Spanish Tutor and Translator List
Fall 2004
The Department of Spanish & Portuguese provides this self-selected list of current and previous Teaching Assistants and other
graduate students in the Department as a convenience to them and the users of their services. The Department assumes no
responsibility for the quality of the services provided.
Araniva, Mauricio
(O) 262-9672
maaraniva@wisc.edu
Tutoring
$15/hr
Native Spanish speaker. M.A. student. Bilingual. Will
tutor all levels. Experienced Spanish 101 instructor.
Michele Back
(H) 608-251-4734
mpback@wisc.edu
Tutoring
$25/hr
Translating
Negotiable
Ph.D. student. Near-native proficiency. Eight years of
teaching experience at elementary, secondary and postsecondary levels. Experience in travel and government
documents. Extensive travel in Latin America and
Lusophone Africa.
Stacy Bryant
(C) 608-215-3124
slbryant@wisc.edu
Tutoring
Negotiable
Translating
Negotiable
M.A. student, will tutor all levels, including children.
Experienced tutor and T.A.
Nadia Cervantes
(H) 608-628-6367
ncervantes@wisc.edu
Tutoring
$20/hr
Translating
Negotiable
Bi-lingual Ph.D. student from Mexico. Has lived in
Spain. Head TA of Spanish 102. Will tutor all levels.
Arsenio Cicero San Cristóbal
(H) 608-236-4029
acicerosancr@wisc.edu
Tutoring
Negotiable
Native Spanish speaker. Graduated from Universidad de
La Habana, Cuba. Will tutor all levels.
Megan Davis
(H) 608-825-6105
mmpropst@wisc.edu/ mpropst16@yahoo.com
Tutoring
$15/hr
Translating
Negotiable
Bilingual with M.A. in Spanish. Will tutor all levels.
Experienced college level instructor. Also has 6 years of
business experience, working primarily with Latin
American markets.
Linnette De La Texera
(H) 608-231-6225
Tutoring
$15/hr
Desiree Diaz Diaz
(H) 608-251-1086
ddiaz@wisc.edu
Tutoring
$15/hr
Translating
Negotiable
M.A. student. Native Spanish speaker from Cuba.
Experienced translator (technical and literary texts) and
professional text editor.
Patricia Expolio
(O) 608-262-3882
pexpolio@wisc.edu
Tutoring
$15/hr
Native Spanish speaker. Experienced tutoring all levels.
Proofreading experience.
Jill Felten
(H) 608-658-4490
(O) 608-262-3882
jmfelten@wisc.edu
Tutoring
$15/hr
Bi-lingual, M.A. student. Will tutor levels 101-204.
Experience teaching/tutoring adults and children.
Julio C. García
(H) 608-294-9154
juliogarcia@wisc.edu
Tutoring
$20/hr
Translating
Negotiable
Ph.D. student. Native Spanish speaker. Experience in
tutoring and translating.
Jorge Grajales-Diaz
(H) 608-256-1201
grajalesdiaz@wisc.edu
Tutoring
$12/hr
Bi-lingual, M.A. student. Native Spanish speaker. Will
tutor all levels.
Deborah Hamill
(H) 608-345-4439
(O) 608-262-9672
dshamill@wisc.edu
Tutoring
$15/hr
Bi-lingual, Ph.D. student. Experienced 101 & 102 tutor.
Flexible hours and will tutor on weekends. Has lived and
taught in México and Spain.
Erika Hanson
(H) 608-251-0699
(O)608-265-3181
ekhanson@wisc.edu
Tutoring
Negotiable
Translating
Negotiable
Bi-lingual, Ph.D. student. Will tutor all levels.
Experienced translator. Specialized in medical and
business Spanish, as well as colloquial Spanish from
Spain and Latin America.
Spanish Tutor and Translator List
Fall 2004
The Department of Spanish & Portuguese provides this self-selected list of current and previous Teaching Assistants and other
graduate students in the Department as a convenience to them and the users of their services. The Department assumes no
responsibility for the quality of the services provided.
Elena Iglesias-Villamel
(H) 608-255-3605
eiglesiasvil@wisc.edu
Tutor
Negotiable
Translating
Negotiable
Native Spanish Speaker. Experience tutoring all levels.
Rachel Klevar
(H) 608-441-9470
raklevar@wisc.edu
Tutoring
$14/hr
Bi-lingual, Ph.D. student. Will tutor all levels.
Experience teaching high school and college Spanish
and tutoring adults. Has spent two summers in Spanish
speaking countries and has studied or taught Spanish for
13 years.
Pilar Melero
(H) 262-742-4785 or 608-279-6181
pmelero@wisc.edu
Translation
Negotiable
Grew up in México speaking Spanish, attended high
school and college in Wisconsin. BA in Spanish, BA in
journalism, and an MA in Spanish. Has worked as a
reporter/editor in English for 8 years. Taught Spanish at
college and high school levels for 10 years. Translated
for the WI Dept. of Public Instruction and the
International Labor Rights fund in Washington D.C., as
well as for several newspapers, private companies, and
individuals. Currently working on Doctorate in Spanish.
Jodie Parys
(H) 920-988-9194
jthemmes@wisc.edu
Tutoring
Negotiable
Translation
Negotiable
Bi-lingual dissertator in Spanish. Experienced teacher
and tutor; has worked with children, middle school and
high school students and adults on a variety of topics and
levels. 5+ years teaching experience in the University
setting and has been a TA of Spanish 101-204 at UW
Madison. Also, willing to work as a translator.
Jessica Ribble
(H) 608-213-4768
ribble@wisc.edu
Tutoring
$9/hr
Translating
Negotiable
Ph.D. student in Spanish. Experience tutoring and
translating. Available for all levels. No minimum time
commitment required.
Ana M. Rodríguez
(H) 608-231-6840
amrodriguez@wisc.edu
Tutoring
Negotiable
Translation
Negotiable
An experienced translator, has worked on projects
involving human resources, benefits, medicine and other
areas of general interest. Native of Spain, with a Spanish
degree in Linguistics, and an MS in Spanish from the
University of Colorado-Boulder. As an added benefit,
she works together with an English speaker translator to
guarantee proper English-Spanish translation.
Proofreading is included.
Mike Rueter
(H) 608-256-3049
(O) 608-262-9210
wmrueter@wisc.edu
Tutoring
$15/hr
Translating
Negotiable
Bi-lingual, non-native, Ph.D. candidate. Spanish 204 TA,
has taught Spanish 101, 102 and 203. Will tutor all levels.
Wide background in translating experience.
Michelle Sharp
(H) 608-249-4939
mmsharp@wisc.edu
Tutoring
$15-20/hr
Bi-lingual, Ph.D. candidate. Will tutor all levels.
Experienced tutor. Current 203 T.A. Has lived in Spain.
Monica Urigüen
(H) 608-236-0480
(O) 608-262-3882
moniuriguen@yahoo.com
Francisco Vega Torres
(H) 608-213-9205
fvegatorres@wisc.edu
Tutoring
$15/hr
Bi-lingual, Ph.D. student in Spanish linguistics. Native
Spanish speaker. Will tutor all levels: literary and
colloquial Spanish, as well as Spanish grammar.
Bryan Patrick Weiler
(H) 608-245-9472
bpweiler@wisc.edu
Tutoring
$25/hr
Ph.D. student. Eight years experience in legal and law
enforcement related Spanish. Willing to tutor all levels.
PLPT-IV certified advanced proficiency.