Management, Faculty, and Staff

HOFT Institute staff members are here to help you succeed! Whether you need help with college admissions, or a bus ride home, our friendly staff will be sure that your experience in Austin is a great one.

  • Blair

    Vice President & ESL Academic Director

    Cambridge DELTA (Diploma in English Teaching and Program Management), 20 years teaching experience, 15 years management experience

    Speaks Chinese, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, & German

  • Hussain

    Founder & President

    Master’s in Engineering
    40+ years of management experience

    Speaks Gujarati, Hindi and Urdu

  • Amrin

    Chief Operations Officer

    Master’s in Business Administration (MBA), 18 years experience in operational management

    Speaks Spanish

  • Anjum

    Senior Vice President

    Master’s in Political Science

    Speaks Hindi and Urdu

  • Wendy

    Chief Financial Officer

    Master’s in Accounting

    Speaks Cantonese and Mandarin

  • Susan

    Executive Assistant

    Speaks Arabic

  • Molly

    Student Advisor

    Bachelor’s in Health Science, 14 years experience in customer service & public relations

  • Anna

    Front Desk Coordinator 

    Speaks Spanish

  • Marta

    ESL Faculty

    Master’s in English,
    27 years teaching experience

  • Laura

    ESL Faculty

    Master’s Degree in TESOL, 15 years teaching experience

  • Corrine

    ESL Faculty

    Doctorate in Linguistics,
    30 years teaching experience

    Speaks Spanish

  • Elizabeth

    ESL Faculty

    Bachelor’s in Spanish and French,
    30 years teaching experience

    Speaks French and Spanish

  • Catherine

    ESL Faculty

    Master’s in Communications & onTESOL certification, 2 years teaching experience

    Speaks Spanish

  • Anell

    ESL Faculty

    Master’s in Business Administration & Cambridge CELTA, 3 years teaching experience

    Speaks Japanese and Spanish

  • Christie

    ESL Faculty

    Bachelor’s in Education, 30 years teaching experience

  • Marcus

    ESL Faculty

    Bachelor’s in Education,
    20 years teaching experience

  • Robert

    ESL Faculty

    Bachelor’s in English Language Teaching & Cambridge COTE/CELTA, 30 years ESL teaching experience

    Speaks Spanish, Portuguese, French, Greek, Indonesian, and Swedish

  • Noel

    ESL Faculty

    Bachelor’s in English and Cambridge CELTA, 4 years teaching experience

  • Diane

    ESL Faculty

    Bachelor’s and TESOL Certificate

    Speaks French, Korean, and Spanish

  • Scott

    ESL Faculty

    Bachelor’s in English, 25 years marketing and business experience

    Speaks Spanish