• Kalina Papadimitriou (Founder & Administrator)

    student & teacher correspondence

    student & teacher registration

    student & teacher pairing

    classroom support

    Email: teachersforukraine@gmail.com

    LinkedIn

    Kalina completed her MA in Applied Linguistics at the University of Montana, USA, in 2002. Since then she has been teaching English at universities and language centers in Asia, Europe, and North America. She now teaches adult courses at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Kalina created the Teachers for Ukraine initiative in March, 2022 and has been running it lovingly and enthusiastically alongside her part-time teaching job and her full-time mom responsibilities. Kalina is a devoted mom to her 4-year-old son and 16-year-old Japanese cat, and a long-time yoga practitioner.

  • Dr. Marty Pilott (Academic Support)

    professional development workshops

    teaching materials

    teacher support

    Email (subject: Marty): teachersforukraine@gmail.com

    Marty has been involved in ESL for over forty years as a teacher, manager, author and teacher trainer. He recently completed a doctorate, researching employer acceptance of migra​nt pronunciation and was also awarded life membership of TESOLANZ. Apart from assisting Teachers for Ukraine he enjoys learning more languages and spending time with his grandchildren.