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.
Na'tisha Mills
Programs Assistant, AmeriCorps
Na’tisha is serving as EAL’s Programs Assistant for the 2018 – 2019 year while simultaneously contributing to AmeriCorps’s New American Integration Program. She will assist in the development of Job Readiness Training services at English At Large as well as facilitate the Career Access Lab program.
Prior to English At Large, Na’tisha studied at Rivier University in Nashua, New Hampshire, where she focused her studies on Political Science and Sociology. With a passion for law and politics, she served on the committee for Model United Nations, which represented the University at the National Harvard Model UN Conference each year. While studying for her B.A she spent time volunteering through her church in the New England area, as well as mentored children in the community. She is excited to be joining the team at English At Large, and will work to further expand the Career Mentor program which began last year.
After serving at English at Large, Na’tisha plans to use her gained experience working with new immigrants and refugees to continue her education in Law, where she will focus her studies on Human Rights. In her spare time Na’tisha enjoys singing on her church choir and hiking mountains around 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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Do you need to practice speaking and listening in English? Registration for our Conversation Group Program continues through January 11, 2019! https://t.co/dnCqYpPzlT nglish?
EAL Offices will be closed December 24th through the New Year. We will reopen Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Happy Holidays!
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Happening now: an engineer from Venezuela, an HR Professional from Japan, an Educator from Peru and 8 other highly skilled immigrants are learning how to develop a job search and advance their career in the U.S. in our Career Access Lab (CAL). #EnglishAtLargeSuccess
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A free program offering tomorrow and again on January 22nd at the Medford, Massachusetts Public Library
Registration for our Spring Conversation Groups closes tomorrow at 5:00 pm! Many groups still have openings, including Billerica, Massachusetts, Billerica Public Library Concord, Massachusetts Belmont, Massachusetts, Waltham, Massachusetts Reading, Massachusetts Register today! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc_Y7VU8A3UXMzC9RMbqMribVpEHYDp10eWYbdCoO0tM5miCw/viewform
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For more information about our groups, please visit our website: http://www.englishatlarge.org/conversation-groups/ You will receive an email confirmation from English At Large with group confirmation. You can only register for one group. Our conversation groups are very popular. Registration is acc...**Please share** We are currently seeking Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Cantonese, and/or Vietnamese speakers interested in increasing access to citizenship in Greater Boston! We are proud to have had Belem, Bridget, Dani, Leptune, Kayla, Casey, Erik, Peter, Jess, Sarah, Lilibeth, and Emma serve in our New American Integration Program at Project Citizenship, and you can too. Apply here today: http://bit.ly/applyNAIP2019
Important information for local residents.
Do you need to practice speaking and listening in English? Registration for our Conversation Group Program continues through January 11, 2019! ow.ly/vozw30n4z7u nglish?
EAL Offices will be closed December 24th through the New Year. We will reopen Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Happy Holidays!
Service is a great opportunity to gain important skills while supporting local organizations. Big shout out to our NAIP member, pictured here front and center!Join our team! The New American Integration Program is an opportunity to serve immigrants and refugees while building and utilizing your professional skills. We are now accepting applications to serve in full-time, six-month AmeriCorps positions at Catholic Charities Worcester County, The Chelsea Collaborative, Community Economic Development Center, JVS Boston, Project Citizenship, YMCA International Learning Center, & YMCA International Learning Center - Woburn! Check out our new online application here: https://miracoalition.kindful.com/register/serve-naip
We are proud to partner with MIRA: Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition in service to local immigrants. Thank you Christine for your service and for being a role model for us all!
Meet Christine, a former refugee who now opens up doors for others
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Christine was born and raised in Rwanda, and lived in a refugee camp for several years before moving to Kenya and then the U.S. “My experiences sparked a fire in me to help those who are helpless,” she says. Now, as director of our AmeriCorps program, she leads a team helping immigrants and refu...Scenes from our Fall Lexington Conversation Group. Thanks to our wonderful volunteers and host sites for delivering this high-impact program!
Do you like to meet new people, learn about different cultures and make a difference in your community? EAL is currently recruiting volunteers to serve as Conversation Group facilitators. Those willing to serve in Billerica, Massachusetts are most needed! www.englishatlarge.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/EAL-Conversation-Group-Facilitator.pdf
Thank you Foundation for MetroWest for generously supporting our work to help local immigrants achieve their life goals!
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Coming to you live from the 2018 Grant Celebration!
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