Lisa Bachman

Mika Burch

Mika Burch is a native of Okayama, Japan and has lived in the United States since 1995, with her husband and their two children. She graduated from Tezukayama College in Nara, Japan, and earned a degree in English. Mika began working with Collingridge Consulting in 2006, as a relocation advisor.

Debbie Collingridge

Deborah Collingridge has been involved in the relocation of overseas expatriates for over twelve years.  She enjoys meeting new people and finds tremendous satisfaction in helping newcomers comfortably adjust to living in the United States. 

Volunteer service has been very important to Deborah and she has served in a variety of capacities.  Her most interesting volunteer experience has been to serve as a partner in the language program at the University of Michigan. 

Currently, Deborah is pursuing a degree in Psychology at the University of Michigan.  She has studied French and Spanish and understands the complexities of learning a new language.  Visiting with members of her family around a roaring campfire, chatting with friends, walking her dog and reading are among her favorite activities.

Elena Fuller

Marianne Gardner-Sanchez

Raised in Idaho, Marianne is now a mother of three adorable children. 

She had the opportunity to study abroad in Jerusalem where she gained a love for other people and their cultures.  She has also lived in Canada where she worked with the Spanish community.  She graduated with an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Spanish from EMU. She now loves teaching piano and English to other students.

Helping as a volunteer in her community as a translator helps Marianne keep up her Spanish skills and cheerful attitude. 

Linda Gutman

Mary Henning

Linda Newberry

Linda left her native Iowa and began a 25-yr nomadic life as a ‘dependant’ Army wife, living in several culturally and linguistically challenging areas of the US and Europe.

In each location she conducted adult English (American) conversation classes for partially fluent adults. Settling in Canton, Michigan and employed by Plymouth-Canton Community Schools (PCCS), she worked exclusively with non-English speaking Middle and High School students in the English as a Second Language (ESL) department. In addition to language instruction, Linda was editor of several newsletters for social/welfare organizations.

She brings a love of American history and culture; slang and idioms; fun and casualness to her work with English students of all ages.