Language Support
Bilingual Resource Specialists
Bilingual Resource Specialists (BRS) are multilingual staff who provide students and families with native language and cultural support. They also support schools with interpretation and translation needs.
Our district has BRS who speak the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, Hmong, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Mandinka, Nepali, Pashto, Spanish, and Telugu.
Below is the list of BRS by School Assignment (alphabetical) or click here to see a list of BRS for low-incidence languages or for buildings without a Hmong BRS on-site click here to see a list of the point person assignments by building.
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Anana Elementary - 204-2180
Hmong
Kellie Lee - knlee@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Carolina Sanchez - mcsanchez@madison.k12.wi.us
Ericka Reategui
- etreategui@madison.k12.wi.us
Keli Luecke (Student Services) - kmluecke@madison.k12.wi.us
Badger Rock Middle - 442-1335
Spanish
Letizia Bonfanti
- lbonfanti@madison.k12.wi.us
Black Hawk Middle - 204-4360
Hmong
Lincoln Vang - lvang6@madison.k12.wi.us
Lao
David Khamphouy - dkhamphouy@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Yamileth Lothe - ylothe@madison.k12.wi.us
French
Sidiki Bitie
- sbitie@madison.k12.wi.us
Chávez Elementary - 442-2000
Arabic
Ghufran Kanan - ghkanan@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Mirella Vitrano
- mcvitrano@madison.k12.wi.us
Khmer
Sathin Ouk
- souk@madison.k12.wi.us
Cherokee Middle - 204-1240
Hmong
Yer Yang
- her7@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Diana Torres Cibrian
- dltorrescibr@madison.k12.wi.us
Lucy Ramirez Cornejo
- mramirezcorn@madison.k12.wi.us
Agustina Molitor
- admolitor@madison.k12.wi.us
Crestwood Elementary - 204-1120
Spanish
Francesca Hidalgo
- ffhidalgo@madison.k12.wi.us
East High - 204-1603
French
Sidiki Bitie
- sbitie@madison.k12.wi.us
Hmong
Chuezhae Vang
- vang23@madison.k12.wi.us
Lao
David Khamphouy - dkhamphouy@madison.k12.wi.us
Mandinka
Jarje Bah
- jbah@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Silvia Gomez de Soriano - sgomezdesori@madison.k12.wi.us
Elvehjem Elementary - 204-1400
Spanish
Armando Antuna-Melendez - aantunamelen@madison.k12.wi.us
Emerson Elementary - 204-2000
Spanish
Megan Roman
-mroman2@madison.k12.wi.us
Franklin Elementary - 204-2292
Hmong
Pao Soua Xiong
- pxiong3@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Yvonne Wullschleger - ywullschleger@madison.k12.wi.us
Gillespie Middle - 663-6403
Spanish
Solange Rodriguez - srodriguez2@madison.k12.wi.us
Cecilia Sayago
- cmsayago@madison.k12.wi.us
Norma Dominquez Zuno - nadominguezzuno@madison.k12.wi.us
Gompers Elementary - 204-4520
Hmong
Lincoln Vang
- lvang6@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Angelica Contreras - ancontreras2@madison.k12.wi.us
Hamilton Middle - 204-4620
Chinese (Mandarin)
Marisa Chang
- cchang3@madison.k12.wi.us
Korean
Sunhyung Geurts - scgeurts@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Cecilia Sayago
- cmsayago@madison.k12.wi.us
Hawthorne Elementary - 204-2500
Hmong
Que Vang
- qcvang@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Andrew Blievernicht - ahblievernic@madison.k12.wi.us
Henderson Elementary - 204-2400
Hmong
Neng Xiong
- nxiong@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Esther Herrera - meherrera@madison.k12.wi.us
Huegel Elementary - 204-3100
Arabic
Ghufran Kanan - ghkanan@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Lesli Vazquez - lvazquez@madison.k12.wi.us
Innovative and Alternative Education - 204-4235
Spanish
Arsenio Cicero
- arcicero@madison.k12.wi.us
Kennedy Elementary - 204-3420
Hmong
Neng Xiong
- nxiong@madison.k12.wi.us
Mandinka
Jarje Bah
- jbah@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Armando Antuna-Melendez
- aantunamelen@madison.k12.wi.us
Janeth Sanchez - jsanchez2@madison.k12.wi.us
La Follette High - 204-3600
Hmong
Seng Yang
- yang27@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Enoch Melgarejo
- emelgarejo@madison.k12.wi.us
Jennifer Mancera
- jmancera@madison.k12.wi.us
Jorge Alva-Huerto - jaalvahuerto@madison.k12.wi.us
Lao
David Khamphouy
- dkhamphouy@madison.k12.wi.us
Lake View Elementary - 204-4040
Hmong
Xue Vang
- xvang1@madison.k12.wi.us
Pashto
Layla Ameen - lameen@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Marcos Vilela
- nmanheim@madison.k12.wi.us
Lapham Elementary - 204-4140
Spanish
Jorge Alva-Huerto - jaalvahuerto@madison.k12.wi.us
Arlene Bollig (Student Services) - abollig@madison.k12.wi.us
Leopold Elementary - 204-4240
Hmong
Yer Yang
-her7@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Graciela Laguna
- glaguna@madison.k12.wi.us
Rain Munoz - rmunoz@madison.k12.wi.us
Ms. Millet
