The people who run the summer

Every ELC summer is run by a full team on campus: a program director, certified English teachers, residential counselors who live in the halls and activity leaders. Students are supervised in class, on excursions and at night.

Certified teachers who teach English through projects, not worksheets.
Residential counselors who live in the residence halls on campus and lead the afternoons and evenings, with an emergency line available.
An ELC counselor in a blue staff shirt jumping in the air on a walkway on the UCLA campus
Staff welcoming new students at program orientation
An ELC teacher leading an English lesson at UCLA

Individual staff profiles for summer 2027 are added ahead of the season. To meet the UCLA team, see the ELC UCLA staff.

Leadership

At ELC you will enjoy learning the language from native speakers of American English, all of whom are experienced teachers of English as a Foreign Language. All ELC instructors hold university degrees, and many have received advanced degrees in TEFL or related fields. Strong professional skills together with a warm and caring attitude set our faculty apart from others. Most importantly, the small class size at ELC assures you of all the expert attention and intensive class participation you need to learn English quickly.

Ellyn Levine President and Founder
Jennifer McEleney Senior Vice President