Our Representatives
Vital English representatives work directly with learning providers, such as schools,
universities and corporations, to deliver the Vital English products and courses
that best suit the needs of each organisation.
If there is no Vital English representative in your location please
contact our head office
for more information.
Adrian is responsible for sales and marketing while providing input into new products
and company strategy. He works closely with new distributors, especially when they
are establishing their new business and during their training.
Adrian has worked with Vital English since its incorporation. He has a background
in IT and Business and spent 2 years studying and teaching English in Japan. His
Master’s degree is in the "Educational Evaluation and Usability of Learning Management
Systems".
Adrian founded a technology startup company that developed web applications, including
the predecessor to the Vital English Learning Management System, before becoming
the Managing Director of KoComm Ltd. the company that developed the Vital English
systems.
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Ruth's experience has spanned educational management roles in AMES NSW and more
recently in membership associations for professional services in Australia.
Ruth's practice includes consulting 'on the business of education', supporting businesses
on their accreditation and course design requirements. Ruth holds a Master of Business
(UTS 2005) a Master of Adult Education and Training (UTS 1999) and a Graduate Certificate
in TESOL (UTS 1998).
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Robert has been teaching Business English for 6 years and enjoys helping business
people succeed with their career or business. Robert is passionate about helping
schools with branding, content integration and the implementation of different technologies
to enhance the students learning experience. He takes care to attend to his clients’
needs and implementation of the Vital English resources.
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Vital English Canada has been based in Vancouver since 2007. Over 60 schools in
Canada are now offering Vital English courses to their students, with a focus on
IELTS and Pre-Arrival Learning.
Thomas Christensen, who has been involved in international education and exchange
since 2000, represents Vital English in Canada. Originally from Denmark, Thomas
has experienced learning and studying English abroad first hand and is a frequent
speaker at language education conferences throughout Canada.
Vital English Canada is a proud Associate Member of Languages Canada.
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Ewa joined the Vital English team in 2010 to develop the market in Poland. Since
then she has successfully won funding from the European Union to deliver Vital English
courses to businesses and learners across the country.
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The Cambridge Examinations Centre in Winterthur is an authorised Test Centre for
Cambridge ESOL examinations and the Vital English Agent for Switzerland. We have
offices in Winterthur and Chur and examination centres in Winterthur, Chur, Zürich
and Liechtenstein. We are the BULATS test provider for Switzerland and since 2011
are offering the Vital English course range.
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Kris has over eight years of professional ESL teaching and school management experience
in Asia. Alongside this he has been responsible in several curriculum development
projects from overall project management through to curriculum design, content development
through to implementation.
After completing a Bachelor of Science in his native New Zealand, Kris then completed
a WSET Diploma in Wine in London during more than a decade in the wine and restaurant
industry. During this time, Kris also designed and taught courses in wine tasting
in London.
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David has more than 15 years experience working in the ICT sector in the UK and
New Zealand. David is CELTA qualified and is currently working on his DELTA. He
has taught English in language schools in the UK and Japan.
David has first hand experience of working with eLearning courses having taught
blended IELTS to students for over a year. David’s experience and knowledge of both
technology and the ESL market place him in a unique position.
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Wayne joined the Vital English team in 2011 to develop the Californian market with
a particular focus on Pre-Arrival Learning (PAL). Wayne is an innovative thinker
with broad-based expertise in finance, business, operations, & product development.
He also has proven ability to envision & enact novel solutions for complex situations
making him an ideal person to work with medium to large institutions to embed Vital
English programmes.
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Anne Maree is The International Academic director of the Hanoi Academy a K-12 school
of 900 students. She has a teaching career spanning over 20 years including many
years as principal of schools in Queensland. She also has several years experience
in language schools both in Australia and now Vietnam.
She holds a Bachelor of Education, a Masters of Education, a graduate certificate
of TESOL, a Masters Degree in TESOL and a Masters of philosophy in writing. She
is a published author of several children’s books.
Jack is CELTA trained has a post graduate in NLP has been teaching in Hanoi for
a year. Jack’s work history has been in the area of social services in New Zealand
and Australia. He worked in several positions in Youth justice, designing and developing
behavioral programmes for youth at risk, as well as being a certified trainer in
the Juvenile Justice system. He has also successfully run and owned several businesses
in New Zealand and Australia.
Anne-Maree and Jack share an interest in promoting English Education in Asia.
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Michael was born and raised in Switzerland and moved to New Zealand in 1995. He
holds a degree in Business and a Master’s in Hotel and Restaurant Management. Through
his professional background Michael is very focussed on customer service and he
often comes up with innovative ideas and business solutions. Having to learn English
as a second language himself he understands learners' needs and expectations. He
has been working with Intuto since 2003 and with Vital English since 2006 in various
roles.
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