Meet Our Faculty
Every school has a dedicated and talented academic and administrative team who ensure you gain the credentials and English proficiency you need to enter university abroad.
Mick Davies
BA, Simon Frasier University, British Columbia; MA Cambridge University, UK.
Mick Davies was educated at Hull and Cambridge Universities and has been with EF Brittin College for nearly 20 years. He is a skilled and popular teacher at our school in Cambridge. Mick also works as a test writer and examiner for The University of Cambridge, which helps him keep up to date with the latest happenings in the university world.
Erin Alefounder
BA, Simon Frasier University, British Columbia
Erin has been working at EF in Vancouver for nearly 2 years and working with University Placement as long. After completing her studies Erin traveled throughout Asia including a two year stay in Taiwan where she taught English and surfing! Erin teaches TOEFL preparation as well as various University Preparation Courses. Erin also advises students on their post-secondary options and helps students gain acceptance into one of our partner institutions. Erin is an invaluable resource at the Vancouver school and she is very happy to be working with Brittin students. Lastly Erin is excited to be working towards her Master’s degree in Education.
Debbie Chatterton
BSc (Hons), Sussex University
An enthusiastic teacher of Information and Communication Technology at EF Brittin College Torquay, Debbie has a wealth of experience in secondary education. Ms. Chatterton has a wide of range of skills including commercial applications of ICT and web design. Her teaching career has encompassed university level courses and examiner work.
Ming Phoon
BMus (Hons), University of Auckland, Grad Dip Teaching, University of Auckland
Ming is the head teacher at EF Brittin College Auckland. With her strong background in ESL and secondary school teaching Ming is an outstanding instructor. Ming says she is, "committed to creating a dynamic and stimulating learning environment to equip and inspire students to develop their potential for success at university."
Lindy Fitzgerald
BA and Dip. of Education, Sydney University Dip. of Japanese, Queensland University CELTA, South Australian College of English
Lindy serves as the Director of Studies in Brisbane and has worked in language education for more than 25 years. With her academic background and extensive experience in education, Lindy is one of our most admired teachers. Lindy teaches her students that learning is a lifelong endeavor.
Renate Reichardt
MBA, Manchester University, Cert. in Marketing, University of CA Berkeley, Dipl. Print and Advertising, Stuttgart
Renate is one of our most experienced teachers in EF Brittin College Cambridge. She has extensive business experience in marketing and worked for a number of years as an International Marketing Manager for a well-known corporation. Her hands-on professional experience together with her MBA, makes her a very popular teacher with the business students on our University Foundation Year and Pre-Masters/MBA Programs.
Kristy Souter
BA (Hons), International Marketing Management, Bournemouth University, CELTA
Kristy has an extensive academic and professional background in finance, sales and marketing, working with companies such as Nestle, Schroders and Heinemann. Kristy specialises in the business studies, adapting practical work-based examples to complement the curriculum. Kirsty feels privileged to, "teach the budding entrepreneurs" who choose to study at EF Brittin College Sydney.
Mark Bournat
BSc Politics, University of Southampton, UK
Mark is a teacher of Mathematics and Economics components. Before joining EF Brittin College, Mark worked for the University of Hanover in Germany and in various finance roles for companies such as Nestle and Barclays Group. Mark tries to incorporate specific examples from his business experience into his teaching.