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Jerry Jones

Teacher Jerry Jones is an English teacher at PELA. He has a B.A. in Elementary Education and Special Education from Central Washington University and a TESOL/TEFL certificate from Global Leadership College. He joined PELA in 2019.Continue Reading...

Katja Gluhr

Katja Gluhr

Teacher Katja Gluhr is an English teacher at PELA. She has a B.A. in German and French with a Minor in International Business and an TEFL/TESL Certificate from Concordia University. She joined PELA in 2007.Continue Reading...

Sable Krios

Sable Krios

Admissions Sable Krios is the Director of Student Services at PELA. She can help you enroll in our school or with visa questions. She joined PELA in 2014.Continue Reading...

Yuka Owen

Yuka Owen

International Marketing Yuka Owen does international marketing at PELA. She has a B.A. in Education from Tokyo Gakugei University. She joined PELA in 2004.Continue Reading...

Michael Bess

Michael Bess

Teacher Michael Bess is an English teacher at PELA. He has a B.A. in English Literature with a Minor in Applied Linguistics and an MA in TESOL from Portland State University. He joined PELA in 2017.Continue Reading...

English Skills & Communication Classes

LEARN MORE Build your English in a short amount of time in fun classes that focus on communication skills!Continue Reading...

American Family Homestay

LEARN MORE Study English in Portland and live in an American home with a Portland family!Continue Reading...

Excursions & Culture Classes

LEARN MORE Discover Portland and its history, and experience American culture in a fun city!Continue Reading...

Intensive IELTS

VIEW PROGRAM DETAILS Build your vocabulary, increase your reading speed, and improve your writing and speaking skills. We guarantee you will improve your IELTS score!Continue Reading...

Kevin Carter

Teacher Kevin has a B.A. in Applied Linguistics from the Portland State University, and TESL Certificate from Portland State University. He joined PELA in 2010.Continue Reading...