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](/-/media/images/worldwide/college-of-aviation/aviation-english/don-toups.jpg?h=600&iar=0&w=480&hash=9497FC9DB49EC79EECD0AE9FF05939F5)
Don Toups
Department Chair
Associate Professor of the Practice, College of Aviation
M.A., B.A., Louisiana State University
Graduate Certificate, University of Denver
![Jennifer Roberts](/-/media/images/worldwide/college-of-aviation/aviation-english/jennifer-roberts.jpg?h=600&iar=0&w=480&hash=967918BBB257F75887D9534CB241CF82)
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
![Jena Lynch](/-/media/images/worldwide/college-of-aviation/aviation-english/jena-lynch.jpg?h=600&iar=0&w=480&hash=82629E79B475E13F02DE012AAC746260)
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
![Elizabeth Mathews](/-/media/images/worldwide/college-of-aviation/aviation-english/elizabeth-mathews.jpg?h=600&iar=0&w=480&hash=90D0AAF16D4125D57CBD6111328AE9BB)
Elizabeth Mathews
Senior Advisor
Assistant Professor, College of Aviation
M.A., University of Alabama
Teachers
![Elena Ellingburg](/-/media/images/worldwide/college-of-aviation/aviation-english/elena-ellingburg.jpg?h=600&iar=0&w=480&hash=EAD2806AFBC1BA4396834B0D9B38A341)
Elena Ellingburg
![Rachel Herman](/-/media/images/worldwide/college-of-aviation/aviation-english/rachel-herman.jpg?h=600&iar=0&w=480&hash=B215AAC0CEBAE6191A9B84C4C8C53E6A)
Rachel Herman
Instructor, College of Aviation
M.A., Georgia State University
B.A., University of Georgia
![Portrait of Professor Rachel Lee](/-/media/images/worldwide/college-of-aviation/aviation-english/rachel-lee.jpg?h=600&iar=0&w=480&hash=EEB98476386F8734A6C55A9AE3F00704)
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
![Joey Rihn](/-/media/images/worldwide/college-of-aviation/aviation-english/joey-rihn.jpg?h=600&iar=0&w=480&hash=0DE7F6BFBF4FA22F989A60C5394BF7D1)
Joseph Rihn
Instructor, College of Aviation
M.A., New York University
B.S., Southeastern University
![Michele von Merveldt](/-/media/images/worldwide/college-of-aviation/aviation-english/michele-von-merveldt.jpg?h=600&iar=0&w=480&hash=32C45A1DB3B3D1ECD4A66701AD790329)
Michele von Merveldt
Instructor, College of Aviation
M.A., Colorado State University
B.A., University of Northern Colorado
Project Support and Coordination
![Donna Sickles](/-/media/images/worldwide/college-of-aviation/aviation-english/donna-sickles.jpg?h=600&iar=0&w=480&hash=272CBEEB5DF1DAA8ACBDA5C6E392D74D)
Donna Sickles
College Administrator, Aviation English and Professional Education
B.S., Montclair State University
A.S., Johnson and Wales University
Embry-Riddle Subject Matter Experts
![Michael McCormick](/-/media/images/worldwide/college-of-aviation/aviation-english/michael-mccormick.jpg?h=600&iar=0&w=480&hash=56011181538655A432FD2AF99BF3481F)
Michael McCormick
Assistant Professor, College of Aviation
MBA, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
B.S., Southern Illinois University Carbondale
![Linda Weiland](/-/media/images/worldwide/college-of-aviation/aviation-english/linda-weiland.jpg?h=600&iar=0&w=480&hash=9D9E81782019E1A70A905EB743A7556D)
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
![Israel Treptow](/-/media/images/worldwide/college-of-aviation/aviation-english/israel-treptow.jpg?h=600&iar=0&w=480&hash=9CBABA887DB43D3F64787DB8F9D3AA6C)
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