Fatima Salemassi is a doctoral student of curriculum and practice at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. She completed her MITESOL in 2008 and holds a teacher certification in Spanish, Sociology and ESL from Madonna University. Her recent research interest has focused on English Learner’s (EL) rights to acquire English under Title III. Ms. Salemassi is a native speaker of Spanish, who learned English as a second language here in the United States, and Arabic as a heritage language in her native country Venezuela.

Mrs. Sharon Bowman has been with ATA since 2006. She holds a Master's degree in Reading from Eastern Michigan University and a Bachelor's degree in English and Psychology from Michigan State University. Mrs. Bowman coordinates the ESL department and is the mentor for our students who no longer need services. She schedules the WIDA assessment and completes documentation for the district.