President 2026-2027 | Brazil

University of Brasilia

Gladys holds a BA in English Language and Literatures, an MA and a PhD in Language Studies, and post-doctoral studies in language assessment. She also holds the COTE and the DELTA. She is a full professor at the Department of Foreign Languages and Translation at the University of Brasília. She is a member of the BrazTESOL Assessment Special Interest Group and president of the Latin American Association for Language Testing and Assessment - LAALTA.

Vice President 2026-2027 | Costa Rica 

University of Costa Rica

Walter is a professor and researcher at the University of Costa Rica (UCR), specializing in language assessment and testing, with more than 25 years of experience. He is the founder of the Language Evaluation and Training Program (PELEx) at UCR and has played a key role in the development of language assessment initiatives at both the national and regional levels. Walter served as Secretary of the Latin American Association for Language Testing and Assessment (LAALTA) for two years.

Secretary 2026 - 2027 | Brazil

Universidad del Norte

Juliana holds an MA and a PhD in Language Studies, and postdoctoral studies focused on the teachers’ education and teaching of English in Early Childhood (Université de Geneva; Unemat and UnB). She is an associate professor at the Modern Languages Department at Londrina State University, Brazil. She teaches and supervises undergraduate and graduate students both in the Language Studies Program and the Professional Master's Program. She is a member at large of the Latin American Association for Language Testing and Assessment (LAALTA) and a member of the BrazTesol Young Learners  Special Interest Group. Her research field includes Linguistic Education in Early Childhood, focused on second language, bi/multi and plurilinguism, and children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities(SEND). She is the founder and leader of the Research Group FELICE/ CNPq (Brazilian Research Council).