Meet the Staff

Department Member:  2008-2022 

Levels: Spanish Culture (6th Grade), Exploratory Spanish (7th Grade), Spanish 1 (8th Grade)

Licenses: Spanish Education (EC-A), English Education (EA-A), Administration (EC-A)

Degrees: BA in Spanish and English Education, UW-Eau Claire 2008

MA in Administration and Leadership, Viterbo University 2020

School Leadership: Chippewa Falls Middle School World Language Department Chair: 2010 - 2021, Tier 1 and Tier 2 Coach at Chippewa Falls Middle School

Student Travel: 

Concordia Language Villages Spanish Camp (11 trips)

Chaperone/Co-Leader: Costa Rica 2011, Peru 2019

Conference Presentations with Department: 

• WAFLT 2015 Comprehensible Input: Maximizing Target Language in Levels 1 & 2 

• WAFLT 2016 Novelty: Engaging Strategies for the CI Classroom

• Central States 2017: Best of Wisconsin - Comprehensible Input: Maximizing Target Language in Levels 1 and 2 

• Novice Novelty Keeping it Engaging and Comprehensible in lower levels (WAFLT 2018)

• World Language Tech Tool Hall of Fame (WAFLT 2021, CSCTFL 2022)

• WAFLT 2023 Get That Blue Ribbon: Applying for the Donna Clementi Award

Department Member: 2006-present.

Levels: French 2, French 3, French 4, French 5 

Licenses: French Education (EC-A), Theatre Education (EA-A)

Degrees: BA in French & Theatre Education- UW-Eau Claire 2006

Currently seeking National Board Certification, WL-EAYA-French- 2021-present

WL PD Involvement: WAFLT member

School Leadership/Involvement: 

French Club Advisor: 2007-present

WL Department Curriculum Assistant- 2012-2016

WL Academic Co-Chair- 2016-present

Theatre Play Director- 2007-2022

Coordinator/Lead Teacher- French Elementary Camp- 2012-2016; 2022

Our People Pillar HS Team Member

Community Connections:

Cooperating Teacher for Block/Student Teachers from UWEC- 2011-present

Hosting Coordinator for L&F (Find Host Families for French students)- 2009-present

Fundraising Coordinator- Partner with local businesses to raise funds for France

Student Travel: 

Leader for France Trips- 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2023

Leader for HS trips to Concordia Language Villages- 2009, 2013, 2017

Conference Presentations with Department: 

• WAFLT 2015: Comprehensible Input: Maximizing Target Language in Levels 1 & 2 

• WAFLT 2016: Charlas & Bavardages

• WAFLT 2016: Novelty: Engaging Strategies for the CI Classroom

• Central States 2017: Best of Wisconsin - Comprehensible Input: Maximizing Target Language in Levels 1 and 2

• Central States 2018: Charlas & Bavardages 

• WAFLT 2023 Get That Blue Ribbon: Applying for the Donna Clementi Award

Department Member: 2022 - present

Levels: Exploratory Spanish (7th grade) and Spanish 1 (8th grade)

Licenses: Spanish Education (EC-A), English Education (EA-A)

Degrees: BA in Spanish Education and English Education, UW-Eau Claire 2014

WL PD Involvement: WAFLT member

Student Travel: Concordia Language Villages Spanish Camp 2023

Conference Presentations with Department: 

• WAFLT 2023 Get That Blue Ribbon: Applying for the Donna Clementi Award

Department Member: 2016 - Present

Levels: Spanish 1, Spanish 2, Spanish 3 

Licenses: General Education (MC-EA), Spanish (EC-A), Administration/Principal

Degrees: BA in Spanish Education, Lakeland 2012, MA in Administration and Leadership, Viterbo University 2018

School Leadership: Academic Integrity Committee

Student Travel: Costa Rica 2023

Conference Presentations with Department: 

• WAFLT 2023 Get That Blue Ribbon: Applying for the Donna Clementi Award

Department Member: 2019 - Present

Levels: French 1, French 2

Licenses: French Education (EC-A), Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (EC-A)

Degrees: BA in French Education & Minor in TESOL, UW-Eau Claire 2018

WL PD Involvement: WAFLT member

Student Travel: 

Concordia Language Villages French Camp

Chaperone/Co-Leader: France 2023

Conference Presentations with Department: 

• WAFLT 2023 Get That Blue Ribbon: Applying for the Donna Clementi Award

Department Member: 2006 - Present

Levels: Spanish 1, Spanish 2, Spanish 3, Spanish 4

Licenses: Spanish (EC-A), English (EA-A)

Degrees: Secondary Education, Spanish & English, Education BA, UW-LaCrosse 1999

MA in Teaching and Classroom Leadership - Xavier University (Chicago) 2005

WL PD Involvement: WAFLT member, ACTFL member

School Leadership: 

