Meet Our Instructors
Our team includes more than 50 experienced linguists, with instructors based here in Charlottesville and across the U.S. and around the world. Together, they bring language, culture, and real-life experience into every lesson, creating learning that’s personal, engaging, and human.
Russian: Irina Kemp, M.A.
Born and raised in the Soviet Union and Ukraine, Irina earned a bachelor’s degree in linguistics and master’s degrees in education.
Russian: Anzhela Greene, M.A.
She relishes education, having graduated from university in St. Petersburg, Russia, earned her master’s degree in Brussels, Belgium, and studied languages in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Ukrainian/Russian: Tatiana Yavorska-Antrobius, M.A.
“By understanding a language, students gain a deeper appreciation of the people who speak it.”
Speak! is about CONNECTION!
Many of our favorite moments happen when teachers and students learn, laugh, and connect beyond the lesson.
