September 2019
December 2019
Nastassia Acevedo
Director of Academics + CEO
Nastassia Acevedo is the Founder and CEO of Xpertly. For the past decade, she has dedicated her life to pedagogy. Teaching has always been her true passion her life.
2018
2019
Daniel Da Silva
Business Manager + CEO
Daniel Da Silva is the CEO and Business Manager for Xpertly.
With over ten years of experience in Business Management and Customer Service, he is a remarkable asset to Xpertly.
2021
2021
"Our mission is to provide students with an innovative way
to enhance their English skills."
Our Teachers
Mary Farzana
Teacher
Mary is a passionate and enthusiastic English teacher from Malaysia, currently residing in Portugal. She is CELTA certified with a Bachelor's degree in TESL and a Master’s degree in English Literature from the University of Nottingham in the UK. She has been teaching since 2011 and has taught different courses of English (General English, English for Academic Purposes, and Exam Preparation) to groups of adult learners from Elementary to Upper-Intermediate levels.
Mary is adaptable in her teaching and is able to adjust her lessons to cater to her students’ needs. She has taught students of various nationalities including Japan, Korea, China, Thailand, the Middle East (Arabic speakers), Kazakhstan, Switzerland, and Portugal, and she gets a kick out of seeing her students improve.
Adriana Bocu
Teacher
Adriana is a passionate and professional English teacher and teacher trainer specializing in teaching pronunciation. She started her teaching career in 2011. She has taught in Romania, Spain, Malta, and the UK, working with different age ranges and levels, teaching EAP, CLIL, and General and Exam English. She has recently started as a national and national-international conference speaker.
Her passion for teaching English motivated her to focus on teaching pronunciation, English conversation, business English and preparing students for different exams (Cambridge, Trinity, or IELTS).
Her lessons are dynamic and fun, using many interactive platforms, games, and materials to help students meet their needs.
She holds a BA in French and Romanian Literature and is a Trinity
DipTESOL qualified teacher and trainer. She is currently studying for a MA in Applied linguistics.
She is waiting for you in class.
Rebecca Cera
Teacher
Rebecca, areas of expertise include instruction in beginner through advanced L2 acquisition, conversational English, business English, and professional writing. She is both a student and teacher of language, and she understands the unique challenges of L2 learning. She is particularly interested in the process of phonetic learning and the physical creation of sounds. She studies in
speech and linguistics at Northwestern University and focused on voice for performance and articulation for public speaking. Her experiences as a voice and L2 students have greatly informed her student-centered teaching style. She feels that real conversation is our strongest tool in language teaching and learning. She also forms genuine, personal bonds with students through conversation, which propels their success at every level.
In addition to a B.S. in Speech from Northwestern University and an
M.A. from the University of Sussex holds Foundational and Advanced TESOL certifications for online language teaching. She focuses on student-centered techniques and conversational learning with her students. She feels that it is important for teachers to adapt to their student's learning styles, and to make real, personal connections to engage students' full potential.
Anna Felgenhauer
Teacher
Anna is from a small town near Chicago in the Midwestern United States and she has been living and working abroad as an English teacher for nearly 12 years. She has taught general English to all ages, from kindergarten to professional adults. She hasalso taught exam preparation courses (IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge exams) and academic writing. At university, she studied Global Studies, which sparked her interest in living and working abroad and meeting people from various countries and cultures.
She moved to South Korea after university to teach English. It was an enriching and exciting experience, inspiring her to get more qualifications and continue teaching. Since then, she has taught in Myanmar, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, and Russia. Currently, she is based in Wisconsin, USA, but she often changes locations. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, cooking, hiking, camping, running, reading, listening to music, and going to concerts. She bases her lessons around her students’ needs and uses the communicative approach to help them to make noticeable progress in an enjoyable environment. She motivates her students by using real-life examples and situations relevant to their work and social lives.
She looks forward to studying with you, having interesting conversations, and, most importantly, seeing you achieve your goals.
Jasmine Streissguth
Teacher
Jasmine is half American and half Italian. She has been teaching for over two years and has worked with students from all around the world.
Her teaching style is fun, engaging, and personal. She is keen to get to know her students and wants their class time with her to be a positive learning experience.
She hopes to see you in class!"
Maria Novak
Teacher
Maria is a passionate teacher and language enthusiast. She has a degree in English Philology and International Relations and is CELTA certified. Maria has over five years of experience teaching English as a Second Language. She has taught students of all ages, from beginner to advanced, prepared students for various exams such as OET and IELTS, and given Business English classes to different companies in Poland and Portugal. She is multilingual; she speaks English, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, and Portuguese.
Maria has a creative approach to teaching; she makes sure that her classes are engaging, effective, and tailored to each student's specific needs.
Nicole Rosenberg
Teacher
Nicole has four years of teaching experience. She has taught English overseas in Thailand and Korea and has taught preschoolers, children, teenagers, and adults. She loves making her class fun by engaging in conversation and doing fun role-play exercises. She loves having an enthusiastic approach and making sure her students enjoy learning a new language such as English.
She will teach you everything you need to know when having a conversation, slang that is commonly used in the USA, and to feel comfortable speaking in English. She can discuss common themes such as your interests, hobbies, and family. Her methodology includes all elements such as reading, writing, speaking, and conversation practice. She aspires to make your dreams come true and enjoy the path to your success of being bilingual for your jobs and for more opportunities that can come your way just by learning English!