Language Development and Training Personnel
Caryn Devilbiss Benitez
M.A. in Linguistics
Language Development and Training Coordinator
Team Associate Director, SOLEA MSEAG
(Scripture Engagement, Orality, Literacy, EthnoArts, Anthropology)
Liz Foerster
B.A. Elementary Education
M.A. Applied Linguistics
Language Development and Training Coordinator
Training Specialist and Mother Tongue Literacy Consultant and Trainer
Interests: Mother tongue based education, literacy materials development, Lanna literacy
Dr. Kimmo Kosonen
PhD in Education
Languages Development Specialist
Justin Randoph
B.A. Social Work, Minor in Music
M.A. Master of Art in World Arts
EthnoArts Consultant
Chiu Lai Yee
M.A. Language and Translation
Training Specialist
Michael YK Leung
B.A. Hons, Philosophy
Training Specialist
Dr. Todd Saurman
Guest Lecturer
Senior EthnoArts Consultant, SIL International,
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Saurman, Todd. 2013. “Singing for Survival in the Highlands of Cambodia: Tampuan Revitalization of Music as Cultural Reflexivity.” PhD diss., Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
Dr. Mary Saurman
Guest Lecturer
Senior EthnoArts Consultant, SIL International,
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Saurman, Mary Elizabeth. 2021.
“Hmong Songs in Education Through a Therapeutic Lens: An Innovative Approach in Northern Thailand.” Bangkok: White Lotus.
Kristyna Rousova
Guest Lecturer
Ethno Arts Consultant