Parallel Sessions 2, Track 1
Global Languages and Careers
11:30am-12:30am, Apr 4 2025
Dr. Mark Linsky
Dr. Mark Linsky serves as the Program Specialist for World Languages at the Georgia Department of Education. With expertise in multilingual education, he supports language acquisition, dual language immersion, the Georgia Seal of Biliteracy and International Skills Diploma Seal, and professional development for educators, fostering language proficiency and cultural competence across Georgia's schools.
Dr. John Bunting
Dr. John Bunting is the director of the Intensive English Program and a Principal Senior Lecturer in the Intensive English Program at Georgia State University. His areas of interest include teacher training, language instruction for immigrants and refugees, and the use of technology in second language teaching and learning. His most recent book, co-authored with the wonderful Dr. Luciana Diniz and using corpus materials developed by Dr. Randi Reppen, is Grammar and Beyond 4 (2021, 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press). John has worked extensively on online teacher training for EFL teachers in Mexico and has given workshops and presentations on vocabulary, technology, and corpus linguistics in the US and in various countries around the world.
Anita Ninan
Anita Ninan is a dual-licensed attorney admitted to practice in Georgia, USA & in India. She is founder & principal attorney of Ninan Legal LLC, a boutique US immigration practice law firm. She focuses her practice on advising foreign companies on all US immigration aspects of their US market entry, US nationality law and global mobility. Anita is a Georgia Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (GIACC) Board Member, former Chair & President. She also serves as Hon. Legal Advisor to the Indian Consulate General of Atlanta; Advisory Council member, Dean Rusk International Law Center, UGA Law, Athens, GA; and Georgia District Export Council (GADEC) Board member.
Dr. Evaristo Doria
Dr. Evaristo Doria is an award-winning educator at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business, recognized with the 2023 Robinson College Business Faculty Recognition Award, the 2022 Georgia State University Instructional Innovation Award, and the 2020 Top Professor Master International Business Award. He has over 20 years of international senior executive experience at Fortune 100 companies and has co authored four books on business strategy.