Background
Thorkelson, Tory Stephen was born on February 6, 1968 in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Son of James Michael and Myra Belle Thorkelson.
Thorkelson, Tory Stephen was born on February 6, 1968 in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Son of James Michael and Myra Belle Thorkelson.
Bachelor in History Advanced Major, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1990. Bachelor of Education in Secondary Stream, UPEI, Charlottetown, 1991. Master of Education in Teaching English as a Second Language/Teaching English as a foreign language, University Manitoba, Winnipeg, 1996.
Actor Confederation Players, Charlottetown, Canada, 1989—1991. Assistant English teacher Nakgami Education Office, Okinawa City, Japan, 1991—1994. Instructor YBM Sisa Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1996—1998.
Assistant professor, coordinator Hanyang University, 1998—2009. Teacher trainer Sookmyung Women's University, 2007—2008. Secretary, vice president KOTESOL, Seoul, 2000—2004, president, 2004—2006.
Member of Teachers English to Speakers Other Languages Inc, KOTESOL (1st vice president & national president 2007-2009).
Married Hye-Ah Yoo, July 6, 2002.
