Sue Leather’s  background is as an education (ELT) consultant with extensive experience of supporting educational projects in Europe, Africa, South East Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. 

Over a long career in ELT, she has worked with Ministries of Education and organisations such as the British Council, the EU and The Soros Foundation,  training teachers, teacher educators and managers worldwide. Her professional interests include working with educators in resource-poor contexts and Extensive Reading. She is is a judge for the British Council’s ELTons Awards and has served on the ELT Journal Editorial Board.  

Sue is also an award-winning author of 40 books. She writes learner literature and mainstream fiction. You can see her work at www.sueleather.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sueleather/

Aleksandra Popovski is a teacher and teacher trainer. She holds an MA in Professional Development for Language Education (University of Chichester).

Her interests include multimodality, visual arts in language teaching, reading comprehension strategies, and original readers. Aleksandra is the current President of IATEFL. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandra-popovski-8170b155/

https://symmetry.edu.mk

Maureen McGarvey is a freelance consultant with over 40 years’ experience, specialising in teacher training and development, academic management development and whole school transformation initiatives.

She wrote the Educational Management module for the Aston MSC in TESOL and has tutored the academic management module for Westminster University MA in TESOL. She has worked on programmes with organisations such as IHWO, the British Council and EAQUALS.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureen-mcgarvey-48219916

Christopher Graham is a freelance ELT consultant and author based in the UK.

He has worked in the field since 1981 in over 30 countries for the British Council, ministries of education and international publishers. He works extensively on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning projects and CPD design and delivery. He has a specific interest in teaching contexts in fragile and fractured societies, in the design and delivery of train-the-trainer courses, and in the role that ELT has in engaging with the climate crisis. He is VP of IATEFL, a Trustee, and Chairs the Publications Committee. He will be President from 2025-27. He is a judge for the British Council’s ELTons awards.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cwmgraham/