Date of Birth: September 5, 1968
Place of Birth: Valparaiso, Chile (US Citizen)
 

Educational Background
 
1998 - University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
Ph.D. Spanish-American Literature
 
1991 - 1993 University of Notre Dame, Indiana
Master of Arts
Romance Languages and Literatures

1990 - 1992 Andrews University Theological Seminary
Master of Arts, Systematic Theology
Berrien Springs, Michigan
 
1987 - 1991 Antillian College
(Currently, Universidad Adventista de las Antillas)
B.A. Spanish (Magna Cum Laude)
B.A. Theology
 
1986 - 1987 Universidad de la Frontera
(Temuco, Chile)
 

Special Professional Courses

"Methodology of Teaching Spanish as Second Language"
(A 60-hour graduate course)
August 1- 19, 1994
University of Valladolid
Spain

"Spanish for Business"
(A 30-hour graduate course)
July 10-25, 1998
Chamber of Commerce of Madrid and
University of Alcalá de Henares, Spain
 

Work Experience
 
1993 - 1996 Spanish Professor
Department of Humanities
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico
Aguadilla Campus
 
Courses Taught:
Spanish 001 (3 credits)
Basic Spanish II (3 credits)
Spanish Composition (3 credits)
Spanish as Second Language (6 credits)
Spanish American Literature I, II (6 credits)
Human Beings and Christian Believes (3 credits)
 

1995 - 1996 Part-Time Spanish Professor
Department of Spanish
University of Puerto Rico
Regional College of Aguadilla

Courses Taught:
Basic Spanish I (3 credits)
Spanish Literature I, II (6 credits)
 

1993 - 1994 Part-Time Spanish Professor
Department of Humanities
Antillian Adventist University
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

Courses Taught:
Basic Spanish I (3 credits)
Communication and Expression (3 credits)
Latin American Culture I, II (6 credits)
 

1991 - 1993 Teaching Assistant
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
University of  Notre Dame (Indiana)

Courses Taught:
Spanish as Foreign Language I (3 credits)
Spanish as Foreign Language II (3 credits)
Conversational Spanish (3 credits)
 

1990 - 1991 Translator and editor for the Spanish version of Your Story Hour, Inc. (International radio program, Tu Historia Preferida).
Berrien Springs, Michigan.

1988 - 1990 Teaching Assistant
Department of Humanities
Antillian College
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.

Editor of Cumbres (the official publication of Antillian College).

Courses Taught:
Basic Spanish I
Basic Spanish II
Composition

1988 - 1990 Radio Station Announcer
Radio Paraíso 92.9 FM
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
 

Professional Affiliations
Modern Language Association
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
The Michigan Foreign Language Association
 

Personal References

Dra. María Rosa Olivera-Williams
Department of Romance Languages & Literatures
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone: (219) 239-6885

Dr. Angel Delgado-Gómez
Department of Romance Languages & Literatures
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone: (219) 239-6885

Dr. Eduardo Ocampo
Department of Modern Languages
Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI 49104
Phone: (616) 471-3180

Dr. Juan Gelpí
Departamento de Estudios Hispánicos
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Recinto de Río Piedras
Phone: (809) 764-0000

Prof. Antonio Nieves
Chairman of the Department of Humanities
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico
Aguadilla Campus
Aguadilla, PR 00605
Phone: (809) 891-0925