Shane Carter: Program Director: Shane has taught English in Korea, Taiwan, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, the USA, and Kuwait. He has a Master's degree in Applied Linguistics from Ohio University, and a BA in English from Ohio State University. "I enjoy traveling, reading, and meeting interesting people from all over the globe. After spending more than ten years living abroad, I have settled in Terre Haute. Working at INTERLINK is great because, with this job, the world comes to my front door.   Jennifer Duncan, Student Services Coordinator: Originally from Klamath Falls, Oregon, Jennifer is the daughter of an ESL teacher.  Growing up she was surrounded by international students and families from all over the world.  When she was young her mother started an international doll collection for her and she hopes to continue this tradition for her children. Before moving to Terre Haute, Indiana to study at Indiana State University in 1998, she took a two week vacation to Japan. She looks forward to more traveling in the future.      Allison Newport, Instructor: Mrs. Newport received her Bachelor's degree in Russian from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Her Master's degree is in Teaching English as a Second Language from Ball State University in Muncie, IN. Her experience includes teaching English to Costa Ricans and Japanese and teaching at the Henry County Youth Center in New Castle, IN. In her free time, she enjoys reading, watching sports and playing in a handbell choir.   Ron Engel, Instructor: Ron has taught at Interlink in both Terre Haute, Indiana and Greensboro, North Carolina. "Teaching English as a Second Language has been a career that I have really enjoyed. When I first started to teach, I had the opportunity to work and live in Morocco, Spain, and Mexico. Having had the opportunity to study, travel, work, and live in places where the languages and cultures are different from my own has been very rewarding. Those experiences have helped me to betterunderstand what my Interlink students are experiencing.  What I like most about being a teacher at Interlink is the contact that I am able to have with people who come from so many different places and backgrounds."   David Karl, Instructor: Originally from Ohio, David spent over five years teaching English in Japan in the late 1990s before getting his master's in Linguistics/ TESOL from Ohio University in 2002. He then returned to Japan and spent the next five years teaching at Chubu University near Nagoya. He has recently returned, and he's very excited about teaching ESL at INTERLINK. In his free time, David tries to spend time with his wife, keep up with the news, read, listen to music, and play the guitar. He's very interested in American pop culture, and he's currently teaching a module on the history of rock music.   Shelley Jean Karl, Instructor: Shelley Karl is originally from Lancaster, Ohio. She has a degree in Applied Linguistics from Ohio University. She taught English and American Culture at Chubu University in Japan for five years before coming to INTERLINK.   Kate Zimmer , Instructor: Kate has studied and taught in Spain and Mexico. She is a graduate of ISU's Language, Literature, and Linguistics program and has a Master\s degree in Cross-Linguistics. Kate enjoys organizing Volleyball activities with our students.   Janna Moore, Instructor: Janna Moore has an interest in Spanish and Indonesian. She has a Master's in TESOL and Linguistics from Indiana State University. She has been involved in SLA for a number of years. For 7 years, she lived just outside of Jakarta, Indonesia.  Mrs. Moore recently joined the board of INTESOL. Janna is currently taking a one year sabbatical to teach at Al Yamamah college in Saudi Arabia for the 2009-2010 academic year.  She likes to backpack and bicycle in her limited free time. Andrea Puckett, Instructor: Andrea has a Master's degree in TESOL from the Language, Literature, and Linguistcs department at ISU. She enjoys dance, and sports in her free time.