
Bios: Todd Berozsky (ALTI, Saitama City BOE), Tyson Rode (AET, Tokorozawa BOE) and Robert Rowland (Head ALTI, Saitama City BOE) have developed the communicative-skills enrichment program known in Japanese as 潤いの時間 (Uruoi no Jikan), also known as ECAD (English Communication Abilities Development), a nationally-backed research program now in its eighth year at Saitama City. In their roles as ALTIs (ALT Instructor), they are responsible for the education of students, teachers, and the public with regards to this special program that enables students to foster relationships with the international community, increase their ability to deduce and understand a situation and its appropriate response, and develop the attitudes and abilities necessary for self expression. They are active in the English teaching community, with significant contributions to the Nakasendo English Conference, JALT, and the Saitama City Educators.