers and students to make sure that all our classes are as fun, educational and challenging as they can possibly be.
He has over six years experience in English Language Teaching in Ireland, Spain and the UK, including working for the British Council and as an Academic Manager. Stephen has also worked in the film industry and brings his expertise to our recording studio.
His favourite aspect of the job is the genuine interaction he gets to have with all the students and staff.
Tony Lucas – Centre Manager
Department: Academic
Tony is a teacher/teacher trainer at the British Council Porto. He has managed Summer Courses previously, both in the UK and The USA.
He enjoys the challenges and rewards that summer schools offer. Besides teaching he is also the co-author of course material for EFL students in Portugal.
Ron Mukerji – Deputy Centre Manager
Department: Academic
MA, DELTA
Ron is a teacher / teacher trainer with over twenty years of experience. He has managed summer courses both in-school as well as language camps in Poland, Slovakia, and the UK. He is also the co-author of the ESL series “Speed Up Your English”
He enjoys his role as a solution provider to any and all challenges he faces.
Operations Team
Alexandra Luchian – Senior Operations Manager
Department: Operations
Alexandra takes care of the customer service and knows everything about our programmes and clients, please speak to her if you have enquiries or difficulties.
Alexandra can speak English and Romanian.
Elisabetta Piano – Client Relationship Manager
Department: Operations
Elisabetta has been working in the education industry for many years both as a teacher and as a consultant. She is involved in student recruitment at KKCL so meets and communicates with international students and educational partners on a regular basis.
Originally from Italy, she lived in China for almost 10 years before coming to London, and this is where she developed her love for Chinese language and culture.
Connor Mew – Corporate Paralegal
Department: Operations
Studying at the LSE for a BSc. in Social Policy and Government, as well as working as a English Language teacher/tutor in Paris and London, Connor has enjoyed opportunities both at home and abroad.
He writes regularly for the LSE and runs his own journalist site online, as well as being in the process of writing his first book on politics. He teaches legal English to those who are pursuing the Bar of England and Wales, but whose first language is not English. Additionally, he established a music journalism platform based in London prior to teaching English in France.
Janina Geschke – Guest Relation Officer
Department: Operations
Janina works as an Guest Relation Officer at KKCL.
After she finished her education as an Office Manager in Berlin she travelled around England before coming to join us at KKCL. She works closely with our accommodation team and tries to find lovely host families for our students. She is also at the reception for if the students have any questions. In her free time she enjoys sports, reading and riding.
Janina speaks German and English.
Sales & Marketing Team
Bartolo Ansaldi – Marketing Manager
Department: Activities ,Sales & Marketing
Dennis – Production Editor
Department: Activities ,Sales & Marketing
Max Beck – Sales & Marketing
Department: Activities ,Sales & Marketing
Max is originally from Ingolstadt in Germany. He works together with our Sales and Marketing team to expand KKCL in the German market.
Currently he is studying Business Economics in Salzburg (Austria) with a focus on Marketing and Logistics. Before he started to study, he did an apprenticeship as an industrial clerk in Munich in the automotive sector.
Max speaks German, English and French.
Jawad El Morabet – Sales & Marketing
Department: Sales & Marketing
Jawad El Morabet is responsible for the french-speaking market. He is specialised in Digital Marketing. Jawad loves playing tennis and watching movies or TV-shows.
Currently he is studying marketing in his final year.
Jawad speaks English, French and Flemish.
Ekaterina Martynova – Representative in Russia
Department: Sales & Marketing
BA(Hons)
Ekaterina represents KKCL in Russia. Basically in Moscow and Ekaterinburg.
She was the owner of an English school in Ekaterinburg. Ekaterina has experience in the field of education abroad since 2009.
Now she is living in Moscow and coordinates the work of KKCL in Russia.
Irena Azizova – Representative in Russia
Department: Sales & Marketing
Fabiola Estrada Valtierra – Representative in Mexico
Department: Sales & Marketing
BA
Fabiola was born in a beautiful city called Guanajuato in México. She has participated in cultural exchanges in Italy, the United States, France and India. She speaks fluent English, French, Spanish and a little bit of Italian.
