Contacts
- 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)
Course Coordinators / Spanish
- Fernando Valverde (Coordinator of Creative Writing Program)
- Esther Poveda (Coordinator for 3010 & 3020 / Faculty coordinator for Maya K'iche' / Duke-UVa-Vanderbilt Partnership for Less Commonly Taught Languages)
- 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)
- Fernando Riva (Director of Graduate Admissions)
- Lisa Blackmore
- Eli Carter
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Upper Level - Spanish
- Ricardo Padrón ( Director of Undergraduate Program / Chair)
- Fernando Riva (Director of Graduate Admissions)
- Alicia López-Operé (Associate Chair)
- Anne Garland Mahler
- Erica Cobb
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)
Curriculum Assessments Committee
- Kate Neff (Spanish Language Program Director)
- Jennifer Hogg
- Esperanza Gorriz Jarque
- Germain Badang
- Lorena Albert Ferrando
Sponsored Events Committee (Gerszten, Wlassics, Visiting Prof, Dept. Sponsorships)
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 (Course Coordinator: ITAL 1010-1020)
Summer Programs and Study Abroad Directors
- Kate Neff (Summer Session Chair)
- Ana Píriz (Summer Language Institute)
- Fernando Operé (Director of the Valencia Program)
- Francesca Calamita (Director of UVa in Italy)
Culture & Community Engagement Committee
- Fernando Operé (Chair)
- Fernando Valverde (Coordinator of Creative Writing)
- Nicole Bonino
Del Greco Faculty Librarian
TBD
Advisors for National Honorary Societies
- Matthew Street (Sigma Delta Pi - Spanish)
- Ana Píriz (Co-Coordinator)
- Stella Mattioli (Gamma Kappa Alpha - Italian)
Casa Bolívar Coordinator
- Nieves Garcia Prados (Coordinator)
- Jesús Játiva Fernández (Co-Coordinator)
Faculty Senate Representative (UVa)
- Anne Garland Mahler (New Cabell Hall 469)
Dele Spanish Examination
- Nieves Garcia Prados (Coordinator)
- Lorena Albert Ferrando
Mastery and Proficiency Exams
- Italian: Director of Undergraduate Program
- Portuguese: Director of Undergraduate Program
- Spanish: Associate Chair
Peer Evaluation Committee (Tenured/Tenure Track)
Peer Evaluation Committee (Academic General Faculty)
Website Management
Social Media & Communications
Staff
- Tally Sanford (Department Manager)
- Linda Newman (Senior Student Services Coordinator)
- Dannah Persinger (Intermediate Administrative Coordinator)