• Chi Hi World Language Department Chair: 2009 - 2019

• Spanish Club Advisor 

    (2006-2009 & 2002-present)

• Technology Committee member

• School Improvement Team member

• RTI Committee member

• Athena Club (girls’ honor society) advisor 2013-2018

Community Involvement:

• UW-Eau Claire and eduCATE-WI cooperating teacher (2017-present)

• Chippewa Falls Youth Baseball Board Member   2018- 2022

• Chippewa Falls Cardinal Flight girls’ basketball coach 2018- 2023

• Parents 4 Learning committee member 2014-2016

Student Travel: 

• Concordia Language Villages leader 2017

• Chaperone for the 2019 Perú trip

Conference Presentations with Department: 

• WAFLT 2015 Comprehensibility + Compelling texts = Engaged Readers 

• WAFLT 2015 panel discussion member “From ‘What will I teach’ to ‘What my students can do’” 

• WAFLT 2016 Fostering a Culture of Reading in the Upper Levels

• WAFLT 2018 Novice Novelty Keeping it Engaging and Comprehensible in lower levels 

• WAFLT 2023 Get That Blue Ribbon: Applying for the Donna Clementi Award

Conference presentations in the Chippewa Falls School District:

• Cardinal Conference 2019: Brain Breaks for Big Kids

Department Member: 2017- 2022

Levels: Spanish 1

Licenses: Spanish (EC-A), Theater (EA-A)

Degrees: Spanish Education, Theatre Education BA, UW-Eau Claire 2016

Learning and Technology MEd, WGU 2020

WL PD Involvement: WAFLT member, ACTFL member, Recipient of WAFLT Frank Grittner Award 2019

Conference Presentations with Department: 

• Novice Novelty Keeping it Engaging and Comprehensible in lower levels (WAFLT 2018)

• Cultivating Cultural Competence (WAFLT 2019)

• Making Creativity Work in the Classroom (FLESFEST 2019)

• World Language Tech Tool Hall of Fame (WAFLT 2021, CSCTFL 2022)

Conference presentations in the Chippewa Falls School District:

• Autocrat Tutorial- 2021

• Digital Choice Projects & Other Google Tips and Tricks- 2022

Department Member: 2009 - Present

Levels: Spanish 1, Spanish 2, Spanish 3, and AP Spanish 5 

Licenses: Spanish (EC-A), English As A Second Language (EC-A)

Degrees: BA in Spanish Education, UW-Eau Claire 1998, MA in Educational Technology, Marian University 2010

WL PD Involvement: WAFLT member

School Leadership: 

Chi Hi World Language Department Chair: 2019 - present

Student Travel, Trip Organizer: 2013-present

Spanish Club Advisor: 2009-2022

Coordinator/Lead Teacher- Spanish Elementary Camp- 2012-2017, 2022

Conference Presentations with Department: 

• WAFLT 2015 Comprehensibility + Compelling texts = Engaged Readers 

• WAFLT 2016 Charlas & Bavardages

• Central States 2017 Charlas & Bavardages

• WAFLT 2023 Get That Blue Ribbon: Applying for the Donna Clementi Award

Conference presentations in the Chippewa Falls School District:

• Cardinal Conference 2019, Get Them Moving 

Department Member: 2011 - Present

Levels: French Culture (6th Grade), Exploratory French (7th Grade), French 1 (8th Grade)

Licenses: French Education (EC-A), Elementary Teaching (MC-EA)

Degrees: BA in French Education & Elementary Teaching, UW-Eau Claire 2011

WL PD Involvement: WAFLT member

School Leadership: 

Chippewa Falls Middle School World Language Department Chair: 2021 - present

GSA Creator/Facilitator (2014-present)

Community Connections:

Cooperating Teacher for Block/Student Teachers from UWEC (2015 - present)

Hosting Coordinator for L&F (Find Host Families for French students)- 2015 - present

Student Travel: 

Concordia Language Villages Camp (9 trips)

Chaperone/Co-Leader: France 2016, 2018, 2023 

Conference Presentations with Department: 

• WAFLT 2012 Musique Mercredi: Language Learning through Songs

• WAFLT 2015 Comprehensible Input: Maximizing Target Language in Levels 1 & 2 

• WAFLT 2016 Novelty: Engaging Strategies for the CI Classroom

• Central States 2017: Best of Wisconsin - Comprehensible Input: Maximizing Target Language in Levels 1 and 2 

• WAFLT 2021 World Language Tech Tool Hall of Fame

• Central States 2022 World Language Tech Tool Hall of Fame

• WAFLT 2023 Get That Blue Ribbon: Applying for the Donna Clementi Award