Fabiola holds a Bachelor´s Degree in International Commerce from the Universidad de Guanajuato and a Management and Economy Diploma from the Université de Caen Basse- Normandie in France.
After graduating she worked with a renowned Non-Profit International Education Organization in their office in Guanajuato. Now she is the Founder and Director of Culture and Language Abroad (CLA) and is the Representative in Mexico of KKCL.
Belén Orejas Fernández – Representative in Canary Island
Department: Sales & Marketing
With over 25 years’ experience in different fields in education, Belén Orejas holds both a degree in teaching and a Masters in School Supervision and Administration. She loves to teach and has taught all different ages. She also enjoys travelling, meeting new people and learning about different cultures. She has experience of organizing exchange programmes in Ireland and the USA, internships for university students from the US in Spain, and was given the International Humanism Award by the International Schools Association.
Jay Zhang – Chief Representative in China
Department: Sales & Marketing
MSc
Jay has over 10 years of experience in the field of education management and marketing. After graduation Jay worked in KKCL’s London office before starting his own successful advertising firm. Jay is KKCL’s chief representative in China and is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with partner schools and organisations.
Joann Wu – Chief Representative in China
Department: Sales & Marketing
Msc, BA
Jo-Ann gained her undergraduate and master degrees in the U.K. She has four-year work experience in education and training sector after spending three years in finance and banking industry. She has first hand English teaching experience for middle school students. She also started up an education and management consulting company named SCG, which has become one of the most reliable cross-board Executive education module providers for top education institutions in China, such as Fudan University and CKGSB etc. As KKCL’s greater china representative, Jo-Ann has cooperated with KKCL in K12 education for two years, and now is responsible for the marketing and relationship maintaining with customers from China and Japan.
Kira Zhu – Deputy Chief Representative in China
Department: Sales & Marketing
MSc, BA
Kira gained his master degree from the University of Cambridge and studied in the UK for five year since foundation. Besides his passion for education, Kira has in-depth industry experience in investment and high-end service consulting. He also started up a luxury travel consultant company named Evangel and has grew it into one of the most famous brands of central China. As KKCL’s Greater China Representative, Kira is responsible for the marketing and relationship maintaining with customers from China and Japan.
Elaine Li – Deputy Chief Representative in China
Department: Sales & Marketing
Academic Staff
Gabriel Currington – Go Create! Coordinator
Department: Academic
BA, TESOL
Gabriel enjoys working at KKCL as a qualified English language teacher and as the Go Create! coordinator working with junior students from all over the world making sure they are studying English in an environment which is both fun and educational. With his background in Film and Music composition, he is well placed to help run the creative part of the programme at the school.
Daniel Zappi – Head of Drama Department
Department: Academic
Daniel Zappi is founder and director of Oxford World Theatre, one of Europe’s leading drama and English language-learning companies. Since graduating from the Oxford School of Drama as an actor, he has written and directed numerous student productions around the world for Oxford World Theatre as well as professionally. He also works extensively around Europe teaching drama CLIL with the Chain Foundation, an EU-funded cultural heritage programme for teachers. As a drama therapist he has worked with the UK’s NHS government health and prisons services, helping patients with psychiatric disorders through drama. Daniel is also a singer-songwriter and has released two albums of his own material and many songs for Oxford World Theatre shows.
Hedvig Ilyes – Assistant Director of Studies
Department: Academic
MSc, CELTA
Hedvig was born in Hungary where she graduated as a biologist and technical translator and later on as a teacher of English Language and Literature. She is also CELTA qualified and has over 10 years of experience of teaching English, both in Hungary and in the UK. She has prepared students for several different language exams, among others, TELC that you can take at KKCL.
Her outside interests are science, energy medicine, reading, sports and travelling.
Sam Patel – Teacher
Department: Academic
CELTA
Sam has been teaching for over 7 years in Brazil and the UK. He enjoys teaching young learners and adults and is a TELC examiner at KKCL.
He also speaks Gujarati and Hindi.
