LARC Staff

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	Mary Ann Lyman-Hager Director Mary Ann Lyman-Hager has served as the Director of the national Language Resource Center at San Diego State University and as Professor of French at San Diego State University since 1997. View Dr. Lyman-Hager’s profile Email: mlymanha@mail.sdsu.edu Phone: (619) 594-5480
	Raquel Cardoso Administrative Services and Personnel Coordinator Raquel Cardoso is our current office manager, who assists management and program managers with all aspects of administrative detail. She also plays a major role in LARC’s Personnel and Payroll Management. She started her LARC career in 2005 and since them has been a great asset to LARC. Raquel originally is from Tijuana, Mexico, but has lived in San Diego since very young. Email: rcardoso@projects.sdsu.edu Phone: (619) 594-7887
	Mana Mohtasham LARC and CLIP Project Manager Mana is LARC and Critical Language Immersion Program Specialist who in collaboration with the director and co-directors of the critical language programs helps support, develop, and coordinate critical foreign language and cultural training. Email: mohtasham@mail.sdsu.edu Phone: 619-594-6003
	Lina Hariri-Hajj Project Specialist & Publications Designer Lina Hariri-Hajj is a project specialist who assists in coordinating LARC’s Arabic program. She is also the graphic designer responsible for LARC’s publications and brochures. In the community she has served as Vice Principal of the Arabic Learning Center of San Diego for 6 years. Beyond LARC’s marketing materials, she is also designing Arabic Language Through Dialogue books. Email: lhariri@projects.sdsu.edu Phone: (619) 594-5684
	Shahnaz Ahmedian Persian Instructor and Coordinator Shahnaz is Persian instructor and coordinator; she is also the Co-Director of Persian STARTalk Summer Camp. Shahnaz is currently working to complete her Master’s in Education Cross Culture. Email: sahmadeian@projects.sdsu.edu Phone: (619) 594-8968
	Pooneh Paydar Persian Instructor and Coordinator Pooneh Paydar is currently working to complete her Master’s in Policy Studies in Language & Cross Cultural Education. Pooneh is Persian instructor and coordinator; she is also the Co-Director of Persian STARTalk Summer Camp. Email: ppaydar@projects.sdsu.edu Phone: (619) 594-8968
	Norman Leonard Director of Outreach Norman Leonard is the Community Outreach and K-12 Credentialing Director for LARC. Email: nleonard@projects.sdsu.edu Phone: (619) 594-1259
	Marcia Ledezman-Macias Information Technology ConsultantMarcia is the Information Technology consultant for the LARC Center and has been involved in the design and development of the LARCStar Project. Email: mledezma@mail.sdsu.edu Phone: (619) 594-4475
	Mike Pasamonik Software Engineer Mike Pasamonik is a software engineer who writes and maintains applications such as LARC’s Computer Assisted Screening Tool (CAST) and the Pashtu Writing Practicte iPad App. He also assists the LARC Language Labs with his wide technical knowledge and expertise. Email: mpasamonik@projects.sdsu.edu Phone: (619) 594-3816
	Karl Richter Educational Technology Instructor Karl Richter is an Instructional Technology Consultant who combines his instructional design skills with new educational technology applications for language teaching and learning. Email: karlrichter@gmail.com Phone: (619) 594-3816
	Evan Rubin Director of Instructional Technology Evan Rubin is the director of instructional technology and design at LARC and the facilitator of the summer social media workshop. He is currently supporting the RICL Online Pashtu Culture Course, technology and teacher training workshops, and the development of the Social Media Research Portal. Email: erubin@projects.sdsu.edu Phone: (619) 594-1223
	Dr. Trevor Shanklin Director of Lab Operations Dr. Trevor Shanklin is an ESL teacher and teacher-trainer who has worked with teachers and students in many different cultural contexts and at all levels of education. Email: shanklin@mail.sdsu.edu Phone: (619) 594-5445 Trevor’s Important Links: Personal Web Page, Delicious Site
	Dr. Hanada Taha-Thomure Lead Arabic Consultant Dr. Taha-Thomure earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction from the University of New Orleans in 2001. She holds a a Masters Degree in Educational Psychology and a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from the American University of Beirut. Email: hthomure@projects.sdsu.edu View Dr. Hanada Taha-Thomure’s profile Hanada’s Important Links: Arab Expertise, The Arabic Site, Tara Conference, Youtube for Arabic Expertise, LARC Profile page.