Cultural Liaisons & Interpreters
For More Information
For information
about School District 197's cultural liaisons
or interpreters,
please contact
Lesly Gámez,
the district's equity coordinator, at 651-403-7046 or click here to email.
School District 197 values the relationships we build with the communities we serve. Several schools have staff members dedicated to working with families and students in order to foster these relationships for the success of all. This page highlights this group of cultural liaisons, family liaisons, community support workers, and interpreter/translators who make up this team.
Early Childhood/Elementary Cultural Liaisons
Carmen Pineda
Cultural Liaison
Early Learning Center
Parent Academy Coordinator
651-403-8342
| carmen.pineda@isd197.org
Xiomara Medina-Calderón
Cultural Liaison & Paraprofessional
Garlough Environmental Magnet School
651-403-8119
| xiomara.medina-calderon@isd197.org
Lidia Miranda Carrillo
Cultural Liaison
Moreland Arts & Health Sciences Magnet School
651-403-7804
| lidia.mirandacarrillo@isd197.org
Secondary Cultural Liaisons
Caleb Crossley
Community Liaison
Heritage ESTEM Magnet School
651-403-7404
| caleb.crossley@isd197.org
Raquel Calles
Cultural Liaison
Friendly Hills Middle School
651-403-7710
| raquel.calles@isd197.org
Elizabeth Honorio-Arroyo
Cultural Liaison
Two Rivers High School
651-403-7225
| elizabeth.honorio-arroyo@isd197.org
District-wide Cultural Liaisons
Naida Medicine Crow
American Indian Liaison
District
651-403-7344
| naida.medicinecrow@isd197.org
CLICK HERE for School District 197's American Indian Education webpage
Farhiyo Farah
East African Cultural Liaison
District
507-319-2388
| farhiyo.farah@isd197.org
District-wide Translators & Interpreters
Mary Pirela
Spanish Interpreter & Translator
District
651-403-7735
| mary.pirela@isd197.org
Ybeth Jimenez
Spanish Interpreter & Translator
District
(M-W-F) 651-403-7844
(T-TH) 651-403-8260
| ybeth.jimenez@isd197.org