Madison Shomaker (she/her) is the Adult Education Coordinator at the Vietnamese Association of Illinois. She is a strong proponent of accessible, quality education and is devoted to intercultural communication. In addition to having studied journalism and anthropology at the University of Missouri, she also holds certificates in both Multicultural Studies and Digital Global Studies. Additionally, she possesses a 120-hour TEFL certificate from the Language House in Prague,

Czech Republic. Her interests lie in reading classic novels, planning trips, and getting lost in the city.