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Jan Ferrier Sands
received her BS in Spanish and MS in Curriculum and
Supervision from Central Connecticut State University. She
is a career teacher of Spanish at Simsbury High School,
Simsbury, CT. From 2005 to 2008, she served as the World
Languages Teacher-in-Residence at the Connecticut State
Department of Education.
María Á. Pérez
received her MA in Spanish from Portland State University.
She was the assistant director for the Spanish Basic
Language Program at the University of Illinois in Chicago.
She has taught college-level Spanish at several institutions,
and has worked as an editor and writer for various
publishers.
Paloma Lapuerta
teaches Spanish Language, Literature and Culture at
Central Connecticut State University. She graduated from
the University of Salamanca, Spain, and received her PhD
from the University of Geneva, Switzerland. She has taught
in different countries and is co-author of several Spanish
textbooks.
María Lourdes Casas
received her Masters of Arts and PhD in Spanish at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Casas has taught
Spanish Language and Literature at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, Connecticut College, and Southern
Connecticut State University. Currently she is an Assistant
Professor at Central Connecticut State University.
Lisa Berliner
received her MA in Educational Leadership from Central
Connecticut State University. She is currently pursuing
a Masters degree in Spanish. She teaches Spanish at the
secondary level in Avon, CT.
Writers (Student Book)
Paula Hirsch
Windward School, Los Angeles, CA
María Orta
Kennedy High School, Chicago, IL
Advisers
Developmental Editor
María Á. Pérez and Belén Saiz
Editorial Coordinator
Anne Silva
Editorial Director
Enrique Ferro
Writers (Teacher's Edition)
Paloma Lapuerta
New Britain, CT
María Á. Pérez
Tenerife, Spain
María Lourdes Casas
New Haven, CT
Lisa Berliner
Farmington, CT
Elizabeth Millán
Highland Park, IL
Jan Ferrier Sands
North Granby, CT
Contributing Writers
Ana Isabel Antón
Miami, FL
Clara Alarcón
Madrid, Spain
Susana Gómez
Madrid, Spain
Mercedes Fontecha
Madrid, Spain
M.a Antonia Oliva
Madrid, Spain
Belén Saiz
Madrid, Spain
Anne Silva
Miami, FL
Contributors
Janet L. Glass
Dwight-Englewood School
Englewood, NJ
Jan Kucerik
Pinellas County Schools
Largo, FL
Carol McKenna Semonsky
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
Anne Nerenz
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI
Gerardo Piña-Rosales
North American Academy of the Spanish Language
The City University of New York, New York, NY
Paul Sandrock
Director of Education
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Emily Spinelli
AATSP
University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI
Brandon Zaslow
Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA
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