 | Judith H. Lewis, Director
A native New Yorker, Judith (Judy) Lewis received her Bachelor's degree (major in Government) from Weaton College, Massachusetts, and her Master's in TESOL (Teacher of English as a Second Language) from Manhattanville College. An experienced ESL teacher and administrator, Judy has been Director of the ELI since 1999. Her interest in working with international students began during her formative years when her family was host to students from countries such as France, Iran, Brazil, Germany, and Norway. In her spare time, Judy likes to spend time with family and friends, read, play the piano, cook, and play tennis. |
 | Joy Scantlebury, Full-Time Faculty
Joy Scantlebury has had a lifelong interest in language and international affairs, having gone to Sao Paulo, Brazil as a study ambassador while in high school. As an undergraduate student at Smith College, with a major in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish, Joy also traveled to San Jose, Costa Rica, where she volunteered at a day care center.
Living in these two countries were great learning experiences for Joy. In Brazil, she picked up a working knowledge of Portuguese, which was useful when she became a DJ on a Brazilian music show for the Smith College radio station. In Costa Rica, she became fluent in Spanish from "living the language".
After graduating from Smith College, Joy worked for two years for a New York State senator where she learned about the operations of state government. She then went on to Teachers College, Columbia University where she received her Master's degree in TESOL. It was after graduating from Teachers College that she taught ESL at a junior high school for two years before coming to her present position at the English Language Institute. Joy understands the challenges her students face in acquiring a new language, since she has also been in their shoes. Her hobbies are reading, playing the piano, ballroom dancing, calligraphy and traveling. |
 | Marguerite Salomon, Full-Time Faculty
Marguerite Salomon has always lived in New York. In her "past life" she worked for IBM. While at IBM she had the opportunity to do extensive traveling both domestically and internationally. Throughout her career at IBM she always planned to have a second career in an academic setting. After she left IBM she furthered her education by achieving a Master's of Arts in Teaching (MAT) as well as a post Master's degree in TESOL from Manhattanville College. She gained teaching experience at several local schools. Now she has a great position working with students from all over the world. She learns something new everyday! She loves her husband, cooking, gardening, reading, traveling, walking and her little dog, Samson. |