La Mont Terry, Ph.D.,
Faculty Advisor
Chair, Department of Education, Occidental College
Brandon Zaslow, Ed.D.,
Site Director
Teacher, Granada Hills Charter TK-12
Advanced Practices, Contract Services, Local Partnerships, Leadership,
Coach Training
Iman AK Hashem,
Program Director
Instructor, CSU Long Beach
Arabic, Leadership, National Partnerships, Dual Immersion, Technology
Leadership Team Members
Current Program Leads
Morelia Baltazar,
Team Member
Teacher, Coachella Valley HS
Spanish Language and Culture
Vivanie Barrios,
Team Member
Teacher, Downtown Business
Magnet HS
Spanish Speakers
Tonja Byrom,
Team Member
Teacher/Administrator, CSU, Online Methods Instructor
Advanced Practices, Leadership, ELD, Technology
Rosallyn Celle,
Team Member
Teacher, Granite Hills HS
Instructional Practices, World Languages
Maggie Chen,
Team Member
Teacher, Granada Hills Charter TK-12
Mandarin, Technology
Ken DeShan,
Team Member
Teacher, Retired, Walnut HS
French
Ana Estangüi,
Team Member
Teacher, Hollywood HS
Spanish Literature and Culture, Film
Véronique Fastre-Blavier,
Team Member
Teacher, Granada Hills Charter TK-12
Textbook Enhancement
Jason Fritze,
Team Member
Teacher, El Morro Elementary School
Story-Based Instruction
Maria Inostroza,
Team Member
Instructional and Technology Specialist
Film, Technology
Connie Johnson,
Team Member
Teacher/Counselor, Retired
Granite Hills HS
Story-Based Instruction
Lewis Johnson,
Inland Empire Program Director
Instructor/Supervisor, CSUSB
Instructional Practices, World Language
Svetlana Lazarova,
Team Member
Teacher NBCT, Palm Springs HS
Advanced Practices, Leadership, ELD
María A. Leinenweber,
Team Member
Teacher NBCT, Retired, Crescenta Valley HS Spanish Speakers, ELD
Aurora Martínez,
Team Member
Teacher/Counselor, Retired, LAUSD
Spanish Language and Culture
Ana Mendoza,
Team Member
Teacher, Eagle Rock Jr./Sr. HS
Spanish Speakers
Natalia Pedrani,
Team Member
Teacher, Birmingham Charter HS
Spanish Language and Culture
Mike Rivera,
Team Member
Teacher, Granada Hills Charter TK-12
Textbook Enhancement, Global Studies, Unit Design, Technology
Ana Rubiales López,
Team Member
Teacher, LA Center for Enriched Studies
Spanish Literature and Culture
Valérie Sun, Ed.D.,
Team Member
Consultant, EmpowerED Consulting
Dual Immersion, French, Mandarin, Technology
Dennis Tanner,
Team Member
Teacher, Granada Hills Charter TK-12
Mandarin
Suzanne TenBroek,
Team Member
Teacher, Walnut HS
French
Bethany Thompson,
Team Member
Instructional Technology Coach, Apple Valley USD
Technology
Mercedes A. Thompson, Ph.D.,
Team Member
Professor, Retired, El Camino College
Evaluation
Ronit Ron Yerushalmi,
Team Member
Teacher/Administrator
Kavod Charter School
Hebrew
Heather Yoo,
Team Member
Teacher, Granada Hills Charter TK-12
Korean
Site Assistants
Noah Goldsmith,
Site Assistant
Cristhián C. Torres B.,
Site Assistant