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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,  Telugu and Wolof.

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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MMSD Staff who would like to request assistance from a Bilingual Resource Specialist can log in to view our internal Interpretation and Translation page. 

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
 

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

Spanish
Yamileth Lothe
- ylothe@madison.k12.wi.us

French
Sidiki Bitie
- sbitie@madison.k12.wi.us

Pashto
Ahmad Sahil
- asahil@madison.k12.wi.us

Capital High - 204-4220

Spanish
Maria Avina Franco
- mavinafranco@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

Dulce Tecuatl
- dmtecuatl@madison.k12.wi.us 

Agustina Molitor
- admolitor@madison.k12.wi.us

 

Crestwood Elementary - 204-1120

Spanish
Anna Knueve - aeknueve@madison.k12.wi.us  

Arlene Bollig (Student Services) - abollig@madison.k12.wi.us

 

Deer Elementary - 204-1400

Spanish
Armando Antuna-Melendez
- aantunamelen@madison.k12.wi.us

Hmong
Pao Soua Xiong
- pxiong3@madison.k12.wi.us

Mandinka
Beran Sarr
- bsarr2@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

Jenny Perez Soto
- jperezsoto@madison.k12.wi.us

Pashto
Ahmad Sahil
- asahil@madison.k12.wi.us

Wolof
- Cheikh Sarr - csarr@madison.k12.wi.us

 

Emerson Elementary - 204-2000

Mandinka
Beran Sarr
- bsarr2@madison.k12.wi.us

Spanish
Megan Roman
-mroman2@madison.k12.wi.us

 

Erlanger Elementary - 204-6500

Hmong
Que Vang
- qcvang@madison.k12.wi.us

Spanish
Uriel Lopez-Rodriguez
- ulopezrodriguez@madison.k12.wi.us

 

Franklin Elementary - 204-2292

Hmong
Pao Soua Xiong
- pxiong3@madison.k12.wi.us

Spanish
Pabla Schliem
- cpschliem@madison.k12.wi.us

 

Gillespie Middle - 663-6403

Spanish
Solange Rodriguez
- srodriguez2@madison.k12.wi.us

Ms. Millet
- lmillet@madison.k12.wi.us

Cecilia Sayago
- cmsayago@madison.k12.wi.us

Norma Dominquez Zuno
- nadominguezzuno@madison.k12.wi.us

 

Gompers Elementary - 204-4520

Spanish
Angelica Contreras
- ancontreras2@madison.k12.wi.us

 

Hamilton Middle - 204-4620

Chinese (Mandarin)
Marisa Chang
- cchang3@madison.k12.wi.us

Hmong
Pao Soua Xiong
- pxiong3@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

Spanish
Lesli Vazquez
- lvazquez@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

Camila Sarmiento Gutierrez
- casarmientogutierrez@madison.k12.wi.us

La Follette High - 204-3600

Hmong
Seng Yang
- yang27@madison.k12.wi.us

Lao
David Khamphouy
- dkhamphouy@madison.k12.wi.us

Mandinka
Beran Sarr
- bsarr2@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

Wolof
Cheikh Sarr
- csarr@madison.k12.wi.us

 

Lake View Elementary - 204-4040

Hmong
Xue Vang
- xvang1@madison.k12.wi.us

Pashto
Ahmad Sahil - asahil@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 

Clara Elena Salinas (Student Services)
- cesalinas@madison.k12.wi.us

 

Leopold Elementary - 204-4240

Spanish
Graciela Laguna
- glaguna@madison.k12.wi.us

Rain Munoz
- rmunoz@madison.k12.wi.us

Lia Treu
- ltreu@madison.k12.wi.us

Jeliel Pena De First
- jvpenadefirst@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

Lowell Elementary - 204-6600

Spanish
Cristina Bravo
- cbravo@madison.k12.wi.us

 

Mann Carey Elementary - 204-1056

Hmong
Yer Yang
- her7@madison.k12.wi.us

Spanish
Jennifer Garthwaite
- jagarthwaite@madison.k12.wi.us

Ada Hirono Baires
- ahironobaires@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

Nepali
Anima Vanpietersom
- advanpieters@madison.k12.wi.us

Arabic
Hassan Nafid
- nahassan@madison.k12.wi.us

Chinese (Mandarin)
Ya-Chin Lin
- ylin3@madison.k12.wi.us

 

Mendota Elementary - 204-7840

Spanish
Camila Sarmiento Gutierrez
- casarmientogutierrez@madison.k12.wi.us

 

Midvale Elementary - 204-6700

Hmong
Yer Yang
- her7@madison.k12.wi.us

Nepali
Lakh Poudel
- lpoudel@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
Pati Vasquez
- lpfuentes@madison.k12.wi.us

 

Olson Elementary - 442-2600

Chinese (Mandarin)
Tzufen Li 
- tli@madison.k12.wi.us

Nepali
Lakh Poudel
- lpoudel@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

Spanish
Pabla Schliem
- cpschliem@madison.k12.wi.us

 

Sánchez Elementary - 442-2000

Spanish
Mirella Vitrano 
- mcvitrano@madison.k12.wi.us

Khmer
Sathin Ouk
- souk@madison.k12.wi.us

 

Sandburg Elementary - 204-7940

Hmong
Que Vang
- qcvang@madison.k12.wi.us

Mandinka
Beran Sarr
- bsarr2@madison.k12.wi.us

Spanish
Tamesia Sosa
- tksosa@madison.k12.wi.us

Pati Vasquez
- lpfuentes@madison.k12.wi.us

 

Schenk Elementary - 204-1500

Mandinka
Jarje Bah
- jbah@madison.k12.wi.us

Spanish
Edith Noriega
- evnoriega@madison.k12.wi.us

Indira Trigo
- itrigo@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

Hmong
Seng Yang
- yang27@madison.k12.wi.us

 

Shabazz High - 204-2440

Spanish
Maria Avina Franco
- mavinafranco@madison.k12.wi.us

Sherman Middle - 204-2100

Spanish
Evan Figueroa
- eafigueroa2@madison.k12.wi.us

Megan Roman
- mroman2@madison.k12.wi.us 

Hmong
Chuezhae Vang
- vang23@madison.k12.wi.us

Lao
David Khamphouy
- dkhamphouy@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

Telugu
Dharani Kanagala
- dkanagala@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

Arabic
Hassan Nafid
- nahassan@madison.k12.wi.us

Chinese (Mandarin)
Ya-Chin Lin
- ylin3@madison.k12.wi.us

 

Thoreau Elementary - 204-6940

Arabic
Ghufran Kanan
- ghkanan@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

Nepali
Anima Vanpietersom
- advanpieters@madison.k12.wi.us

 

West High - 204-4100

Arabic
Ghufran Kanan
- ghkanan@madison.k12.wi.us

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 Monterrosas
- cabrajan@madison.k12.wi.us

Luis Armacanqui
- lmarmacanqui@madison.k12.wi.us

Ms. Millet
- lmillet@madison.k12.wi.us

French
Sidiki Bitie
- sbitie@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
Uriel Lopez-Rodriguez
- ulopezrodriguez@madison.k12.wi.us

Katie Williams-Balcarcel
- wkmerye@madison.k12.wi.us