- Chair | Sam Amago (New Cabell Hall 427)
- Associate Chair | Alicia López Operé (New Cabell Hall 465)
- Summer Session Chair | Kate Neff (New Cabell Hall 463)
Department Leadership Team
- Sam Amago (Chair)
- Alicia López Operé (Associate Chair)
- Charlotte Rogers (Director of Graduate Studies - Spanish)
- Kate Neff (Spanish Language Program Director)
- Ricardo Padron (Director of the Undergraduate Program - Spanish)
Directors and Coordinators
- Ricardo Padrón (Director of Undergraduate Program - Spanish)
- Charlotte Rogers (Director of Graduate Studies - Spanish)
- Eli Carter (Director of Undergraduate Program - Portuguese)
- Sarah Annunziato (Director of Undergraduate Program - Italian)
- Esther Poveda (Community Outreach Coordinator)
- Fernando Operé (Minor Advisor)
Course Coordinators / Spanish
- Fernando Riva (Distinguished Major Program)
- Fernando Valverde (Coordinator of Creative Writing Program)
- Tammy Hertel (Coordinator for 3010 & 3020)
- Pam Rini (Placement Coordinator 1010-1020)
- Nieves García Prados (Coordinator SPAN 3300)
- Daniel Colón (SPAN 1010-1020)
- Matthew Street (SPAN 1060)
- Esperanza Gorriz Jarque (SPAN 2010)
- David Florez-Murillo (SPAN 2020)
Graduate Advisory Committee
- Charlotte Rogers (Director of Graduate Studies / Chair)
- Kelly Moore
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Upper Level - Spanish
- Ricardo Padrón ( Director of Undergraduate Program / Chair)
- Alicia López-Operé (Associate Chair)
- Tammy Hertel
- Erica Cobb
- Lorena Albert Ferrando
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Lower Level - Spanish
- Kate Neff (Spanish Language Program Director)
- Daniel Colón (SPAN 1010-1020)
- Matthew Street (SPAN 1060)
- Esperanza Gorriz Jarque (SPAN 2010)
- David Florez-Murillo (SPAN 2020)
Portuguese Language Instruction
- Eli Carter (Director of Undergraduate Program)
- Lilian Feitosa
Italian Language Instruction
- Sarah Annunziato (Director of Undergraduate Program)
- Enrico Cesaretti
- Nicole Bonino
- Stella Mattioli (Placement Coordinator: ITAL 1010-2020)
Summer Programs and Study Abroad Directors
- Kate Neff (Summer Session Chair)
- Ana Píriz (Summer Language Institute)
- Fernando Operé (Director of the Valencia Program)
Sponsored Events Committee (Gerszten, Wlassics, Visiting Prof, Dept. Sponsorships)
Community Outreach Committee
- Esther Poveda (Director)
- Eli Carter
- Germain Badang
Advisors for National Honorary Societies
- Matthew Street (Sigma Delta Pi - Spanish)
- Ana Píriz (Co-Coordinator)
- Stella Mattioli (Gamma Kappa Alpha - Italian)
Sigma Delta Pi
- Matthew Street (Director)
- Ana Píriz
- Fernando Riva
- Ana Ruiz
Casa Bolívar
- Nieves Garcia Prados (Coordinator)
- Erica Cobb
- Matthew Street
- Jennifer Barlow
Center for Liberal Arts
Creative Writing
- Fernando Valverde (Director)
- Nicole Bonino
Instituto Cervantes
- Fernando Valverde (Director)
- Jennifer Hogg
Faculty Senate Representative (UVa)
- Anne Garland Mahler (New Cabell Hall 469)
DELE Spanish Examination
- Nieves Garcia Prados (Coordinator)
Mastery and Proficiency Exams
- Italian: Director of Undergraduate Program (Enrico Cesaretti)
- Portuguese: Director of Undergraduate Program (Eli Carter)
- Spanish: Associate Chair (Alicia López-Operé)
Website Management
Social Media & Communications
Staff
- Tally Sanford (Department Manager)
- Linda Newman (Senior Student Services Coordinator)
- Dannah Persinger (Intermediate Administrative Coordinator)