Seattle Public Schools

Multilingual Services

Contact Us

Department Staff

Multilingual Department Contact

SPSMultilingualDept@xlqx.net


Michelle Ota
Director, Multilingual Department
206-252-0072


Translation and Interpretation

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

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

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

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

Lorena Norris
Student and Family Advocate – Spanish / Migrant Education
206-402-8929
lonorris@xlqx.net 

Haile Wubneh
Bilingual Student Facilitator – Amharic and Tigrinya / Language Access Coordinator
206-743-3549
hgwubneh@xlqx.net


ML Instructional Coaches

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

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

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

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

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

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

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