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Our Contributors
Maryann Reid
Aaron Crotty
Dr Jan L. Jones
Betina Fuentes
PreSha Barnes
Melissa Monney
Chassie Selouane
Dr Thomas Gamboa Jr
Mostafa Hassan
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
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.
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.
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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
[email protected]
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.
Dr 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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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.
Melissa is a passionate educator
from the United States of America.
She currently works with the Higher
Colleges of Technology in Abu
Dhabi. Melissa is highly qualified and
experienced. She is fluent in both
French and Spanish, and has a basic
level of Arabic.
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