Meet the Teachers
Prudence Ingerman
Senior ESL Instructor and Curriculum Coordinator
I value learning from you as much as teaching you. I also enjoy empowering you with strategies, which will help you to do well in regular college classes and in your careers. I came to Juniata College in June of 1997. Before that I worked in Bolivia, Ecuador and Canada in a variety of jobs related to health education and teaching ESL. I received my Master’s in TESL from the School for International Training. At Juniata, I sing in the Choral Union and play several instruments in an early music group (14th - 17th century music) and am the faculty advisor for the Knitting Club.
Claire Holzner
Intensive English Program Coordinator and ESL Instructor
After I got my MA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, I taught English in Torun, Poland for seven years, at a teacher training college and a university. I have also taught ESL at universities in Pittsburgh, Pa. At Juniata I help with administration of the Intensive English Program and teach some courses. In my free time, I work in ceramics, write poems, and explore the beautiful forests and mountains of central Pennsylvania.
Gretchen Ketner
Intensive English Program Instructor and Interim Director
Because I love working with people and language and learning about other cultures, being an ESL teacher is a natural fit for me. One of the most exciting things in the world is being able to connect with other people and cultures through language. I received an MA in TESL from Penn State University and have taught students from elementary to university level in Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan, as well as at Penn State, before coming to Juniata. In my free time, I enjoy reading, singing in a choir, playing volleyball, and serving as a mentor to college-age women.
Matthew Puskar
Intensive English Program Instructor
Amy White
Intensive English Program Instructor
I am excited to be part of the Intensive English Program at Juniata College! Some highlights of my career thus far include teacher training in Panama, teaching ESL to adult immigrants in Washington, DC and California, and teaching ESL to university students at Ohio University and the University of Maryland. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, searching for mushrooms in the forest, gardening, making homemade cheese and soap, and cooking.
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