MariAnne Dibbley has taught English/ESL for over 15 years in a variety of contexts, including university, middle school, and ESL school settings. In 1999, she established the California English Language Academy to teach ESL to the local community. During the school's ten years of operation, she frequently wrote her own curriculum. She has a Masters of Arts degree in Intercultural Communication from the University of California and is currently working on a PhD in Intercultural Education at Biola University.