Seattle Public Schools

Multilingual Services

Contact Us

Department Staff

Michelle Ota
Director, Multilingual Department
206-252-0072

Narcita Eugenio
Student & Family Advocate / Language Access Coordinator
206-252-0773
neugenio@chicksthatlift.net


Translation and Interpretation

Marbi Becerra – Spanish
Student and Family Advocate / Migrant Education
206-402-8929
mabecerra@chicksthatlift.net 

Miguel Castro – Spanish
Student and Family Advocate / Data Analyst
206-252-0076
macastro@chicksthatlift.net

Michael Chan
Student and Family Advocate – Chinese
206-252-0165 (inbox 2)
mcchan@chicksthatlift.net

Mahamoud Gaayte
Student and Family Advocate – Somali
206-743-3567
mhgaayte@chicksthatlift.net

Lanie Luu
Bilingual Student Facilitator – Vietnamese
206-743-3552
lhluu@chicksthatlift.net

Haile Wubneh
Bilingual Student Facilitator – Amharic and Tigrinya
206-743-3549
hgwubneh@chicksthatlift.net


ML Instructional Coaches

Katherine Berg
Instructional Coach
206-252-0233
kfberg@chicksthatlift.net

Linda Kim
Instructional Coach
206-252-0395
lnkim@chicksthatlift.net

Beth Roodhouse
Instructional Coach
206-252-0162
vbroodhouse@chicksthatlift.net

Nicole Shimizu
Instructional Coach
206-743-3545
ncshimizu@chicksthatlift.net

Gosia Stone
Instructional Coach
206-252-0691
mjstone@chicksthatlift.net

Elizabeth Urmenita
Instructional Coach
206-252-0073
elurmenita@chicksthatlift.net

Teresa Wang
Instructional Coach
206-252-0958
tswang@chicksthatlift.net

Dr. Thad Williams
Instructional Coach
206-252-0191
tbwilliams@chicksthatlift.net