{"id":285,"date":"2023-10-03T15:21:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T15:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/wola\/?page_id=285"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:01:14","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/wola\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you have any unanswered questions or concerns about taking Foreign Language classes at ACC or if you need to schedule an appointment to meet with the Department Chair, please see below for a list of administrative contact info.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you have any unanswered questions or concerns about taking Foreign Language classes at ACC or if you need to schedule an appointment to meet with the Department Chair, please see below for a list of administrative contact info.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-sidebar-right.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-285","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"layouts":[{"acf_fc_layout":"two_columns","heading":"General Contact","column_1":"

Departmental Administrative Assistant<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"
\nRahelina Razanadrafara
\n<\/strong>Round Rock Campus (RRC)
\nOffice:\u00a0 RRC 1204.14
\nPhone: 223-0061\/Fax: 223-0936
\nEmail:\u00a0rrazanad@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"

Department Chair of World Languages
\nProfessor of Spanish<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"
\nVanessa G. Lazo, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Spanish<\/strong>
\nRound Rock Campus (RRC)
\nOffice: RRC 1204.14
\nPhone: (512) 223-0087
\nEmail:\u00a0vanessa.lazo@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"four_column_cards","heading":"Full Time Faculty","column_1":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Timothy Altanero, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nProfessor of German and Spanish
\nP: (512) 223-3238
\ntaltaner@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Rosa D\u00e1vila, M.A.<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Spanish
\nP: (512) 223-3342
\nrdavila@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_3":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Jan E. Emberson, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Spanish
\nP: (512) 223-3347
\njemberso@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_4":"","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":"fulltime"},{"acf_fc_layout":"four_column_cards","heading":"","column_1":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Scott Gibby, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Spanish
\nP: (512) 223-4870
\nsgibby@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Fahim Idais<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Arabic
\nfidais@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_3":"

\"Ramiro\"<\/p>\n

Ramiro Juarez<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Spanish
\nramiro.juarez@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_4":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Yuko Kato M.A.<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Japanese
\nP:(512)223-
\nykato@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"four_column_cards","heading":"","column_1":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Julie Kleinhans Hooks, M.A.<\/strong>
\nAssistant Department Chair Professor of Spanish
\nP: (512) 223-9200
\njkleinha@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Lynn Lau, M.A.<\/strong>
\nAAPI Center Director
\nProfessor of Chinese
\nP: (512) 223-7150
\nllau@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_3":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Vanessa G. Lazo, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nDepartment Chair Professor of Spanish
\nP: (512) 223-0087
\nvanessa.lazo@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_4":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Tal\u00eda Loaiza, M.A.<\/strong>
\nAssistant Department Chair
\nProfessor of Spanish
\nP: (512) 223-7459
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\"\"
\nJohn McMinn-Reyna, M.A.<\/strong>
\nAssistant Department Chair Professor of French and
\nSpanish
\nP: (512) 223-4778
\njmcminn@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"

\"\"
\nTheresa Oh, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Korean and
\nJapanese
\nP: (512) 223-4777
\nmoh@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_3":"

\"\"
\nTodd Phillips, M.A.<\/strong>
\nProfessor of French, Italian,
\nand Spanish(on leave)
\nP: (512) 223-6073
\ntphillip@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_4":"

\"\"
\nMariela Prato-Williams, M.A.<\/strong>
\nAssistant Department Chair
\nProfessor of Spanish
\nP: (512) 223-2165
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\"\"
\nAylin Amore<\/strong>
\naylin.amore@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"

\"\"
\nMichael Hydak<\/strong>
\nmhydak@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_3":"

\"\"
\nV\u00e9ronique Mazet, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nvmazet@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_4":"","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":"frenchadjunctfaculty"},{"acf_fc_layout":"four_column_cards","heading":"","column_1":"

\"\"
\nAnnick Penant<\/strong>
\napenant@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"

\"\"
\nStuart Smith<\/strong>
\nstusmith@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_3":"","column_4":"","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":"frenchlastfaculty"},{"acf_fc_layout":"four_column_cards","heading":"German Adjunct Faculty","column_1":"

\"\"
\nMichael Conner, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nmatthew.conner@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"

\"\"
\nBernadeta Kaminska<\/strong>
\nbkaminsk@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_3":"

\"\"
\nCarola Lofton<\/strong>
\ncarola.lofton@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_4":"

\"\"
\nEwa Siwak<\/strong>
\nesiwak@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":"germanadjunctfaculty"},{"acf_fc_layout":"four_column_cards","heading":"Italian Adjunct Faculty","column_1":"

\"\"
\nVanessa Fanelli<\/strong>
\nvanessa.fanelli@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"

\"\"
\nRose Joynt<\/strong>
\nrose.joynt@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_3":"","column_4":"","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":"italianfaculty"},{"acf_fc_layout":"four_column_cards","heading":"Japanese Adjunct Faculty","column_1":"

