About us Directors

Who we are

ESF is led by an all-volunteer Board of Directors. Currently, the goal is for 12 individuals to sit on the board. Some directors are scholars at universities in Canada and the U.S. All share a deep interest in issues concerning world language problems, language policy and planning, interlinguistics, Esperanto, linguistic technologies, global education, and related issue. Director profiles, including contact information, can be found in this section.

The full board meets quarterly via teleconference to review ongoing programs, new initiatives and to oversee operations. The ESF board also meets for an annual strategic planning session at least once a year. An Operations Committee, comprised of a core group of Board members and the Foundation's Executive Director, meets monthly to review the business affairs of the organization. The Operations Committee also reviews all submitted proposals.

ESF Board of Directors

Grant Goodall
President | Prezidanto
Professor of Linguistics and Director of the Linguistics Language Program at the University of California, San Diego (U.S.) | Profesoro pri lingvistiko kaj direktoro de la universitata lingvoprogramo en University of California, San Diego (Usono).
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Andy Blair
Vice President / Vicprezidanto
Andy Blair is an entrepreneur and community choreographer. / Andy Blair estas entreprenisto kaj komunuma koreografo. 
Derek Roff
Secretary | Sekretario
Retired director of Language Learning Center of University of New Mexico (U.S.) | Emerita direktoro de Lingvo-Lerna Centro de la Universitato de Nova Meksiko (Usono)
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Hans Becklin
Treasurer | Kasisto
Pastor | Pastro
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Ruth Kevess-Cohen
Director / Estrarano
Ruth Kevess-Cohen is a member of the Academy of Esperanto and a retired physician.
Paige Feldmann
Director / Estrarano
Lawyer in private practice/ Advokato en privata praktiko
Jeremy Genovese
Director / Estrarano
Emeritus associate professor of human development and educational psychology at Cleveland State University | Emerita asocia profesoro de homa evoluiĝo kaj eduka psikologio ĉe Cleveland State University. .
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Francis Hult
Director / Estrarano
Professor in the Department of Education at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (U.S) / Profesoro en la fako de edukado en la Universitato de Marilando, Baltimora Kantono (Usono)
Antonio Leoni de León
Director / Estrarano
Professor of Linguistics and Director of the Postgraduate Program in Linguistics at the University of Costa Rica, as well as a visual creator with a special interest in the symbolic reconfiguration of experience and memory. | Profesoro pri lingvistiko kaj direktoro de la Postdiploma Programo pri Lingvistiko en la Universitato de Kostariko, kaj ankaŭ vidartisto kun speciala intereso pri la simbola reagordado de sperto kajmemoro.
Marcia Rego
Director / Estrarano
Doctor Rego teaches anthropology and academic writing at Duke University. / Doktoro Rego instruas antropologion kaj akademian skribadon en la Universitato Duke.
Myrtis Smith
Director / Estrarano
Myrtis Smith is a STEM educator and author. / Myrtis Smith estas scienca kaj teknika edukisto kaj verkisto.
Brandon Sowers
Director / Estrarano
Brandon Sowers works full-time as a Salesforce administrator. / Brandon Sowers laboras kiel adminstranto de Salesforce.

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