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Augustana College, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Mexico), Mankato State University, BA, MS, post-graduate studies

Minnesota Teacher of the Year 2000, sponsored by La Prensa,

Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities

University of Minnesota lead instructor of Interpreting/Translation certificate program since Fall 2000. Courses: 3101 Introduction to Interpreting, 3102 Consecutive Interpreting and 3001 Introduction to Translation

Assistant professor (ITESM, Mexico): comparative linguistics, ESL and FL methodology courses Founding teacher of Minnesota state-wide K-16 phone tutoring program: Homework Hotline and Homework Helpline

Instructor of training workshops in Interpreting and Translation (UMTC, IMAA, Mayo Clinic, Olmsted Medical Center, various SE Minnesota medical facilities)

Professional free-lance interpreter and translator, Olmsted County and State of Minnesota Board member, ACHLA (Alliance fof Chicanos, Hispanics, and Latin Americans)

Developed course and authored text for Introductory Medical Spanish (Span 1130) Introduced fully online + hybrid Beginning Spanish language courses (2006)