Contact Us
Department Staff
Multilingual Department Contact
SPSMultilingualDept@kakasys.net
Michelle Ota
Director, Multilingual Department
206-252-0072
Translation and Interpretation
Miguel Castro – Spanish
Student and Family Advocate / Data Analyst
206-252-0076
macastro@kakasys.net
Michael Chan
Student and Family Advocate – Chinese
206-252-0165 (inbox 2)
mcchan@kakasys.net
Mahamoud Gaayte
Student and Family Advocate – Somali
206-743-3567
mhgaayte@kakasys.net
Lanie Luu
Bilingual Student Facilitator – Vietnamese
206-743-3552
lhluu@kakasys.net
Lorena Norris
Student and Family Advocate – Spanish / Migrant Education
206-402-8929
lonorris@kakasys.net
Haile Wubneh
Bilingual Student Facilitator – Amharic and Tigrinya / Language Access Coordinator
206-743-3549
hgwubneh@kakasys.net
ML Instructional Coaches
Katherine Berg
Instructional Coach
206-252-0233
kfberg@kakasys.net
Linda Kim
Instructional Coach
206-252-0395
lnkim@kakasys.net
Nicole Shimizu
Instructional Coach
206-743-3545
ncshimizu@kakasys.net
Gosia Stone
Instructional Coach
206-252-0691
mjstone@kakasys.net
Elizabeth Urmenita
Instructional Coach
206-252-0073
elurmenita@kakasys.net
Teresa Wang
Instructional Coach
206-252-0958
tswang@kakasys.net
Dr. Thad Williams
Instructional Coach
206-252-0191
tbwilliams@kakasys.net