Cultural Liaisons & Interpreters
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
Ybeth Jimenez
Cultural Liaison
Early Learning Center
612-401-9175
ybeth.jimenez@isd197.org
Elizabeth Olmos
Cultural Liaison
Pilot Knob STEM Magnet School
651-236-0554
elizabeth.olmos@isd197.org
Xiomara Medina-Calderón
Cultural Liaison
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
Ivonne Soriano
Community Liaison
Heritage ESTEM Magnet School
651-403-7404
ivonne.soriano@isd197.org
Elizabeth Olmos
Cultural Liaison
Heritage ESTEM Magnet School
651-236-0554
elizabeth.olmos@isd197.org
Ashley Hall
Cultural Liaison
Friendly Hills Middle School
651-403-7710 ashley.hall@isd197.org
Elizabeth Honorio-Arroyo
Cultural Liaison
Two Rivers High School
651-403-7225
elizabeth.honorio-arroyo@isd197.org
Claudia Cunningham
Cultural Liaison
Two Rivers High School
651-403-7316
claudia.cunningham@isd197.
District-wide Cultural Liaisons
Farhiyo Farah
East African Cultural Liaison
District
612-469-6169
farhiyo.farah@isd197.org
Nell Barri
American Indian Education Coordinator
651-403-7344
Nell.Barri@isd197.org
Visit the District's American Indian Education webpage
District-wide Translators & Interpreters
Mary Pirela
Spanish Interpreter & Translator
District
651-403-7735
mary.pirela@isd197.org
Monica Merino Corona
Spanish Interpreter & Translator
District
651-403-7049
monica.merinocorona@isd197.org
For information about the District's cultural liaisons or interpreters,
contact Kevin Sheridan, the district's educational equity coordinator, at 651-403-7046.
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