20. Busan-Gyeongnam Chapter President

Anika Casem double-majored in English and speech communication, has a MA in communication studies, and a TESOL certificate. In the U.S., she taught public speaking at the university level and adult language learners at a local community college. Since joining KOTESOL, she has been a panel speaker at Ewha Womans University, presented at KOTESOL conferences, worked as a Zoom technical assistant for the online National Conference, attended chapter meetings, and acted as the Busan-Gyeongnam Chapter Membership Officer in 2020. She has been in South Korea since 2016 and currently teaches at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Global Campus, Gwangju, Gyeonggi.