National Governing Board
Oscar Cruz
PRESIDENT
Oscar Cruz holds a MA-TESOL from SIT Graduate Institute.
Since 2009 he has taught Certificate workshops for English teachers starting him on a meaningful and enriching career as a free-lance teacher trainer for various public and private institutions and as a speaker for national and international conferences such as MexTESOL VenTESOL, BBELT and FIID. Oscar’s areas of interest are CPD, Teachers’ Motivations, and Teachers’ Identity.
Finally, Oscar has been a proud and active member of MexTESOL since 2009 which has lead him to serve as Oaxaca Chapter President (2016-2018), Chair of the Academic Committee (2018 & 2019), National Vice President (2020-2022), and now as the National Governing Board President
Higinio Ordoñez
Vice President
vicepresidencia@mextesol.org.mx
Higinio Ordoñez has been a Language Teacher for more than 35 years. He was a Teacher Trainer and English State Coordinator in the State of Mexico, He is currently a Freelance Consultant on Teaching En
Blanca Patricia López Rodríguez
Ethics Committee
Patricia has been an English teacher for more than 10 years. In 2016 she founded Real English: Language School and currently she is the General Manager of it and its Online division. She is Texcoco Chapter President and she is in charge of Bilingual Baby and Bilingual Toddler programs.
Antonio Choy Carrillo
TREASURER
Antonio Choy Carrillo holds a BA in Tourism by Universidad La Salle Cancun, a BA in ELT by SEP, and an MBA by Universidad Politecnica de Cataluña. He has been an EFL teacher for more than 10 years
Melissa Ferrin
PARLAMENTARY
Melissa Ferrin
Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca (UTM)
Melissa has a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Latin American Studies from the Universidad Tecnologica de la Mixteca and a Specialization in Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages from the University of North Carolina. She holds a DELTA and a Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Management from International House London. She’s taught English to all ages and skill levels in Ecuador, Japan, and Mexico. She’s also an Ambassador of Linguistic Rights for el Centro Profesional Indígena de Asesoría Defensa y Traducción, A. C., (CEPIADET) She’s been involved with MEXTESOL in various capacities for many years, serving as both Vice President and President of the Oaxaca Chapter.
.
.
J. Jesús Felipe Florido
PAST PRESIDENT
presidenciaexoficio@mextesol.org.mx
.
.