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Dr. Naomi Vega - Director & Workshop Facilitator

A bilingual educator with over 20 years of successful experience in teaching and supervision at all levels, K-12, higher education and adult education in Puerto Rico and the United States. Areas of specialty are bilingual-bicultural education, second language education, elementary education, pre-service and in-service teacher education, literacy development, and classroom assessment.

Educational background consists of a bachelors degree in Latin American Studies from Brandeis University, a masters degree in bilingual education from City College of New York, and a doctorate in education with a specialization in curriculum and instruction and teaching English as a second language from the University of Puerto Rico. Currently an associate professor of education at the University of the Sacred Heart and Director of ESL Professional Development Projects.

e-mail:
nvega@sagrado.edu

Dr. Vanessa Irizarry
Workshop Facilitator

Ph. D. in Education, New York University. Major: Bilingual Education. U.S. Department of Education Full Fellowship Award.

M.A in Education, Michigan State University. Major: Curriculum Development. Teacher Corps Full Scholarship Award.

B.A. in Humanities, University of Puerto Rico. Major: Comparative Literature.

e-mail:
virizarry@prw.net

Prof. Marta Y. Pabellón
Workshop Facilitator

Ed. D. Courses Curriculum and Learning, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.

M.A. Bilingual/Bicultural Education, Phoeniz University, Rio Piedras campus.

B.A. ED. English as a Second language, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.

e-mail:
pabellon@caribe.net

Elsie de Jesús
Workshop Facilitator
elsiedejesus@yahoo.com

M.A.Ed. in English as a Second Language
B.A. Sociology and Elementary Education
Continued education courses – average 40 contact hours per year.

Gloria López
Workshop Facilitator
glorialopez@prtc.net

Doctoral Studies University of Puerto Rico
M.A. in ESL and completed coursework towards a certificate in school administration and supervision
B.A. in ESL and Bilingual Education

Melba J. Rodríguez Díaz
Administrative Assistant

A. A en Secretarial y Word processing.
Estudiante de bachillerato en Area de las Comunicaciones, universidad del Sagrado Corazón.

e-mail:
rodriguezmelba@hotmail.com

Workshop Facilitators

  • Prof. Janet Llópiz
  • Dr. Naomi Vega
  • Dr. Vanessa Irizarry
  • Prof. Marta Pabellón
  • Elsie de Jesús
  • Gloria López

Administrative Staff

  • Dr. Naomi Vega Nieves, Director
  • Melba J. Rodríguez Díaz, Administrative Assistant
  • Dr. Gladys A. Valcourt, External Evaluator
  • Luis A. Quijano, Camera Person - luisqui78@hotmail.com
  • Iván Calderón Rivera, Web Consultant

Luis A. Quijano

Districts, Schools and Teacher Participants

Nombre Escuela/Colegio Distrito Escolar E-Mail
Abigail Rodríguez Dr. Mellado Parson Carolina II  
Annete Zayas Agustín Cabrera Carolina II  
Awilda Torres Dr. Clemente Fernández Carolina I  
Betty Vargas Dr. Isaac González San Juan II  
Delia Fiore Rafael Cordero Cataño  
Elsie de Jesús Josefina Barceló Bayamón II  
Gloria García Colegio Marista Guaynabo  
Gloria López Medardo Carazo Trujillo Alto  
Hilda Hernández de Alicea Fair View Trujillo Alto aimeeali@igonet.net
Hilda Ortíz Francisco Oller Cataño  
Inocencia Nieves Luz América Calderón Carolina II inocencia@isla.net
Jazmín Torres Tomás C. Ongay Bayamón II  
Lydia Cortés Jesús M. Sanromá Carolina II  
Lillián Ginés Colegio Puertorriqueño de niñas Guaynabo lilygines@yahoo.net
María Santos Abraham Lincoln San Juan I  
Myrna Baéz Horacce Mann Cataño  
Nancy Zapata Virgilio Dávila Bayamón I  
Norma I. Llera Dr. Agustin Stahl Bayamón II  
Rosa Emma Mejías Escuela de la comunidad Luis Muñoz Rivera San Juan I  
Rosemarie Martínez El Conquistador Trujillo Alto  
Sylvia Burgos Martín González Carolina I sylvie@coqui.net
Teresa González Juan Román Ocasio Guaynabo  
Vilma Ríos Petra Zenón Trujillo Alto  
Yolanda Fuentes Jardines de Country Club Carolina II stefan@puertorico.net
Yvonne Vélez José Julian Tapia de la Rosa Bayamón I  

Group 2

PARTICIPANT
SCHOOL
SCHOOL DISTRICT
E-MAILS
  1. Abreu Aviles, Diana
Academia Sagrado Corazón Privada Diana47@prtc.net
Arnaldy López, Elba N. Superior Rexville Bayamón I Earnaldy2000@yahoo.com
Bello de Martínez, Carmen José Andino y Amezquita Bayamón II  
Berrios Colón, María V. Mercedes Rosado Naranjito Seviorsen@yahoo.com
Borrero Montalvo, Maddy Berwind Intermediate School San Juan III Amormaddy@yahoo.com
Collazo Feliciano, Nydia I. Luisa Valderrama Dorado Ninayve@hotmail.com
Cuevas Torres Omayra Ramón De Jesús Sierra Lares Omicom@coqui.net
*Díaz de Jesús, Evelyn R. Colegio Nuestra Sra. De Lourdes Privada  
Flores Palos, Jovita Mercedes Rosado Naranjito Jovif@usa.net
Hutcherson ,Patricia Guaraguao Carretera Bayamón II patricia_hutcherson@yahoo.com
Medina Landrau, Carmen G. Basilio Milán Hernández Toa Baja tutty_2002@yahoo.com
Meléndez Rosado, Lillian Ladislao Martínez Vega Alta  
Meléndez Rivera, Arlene L. Colegio Nuestra Sra. De Lourdes Privada  
Ortíz de Villegas, Neisa Mercedes Rosado Naranjito yamaraneisa@hotmail.com
Parrilla Vega, Enid Ladislao Martínez Vega Alta  
Pardo Velez, Nancy Virgilio Dávila Bayamón I  
Porras Ocasio, Janet José Dávila Semprit Bayamón I  
Rivera Betancourt, Danisha Onofre Carballeira Cataño danisahrivera@hotmail.com
Rivera Rodríguez, Betty Caribbean Preparatory School Privada lam13154@caribe.net
Rodríguez Rodríguez, Yvette Basilio Milán Hernández Toa Baja  
Román Aponte, Edith Adela Rolón Fuentes Toa Alta err12@prtc.net
Santiago López, Haydeé Ladislao Martínez Vega Alta  
Serra González, Mildred Francisco Talicie Martínez Vega Alta mserrariver880@yahoo.com
Serrano Quiles, Lillian Alejandro Junior Cruz Bayamón I  
Silvagnoli Manuel, Rosa I. Arturo Somohano Bayamón I  
Torres Vega, Ana R. Basilio Milán Hernández Toa Baja anator100@yahoo.com

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