Academic Coordinator
California State University San Marcos
Celeste has been working with English learners in some capacity for over two decades. She obtained her MA TESOL from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey in 2008. Her past teaching has included work with the children of migrant farmworkers, with the US Peace Corps in Ukraine and the English Language Fellow Program in Albania, and with international students at local universities. She is currently an Academic Coordinator at CSU San Marcos, where she ensures high-quality learning for all of the department’s students across several different programs. Her presentation topics have included engaging international students in service learning, running an effective short-term TESL/TEFL certificate program, and supporting ESL students with exceptional needs.