Jennifer Phillips is a leader in ESL Teaching, Curriculum Design, Program Development, and Faculty Training. She is the current Board Chair for Study Wisconsin, the state consortium of Universities. In addition, she sits on the board of EnglishUSA, an organization that is the voice for English Language Programs in the Untied States, as well as Leading Change, an organization working towards bringing transformational change to African countries through education.

Jennifer graduated summa cum laude from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, studying Geography and Global Cultures. While working in the field of Community Development, she saw the need for improved English training. After teaching English in Ecuador, Thailand and New Zealand, she earned her Masters Degree in Teaching English as a Second Language from the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education.

Jennifer is the Director of WESLI (Wisconsin ESL Institute), located in Madison, Wisconsin, an organization that works to prepare students to be collaborative leaders in their chosen academic and professional environments in the US and abroad, through Academic English preparation and Teacher Training. Through WESLI, Jennifer has the honor of traveling internationally to promote educational partnerships and witness firsthand how education has the power to empower individuals, transform educational institutions and change communities.