LCTL Career Fair

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Program Agenda for Friday, July 29th, 2022 via Zoom

Welcome, Keynote Address and Keynote Speaker Q&A

• Chat Moderator: Sarah Linkert, Assistant Director, Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia
• Felecia Lucht, Director, Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI), UW-Madison
• Laura Hammond, Director, Language Program Office (LPO), UW-Madison
• Csanád Siklós, Associate Director, Institute for Regional and International Studies National Resource Center (IRIS-NRC), UW-Madison
• Keynote Address: Alfred M. Boll, Director, Office of American Spaces, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State
• Keynote Q&A Discussion.  Submit your questions via Zoom chat.

Panel Sessions

Panel Session 1 – Opportunities for Speakers of Less Commonly Taught Languages in the Government

• Session Moderator: Felecia Lucht, Director, Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI), UW-Madison
• Chat Moderator: Kylie Holland, Coordinator, Regional Flagship Languages Initiatives (RFLI), UW-Madison
• Alfred Boll, Director, Office of American Spaces, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State
• Alison Patz, Associate Director, Boren Awards, Defense Language and National Security Education Office
• Michael Saffle, Boren Awards, Program Specialist, DoD, Institute of International Education
• Mariah Stewart, Program Officer at the National Security Education Program
• Panel 1 Q&A Discussion. Submit your questions via Zoom chat.

Panel Session 2 – Opportunities for Speakers of Less Commonly Taught Languages in the Private Sector and Academia

• Session Moderator: Mathew Attipetty, Language Program Office, UW-Madison
• Chat Moderators: Kerry Uniyal, Coordinator, Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Institute (APTLI), UW-Madison; Elisebeth Doty, Administrative Specialist, Center for Southeast Asian Studies
• Elise Ahn, Director, International Programs Office, UW-Madison
• Hailey Dickson, Social & Community Content Producer, Khan Academy
• Csanád Siklós, Associate Director, Institute for Regional and International Studies National Resource Center (IRIS-NRC), UW-Madison
• Panel 2 Q&A Discussion. Submit your questions via Zoom chat.

Panel Session 3 – Professional Development Opportunities for Speakers of Less Commonly Taught Languages

• Session Moderator: Paige Hendricks, Project Manager, American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS)
• Chat Moderator: Marissa Beatty, Coordinator, South Asia Summer Language Institute (SASLI), UW-Madison
• Brian Cooke, Program Officer, Project GO & Language Training Centers, Institute of International Education (IIE)
• Rori Difiore, Communications Officer, Critical Language Scholarship Program
• Katie Jost, Program Director, Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)
• Mark Lilleleht, Assistant Director for Awards, Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at UW-Madison
• Panel 3 Q&A Discussion.  Submit your questions via Zoom chat.

LCTL 2022 Keynote Speaker

Alfred M. Boll, Director, Office of American Spaces, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Alfred (“Fred”) Boll is the Director of the Office of American Spaces in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.  He supervises a team of 25 staff members in Washington, and a corps of 26 Foreign Service Officer specialists around the world, providing strategic direction for the Department’s 600 American Spaces, the U.S. government’s primary public cultural and information centers abroad.  American Spaces provide free and open access for communities around the globe, offering programs and events that foster learning, discussion, and civic engagement around democratic principles.

Dr. Boll has been a United States Foreign Service Officer since 2003 and previously led the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ “EducationUSA” Branch from 2016-2019 to promote study in the United States.  He has served overseas in Amsterdam, Baghdad, Lisbon, Pristina, and Rio de Janeiro, and in Washington in the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.  He is a lawyer by training, admitted in California, Wisconsin, and New South Wales in Australia.  He holds a BA (Honors) degree from the University of Chicago in Political Science; JD and MA (Latin American and Iberian Studies) degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; and a doctorate (SJD) in International Law from the University of Sydney.  Prior to joining the Department Boll was a Delegate and Legal Adviser to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from 1993-2003 based in Jakarta, Hong Kong, and Sydney.

A native speaker of English and heritage speaker of German, Boll is a life-long language learner who has test scores in nine languages from the Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute, five of which are at levels between “Full professional proficiency” and “Native or bilingual proficiency.”  As a student he participated in study abroad programs in Switzerland, France, and Germany.

