Our Teachers

Staff Photo 2011-12

Honduran Teaching Staff:

• Gilda Alvarado, kindergarten assistant and primary social sciences
• Francisco Bringuez, primary social sciences
  
• Norma Casasola, high school Honduran history and legislation
• Rudy Dubón, primary art, civics, and music
• Ada Marroquin, secondary social sciences
• Norma Murcia, primary Spanish
• Yessenia Ramirez, secondary social sciences
• Patricia Sarmiento, primary Spanish and social sciences
• Carla Steiner, pre-kindergarten
• Ffarah Valenzuela, first grade assistant
• Keyla Valverth, secondary Spanish and civics
• Mariela Veliz, pre-kindergarten assistant
• Hernan Vides, secondary music and physical education
• Marisol Welchez, high school Spanish

2011-2012 Foreign Teaching Volunteers (USA):

• Craig Alton, Secondary Computers (AK)
• Ivy Berg, 5^th Grade (WI, U-Minn Duluth)
• Hannah Chamberlain, Special Education (IL, E. Illinois U.)
• Polly Cheeseman, 5^th Grade (IL, W. Illinois U.)
• Val Chekmazov, Secondary Literature & Social Studies (Russia and IL, U. Illinois Champaign-Urbana)
• Lovella Freeman, Secondary Science (NC, W. Carolina U.)
• David Harrington, 8th English, Fundraising Director, Webmaster (CT and NY, Grinnell Coll., Columbia U.)
• Sarah Harrington, Secondary and High School Literature and Art History (MA and NY, Barnard Coll., FIT)
• Mandy Heredia, 1st Grade (IL, W. Illinois U.)
• Marin Jackson, 2nd Grade (NJ and FL, U. Florida)
• Kristen Larson, 4^th Grade (IL, N. Illinois U.)
• Lauren McLellan, Kindergarten (FL, Florida Southern Coll.)
• Emily Monroe, 4^th Grade (PA, U. Pittsburgh)
• Alex Rangel, Maintenance and Substitute Teacher (AZ and OR)
• Amy Rangel, Secondary Math (OR and NH, UNH)
• Ashley Rovner, 6^th Grade (IL, U. Illinois Champaign-Urbana)
• Laura Scholes, 6^th Grade (AK)
• Gary Tranter, Secondary Social Studies (IL)
• Alexa von der Embse, Secondary English (OH, Ohio Wesleyan U.)
• John Weber, High School Math and Sciences, Director of Secondary School Programs (IL, U. Montana, NW Missouri State U.)

Mayatan 2010-2011 staff.

2010 - 2011 Foreign Teaching Volunteers (USA):

• Ragan Anderson, secondary and high school English (Freed-Hardeman University)
• Sarah Barr, fourth grade (Longwood University)
• Vadal Bolds, third grade (Emory University)
• Nate Brown, fifth grade (George Fox University)
• Dave Conway, secondary and high school math (Indiana University)
• Tiffany Crowl, fifth grade (Baylor University)
• Lo Daniels, first grade (University of Texas at Arlington)
• Sarah Harrington, secondary and high school literature, anthropology, and art history (Barnard College and FIT)
• Danielle Kaschub, third grade (UW - Eau Claire)
• Kat Kramer, sixth grade (University of Illinois)
• Lauren McLellan, kindergarten (Florida Southern College)
• Oliver "Max" Nigrosh, sixth grade (Colby College)
• Kyle Puckhaber, secondary math and physical education (UW - Eau Claire)
• Amy Rangel, secondary and high school sciences (University of New Hampshire)
• Davean Robbins, second grade (College of the Ozarks)
• Hallie Dyer, secondary literature and writing, and high school psychology (Birmingham Southern College)
• Christina Taddy, secondary math, computers, and physical education (UW - Eau Claire)
• John Weber, secondary biology, chemistry, and geology

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