Grete has taught English in Germany, Mexico, Norway, Turkey and the United States. She enjoys learning languages and about language. She studied Philology at the University of Oslo, Norway and at the University of Munich, Germany. She received the M.S. degree in Applied Linguistics from the Illinois Institute of Technology. She has enjoyed teaching students from many different countries and learning about their countries and cultures. Desiring to learn more, she pursued the M.Ed. in Multicultural Education and went on to research minority groups across the globe for the Ph.D. in Comparative International Education. For the latter she spent several years among native Americans in the United States and the Sami of Norway, Finland, and Sweden. She spent some years as an actor and has written books on how to teach English through the Theatre Arts as well as through Multicultural Education. Besides her involvement in language and culture, she enjoys taking care of her granddaughter, dancing, singing, and swimming.
John Kunkle
John is the newest member of the Las Vegas IAE faculty. He grew up in Ohio, taught there and received his B.A. in English and French from HeidelbergCollege and his M.A. in Romance Languages from CaseWestern ReserveUniversity. He then taught in the WisconsinUniversity system and received his Ph.D. in Second Language Education. Moving to the University of Louisiana, he directed a 2000-student ESL program and was heavily involved with the French-English bilingual programs there, and published some 20 books, articles and papers. In 1980, he and his family moved to Saudi Arabia, where he worked for the world's largest oil-producing company, teaching ESL, French and opera appreciation (!) in the evenings. John came to Las Vegas in 1997, working first as an educational consultant to the Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, and then five years with FLS, while also teaching French and ESL to performers and staff at Mystère and Ka, and ESL to employees in casinos in Las Vegas and Primm. He currently also teaches at the CommunityMulticulturalCenter. John has sung with and directed several choral groups, and in 2004, went on a singing tour of European cathedrals with one of them. He is an avid swimmer and occasionally teaches swimming and diving. John enjoys Las Vegas and IAE, but also likes to visit his five grandchildren in Florida.
Kaylyn Bondy
Associate Site Director
Kaylyn joined the IAE staff in 2010 as the Associate Site Director for the East Sunset Campus. She has lived in both Canada and France and started teaching English while living in Trois-Rivières, Québec. While pursuing her Master's Degree in International Business in France, she taught English to all different ages levels. She is very excited to be a part of IAE's international community and share her love for culture and language. She advises students on immigration, school policy, and attendance. She enjoys traveling, watching movies and listening to music.
