Meet our Teachers
Amanda Aragona Mitchell
Amanda worked with young adults in implementing and developing extracurricular activities in theatre from 2014 to 2019. She arrived in Georgia in January 2020. Currently she teaches English at “English Book Education” language school “Unique Learning” and is learning Georgian herself. She is excited to use her theater background to bring English language lessons to Georgian students. Amanda hopes that televised lessons will play a great role to improve the quality of Georgian distance education.
Paul Pinson
Paul was born and raised in California. He studied Philosophy and English Literature at New York University. His interests include backpacking, writing, ancient history, and the Irish language. Here in Georgia he teaches English at Unique Learning and English Book Education; he also has a number of private students, some of whom he is helping pass tests such as the GMAT. He has been in Georgia since May 2021 and hopes to learn the Georgian language and hike every trail.
John Kirby
My name is John Kirby, I'm from Dallas, Texas in the United States. I graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2016 with a BS in Economics, I've since worked in a variety of fields from database management to teaching. I moved to Georgia in 2021 and have been teaching here for the past year, both English as a second language as well as Literature and Critical Thinking."
Meet the Administration
Mikheil Gurgenidze
President, Operations and Business Development
Mikheil Gurgenidze graduated from Nottingham Business School with a degree in MSc Management and Marketing. Later, gained Master’s degree from the University of Oxford, Said Business School with the degree in Organizational Leadership.
Davit Tsereteli
Project Manager position at The Book Club
Davit Tsereteli is from Tbilisi, Georgia. He was studying Business Administration at Lazarski University in Warsaw, Poland. Davit has been a member of English Book Education since 2017. He occupies a Project Manager position at Book Club
Tamar Abulashvili
Administrative Officer at The Book Club
Tamar Abulashvili has been a member of English Book Education since 2022. She occupies an Administrative Officer position at Book Club.
Tamar graduated from Tbilisi State University with a degree in English Philology. Later, gained Master’s degree from Tbilisi State University, Institute of European Studies with the degree in European Studies.
Rusudan Lashkarashvili
Administrative Officer at The Book Club
Rusudan Lashkarashvili has been a member of English Book Education since 2021.She occupies an Administrative officer position at Book Club Rusudan Lashkarashvili graduated from Georgia Technical University with a degree in International Telecommunication .
Mariam Kilasonia
Administrative Officer at Book Club
Mariam Kilasonia has been a member of English Book Education since 2022. She occupies an Administrative Officer position at Book Club.
Mariam graduated from Tbilisi State University with a degree in Political Science. She has been studying Master’s of Public Policy and Administration at Tbilisi State University since 2022.