President: Paul Daniels

Paul Daniels has been teaching EFL for 30 years in Hawaii, Indonesia and Japan. He currently teaches at Kochi University of Technology in Shikoku where he is involved in designing and teaching a project-based ESP course for first year students. Paul is also involved in the JALTCALL special interest group and is interested in developing mobile learning applications and Moodle plugins for language learning. His current research examines how technology can be used to reinforce project-based instructional models.

Treasurer: Aya Yamasaki
Aya Yamasaki is currently an associate professor at Kochi University of Technology in Japan. She has a MA in TESOL. Her research interests include Computer/Mobile-Assisted Language Learning, learners’ motivation, and learner development.

Membership Chair: Mark Johnson

Publicity Chair: Kemper Johanson

Kemper has been teaching in Kochi for more than a decade now. He holds a master’s degree in TESOL. He is also involved in the Extensive Reading SIG. He feels very lucky to be able to collaborate and learn from so many motivated teachers because of JALT. 

Program Chair: Michelangelo Magasic

Michelangelo Magasic holds a PhD in the field of internet communications. He has 10+ years of experience working within the field of ELT education within Japan, primarily in higher education. He enjoys working together with young people and assisting them in their personal growth. He is interested in CALL and classroom social dynamics and his research is influenced by the broader humanities.

Kagawa Prefectural Representative: Gerardine McGrohan

Tokushima Prefectural Representative: Gerard Marchesseau

Gerard Marchesseau has been teaching English in Japan since 1995 and has been at Naruto University of Education for the last 20 years. His main academic interests are in communicative language teaching approaches and trying to measure sticky psychological constructs like motivation and engagement.