Anna Mitchell – Teacher
Department: Academic
CELTA
Anna studied musical theatre at school and college, performing in many shows and watching countless amounts of musicals and plays in the West End. She also has a keen interest in travelling around the world.
She is currently learning Brazilian Portuguese and decided to start teaching English when travelling in Brazil.
She enjoys teaching both children and adults and likes to make her lessons fun and active.
Eva Patkova – Teacher
Department: Academic
Eva loves teaching. When she was a little girl, she was teaching her brother and wanted to become a teacher. Later, she completed her Master Degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and became CELTA qualified.
At KKCL she teaches GoCreate! to young students from all around the world. She loves the energy children and teenagers have. She teaches groups of adults and one to one classes, too. It makes her happy to see students´ improvement. She has also taught English in Prague, Cambridge, Valencia and Jerez de la Frontera.
Eva is interested in travelling, photography and learning foreign languages. She speaks Czech, English, Spanish, German and Italian.
Marianne Petty – Teacher
Department: Academic
Marianne is a well-travelled teacher who speaks French and Russian and has also studied some Spanish and Italian.
She has taught English to both adults and juniors in England and France and is currently studying for an MA in TESOL and Language Teaching. Her favourite part of the job is having the opportunity to work with students from all over the world and learning more about different cultures.
Noemí Catalina Hernández – Teaching Assistant
Department: Academic
Noemi is currently doing an English Studies degree in Spain, where she comes from. As part of her university studies she is doing an internship at KKCL with the aim to learn from professional English teachers so she can become one in the future.
Apart from studying and teaching English, she also enjoys reading, sports and travelling around the world and discovering different cultures and languages.
Jan Linsmayer – Teaching Assistant
Department: Academic
Activity Staff
Leah Charlton – Activities Manager
Department: Activities
Anthony Kairouz – Activity Leader
Department: Activities
Anthony enjoys challenges that test his abilities, constantly looking to improve his skills. He is a university student and a Martial Arts champion, interested in future science and green energy. He is SIA licensed and trains our staff on anything related to taking care of security on field.
Said Ozarar – Activity Leader
Department: Activities
Melissa Auf Der Mauer – Activity Leader
Department: Activities
Support Team
Kamila Falkowska – Canteen Manager
Department: Support
Apart from organising the kitchen, cooking delicious European style lunch for KKCL students, Kamila also takes care of the tidiness all around the school.
Management Team
Giovanni Rottura – Vice President
Janice Cheung – Director of Operations
Emma Lauson – Director of Studies
Stephen O’Sullivan – Centre Manager
Tony Lucas – Centre Manager
Ron Mukerji – Deputy Centre Manager
Operations Team
Alexandra Luchian – Senior Operations Manager
Elisabetta Piano – Client Relationship Manager
Connor Mew – Corporate Paralegal
Janina Geschke – Guest Relation Officer
Sales & Marketing Team
Bartolo Ansaldi – Marketing Manager
Dennis – Production Editor
Max Beck – Sales & Marketing
Jawad El Morabet – Sales & Marketing
Ekaterina Martynova – Representative in Russia
Irena Azizova – Representative in Russia
Fabiola Estrada Valtierra – Representative in Mexico
Belén Orejas Fernández – Representative in Canary Island
Jay Zhang – Chief Representative in China
Joann Wu – Chief Representative in China
Kira Zhu – Deputy Chief Representative in China
Elaine Li – Deputy Chief Representative in China
Academic Staff
Gabriel Currington – Go Create! Coordinator
Daniel Zappi – Head of Drama Department
Hedvig Ilyes – Assistant Director of Studies
Sam Patel – Teacher
Anna Mitchell – Teacher
Eva Patkova – Teacher
Marianne Petty – Teacher
Noemí Catalina Hernández – Teaching Assistant
Jan Linsmayer – Teaching Assistant
Activity Staff
Leah Charlton – Activities Manager
Anthony Kairouz – Activity Leader
Said Ozarar – Activity Leader
Melissa Auf Der Mauer – Activity Leader
Support Team
