Teach Middle East Magazine Jan-Feb 2016 Issue 3 Volume 3 | Seite 8

OUR CONTR
Maryann Reid

Shakti is an educator who
has also worked as a licensed
Healthcare
Practitioner
of
various healing modalities. She
is the author of ‘The Busy Babe’s
guide to Wellness: 8 Steps to a
Healthier you Now!’ which is
available on www.amazon.com

Aaron Crotty

Dr Jan L. Jones

Betina Fuentes

PreSha Barnes

Melissa Monney

Chassie Selouane

Dr Thomas Gamboa Jr

Mostafa Hassan

Aaron is a certified Senior
Financial Planner with over
seven (7) years experience in
the financial industry. He is
based in Dubai where he utilises
his expertise representing Arlo
Associates. Contact Aaron
via email at aaron.crotty@
arloassociates.com

Betina is a Cycle 2 teacher at a
girls’ school in Al Ain. She and
her family are from Florida, USA
and are enjoying their time in
the UAE. She enjoys travelling,
meeting new teachers, and
helping her students learn as
much as they can.

Melissa is a passionate educator
from the United States of
America. She currently works
with the Abu Dhabi Education
Council. Melissa is highly
qualified and experienced. She
is fluent in both French and
Spanish, and has a basic level of
Arabic.

Gamboa has nearly 20 years of
teaching experience at all levels
from elementary to university
graduate level. He is currently in
his second year as a cycle three
public school English teacher in
the UAE.

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Aisha Shakti Hakim

Maryann Reid, a personal
coach and educator from New
York, has a passion for helping
women create structure and
safety in their busy lives. To
connect with her, visit www.
booksandbuzz.com

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Class Time

Dr Jones (Ph.D.) has 10 years
of full time teaching and
advising experience in leisure,
sustainable tourism and global
education. Her research has
taken her to Cuba, Portugal,
Germany,
Ireland,
Jordan,
Jamaica, Cyprus, and Crete.

PreSha has been an educator for
the past seven years. Originally
from Houston, Texas, PreSha is
passionate about empowering
other educators. She is also a
Teach UAE Magazine Blogger.

Chassie Selouane has a
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
& Education, a Master’s of
Education Degree - Curriculum
Instruction with a Specialization
in ESl. Chassie is the Director of
Learning at SAIS-Dubai.

Mostafa (ArabBaba) is a teacher
by profession. He has been an
Arab Stay-At-Home-Baba (Dad)
to his two daughters. He is also
a blogger, who is on a mission to
prove that Parental Engagement
is vital to the process of children’s
education. For more on ArabBaba
visit www.ArabBaba.org