Ana is passionate about helping students to develop clear and comprehensible English pronunciation. At EfA, Ana is teaching conversational English to a range of age groups and proficiency levels including Business English. Prior to joining us in 2017, Ana taught English in Mainland China and worked as a Portuguese-English translator and proofreader. 

B.Ed, TESOL, TEFL

Brandon is an experienced English teacher with a strong track record teaching students aged 3–16 in both Canada and Macao. Since 2023 he has served in a Head Teacher role at an established learning centre in Macao, where he trained and supervised a team of five teachers, coordinated STEAM-based learning initiatives, developed personalised lesson plans, and prepared students for Trinity College, IELTS, and Cambridge examinations.  

Previously, as a Teacher at Sandbox Academy in Surrey, BC, he designed engaging curricula and activities for phonics, grammar, advanced writing, public speaking, and literature. Brandon is skilled at curriculum development, resource standardisation, teacher coaching, and creating innovative, student-centred learning environments that promote creativity and measurable progress.
 

BA, TESOL

Dean has been working as an English language instructor in Japan and Canada since 1989 and with English for Asia in Macau since 2024. He has taught English to all levels of students ranging from elementary to university as well as corporate business training and classes for immigrants. Dean also served as an assessor for the Canadian Language Benchmarks, responsible for evaluating learners’ English language proficiency across listening, speaking, reading and writing dimensions using national standards.  He encourages students to take an active role in helping to determine their own goals for studying English and believes in providing a great deal of feedback to learners to help them measure if these goals are being met.

M.Ed, MA TESOL, BA

Elisabete has been working in education since 2020, gaining valuable experience teaching English as a Second Language and providing targeted one-to-one and small-group support to EAL and SEN students in international school settings. Her Postgraduate Certificate in Special Education Needs Coordination, combined with her recent 120-hour TESOL/TEFL qualification and current Master’s studies in Inclusive Practice, enables her to deliver engaging, differentiated English lessons that meet the needs of diverse learners, including those with ADHD, Dyslexia, Autism, and multilingual backgrounds.

Elisabete is passionate about creating accessible, confidence-building language learning experiences and brings strong bilingual (Portuguese/English) communication skills, making her well-suited to support students and families in Macao’s international school and corporate contexts.

BA, TESOL, PgCert SENCO

Felisita is passionate about teaching and learning and enabling students to reach their full potential. Her experience in teaching is far reaching, from teaching secondary learners, university students, teachers, and adults in the corporate sector in Macao. Prior to joining the teaching team , Felisita taught English at the Institute for Tourism Studies, Escola São Paulo,  Colégio Diocesano de São José and the University of St. Joseph . In addition to English, Felisita speaks six other languages.

M.Ed, BA, TESOL

John specialises in teaching young learners and has over 18 years’ experience in English language education, working with students of all ages and proficiency levels. He engages learners by responding to their interests and needs, using meaningful, real life communication to support natural language development. Prior to joining English for Asia in January 2014, John taught English in Taiwan.

At English for Asia, John has contributed to syllabus development and taught across multiple programmes in our Learning Centre and local schools. His approach combines clear lesson structure (ESA), purposeful repetition and authentic communication, with lessons carefully scaffolded and paced to develop confidence, fluency and accuracy.

BA(Hons), TEFL  

Mitchell is an experienced teacher with a broad knowledge of curriculums offered worldwide. He is a firm believer of Phonics as a method to help students master the sounds of English and to become independent readers and writers of English. Mitch has worked at numerous schools in Macao, teaching English to both students and staff. At our Learning Centre Mitch teaches students with a range of proficiency levels, ranging from Beginner to Advanced. Mitchell has a keen interest in politics and current events. He is also an animal lover, enjoys gardening and has a wide collection of model trains.

BA, Trinity CertTESOL 

Ron has joined EfA in 2016. He is passionate about one-to-one teaching, the use of technology and the future of online education. His experience ranges from teaching multi-lingual classes, Business English, IELTS, English Online, General English and Conversational English to a range of age groups and proficiency levels. At EfA, Ron is teaching on a variety of programmes, including corporate projects. 

B.Ed, TESOL, TEFL

Ralisha is an experienced foundation phase educator and ESL teacher with over 5 years of national and international teaching experience across South Africa and China. She specializes in creating lesson plans, assessments, and curricula aligned with CAPS, SA-SAMS, TEFL, and K12 methods, while enhancing student engagement through dynamic teaching strategies and extracurricular activities. Her roles have equipped her with strong skills in teaching young learners, preparing students for competitions, and fostering collaborative learning environments. Ralisha excels at teaching English as a second language, mentoring students academically, and leading activities such as speech competitions and workshops. She is SACE registered and proficient in both online and face-to-face instruction.   

B.Ed, TEFL