ATS - Key Persons
Jerome Gilbert holds a B.A. in Spanish, French, and Secondary Education. He also graduated from the University of Paris-Sorbonne with a diploma in French literature. He taught French for 17 years, including magnet and vanguard programs for Fort Worth ISD. Jerome co-authored textbook "French for Native Speakers in Louisiana."
Omar Al-Rashdan holds a M.A. in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language from Middlebury College and an M.A. in French from the University of North Texas in Denton. He also graduated from Université Lumière Lyon 2 with a diploma in Français langue étrangère.
Ralph Niebuhr holds a M.A. from UT Austin. His Master's thesis consisted of translation and analysis of Memórias sentimentais de João Miramar, by Oswald de Andrade. He taught college-level Portuguese courses and published articles in Brazilian newspapers and journals. Ralph also spent 2 years in Portugal, 1 year in Brazil.
Ricky Rodriguez graduated with honors and holds a M.A. from Florida International University in Business and Mass Communications . He also holds a B.A. in Business Administration and Communications from the University of Puerto Rico. He is working at one of the most important ISD in north Texas as a Spanish Dual Language teacher. Ricky also taught Business, Spanish writing and mass communications for a private university in Puerto Rico. He also worked as a operations manager for a tech software and testing provider company.