Lesley is National Board Certified Teacher with almost 20 years of teaching experience ranging from EFL teaching in Japan to higher education teaching at a large public university, middle school classroom reading teacher, and as an itinerant, EL specialist where she works with ages PK3-12th grade. She holds her BA in English and two Master's Degrees: Applied Linguistics and Secondary Education, English. Currently, she is Adjunct Faculty at Marshall University and an EL specialist. She is a requested presenter, teacher trainer, and leader. Lesley has presented at numerous state and International conferences and trained teachers nationwide.