Michelle Ohanian, Department Chair
Fairfax County Public Schools 2008 Teacher of the Year, Michelle Ohanian ,came to Mt View from the Office of ESOL with FCPS. She has taught in elementary, middle and high schools in Fairfax, Alexandria and Baltimore. She has a B.A. in Legal Studies from the University of Massachusetts and an M.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in ESL from George Mason University. Ms. Ohanian has been a teacher consultant with the Northern Virginia Writing Project since 1999 and frequently presents on writing strategies for English Language Learners. At home, she has two tiny English learners of her own.
Sandra Brown Valenzuela
This is Ms. Valenzuela’s fourth year at Mountain View and her tenth year as an ESOL teacher in Fairfax County Public Schools. She is originally from New York, but has lived in the Washington, D.C. area for twenty years. She graduated from The American University in 1986 with an International Business degree and worked in non-profit agencies in Washington, D.C. until 1991. At that time, she decided to become a teacher and enrolled at George Mason University to get her Masters Degree in Curriculum and Instruction through a U.S. Department of Education full scholarship. She speaks, reads and writes Spanish. She has a 2-year old son and a twelve-year old cat. She loves animals and in her little bit of spare time she plays tennis and reads.
Cesar A. Zuniga
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