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Miryam Bar, Part-Time Instructor of Spanish
HBC 322
Tel: (315) 425-5122
E-mail: mbarshes@syr.edu
Miryam Bar holds a Master’s degree in Spanish, French Education. She is a lso fluent in Hebrew.

Allison Baratta, Part-time Instructor of Spanish
HBC 322
Tel: (315)345-0551
E-mail: abaratta@fmschools.org

Rosa Benavides, Part-Time Instructor of Spanish
322 HBC
Tel: (315)443-5377
E-mail: rmbenavi@syr.edu

Antonio Casale, Part-Time Instructor of Spanish
322 HBC
Tel: (315)443-5377
E-mail: accasale@juno.com

Inmaculada Lara Bonilla, Assistant Professor of Spanish
Tolley 305
Tel: (315) 443-9373
Email: ibonilla@syr.edu

Katie Clinton, Part-Time Instructor of Spanish
318 H.B. Crouse
E-mail: kclinton@syr.edu
Señora Clinton incorporates her experiences of studying and working in Spanish-speaking countries into her Spanish 101 and 102 courses. She loves the language and its many cultures and enjoys bringing it to life in her classroom.

Lonnie Chu, MA, Part-Time Instructor of Spanish
HBC 318
Tel: (315)443-5494
E-mail: lonniechu@gmail.com
Home page: http://lon niechu.com
Lonnie Chu has taught Spanish, English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), and technology use at various times since 1991. She's been a pioneer in the use of synchronous and asynchronous online communities for language learning and even her novice-level classes use chat rooms to "speak" with native speakers of the target language.

Tania N. Mordwinkin-Dabrowiak, Part Time Instructor of Spanish
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HBC 322
Tel: (315) 443-5377
E-mail: jdabrowi@twcny.rr.com
Ms. Dabrowiak, a native of Chile, holds a Master’s degree in Spanish Languag e, Literature, and Culture from Syracuse University. She has many years of experience teaching language, literature and translation courses at numerous colleges and universities in upstate New York. Her areas of interest include Latin American Literature, and Literary and Technical translation.
Affiliations: American Translators Association, Modern Language Association
Publications: Translation into English - “The Apple Monologues” by Marco Maggi. Point of Contact 5:2 (2001): 20.

Robert Dodds, Part-Time Instructor of Spanish
HBC 318
Tel: (315)443-5494
rmdodds@syr.edu

Socorro (Coco) Koseki, Part-Time Instructor of Spanish
HBC 320
Tel: (315) 443-5493
E-mail: skoseki@syr.edu
Socorro Koseki is a native of Leon, Mexico. She teaches Spanish 201, and her areas of interest include Spanish civilization and culture, cuisine and cinema. She l ived in Japan for seven years and speaks Japanese.

Elaine L. Meltzer, Part-Time Instructor of Spanish
HBC 320
Tel: (315)443-5493
E-mail: elmeltze@syr.edu
Elaine Meltzer has taught Spanish 101, 102, 201 and 202 since l971. Area s of interest include Peninsular Spanish literature, the Latin American novel and short story, and Romance Philology and Comparative Language

Magdelin Montenegro, Ph.D. (ABD), Part-Time Instructor of Spanish
322 HBC
Tel: 443-5377
E-mail: mmonten@maxwell.syr.edu
Magdelin Montenegro is a Spanish Instructor at Syracuse University. She holds two Masters degrees (Public Administration and International Relations), a nd a Ph.D. (ABD) from Syracuse University. Her interests lie in the general areas of Latin American cultures and their influences in the development of new environments, including the phenomena of Latin American migration that contribute to the formation of new cultures and languages. She has also written on Sustainable Development in Latin America. Her current projects include the study of the differences and similarities of the Hispanic population in US.


Ester Munt-Brooks, Part-Time Instructor of Spanish
HBC 322
Tel: (315)443-5377
E-mail: emuntbro@syr.edu
Ester Munt-Brooks is a native of Spain. She teaches Spanish 102 and 201.< /p>

Catherine Nock, Part-Time Instructor of Spanish
HBC 318
Tel: (315)443-5494
E-mail: cnock@syr.edu
Catherine Nock has taught Spanish 101, 102, 201 and 202 since 1995. Areas of interest include the Spanish short story, contemporary culture, cinema and Spanish linguistics (phonology, second language acquisition and social linguistics). She also speaks French.
B.A. Binghamton University (Spanish, Political Science); M.P.A., Syracuse University

Lisa Orlando, Part-Time Instructor of Spanish
E-mail: lorlando@twcny.rr.com

Carla Kehoe Springer, Part-Time Instructor of Spanish
HBC 320
Tel: (315) 443-5493
E-mail: ckspring@syr.edu
Carla Springer teaches Spanish 101 and 102. She has enjoyed a lifelong connection with Spanish and Hispanic culture. She was born in Cuba, and lived in Spain for 5 years as a child. During high school she spent a summer as an exchange student in Costa Rica, and in 1997 she and her children, spent the summer in Ecuador.
Education: BA, Virginia Tech; MBA, Virginia Tech