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World Languages

World Languages Leadership Team Members

The World Languages Content Advisory Panel is working with the New York State Education Department (NYSED) and the Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL) to support the schools' implementation of the revised New York State Learning Standards for World Languages.  Membership on this team comes from a variety of statewide organizations, various school districts, and the Regional Bilingual Education Resource Networks (RBERN).

Name and Affiliation of World Languages Leadership Team Members

  • Joan Anderson, Queens College CUNY
  • David Balsamo, Syosset UFSD
  • Candace Black, NYSED - OBEWL
  • Jill Crooker, College Board
  • Jenny Delfini, New Paltz CSD
  • Maria Fenton, Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES (Mid-State RBERN)
  • Willard Heller, State University of New York at Geneseo, Past NECTFL Chair (2018)
  • Clarissa Jacobs-Roraback, NYSED Native American Education Center
  • Susan Lafond, NYSUT
  • Amanda Landers, Syosset UFSD
  • Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez, the Dalton School
  • Dr. Elaine Margarita, Queens College CUNY
  • Michael Mitchell, Bethlehem CSD
  • Melissa Montague, NYSED – Office of Curriculum and Instruction
  • Sabrina Nudo, OCM BOCES
  • Dr. Joanne O’Toole, State University of New York at Oswego
  • Tanya Rosado-Barringer, Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES (Mid-State RBERN)
  • Jill Schimmel, New York City Public Schools
  • Elizabeth Slocum, Pavilion CSD, NYSAFLT
  • Shawnna Sweet, Greece CSD
  • Ron Woo, New York State Language RBERN at New York University