Embry-Riddle’s Aviation English team includes:
- Teachers
- Course developers
- A senior advisor who, as a consultant for ICAO, led the development of the ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements
- Subject matter experts (SMEs) from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- SMEs from other aviation industry organizations
All Aviation English faculty possess master’s degrees in Applied Linguistics or Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), and aviation operations familiarity.
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Department Leadership
Don Toups
Department Chair
Associate Professor of the Practice, College of Aviation
M.A., B.A., Louisiana State University
Graduate Certificate, University of Denver
Department Chair
Jennifer Roberts
Curriculum Chair
Assistant Professor of the Practice, College of Aviation
M.A., Georgia State University
M.S., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
B.A., The University of Georgia
Curriculum Chair
Jena Lynch
Associate Program Coordinator
Assistant Professor of the Practice, College of Aviation
M.A., Northern Arizona University
B.A., University of Nebraska at Kearney
Associate Program Coordinator
Elizabeth Mathews
Senior Advisor
Assistant Professor, College of Aviation
M.A., University of Alabama
Senior Advisor
Teachers
Elena Ellingburg
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Rachel Herman
Instructor, College of Aviation
M.A., Georgia State University
B.A., University of Georgia
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Rachel Lee
Instructor, College of Aviation
M.P.A., Southern Illinois University Carbondale
M.A., Southern Illinois University Carbondale
B.S., Southern Illinois University Carbondale
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Joseph Rihn
Instructor, College of Aviation
M.A., New York University
B.S., Southeastern University
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Michele von Merveldt
Instructor, College of Aviation
M.A., Colorado State University
B.A., University of Northern Colorado
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Project Support and Coordination
Donna Sickles
College Administrator, Aviation English and Professional Education
B.S., Montclair State University
A.S., Johnson and Wales University
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Embry-Riddle Subject Matter Experts
Michael McCormick
Assistant Professor, College of Aviation
MBA, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
B.S., Southern Illinois University Carbondale
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Linda Weiland
Associate Professor of the Practice, College of Aviation; Program Coordinator, AS/BS in Aeronautics
Ph.D., Capitol Technology University
MAS, MBA, B.S., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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Israel Treptow
Vice Chancellor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Central & South America
M.S., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
MBA, B.S., Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
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