\"\"
\nEmi Schuster<\/strong>
\neschuste@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"","column_3":"","column_4":"","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":"japanesefaculty"},{"acf_fc_layout":"four_column_cards","heading":"Korean Adjunct Faculty","column_1":"

\"\"
\nJenny Kim Riojas<\/strong>
\njenny.riojas@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"","column_3":"","column_4":"","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":"koreanadj"},{"acf_fc_layout":"four_column_cards","heading":"Latin Adjunct Faculty","column_1":"

\"\"
\nJames H. Burleson<\/strong>
\njburleso@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"","column_3":"","column_4":"","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":"latinfaculty"},{"acf_fc_layout":"four_column_cards","heading":"Russian Adjunct Faculty","column_1":"

\"\"
\nMary H. Greff<\/strong>
\nmgreff@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"

\"\"
\nDiane Echevarria<\/strong>
\ndiane.echevarria@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_3":"","column_4":"","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":"russianfaculty"},{"acf_fc_layout":"four_column_cards","heading":"Spanish Adjunct Faculty","column_1":"

\"\"
\nJesus Amaya<\/strong>
\njesus.amaya@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"

\"\"
\nJoe Boone<\/strong>
\nboonski@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_3":"

\"\"
\nEric Cintron<\/strong>
\neric.cintron@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_4":"

\"\"
\nMeaghan A. Dinan<\/strong>
\nmdinan@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":"spanishfaculty"},{"acf_fc_layout":"four_column_cards","heading":"","column_1":"

\"\"
\nMargaret L. Dunaway<\/strong>
\nmdunaway@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"

\"\"
\nJeffrey M. Evatt<\/strong>
\njevatt@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_3":"

\"\"
\nOscar R. Garcia-Landois<\/strong>
\nogarcial@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_4":"

\"\"
\nH\u00e9ctor Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong>
\nhector.gonzalez@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"four_column_cards","heading":"","column_1":"

\"\"
\nMichael Hydak<\/strong>
\nmhydak@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"

\"\"
\nCarmen Keithly<\/strong>
\ncarmen.keithly@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_3":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Patrick Lawrence, Ph.D<\/b>
\npatrick.lawrence@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_4":"

\"\"
\nAndrew A. Lawton<\/strong>
\nalawton@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"four_column_cards","heading":"","column_1":"

\"\"
\nGuadalupe Lopez-Cox<\/strong>
\nglopez@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"

\"\"
\nDelia L. Montesinos<\/strong>
\ndmontesi@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_3":"

\"\"
\nYuri Mu\u00f1oz<\/strong>
\nymunoz@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_4":"

\"\"
\nGarrett A. Oleen<\/strong>
\ngoleen@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"four_column_cards","heading":"","column_1":"

\"\"
\nClaire Meadows Parrish<\/strong>
\nclaire.parrish@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"

\"\"
\nAlejandra Polcik<\/strong>
\namarti11@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_3":"

\"\"
\n Stuart Smith<\/strong>
\nstusmith@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_4":"

\"\"
\nGeorge Solano<\/strong>
\ngeorge.solano@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"four_column_cards","heading":"","column_1":"

\"\"
\nElsa B. Taylor<\/strong>
\netaylor@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"

\"\"
\nMarcel Pons Ventura<\/strong>
\nmarcel.ponsventura@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_3":"

\"\"
\nAlina Waguespack<\/strong>
\nawaguesp@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_4":"

\"\"
\nLee F. Wilson<\/strong>
\nlwilson4@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":"last-row-spanish-faculty"},{"acf_fc_layout":"four_column_cards","heading":"Emeritus Faculty","column_1":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Catherine Angell, M.A.<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Spanish
\nP:\u00a0(512) 223-4034
\ncangell@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"

\"\"
\nJoseph Liro<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Russian Emeritus<\/b>
\njliro@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_3":"

\"\"
\nStuart Smith<\/strong>
\nProfessor of French and Spanish Emeritus<\/b>
\nstusmith@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","column_4":"","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":"emeritusfaculty"},{"acf_fc_layout":"four_column_cards","heading":"IN MEMORIAM","column_1":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Debra Latimer<\/strong>
\nBeloved Professor of French<\/em><\/p>\n","column_2":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Jorge Pompa<\/strong>
\nBeloved Professor of Spanish<\/em><\/p>\n","column_3":"","column_4":"","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":"memoriam"}],"hero_content":false,"sidekick":"","sidebar":"

Full-time Faculty<\/a><\/h3>\n

Adjunct Faculty<\/strong><\/h3>\n

French<\/a><\/p>\n

German<\/a><\/p>\n

Italian<\/a><\/p>\n

Japanese<\/a><\/p>\n

Korean<\/a><\/p>\n

Latin<\/a><\/p>\n

Russian<\/a><\/p>\n

Spanish<\/a><\/p>\n

Emeritus Faculty<\/a><\/p>\n"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/wola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/wola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/wola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/wola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/wola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/wola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":810,"href":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/wola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285\/revisions\/810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/wola\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}