Meet Team English for Canada
We want you to see results.
You can trust that we’re all highly qualified, but most importantly, we all love to teach.
Maria Alfaro
A UBC graduate and certified by Cambridge, with years of experience teaching in Canada and Brazil
Founder, Manager and Teacher
“As the school founder, my goal has always been to create a supportive and positive environment for you to achieve your goals”
Matthew Lyon
TESL Certified and a Bachelor's graduate in Psychology and Anthropology from the University of Toronto - Canada
Educational Manager
Elaine Estrella
Estrella has an MBA in Human Resources and years of experience working in administration
Administrative Manager
“I’ll be here to help answer your questions! We want you to feel welcome right from the start”
Natalie Garrison
Certified both from TESL Canada and Ontario and a graduate from the University of Western Ontario - Canada
Josh Pirie
A graduate of the University of Toronto with over 20 years of teaching experience
Ryan Friesen
TESL Canada certified instructor with several years of exam prep teaching experience
“When I’m not scoring goals, I love helping my students achieve theirs!”
Fernando Arcos
TEFL Certificate from the University of California, Irvine, and a master’s in TEFL from the Universidad Central de Chile.
“I have over 20,000 hours of teaching experience! I LOVE teaching and I can’t wait to help you in class”
Lisa Guglielmi
Bachelor of Arts in Writing from the University of Victoria, and graduated from Vancouver Community College in 2006 with a TESOL Diploma.
“I’ve helped hundreds of students pass their English proficiency test. I’d love to help you too!”
Marc Chouinard
Native Canadian teacher that has been teaching both English and French for many years now, having worked at the Berlitz language centre
“I genuinely hope to meet you in class!”
Anthony Seaberg
TESL certified instructor and has been teaching English since 2013.
“Looking forward to supporting your learning goals!”
