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Meet the Team

Sadia Sadia Bruce Sadia Bruce is a writer, performer, and teacher with nearly a decade of experience teaching the finer points of the English language to students at all levels of study. A first-generation American born to a Filipino mother and Liberian father, Sadia has a knack for effective intercultural communication. She lived in Osaka, Japan for one year as a high school exchange student– the experience that sparked her enduring love of travel– and again in 2008 as an English teacher to adult learners. She attended Howard University in Washington, DC and Parsons the New School for Design in New York, NY.
Keith Keith Kim Keith Kim was born and raised in New York City to two first-generation Korean parents. He attended Stuyvesant High School, and then went on to SUNY Buffalo and SUNY Binghamton. After his graduation, he taught English in Korea. Thereafter, he traveled to Japan to teach English in the public school system. Now back in his hometown New York, he is working to teach English to people of all levels, all over the world.
Dede Tete-Rosenthal Dede Tete-Rosenthal Dede was born in tropical Togo, West Africa but raised in cold Michigan and New York close to the Canadian border. But this drastic change in weather did not change her personality much and she grew up laughing, poking fun at most things and dancing freely at every opportunity. Currently, she is finishing her PhD research and teaching while in Tokyo but still having adventures and dancing whenever time permits.
Jonathan Seiden Jonathan Seiden Jonathan is from The United States and was raised in the Washington DC suburbs. His first experience teaching came as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kyrgyzstan and he has continued this passion in his current home of Tokyo by working at Teikyo University. Jonathan has written English and Russian podcast and video series and serves as the native English speaking host on a wide variety of other series. In his free time he enjoys learning, city cycling, playing and listening to weird music, and following American politics.
Alisha Alisha was born in California in the United States and raised in Oregon. She’s a native English speaker. Following graduation and after obtaining her BA in Japanese with a secondary concentration in business, she worked as an English teacher for two years in Japan before transferring to her current positions. She currently works at both Tokyo University and a beer/spirits import company. She enjoys cooking, knitting, exploring Tokyo, and sampling craft beer from all around the world! She is very glad to be working with the EnglishClass101.com team, and hopes that the listeners will enjoy her work as well.
Braden Chase Braden Chase is a long-time teacher and student of linguistics, and has lived in and traveled to many parts of the world. He began teaching English nearly 10 years ago while on an exchange program in Brazil. He has since worked as a translator, interpreter, and business consultant to many companies throughout the world. He has extensive experience in English morphology and pragmatics but specializes in pronunciation and phonology.
Barbara Keene Barbara Keene has lived in Brazil for the past 9 years teaching English at schools, corporations, and privately. She holds a degree in psychology and has extensive experience in alternative medicine, and worked for many years as a massage therapist. She is an avid reader and enjoys helping others learn.