- lmillet@madison.k12.wi.us
Lincoln Elementary - 204-4900
Hmong
Lincoln Vang - lvang6@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Luis Ravelo Campos
- leravelocampos@madison.k12.wi.us
Nepali
Anima Vanpietersom - advanpieters@madison.k12.wi.us
Lindbergh Elementary - 204-6500
Hmong
Que Vang
- qcvang@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Clara Elena Salinas
- cesalinas@madison.k12.wi.us
Lowell Elementary - 204-6600
Spanish
Cristina Bravo - cbravo@madison.k12.wi.us
Marquette Elementary - 204-3220
Spanish
Jorge Alva-Huerto - jaalvahuerto@madison.k12.wi.us
Memorial High - 663-5990
Hmong
Kellie Lee - knlee@madison.k12.wi.us
Khmer
Sathin Ouk
- souk@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Richard Hildner - rdhildner@madison.k12.wi.us
Hector Valdivia
- hhvaldivia@madison.k12.wi.us
Marcelina Martinez Robles - mmartinezrob@madison.k12.wi.us
French
Sidiki Bitie
- sbitie@madison.k12.wi.us
Nepali
Anima Vanpietersom - advanpieters@madison.k12.wi.us
Mendota Elementary - 204-7840
Hmong
Chuezhae Vang
- vang23@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Janeth Sanchez - jsanchez2@madison.k12.wi.us
Midvale Elementary - 204-6700
Hmong
Yer Yang
- her7@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Nelliette Tijerino - nftijerino@madison.k12.wi.us
Muir Elementary - 663-8170
Arabic
Hassan Nafid
- nahassan@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Angeles Alderson
- aalderson@madison.k12.wi.us
Telugu
Dharani Kanagala - dkanagala@madison.k12.wi.us
Nuestro Mundo Community School - 204-1079
Spanish
Anamaria Peralta - aperalta@madison.k12.wi.us
O'Keeffe Middle - 204-6820
Spanish
Magdalena Coll-Palombi - mcollpalombi@madison.k12.wi.us
Olson Elementary - 442-2600
Chinese (Mandarin)
Tzufen Li
- tli@madison.k12.wi.u
Ya-Chin Lin
- ylin3@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Angeles Alderson
- aalderson@madison.k12.wi.us
Orchard Ridge Elementary - 204-2320
Spanish
Julieta Vazquez-Granado - jvazquez@madison.k12.wi.us
Randall Elementary - 204-3300
Hmong
Pao Soua Xiong
- pxiong3@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Yvonne Wullschleger - ywullschleger@madison.k12.wi.us
Sandburg Elementary - 204-7940
Spanish
Tamesia Sosa
- tksosa@madison.k12.wi.us
Hmong
Que Vang
- qcvang@madison.k12.wi.us
Schenk Elementary - 204-1500
Mandinka
Jarje Bah
- jbah@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Edith Noriega
- evnoriega@madison.k12.wi.us
Clara Elena Salinas- cesalinas@madison.k12.wi.us
Hmong
Neng Xiong
- nxiong@madison.k12.wi.us
Sennett Middle - 204-1920
Spanish
Roberto Yanez Huerta - ryanezhuerta@madison.k12.wi.us
Atzin Moctezuma Thongsavanh
- aebairesmoct@madison.k12.wi.us
Hmong
Seng Yang
- yang27@madison.k12.wi.us
Shabazz High - 204-2440
Spanish
Arsenio Cicero
- arcicero@madison.k12.wi.us
Sherman Middle - 204-2100
Spanish
Pabla Rodriguez - cpschliem@madison.k12.wi.us
Megan Roman - mroman2@madison.k12.wi.us
Hmong
Chuezhae Vang
- vang23@madison.k12.wi.us
Shorewood Hills Elementary - 204-1200
Arabic
Ghufran Kanan - ghkanan@madison.k12.wi.us
Chinese (Mandarin)
Weiling Fan
- wfan@madison.k12.wi.us
Korean
JungJa Lee
- jhlee@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Letizia Bonfanti
- lbonfanti@madison.k12.wi.us
Southside Elementary - 204-1056
Hmong
Yer Yang
- her7@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Luis Armacanqui - lmarmacanqui@madison.k12.wi.us
Jennifer Garthwaite - jagarthwaite@madison.k12.wi.us
Spring Harbor Middle - 204-1100
Spanish
Yamileth Lothe - ylothe@madison.k12.wi.us
Stephens Elementary - 204-1900
Spanish
Destiny Jones - djones@madison.k12.wi.us
Ingrid Tornbaum de Richter - idtornbaumde@madison.k12.wi.us
Thoreau Elementary - 204-6940
Arabic
Hassan Nafid - nahassan@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Jason DuRocher - jdurocher@madison.k12.wi.us
L. Jacoba Epstein - ljepstein@madison.k12.wi.us
Toki Middle - 204-4740
Spanish
Almudena Lopez Valbuena - alopezvalbue@madison.k12.wi.us
Van Hise Elementary - 204-4800
Chinese (Mandarin)
Marisa Chang
- cchang3@madison.k12.wi.us
Korean
Sunhyung Geurts - scgeurts@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Cecilia Sayago
- cmsayago@madison.k12.wi.us
West High - 204-4100
Hmong
Kellie Lee - knlee@madison.k12.wi.us
Khmer
Sathin Ouk
- souk@madison.k12.wi.us
Nepali
Anima Vanpietersom
- advanpieters@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Cathryn Abrajan
- cabrajan@madison.k12.wi.us
Ana Canedo - amcanedo@madison.k12.wi.us
Marcos Vilela - mvilela@madison.k12.wi.us
Whitehorse Middle - 204-4480
Hmong
Neng Xiong
- nxiong@madison.k12.wi.us
Spanish
Liana Diaz
- lydiaz@madison.k12.wi.us
Mandinka
Jarje Bah
- jbah@madison.k12.wi.us
Wright Middle - 204-1340
Spanish
Magdalena Coll-Palombi - mcollpalombi@madison.k12.wi.us
Katie Merye - wkmerye@madison.k12.wi.us