Who Are the Language Center Staff?
Lesley Walton
My name is Lesley Walton and I am the Foreign Language Facilitator here at the Language Center. My goal is to create a place where students can practice/study foreign languages and have fun while doing it. I personally LOVE learning and teaching languages. I speak Arabic and Spanish and also teach ESOL here at the Annandale campus. Come by to see me and let me know if you have any ideas of how to make the Language Center even better.
Virginia Oman
My name is Virginia Oman. I am a native Spanish speaker who enjoys foreign languages. I have lived in many foreign lands and I am very interested in other cultures. I am currently studying at NOVA and want a career as an interpreter. I greatly enjoy teaching Spanish and sharing my knowledge about Spanish culture. As a tutor, I look forward to helping students excel in their understanding and use of the Spanish language.
Victor D Ngoubayo
My name is Victor D Ngoubayo and I'm from Cameroon originally. I have traveled a lot and I like nature and diverse cultures. I have spent most of my life in the US, Europe and Africa. I just graduated from NOVA, and I am transferring to George Mason. I studied Information Technology and Computer Sciences and will further my studies in the same field. I tutor French at NOVA, and I am always delighted to help NOVA students to learn the French language. Come by the Language Center and make an appointment today! I am always happy to help!
Yelitza Trejo
My name is Yelitza Trejo and I recently joined the Language Center team as a Spanish tutor. I am from Venezuela. This is my first year at NOVA and I greatly enjoy teaching Spanish and sharing my knowledge about the Spanish language. I like all things related to the field of education in which I have work experience from my home country as a Spanish teacher. I am planning to become an ESL Teacher soon. I am happy to help and provide you with tools to make your learning experience easier. See you soon!!!!!
Juan Carlos (JC) Ortega
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Hola, My name is Juan Carlos Ortega (or JC), and I am from Cochabamba Bolivia. I came to the United States eight years ago. After finishing high school, I went to James Madison University to get my bachelors. I graduated from JMU with a major in Mathematics and a minor in Spanish. I love Spanish because it is one of the romance languages, and poetry is one of my passions. I am new at the Language Center, and I invite you to come in and have a talk or sign in for a lesson. If you bring a joke in Spanish, then I will tell you one, as well.
Martha Beyreuther
My name is Martha Beyreuther and I’m from East Germany. I came to America 18 months ago. I was an Au- Pair (Nanny) at first and I was supposed to go back after one year. But I fell so deeply in love with America that I started studying last fall at NOVA. My major is Tourism and Event Management and I’m planning to transfer to a Virginia university. I hope to get to know the few people that are studying German here at NOVA. I’ll see you at the Language Center!
Nina Liu
Hello everyone, my name is Nina. I am from the southern part of China, and I am glad that I can be the Chinese tutor in Language Center this semester. I have been here for almost one year, and I have studied English for more than 16 years. During this time I found out that the main way to learn a new language is to practice as much as you can. Here, in the Language Center you can get a free chance to practice your Chinese. I would be very happy if I could see any of you here. Feel free to come and ask me any questions about Chinese.
Maxi Moon
My name is Maxi. I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Because of my Korean heritage, I naturally learned to speak two languages. When I was 16 years old, I moved to America and later graduated from Robinson Secondary School in the year 2010. After high school, I attended James Madison University for a year. Now, I am a full time student at Northern Virginia Community College and am tutoring Spanish at the Language Center. I look forward to meeting you and helping you in any way that I can!
Find your Instructor's website here:
- Ana Burke, Spanish
- Ana Alonso, Assistant Dean
- Alicia Falzon, Spanish
- Michael Gorman, Spanish
- Marie Horbaly, Spanish
- Marie-Jean Strauss, French
- Alexia Vikis, Spanish