Teaching Staff

David Corse (M. Ed)
Academic Director

David comes from St.Louis, Missouri in the United States. He taught for over 12 years in the Fox G-6 District of St. Louis where he also attended primary and secondary school. Following that, he also taught for five years in Dallas, Texas and 18 years in the St. Louis City Public schools.

The lively discussions he creates make him very popular with his students. He has been the Academic Director of Jurong Point Branch since 2009

Beverly O'Sullivan (B.Tchg, TESOL Cert, Cert Tchr Aides)
Deputy Academic Director

Beverly comes from Queensland, Australia where she has extensive experience teaching students from 5 to 12 years of age in a number of schools.

Having joined MAE in 2010, she is very keen continue working with Singapore students. Her friendly personality and love of teaching will endear her to her students

Elizabeth Bolwell (B.Ed.,Dip Tchg)

Liz came to MAE in 2011 from Dunedin in New Zealand, where she has had extensive experience in teaching a wide range of students from pre-school to secondary level.

Students respond well to her dynamic personality and her ability to foster their interests. Her caring nature will make her a popular teacher.

David Walter (B.A., Dip Tchg, Dip Recreation & Sport)

David has spent 30 years teaching in New Zealand schools. Having recently enjoyed living in another culture in South America, he is keen to experience the Singapore environment. Students will respond well to his sense of humour and benefit from his extensive knowledge and skills.

Pamela Walter (B.A., Dip Tchg)

Pamela comes from New Zealand and is the mother of 3 independent children. She has had more than 15 years of teaching experience and is particularly interested in developing the skills of younger Singapore students. Her firm, but positive approach makes her very popular with both parents and students.

Helen Gairns (Dip Tchg, Grad Dip Ed Studies, TEFL Cert)

For nearly 20 years, Helen has been teaching English to students from early primary level to adults in a range of educational centres in Australia. She has also spent time teaching English to foreign students in Papua New Guinea, London and Qatar.

This significant experience, along with extensive training in foreign language teaching, places her in an ideal position to provide high quality lessons for our Singapore students.

William Verrall (M.A., B.A., Dip Tchg)

Bill is from New Zealand, where he has been teaching for more than 35 years, including 10 years as a school principal. Before joining MAE in 2010, he also had several years teaching in the Maldives with his wife Lathee and has also worked for a period of time for the Department of Conservation.

This vast range of experience will be of great benefit to him in assisting our Singapore students to improve their English.

Latheefa Verrall (B.A., Dip Tchg)

Lathee has spent more than 30 years teaching in a range of New Zealand schools before joining MAE in 2010. Her added involvement in managing a library, providing ESL tutoring and coaching students for speech and debating competitions equips her very well for working with our Singapore students.

She is a highly energetic teacher who devotes a great deal of attention to the needs of all students and they respond very favourably to this.

Robert Mckenzie (B.A., Dip. Ed)

Robert joined MAE in 2011 from the Perth area of Australia. He has had 20 years of experience teaching in a range of educational instituitions.

After extensive travelling overseas, including significant time in Asia, he is keen to devote his time and skills in motivating the Singapore students and foster their love for reading, writing and oral communication.