English At Large Staff
Maureen Willis
Executive Director
Ms. Willis oversees the day-to-day operations of the organization and supports the staff and volunteers in the delivery of service. She works closely with members of the board and other volunteers on fundraising and marketing initiatives to secure financial resources and raise awareness across our service community to support our work.
Maureen has more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit administration, communications, marketing, and fundraising. She has led the development offices at several community-based nonprofits, and most recently served as a consultant to a number of charities in Greater Boston. She has worked with great success to improve operations and expand resources for high-impact nonprofits.
Maureen has a B.A in Executive Management and an M.A. in Nonprofit Management & Philanthropy from Bay Path University.
Csilla Tambor
Director of Volunteer Engagement
Ms. Tambor is responsible for the training and professional development of tutors and conversation group leaders. Prior to English At Large, Ms. Tambor was a Senior Teacher/ Executive English instructor at Boston language schools, and taught courses in General, Business, and Academic English.
Csilla has lived and worked in the UK for four years and brings US and international business and training experience with two global companies. She has taught English to adults and children in Hungary, and is proficient in Hungarian. As an active volunteer in school and community organizations, she has contributed to outreach, educational and literacy initiatives, and is delighted to be working with EAL’s dedicated staff and volunteers.
Csilla has a B.S. from Boston College, an MBA from HULT International Business School, and is a Cambridge CELTA certified ESL instructor. She resides in our service area and is active in the local community.
Natalya Tausanovitch
Programs and Database Manager
As Programs and Database Manager, Natalya oversees all of the systems that help us manage, track, and support the hundreds of learners and volunteers we engage in our programs each year. She coordinates many aspects of the Tutoring Program, including the tutor/learner matching process and wait-list management. Natalya also works to organize and enhance the quality of our Conversation Groups and manages our Career Access Lab (CAL) program. Additionally, she has been a one-to-one tutor with English at Large since February 2018.
Natalya comes to English at Large from the startup world, where she worked in program management executing nationwide retail sales & merchandising programs for consumer brands. Prior to her work at a Boston startup, Natalya served as a Teaching Fellow at non-profit organization Breakthrough Collaborative, which aims to close the achievement gap for underserved middle school students across the country. Natalya is delighted to be back in the non-profit world and put her executional experience and love of language to work at English at Large.
Natalya holds a B.A in English with a minor in music from the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY, where she also received a fifth-year scholarship to study Russian Language & Culture.
Joseph Ronca
Programs Assistant, AmeriCorps
Joe is serving as EAL’s programs assistant for the 2019-2020 year while simultaneously serving in AmeriCorps’s New American Integration Program. He will assist in the continued development of Job Readiness Training services at English At Large as well as facilitate the Career Access Lab program.
Prior to joining English at Large, Joe studied at the University of New Hampshire at Manchester in Manchester, New Hampshire, where he studied Political Science. With a passion for law and international relations, he wrote articles on a weekly basis for his college newspaper and spent time studying international conflict resolution in Northern Ireland. He also spent a semester doing an internship in which he assisted newly arrived refugees with their transition to life in the United States. He is excited to be joining the team at English At Large and is especially looking forward to further improving the CAL program as it enters its fifth year.
After serving at English At Large, Joe plans to pursue a career in teaching, either here in Massachusetts or perhaps teaching ESL in Massachusetts. In his spare time, Joe enjoys reading, lifting weights, and hiking in the mountains of New Hampshire.
English At Large
800 West Cummings Park, Suite 5550
Woburn, MA 01801
tel : 781.395.2374
email : info@englishatlarge.org
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Our Annual Halloween Party is Sunday 10/27 from 1-4PM. Toe Jam Puppet Band will perform at 1:30, 2:15 & 3:00. We'll also have trick or treating & crafts - so much fun! This is a great opportunity to test out your costume before the big day, but no costume required to participate!
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A reminder that our offices will be closed Monday, September 2 for the Labor Day holiday. We will reopen Tuesday, September 3 at 9 am. Enjoy the holiday weekend!
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Robin Burrage (2019-09-17)
Robin Burrage has been entertaining audiences for over a decade. She has performed in musical theater, cabaret revues, at weddings, and as a featured ...
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Thank you all for your service!Welcoming our newest cohort of AmeriCorps members, pictured here at AmeriCorps Opening Day. Among their many talents are their multilingual abilities: together they speak twelve different languages!
Thank you to 2019-2020 NAIP host sites:
YMCA International Learning Center
YMCA International Learning Center - Woburn
Project Citizenship
MIRA: Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition
English for New Bostonians
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center - BCNC
BEST Hospitality Training
Immigrant and Refugee Health Program at BMC
English At Large
The Chelsea Collaborative
The Right to Immigration Institute
North Shore Community Action Programs
JVS Boston
Immigrants' Assistance Center, Inc.
JFS of Metrowest
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Our offices are open today, but our partner libraries are closed in honor of Veterans Day. For this reason EAL group programs are cancelled.
Thank you to our presenters and panelists!A full day professional development conference for EAL volunteers
Happening now: Conversation Group facilitator coffee, where volunteers connect and share their knowledge and experience. Thank you Burlington Public Library for hosting this great event!
Our New American Integration Program AmeriCorps member is visiting Conversation Groups to introduce learners to our Career Access Lab Program! While at a group in Acton, Massachusetts, Joe also joined the conversation about homophones - words that are pronounced the same, but spelled differently with different meanings. See the pears?
Veronica is a true champion for local immigrants! Thank you for your leadership and vision in founding Project Citizenship
The Addendum: A Message from Our Executive Director
After many months of thoughtful planning with our Board of Directors, I wanted to share the news with you that I will be stepping down from my position at Project Citizenship next Spring.Beginner English starts this week! Taught by dedicated, enthusiastic student volunteers from Tufts University and Brandeis University, these classes help local immigrants acquire the survival English they need in everyday life. We are proud of this successful partnership that brings a much-needed program to Medford, Massachusetts and Waltham, Massachusetts!
This is great news for many people who travel to work in Burlington's growing restaurant scene! Thank you State Rep. Ken Gordon and State Senator Cindy Friedman for securing this service.
New Lowell to Burlington shuttle opens job opportunities
LOWELL — Employers in Burlington hope that a new Lowell to Burlington shuttle will help them tap into the city’s labor pool. The shuttle launched last week after years of research and plannin…We are excited to offer a new evening Conversation Group this fall at the Sargent Memorial Library. Thank you for partnering with us to support local immigrants as they increase their speaking confidence!
Will we see you tonight at Josephine's Cabaret at Club Cafe? Come out and support English At Large!
Joe, our New American Integration Program AmeriCorps member was here this past week, onboarding and getting organized. He will join his fellow members for the next 4 weeks in training to earn his TESOL certification. We look forward to welcoming him back to EAL in October and the opening of our Career Access Lab program!
Join us next week, Tuesday September 17th at Josephine's Cabaret at Club Cafe for a fabulous show with Robin Burrage to benefit English At Large! Get your tickets in advance to ensure great seats! www.clubcafe.com/event/robin-burrage/?instance_id=10317
Robin Burrage (September 17th)
Robin Burrage has been entertaining audiences for over a decade. She has performed in musical theater, cabaret revues, at weddings, and as a featured singer with The Northeastern University Symphony Orchestra. Since 2010, Robin has performed a series of one-woman cabaret shows, each infused with hum
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