Modern Languages
Modern Languages Administration
School Director: Don Myles
Assistant Director: Carlos Valdez
Below, you will find a list of faculty, coordinators, and contract instructors currently teaching courses in the Modern Languages.
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American Sign Language
Coordinator: Denise DeShaw (Associate Professor, Teaching Stream)
Ari Black (Associate Professor, Teaching Stream); Sabbatical July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027
Josee-Sarah Bower (ASL Interpreter)
Jessica Lynch (Contract Instructor)
David Morton (Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream)
Marina Petrova (Contract Instructor)
Josée-Anna Tanner (Contract Instructor)
Todd Tobin (Contract Instructor)
Mandarin Chinese
Coordinator: Laura Luo (Associate Professor, Teaching Stream)
German
Coordinator: Cristina Finger (Contract Instructor)
Gillian Forsyth-Bose (Retired; Contract Instructor)
Thomas Polkinghorne (Contract Instructor)
Italian
Coordinator: Cristina Trevisan (Associate Professor, Teaching Stream)
Marcella Marceddu (Italian Lettrice)
Claudia Rocca (Contract Instructor)
Japanese
Coordinator: Yoriko Aizu
Orie Ando (Contract Instructor)
Mizuki Hoshino (Contract Instructor)
Mami Sasaki (Associate Professor, Teaching Stream); On Leave
Kaori Sugimura (Contract Instructor)
Korean
Coordinator: Hyounjeong Yoo (Contract Instructor)
Seunghee Chung (Contract Instructor)
Soyoung Kang (Contract Instructor)
Spanish
Coordinator: Carlos Valdez (Associate Professor, Teaching Stream)
Margarita Alfonso (Contract Instructor)
Ioana Dimitriu (Associate Professor, Teaching Stream)
Luz Patricia Lopez (Contract Instructor)
Janett Martinez-Amador (Associate Professor, Teaching Stream); Sabbatical July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027
Martha Quijano (Contract Instructor)
Maggie Sikorska (Contract Instructor)