Excel English

Cynthia Fagan – Instructor

Cynthia has taught ESL since 1992. She received a Bachelor's degree in English Literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz and an adult education credential at San Francisco State University. Cynthia taught English to Japanese IT employees at Sprint Japan, Inc., Tokyo, and to hospitality and housekeeping staff at Seacliff Inn, Aptos, California. In addition, Cynthia has taught ESL at Watsonville Adult School, San Mateo Adult School, and Eastside Adult School in San Jose, California.

"I find teaching to be creative and interesting work. I love to have my own classroom and get to know the students very well. I want my students to experience meaningful, interesting learning that applies to their lives. I believe this can be accomplished through the use of interactive cooperative learning activities, an integrated curriculum, and, when possible, technology and the Internet."

Don LeMay – Instructor

Don has a Masters Degree in Linguistics with a TESOL emphasis from San Jose State University and holds a Secondary School Teaching Credential from San Francisco State University. Don has taught ESL to a broad spectrum of students in a wide variety of settings, from high tech firms to colleges. Don has taught in many workplace settings including Intel, Hewlett Packard, and Applied Materials. He has been teaching since 1990 and is currently employed at Eastside Adult School and Evergreen College as an ESL instructor. His specialty is accent reduction.

You may check out Don's personal website at www.geocities.com/don_lemay.