World Language and Cultures Faculty & Staff

Diablo Valley College’s world languages faculty and staff are dedicated to helping you succeed through every step of the program.

• An, Huiqin, Chinese Instructor
• Boynova, Kristina, Russian Instructor
• Cheung, Michael, ASL Instructor
• Crouse, Marina, Spanish Instructor
• Escobedo-Sierra, Luis, Spanish Instructor
• Ferrara, Diana, Italian Instructor
• Flanagan-Schmidt, Julia, French Instructor
• French-Rafael, Janet, Spanish Instructor
• Funaro, Janette, Dean
• Garcia, Raquel, Spanish Instructor
• Greller, Shiori, Japanese Instructor
• Kashi, Manijeh, Persian Instructor
• Kosaka, Yumi, Japanese Instructor
• Kumakura, Akihiko, Japanese Instructor, Department Chair
• Lin, Sheree, Chinese Instructor
• McDade, Christina, German Instructor
• Nezuka, Naomi, Japanese Instructor
• Nishikawa, Takako, Japanese Instructor
• Nobari, Parastou, French Instructor
• Oksenendler, Susan, Spanish Instructor
• Pollock, Jeff, ASL Instructor
• Russo, Lisamarie, ASL Instructor
• Salih, Hashim, Arabic Instructor