Mahanaim English
Kristi Castro
Kristi Castro holds a B.S. from Loyola Marymount University and received her teaching credential from California State University-Northridge. In addition to her years of high school teaching experience in California, she has taught ESL classes in South Korea for many years. She was head of the English Department at Busan Lincoln House School. She also has extensive experience traveling abroad and teaching English to students in South Korea and Japan.
Tonnia Apfel
Tonnia Apfel graduated from Georgia State University in Atlanta with a B.B.A. For many years, she taught various levels in the Lincoln School system, an alternative high school system in South Korea. She was also a teacher at Bucheon Lincoln House School, developing, operating, and teaching English to high school students.
Dan Oh
Dan Oh holds a B.A. in Journalism, Public Relations and Advertising from Temple University. He has years of experience teaching adult beginner ESL classes. He also has extensive copywriting experience in the advertising industry.
Linda Lee
Linda Lee holds a B.F.A. in Graphic Design from The Art Institute of Seattle. She has years of experience teaching beginner and intermediate ESL classes.
GRACIAS MUSIC
Larisa Tedtoeva*
A graduate of the St. Petersburg Conservatory, Larisa Tedtoeva has earned her position as an official cultural asset of Russia and has garnered numerous awards and honors throughout her music career including first place in Russia’s Voice Competition and the title, Honoured Artist of Russia. She is currently an Associate Professor at the St. Petersburg Conservatory.
Galina Kisseleva*
As a graduate of the St. Petersburg State Conservatory, Galina Kisseleva received her Master’s Degree in Fine Arts, Solo Singing. She is currently a Staff Soloist of the State Opera and Ballet Theater of the St. Petersburg Conservatory with countless theater performances, concert hall performances, opera tours, opera festivals, and master classes. She is also an official Honoured Artist of Russia. She currently serves as an instructor of the Solo Singing Department at the St. Petersburg Conservatory.
Anatoly Kiselev*
A graduate of the Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory, Anatoly Kiselev earned his Ph.D. of Arts at the Russia Music Academy in Moscow. His vast experience in voice includes twelve years as a professor in Voice Direction, a lecturing position for the St. Petersburg Conservatory Theater Academy, and currently serving as a tenure professor and Head of the Department of Methods of Instrument and Vocal Performing Skills and Pedagogical Practice.
Izabella Krasnova*
A graduate of top honors from the St. Petersburg Conservatory, Izabella Krasnova has reached the entire world with her musicianship. Her awards and honors include Diploma as Concertmaster of the Nationwide Russia Competition, the Geneva International Competition, and the Poland International Competition. She currently serves as the St. Petersburg Conservatory Head Concertmaster.
Margrit Zimmermann*
A distinguished graduate of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow with Dmitri Bashkirov, Margrit Zimmermann garnered engagements from the Russian State Artists’ Agency, which led to countless performances, recitals, and appearances with chamber and symphonic orchestras in many countries around the world. She has received prestigious awards such as prizewinner of the 1996 International Johannes Brahms Piano Competition in Austria and the 1997 Roma International Competition in Italy, and the Arts Prize of the City Council of Kassel, Germany. She also has recording experience with two major record labels, BIS in Sweden and ASV in England. A jury member for numerous juried competitions, she has had an exceptional track record in developing young musicians to musical success.
Dmitry Eremin*
A graduate of the St. Petersburg Conservatory and a post-graduate of Moscow National University, Dmitry Eremin is an extremely accomplished and decorated musician. Among his honors and awards are the Daniel Shafran Prize at the International Tchaikovsky Convention, a special prize at the Caltanissetta International Chamber Music Convention in Italy, and first place at the M. Yudina International Convention. He is an instructor at the St. Petersburg Conservatory and First Chair Soloist of the St. Petersburg Cello Ensemble.
Hugo Ticciati *
Hugo Ticciati is part of a new generation of young music artists making their name on the world stage. Hugo studied under the renowned Russian pedagogues Nina and Oleg Balabina in Stockholm, Sweden. A Fellow of the Royal Schools of Music in the United Kingdom, he also serves as academic planning advisor for the Apogee Foundation in America. Along with solo performances, Hugo plays in numerous chamber ensembles and directs a group of young violinists, La Ronde des Violons. He currently teaches the violin, improvisation and music history at the specialist music school, Lilla Akademien in Stockholm, and has brought the same unmatched devotion and passion to Gracias Music at Mahanaim.
GOOD NEWS THEOLOGY
Joseph Park
Joseph Park holds a B.S. in Finance from Santa Clara University and is a graduate of the Korea Gospel Missionary College. He has been serving in Korea as an associate pastor since 2003. While ministering in both Korea and New York for five years, he has a vast amount of experience in program management, language interpretation, youth organization development and Soteriology.
Yeong Kook Park
Pastor Yeong Kook Park is a graduate of the Korea Gospel Missionary College and has since amassed experience as both a pastor and missionary, serving in Korea and the United States since 2002. He brings a valuable amount of pastoral, world missions, and teaching experience to Mahanaim through training missionaries in Africa, and other countries around the globe, as well as lecturing on numerous topics in systematic theology.
Edmond Pennoyer
A graduate from the Korea Gospel Missionary School, Edmond Pennoyer has been involved in world missions as an associate pastor for years, serving in the United States, in Atlanta, El Paso, Miami, and New York. He has also been heavily involved in youth ministry and campus ministry in both the United States and Korea. He has also served as a youth counselor in several international events and expos.
Terry Henderson
Terry Henderson is a graduate of the Korea Gospel Missionary College in 2007, and has since been dispatched to New York as a missionary. He has been involved with youth ministry and development for many years, and has also served on managing staff for countless events, including Bible seminars, Bible crusades, youth camps, retreats, and English-related special events. He provides a thorough knowledge of the Bible, and effective ministerial techniques to Mahanaim.
*Individuals have not signed any contracts with Mahanaim in any capacity. Individuals have displayed vested interest in being employed by Mahanaim as adjunct or full-time instructors, pending approval of its SEVIS I-17 petition and USCIS certification
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