Faculty and Staff
Administration staff
Tita Ashton - Director
Tita has lived, worked and studied in the major cities of the world namely: New York, San Francisco, Manila, Paris, London and Madrid. She has been in corporate business for the last 20 years and she holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA), a Masters Degree in TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) and a Bachelor's Degree in Communications. She has attended the following universities: New York University, University of Greenwich and Maryknoll College.
The majority of her career has been in Investment Banking, Finance, Business Consultancy, Information Technology and Telecommunications. In 1996, EBC y Asociados Idiomas was founded when she saw the need for a language consultancy staffed by teachers who were not just trained educators but who also possessed actual corporate experience.
In 2002 to meet her own company's need for qualified EFL teachers, the EBC International TEFL Certificate programme was launched. As she continuously recruits EFL teachers for her multinational clientele, she knows exactly what the job market requires and as such the EBC TEFL International Certificate was designed and developed to be an intensive, practical and hands-on programme. She brings to the programme her EFL experience gained from both the "Buyer" and the "Seller" viewpoints.
Cristina Lluna Gasco - Director
Cristina has 25 years experience in
the language teaching sector in Spain. She is an expert in what
it takes to be a successful teacher. She has delivered courses to groups and individuals in the business and diplomatic sectors citing as her clients to date embassies, consulates and multinationals based in Spain.
She has a Law Degree from the Universidad de Complutense in Madrid but right after graduation she decided to devote her professional career to teaching.
She has given advice and recommendations about how to function in the Spanish business and professional sector which have proven invaluable to our growth.
Jim Ross - Course Coordinator
Jim is an ex-Wall Street and City of
London Business Consultant, he's also a trained teacher with a B. Ed. in English.
Over the last 20 years he has held senior management positions with the
following blue-chip companies in the banking, finance and manufacturing sectors:
ABN AMRO, SBC Warburg, Morgan Stanley, Seiko, Bell Communications, Merrill Lynch, MHT,
Lucas World Services and BBVA.
Jim brings a wealth of knowledge to EBC
pertaining to the day-to-day management and performance of the training
centre. His technical knowledge of how successful businesses are run, plus his
implementation of quality control procedures, continually ensure that you get
up-to-date, quality, value for money training.
William Hayward - Madrid Centre Coordinator
William was born in London and has spent his growing up years between the UK, the USA and Spain.
William is bilingual in English and Spanish, and is a permanent resident of Madrid, making him an invaluable source of information and advice for our course students in Madrid.
Being young, dynamic and dedicated to his job, William is always ready to help students have a good time in Madrid.
Lucia Cauhepe - Buenos Aires Centre Coordinator
Lucia
is an Argentine native, about to graduate as an English-Spanish
translator. As an exchange student in the U.S. for one year, she was
able to develop her skills in speaking the language.
She has four years of experience working as an administrative
assistant and translator. In addition to this, she spent one year
working as a recruiter with an American company, where she
maintained daily communications with applicants from all over the
US.
Lucia enjoys working in multi-cultural environments and welcomes
the opportunity to be a part of this program.
Eliza Raymond - Peru and Costa Rica Centre Coordinator
Ex- EBC Madrid course graduate, Eliza Raymond is the Cusco, Peru and San Jose, Costa Rica centre coordinator.
Eliza is half English and half French, and has spent the last five years studying in New Zealand. She has a Bachelors in Geography and Spanish, and a Masters degree in Tourism.
Eliza speaks fluent English, Spanish, and French as well as basic German and Russian. She is TEFL certified (from EBC) and has worked and lived in France, the UK, Russia, New Zealand, Chile, Guatemala, and Peru.
