Header image with MYFest25, June, July and August 2025 written in the middle. On the right there is the equity unbound logo of a colorful world map and the words 'equity unbound' overlaid and on the left there is the MYFest logo with the colorful blue, pink and purple circle in the middle and the words 'equitable, emergent, caring, community, creative' around the circle.

Heather Kretschmer

Co-facilitator, Co-organizer, Community-building and Community reflection, Guest Facilitator or Speaker, Open Education and Digital Literacies, Wellbeing and Joy

Originally from the USA, I’ve been teaching English for over 20 years, primarily in Germany. I earned degrees in German (BA & MA) and Teaching English as a Second Language (MA) from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, USA. I enjoy writing and am part of the editing team of MindBrainEd Think Tanks, an open-access online magazine published monthly by the Japan Association of Language Teaching. Since 2013, I’ve worked as a Coordinator of Business English at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen in Germany.

For me MYFest is a wonderful opportunity to connect with students and educators from across the globe. By gradually building and deepening relationships with one another over time, we learn and grow. MYFest is a space to feel deeply, celebrate, and create in community.

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