Licenciada en Filosofía y Educación.M.A. English, M.A Spanish, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Valparaíso, Chile.

Culture, Civilization and Literature Escuela Diplomática, Madrid, España.
Filología Hispánica Cursos Internacionales Universidad de Salamanca,Spain.

• Catholic University, Valparaíso, Chile
• 20 years at XAVIER H.S.
• Oshkosh North and West H.S. since 1990.

Honors

• Recipient of four National Endowment for the Humanities grants: Emory University: seminar on Literature of Dictatorship.
• Brigham Young University: seminar on Camilo José Cela.
• Georgetown University: seminar on the Mexican Revolution.
• University of Virginia/International Institute, Madrid: “Spain Beyond the year 2000”.
• Appointed A.P.Reader and Consultant for the National Testing Service. 2001.
  Awards:
• NEW-FLO: 1981 (for the “Lago Verde Spanish Language Camp”).
• Teacher of the Year: Xavier H.S. 1982.
• Inducted into the Omicron Upsilon Chapter of the Sociedad Nacional Hispánica.
• WAFLT: certificates of recognition 1987 and 1996.
• Quincentennial Award Hispanic Honor Society: Presented in Cancún, México, 1992.
• HHS Outstanding Regional Director of the Year 1998, presented in Madrid, Spain.
• Rockefeller Fellow, studying at the University of Salamanca, Spain. 1990.
• H.S. teacher selected by UWMilwaukee to represent the state at the LASA Conference, 2000.
• HHS Recognition, presented in Copacabana, Brazil, 2002.
• Selected Editor of “Albricias”, the quarterly magazine of the SHH, 20042007

Offices held:

• Vice-President and President of NEW-FLO. 1978-1980.
• President of AATSP-Wisconsin for two consecutive terms, 1990-1996.
• WAFLT Board Member [Spanish Representative], 1990-1996.
• HHS State Director: 1992-2002.\
• HHS Regional Director [the Midwest] 2000-2002.
• Secretary of AATSP-Wisconsin 2002 to the present.

Other contributions:

• Creator and Director of a Direct Cultural Exchange Program between Xavier H.S. students and Guatemala/Colombia, 1980-1990.
• Director Study Program in Salamanca, Spain, 1991 to the present.
• Selection and preparation of texts used at both the regional and state oral competitions for Wisconsin, 1980 to the present.
• Frequent presenter at WAFLT annual conventions (sessions & workshops).
• Presenter at the Latin American Conference, UWEau Claire, 1985, 2001, 2002, and 2003.
• Member Articulation Task Force U.W. System/ DPI 2001.