BOARD OFFICERS

President
Leslie Grahn
Howard County Schools

1st Vice President
Monica Abuliak
Montgomery County Schools

2nd Vice President
Adriana Bonsteel
Worcester County Schools

Recording Secretary
Tricia Powell
Wicomico County Schools

Corresponding Secretary
& Newsletter Editor
Rusty Mumford
Worcester County Schools

Treasurer
Kim Shinozaki
Baltimore County Schools

How to Join

Three ways to join:

1. Complete and submit a membership form with payment, as appropriate:
   • Regular - $20
   • Student - $10
   • Retiree - $10
   • First-time - Free
2. Register for the fall conference, either the Friday/Saturday combination or the Saturday-only option.
3. Register for the spring conference (only provides membership for half the school year).

Download a MEMBERSHIP FORM

What is MFLA?

1. The Maryland Foreign Language Association
2. A professional association of world language teachers, professors, and professionals dedicated to the promotion of excellence in the teaching of world languages
3. A representative to our regional affiliate, the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL)
4. A representative to our national / international affiliate, the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
5. Host to an annual two-day fall conference that offers swap-shop sessions, two-hour immersion workshops, keynote speakers, a banquet, over 40 concurrent sessions, and dozens of vendors with breakfast, lunch, gifts, and prizes
6. Host to an annual spring conference that offers a pre-conference reception, 3-hour technology workshops, and concurrent sessions with breakfast, lunch, gifts, and prizes
7. Publisher of a semi-annual newsletter that highlights updates and news of relevance to the field of world language education as well as provides instructional strategies, teaching tips, and materials
8. Sponsor of annual grants, scholarships, and awards totaling more than $3,000
9. Sponsor of the annual Maryland Language Teacher of the Year
10. Conductor of mini-conferences in partnership with universities around the state, such as Salisbury on the Eastern Shore and Frostburg in the Appalachian Mountains, to reach out to teachers and prospective teachers.

Membership Benefits

Membership is renewable annually and runs from September 1 - August 31.
Benefits include:

1. Reduced registration fees for both the fall and spring conferences and the fall banquet (a potential savings of $75)
2. Two newsletters annually that highlight updates and news of relevance to the field of world language education as well as provide instructional strategies, teaching tips, and materials
3. Eligibilty to apply for annual grants, scholarships, and awards totaling more than $3,000
4. Eligibility for nomination for Maryland Language Teacher of the Year
5. Eligibility for nomination for Maryland's applicant for the SANS, Inc. / Meade Leadership Program
6. Membership on the MFLA Listserv

BOARD MEMBERS

Sharon Birch
Wicomico County Schools

Sally Buser
Allegany County Schools

Erin Cooper
Calvert County Schools

Peter DiMarco
Howard County Schools

Debby Doyle
Gerstell Academy

Thomas Wayne Edison
Anne Arundel Community College

Deborah Espitia
Howard County Schools

Maria Flores
Prince George's County Schools

Maureen Helinski
Anne Arundel Community College

Ruth Malone
Wicomico County Schools

Deborah McGee-Mifflin
Johns Hopkins University

Billie Muñoz
Glenelg Country School

Tyrone Parker
Baltimore City Schools

Amy Peterschmidt
Bryn Mawr Schools

Ann Rader
College of Notre Dame

Kim Riley
Anne Arundel County Schools

Jeffery Samuels
Laureate Higher Education / Goucher College

Jason Slanga
Baltimore County Schools

Susan Spinnato
MSDE

Melynda Velez
Harford County Schools

Arlene White
Salisbury University

Earleen Wiseman
Allegany County Public Schools

Alice Zhang
Baltimore City Schools