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 Diploma in English Teaching and Program Management, 18 years teaching & 12 years ESL program managing experience

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

Marta

ESL Faculty

Master’s in English,
25 years teaching experience

Nelson

ESL Faculty

Master’s in Education,
12 years teaching experience

Speaks Spanish

Corrine

ESL Faculty

Doctorate in Linguistics,
30 years teaching experience

Speaks Spanish

Christie

ESL Faculty

Bachelor’s in Education, 30 years teaching experience

Elizabeth

ESL Faculty

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

Speaks French and Spanish

Amrin

Chief Operations Officer

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

Speaks Spanish

Molly

Student Advisor

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

Harvey

Systems and Compliance Analyst

Master’s in Business Administration

Speaks Burmese, Spanish, and some Chinese

Loraine

ESL Faculty

Juris Doctor, CELTA Certification

Speaks Italian and Spanish

Tom

ESL Faculty

Bachelor’s in English,
TESOL Certification,
10 years teaching experience

Speaks Spanish

Hussain

President & CEO

Speaks Gujarati and Urdu

Anjum

Senior Vice President

Speaks Hindi and Urdu

Susan

Executive Assistant

Speaks Arabic and some Spanish

Wendy

Chief Financial Officer

Speaks Cantonese and Mandarin

Emilia

Front Desk Coordinator 

Speaks Spanish