Our Teachers At ELS Oman, our pride is our people. We employ on and off center teachers whom are all carefully selected, highly qualified, professional, experienced, and dynamic in their own ways. They are all native English speakers from America, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand with international teaching experience and proven teaching methodologies. Our teachers are keen on implementing interactive methods and techniques that integrate the latest technology with different pedagogical activities and exercises that include role-plays, guided and free discussions, linguistic games, and simulations. ELS teachers are never satisfied with just giving a great class; they are committed to our students’ welfare and are continuously dedicated to their motivation and stimulation. Keeping our students informed by providing continuous evaluations and one-on-one communication is a standard at our centers to ensure as much progress as possible, and encourage the development of essential linguistic skills required to master the English language.
Our Staff
	Hussein Hassnaoui  Corporate Managing Director - Muscat Branch
	Mr. Hussein Hassnaoui has served as MD at ELS Oman since 2006 and Corporate Admin Manager for ELS sister company, International Training and Educational Services (ITES) since 1998. Hussein brings over 15 years of education and managerial experience to ELS Oman, with prior work as an educator, manager, and academic advisor in private and governmental positions. He was the Admin and Academic Manager for the Nizwa University English foundation program and has held the position of Administrator at the Ministry of Cultural Affairs in Morocco. Hussein has an MBA from Strathclyde University (Scotland). He speaks English, Arabic, and French and enjoys teaching and business management.
	Mike Ison Center Director - Muscat Branch
	A former English, History, and ESL teacher, Mike came to Muscat from Canada in 2002 to participate in the foundation project at the Oman Tourism and Hospitality Academy (now OTC). He was a full-time teacher and Academic Coordinator and helped implement the TOEFL program and Nizwa University foundation program for our centers. In 2006, Mike was promoted to Center Director for the Muscat / Al Hail branch. Mike enjoys hockey, rowing and cycling and has a  Bachelor’s Degree in English and History and a TESOL certificate from Canada.
	Mark Redsell Center Director - Sohar Branch
	Mark holds a Ba(Hons) and CTEFLA from Great Britain and brings over 15 years of  international experience to ELS in the field as an in-house trainer and Center Director at several language centers in Spain and Great Britain. He has also been an Academic Director in the largest center in Spain with over 2000 students. He is married and has two girls. He enjoys sports and traveling and especially enjoys desert challenges.
	Abdullah Bawain Center Director - Salalah Branch
	Mr. Bawain joined ELS in 2003 as Admin and Marketing manager at our Salalah branch and was promoted to Center Director in 2004. Abdallah holds a TEFL certificate from Cambridge University and brings 15 years of experience in journalism, writing and editing news stories in English and Arabic in the Oman Daily paper as well as in the Oman Observer. Abdallah also has extensive experience in translation and accounts in private companies and governmental departments across the Sultanate. He is married, has 9 children and enjoys writing, reading, traveling and fishing.
	Warren Ritson Center Director - Sur Branch
	Warren comes to us with over 11 years of experience in the English language industry. After beginning his career in New Zealand, he has since worked primarily in Argentina and Saudi Arabia, where he was Center Coordinator for ELS Language Centers-Jeddah. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Trinity TESOL Certificate, both from New Zealand universities. He is fluent in Spanish and now hopes to also learn some Arabic. He enjoys traveling, reading and keeping fit.
	Lina Ali Corporate Business Development - Muscat Branch
	Lina serves as our Corporate Business Developer/ Marketing Manager and in that role, she leads our marketing, branding and corporate strategy functions. An Arab-American with a degree in Business Administration and international ESL teaching experience, Lina brings together the knowledge of teaching and business development at our centers. She has extensive experience as a Real Estate Broker and Property Manager as well as teaching English to non-Speakers in the US. Lina speaks English, Arabic, Spanish, and Portuguese. She is married, has a baby boy, and enjoys reading, traveling, cooking, and the beach.
	Cessie Vaquiro Academic Coordinator- Muscat Branch
	Hi, I’m Cessie. I was born in Panama City. I lived and went to school in New Jersey, USA. I have been an English teacher for around thirteen years and I’ve taught at ELS Language Centers in South and Central America. I’ve been a teacher at ELS Language Centers Oman for four years and I love it! Besides teaching I enjoy trekking, swimming and spending time with my family. I have a Bachelor’s degree in Education and I hope to get a new degree in English Literature very soon. I’m also the Academic Coordinator at ELS Muscat, so if you ever come around, my doors are always open.
	Fahad Al-Harbi Senior PRO - Muscat Branch
	A native Omani with 4 years of experience as a Public Relations Officer at the head office in Muscat, Fahad has proved to be invaluable to the company with his prestigious contacts and knowledge of the area and culture. He was a crucial team player in the implementation of the foundation year program at the University of Nizwa and continues to be successful in his efforts as a liaison between ELS and our neighbors in Oman.