About Me

Brian McManus is a Language Specialist at the University of Pennsylvania’s English Language Programs (ELP), where he has been teaching since 2011. Originally from Ireland, Brian pursued his undergraduate studies in the UK before teaching in Madrid, Spain, for two years and then in the San Francisco Bay Area for seven years. In California, he taught at various adult language programs, including Language Studies International (LSI), Contra Costa Community College, Alameda Adult School, and the International Rescue Committee (IRC), where he coordinated an English Language for Job Seeking Skills program for recently resettled refugees and asylees. He earned a BA in Theatre and Film Studies from London Metropolitan University and an MA in English (TESOL) from San Francisco State University.