External Exhibitors

Browse this directory to find employment and career development opportunities. You may use the links and contact information provided to get in touch.

• Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota
• Concordia College Language Training Center
• Department of African Cultural Studies at UW–Madison
• Ignite
• LCTL at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
• Michigan State University – Foreign Language Teaching
• Peace Corps
• Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim World (SILMW)
• The Global Language Network
• The Language Flagship
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Translation and Interpreting Studies Program
• U.S. Department of State

WISLI is not responsible for the content of the external links, and if there are any questions about information provided by the exhibitors, the organizations should be contacted directly.  

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Program Agenda for Friday, July 23, 2021 | 1:30-4:00 p.m. (CDT)

Welcome, Keynote Address and Keynote Speaker Q&A

• Felecia Lucht, Director, Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI), UW-Madison
• Laura Hammond, Director, Language Program Office (LPO), UW-Madison
• Csanád Siklós, Associate Director, Institute for Regional and International Studies National Resource Center (IRIS-NRC), UW-Madison
• Keynote Address: Sachin Tuli, Director, International Business Major and Faculty Associate, International Business and Marketing, UW-Madison
• Keynote Q&A Discussion

Panel Sessions

Panel Session 1 – Opportunities for Speakers of Less Commonly Taught Languages in the Government

• Jeff Cary, Outreach & Recruitment Manager, Boren Awards & Caitlin Wiley, Program Officer National Security Education Program (NSEP), Defense Language and National Security Education Office | View Recording
• Abigail Barnes, Recruitment Analyst, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs & Bureau of Global Talent Management & Ron Packowitz, Diplomat in Residence (DIR) – Midwest | View Recording
• Joemer A. Ta-ala, Assistant Provost, ETD, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) | View Recording
• Panel 1 Q&A Discussion. | View Recording

Panel Session 2 – Opportunities for Speakers of Less Commonly Taught Languages in the Private Sector

• Shelley Fairweather-Vega, Russian and Uzbek Translator | View Recording
• Anja Green, Content Development Manager, Mango Languages | View Recording
• Aleda Bourassa, Outreach Committee Chairperson at Madison International Trade Association (MITA) and Business Development Manager at International Customs Services | View Recording
• Michael Harris, Epic | View Recording
• Panel 2 Q&A Discussion | View Recording

Panel Session 3 – Professional Development Opportunities for Speakers of Less Commonly Taught Languages

• Kaveri Advani, Program Manager, The Language Flagship, Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO) | View Recording
• Brian Cooke, Program Officer, Project GO & Language Training Centers, Institute of International Education (IIE) | View Recording
• Katie Jost, Program Director, Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) | View Recording
• Mark Lilleleht, Assistant Director for Awards, Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at UW-Madison | View Recording
• Panel 3 Q&A Discussion | View Recording

LCTL 2021 Keynote Speaker

Sachin Tuli

Director of International Business Major; Faculty Associate for International Business and Marketing

Mr. Tuli teaches courses in international business and global marketing, including Introduction to International Business and Global Marketing Strategy. He has developed, taught and led international business seminars to China, India, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for other faculty. Mr. Tuli serves on the University International Travel Committee and is affiliated with the Center for South Asia.

From 2007-2012, he served as director of International Programs, working to expand study abroad and exchange offerings for the School and advising faculty, staff and students on effective management of short-term international academic programs. From 2002-2006, he served as assistant director of the UW-Madison Center of International Business Education and Research (CIBER).

Previously, he worked as a business analyst responsible for churn management, pricing and new products at Verizon Wireless, and as a marketing associate at the Consulate General of India in Chicago.

Mr. Tuli has traveled extensively throughout Europe, Central America and Asia, and spent a summer abroad as an undergraduate in Grenoble, France. Mr. Tuli holds a BBA in Marketing and an MS in Higher Education Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As service, he is involved in the Institute for International and Regional Studies (IRIS) Advisory Board, Center for South Asia Steering Committee, University International Travel Committee (UITC), Program Committee of Madison Committee on Foreign Relations (MCFR), and Madison International Trade Association (MITA).

