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, 19 years teaching & 13 years ESL program managing experience
Speaks Chinese, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, & German
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
Hussain
President & CEO
Speaks Gujarati and Urdu
Nelson
ESL Faculty
Master’s in Education,
13 years teaching experience
Speaks Spanish
Christie
ESL Faculty
Bachelor’s in Education, 30 years teaching experience
Marta
ESL Faculty
Master’s in English,
26 years teaching experience
Corrine
ESL Faculty
Doctorate in Linguistics,
30 years teaching experience
Speaks Spanish
Mia
ESL Faculty
Doctorate in Education,
10 years teaching experience
Speaks Spanish
Loraine
ESL Faculty
Juris Doctor, CELTA Certification
Speaks Italian and Spanish
Catherine
ESL Faculty
Master’s in International Communication
Speaks Spanish
Elizabeth
ESL Faculty
Bachelor’s in Spanish and French,
30 years teaching experience
Speaks French and Spanish
Tom
ESL Faculty
Bachelor’s in English,
TESOL Certification,
10 years teaching experience
Speaks Spanish
Marcus
ESL Faculty
Bachelor’s in Education
20 years teaching experience
Lana
ESL Faculty
Bachelor’s in Journalism
15 years teaching experience
Speaks Portuguese
Harvey
Systems and Compliance Analyst
Master’s in Business Administration
Speaks Burmese, Spanish, and some Chinese
Anjum
Senior Vice President
Speaks Hindi and Urdu
Emilia
Front Desk Coordinator
Speaks Spanish
Wendy
Chief Financial Officer
Speaks Cantonese and Mandarin
Susan
Executive Assistant
Speaks Arabic and some Spanish