Irina Brodskaya

Irina Brodskaya is an experienced professional in linguistics and language instruction, currently serving as the CEO at Understanding Americans and an Accent Reduction Coach at My Russian Accent since January 2017. Brodskaya has also been a freelance educator on platforms like Verbling and italki, teaching English and Russian as a Foreign Language since June 2016. An editor, proofreader, and layout designer for Polymed Publishing House since September 2009, Brodskaya specializes in proofreading and designing layouts in Adobe InDesign. Previous roles include Russian Linguist at DefinedCrowd Corp. and various teaching positions at San Francisco State University, where Brodskaya supported students through tutoring and instructional assistance. Irina Brodskaya holds a Master’s Degree in Linguistics from San Francisco State University and a Bachelor’s Degree in History from Russian State University for the Humanities.