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Careers and Job Opportunities

Talented, successful people with interesting jobs — people who turned their ability to communicate into an excellent and rewarding career. The list below is not complete, of course. We'd be delighted to hear from our alumni whose jobs we haven't listed yet, or to hear from people with questions about careers in languages.

  • Lawyer
  • Magazine publisher
  • Financial trader
  • Journalist
  • Actress
  • Hotel manager
  • Banker
  • Film producer
  • Labor specialist
  • Embassy receptionist
  • Pilot
  • Importer
  • Educator
  • Political science professor
  • TV-radio executive
  • Computer programmer

Recent graduates

We celebrate the positive impact our TESOL alumni are making in the world. Two of our graduates, Liz and Sasha (pictured below), are integral members of the Open Doors English team in Ithaca, NY, where they are celebrating five years of dedicated service to adult English learners. See this news article for more. Find out more about Open Doors English here.

Liz Susmann, Project Co-director and Educator

Liz Susmann

Liz loves teaching English.  She started teaching as a substitute and summer teacher, which led her to pursue a Masters in Education (English as a Second Language) from SUNY Cortland. She enjoys meeting students from all over the world, and is humbled and inspired by her students' cheerful perseverance through the difficulties of learning a new language, and kindness they share with her and their classmates. Liz enjoys helping students connect to the Ithaca community through guest speakers and field trips, and finding fun ways to practice English in class. 

Sasha Endo, Educator

Sasha Endo

Sasha fell in love with teaching English to speakers of other languages while working at a school in Guayaquil, Ecuador.  She earned her Masters in Education (Secondary Education) from the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters in Education (English as a Second Language) from SUNY Cortland. Her passions include connecting students to resources and experiences in the community that will help them reach their goals.  She also strives to help students navigate new personal and cultural experiences that they encounter while in a new country. 

Current job openings

School districts across the state frequently contact our department looking to hire our graduates for teaching positions! The following schools contacted us this fall in need of Spanish and/or French teachers. See each school's website for contact information and tell them you heard about the jobs here.

Search for teaching jobs in your region on the Online Application System for K-12 Education (OLAS).