Languages Department
Natalia Torres
Natalia Torres grew up in the Midwest. She lived in various places in Mexico and California prior to moving to Albuquerque, NM. Natalia is passionate...
Leah Blankenship
Leah Blankenship teaches Spanish I and Spanish II. She learned Spanish while abroad in Spain, Bolivia, and Mexico–and from her excellent high school teacher! She...
Jenna Griffin
This is MME Griffin’s first year of teaching Exploring French (6/7) at CCPS! Like her students, she began studying French in middle school. After graduating...
Dolores Jensen
Sra. Jensen has been teaching for 40+ years. She grew up in Belen, NM and left to go to NMSU in Las Cruces, receiving a...
Russel Friedman
Originally from the DC area, by way of Ecuador and Kansas, Mr. Friedman found his way to Albuquerque in 2012. He spends his free time...
Melissa Torres
Melissa Torres is in her 22nd year of teaching Spanish. She is originally from Nebraska, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Spanish...
Marcia Elliot
Mrs. Elliott is an educator with over 20 years of experience working with students in Chile, Arizona, and New Mexico. She brings to the students...
Mike Ziemniak
Mike Ziemniak is the teacher of Exploring French and IB French Ab Initio 1 & 2 at CCPS. He learned French while living in Geneva,...
Madeline Alford
Ms. Alford is originally from Oregon, but she has been living in New Mexico for 9 years. Ms. Alford studied Secondary Education and Spanish at...