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External Exhibitors

• AAS Language Database
• ACTFL
• American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages (AATT)
• American Councils for International Education
• Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota
• Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL)
• Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning (COERLL)
• Concordia College Language Training Center
• Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)
• Duolingo
• Epic
• International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT)
• Mango Languages
• National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL)
• Peace Corps
• Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim World (SILMW)
• Summer Intensive Portuguese Institute (SIPI)
• The Global Language Network
• The Language Flagship
• The LINGUIST List
• University of Chicago Language Center
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Translation and Interpreting Studies Program
• U.S. Department of State
• Yesmeen

WISLI is not responsible for the content of the external links, and if there are any questions about information provided by the exhibitors, the organizations should be contacted directly.  

Program Agenda for Friday, July 17, 2020 | 1:30-4:45 p.m. (CDT)

This event was live-streamed, and the link to the recording is available here.

1:30-2:30 p.m. | Welcome, Keynote Address and Keynote Speaker Q&A

• Laura Hammond, Director, UW Language Program Office and Administrative Director, South Asia Summer Language Institute (SASLI)
• Guido Podestá, Vice Provost and Dean, International Division
• Lesley Bartlett, Faculty Director, Institute for Regional and International Studies International Division (IRIS)
• Keynote Address: Cheryl Gibbs, Senior Director, International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE), U.S. Department of Education

Panel Session 1 – Opportunities for Speakers of Less Commonly Taught Languages in the Government

• Hilary Robertson Collado, Assistant Director, Boren Awards, Institute of International Education (IIE) & Aleia Maculam, Program Officer, National Security Education Program (NSEP), Department of Defense
• Joemer A. Ta-ala, Assistant Provost, ETD, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC)
• Abigail Barnes, Recruitment Analyst, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs & Bureau of Global Talent Management & Ron Packowitz Diplomat in Residence (DIR) – Midwest

Panel Session 2 – Opportunities for Speakers of Less Commonly Taught Languages in the Private Sector

• Anne O. Fisher, Senior Lecturer, Translation and Interpreting Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Anja Green, Content Development Manager, Mango Languages
• Janelle Hawk, Translation Team, Epic

Panel Session 3 – Professional Development Opportunities for Speakers of Less Commonly Taught Languages

• Kaveri Advani, Program Manager, The Language Flagship, National Security Education Program (NSEP) & Brian Cooke, Program Officer, Project GO & Language Training Centers, Institute of International Education (IIE)
• Katie Jost, Program Director, Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)
• Mark Lilleleht, Assistant Director for Awards, Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at UW-Madison
• Julie E. Taylor, Director of Academic Relations for Fulbright Institute of International Education (IIE)
• Addisu Hodes, Project Manager, Government Contracts and Rula Malky, Training and Certification Specialist, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

Closing Discussion Session – Q&A

Keynote Speaker

Cheryl Gibbs, Senior Director, International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE), U.S. Department of Education

Cheryl E. Gibbs is the Senior Director of the office of International and Foreign Language Education. She directs IFLE’s grant administration and policy development activities and oversees the administration of all Title VI and Fulbright-Hays institutional grant and fellowship programs. In addition to her role as Senior Director, Cheryl also serves as the Director of IFLE’s Advanced Training and Research Division (ATRD) team, and works as a Program Officer for the South Asia portfolio of the National Resource Centers and Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowships programs.

Cheryl received a Bachelor of Science in English from Clarion University and a Master of Education in Curriculum Development and School Supervision from Westminster College. Cheryl began her Federal career in the Office of Postsecondary Education in 1984 after relocating to DC when her former career as a high school English teacher in her hometown of Sharon, Pennsylvania ended. She holds the distinction of being the first African-American secondary school teacher hired by the Sharon School District.

External Exhibitors

• ACTFL
• American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages (AATT)
• American Institute of Pakistan Studies
• Avant Assessment
• Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota
• Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research (CALPER)
• Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL)
• Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning (COERLL)
• Concordia College Language Training Center
• Council of American Overseas Research Centers
• CyraCom International, Inc.
• English for Heritage Language Speakers (EHLS)
• Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
• International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT)
• IRIS Awards Office at UW–Madison
• Language Institute at UW–Madison
• Live Lingua
• Mango Languages
• Middlebury Language Schools
• Peace Corps
• The Language Flagship
• The LINGUIST List
• University of Chicago Language Center
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Translation and Interpreting Studies Program
• U.S. Department of State

WISLI is not responsible for the content of the external links, and if there are any questions about information provided by the exhibitors, the organizations should be contacted directly.