Christian Perticone

Christian Perticone  
ELS Language Centers

Christian Perticone is the Center Director for ELS in Manhattan. He is also the Vice President of Outreach for NYS TESOL. Formerly, he was the Director of Language Programs at MSCT, a nonprofit that serves the South Brooklyn community. He also served as the Chairperson of the Language Studies Department in one of Manhattan’s largest college ESL programs. He entered this field when he taught EFL in Madrid, Spain. He earned his TESOL Certification at Teachers College, his MFA from Arizona State University, his BA from the University of Rochester, and he is currently studying Project Management and Nonprofit Management with the Harvard Extension School. He has presented on the intersectionality of Hip Hop and pedagogical practices, and he is interested in better approaches to leadership and administration. He has presented at several conferences, including the Annual HipHopEx Conference at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Reimagining Education Summer Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University, and the NYS TESOL Conference. He presented an earlier version of this presentation at the NYS TESOL 53rd Annual Conference on November 3rd, 2023.