Marissa Athens

Marissa Sawubona

Marissa has an MA from Portland State University in teaching ESL and taught for over 25 years. She enjoys fine arts, hiking, kayaking, contra dancing, and traveling the world.

Neel Banerjee

Neel graduated from University of Michigan with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. In addition to his other activities he runs a STEM non-profit in Corvallis called siliconbox.org.

Courtney Buoncore

With a background in anthropology, Cat loves learning through travel. New to Oregon, she enjoys exploring the pacific coast, backpacking, reading, and hanging out with her cats! She also fosters dogs and kittens with Heartland Humane Society.

Anna Cassily

Anna has been teaching communication and conflict resolution classes for the past thirty years in a wide variety of settings.  She also loves growing lots of food and flowers.

Sandy Cervantes

Sandy is an engineer who is passionate about building community. She enjoys learning and sharing languages and cultures

Doña Elena Chavarría Correa

Elena reinvents herself as an apprentice, as well as a teacher of matters related to the energy of individual expression and collective consciousness.

Carolina Correa

Carolina Corea

Carolina has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. She likes to work in a team, enjoys cooking, and likes to learn new things all the time.

Dee Curwen

Dee has been a part of the CMLC community as a volunteer since its beginning. She has always been fascinated by different cultures and connecting with people

Qinghua Chen

With a multicultural background, Qinghua enjoys connecting research with practice, teaching Chinese to children, promoting equity, and sharing Chinese culture with the community.

Cynthia Cruz

Cynthia has deep interests in language, culture, education, social justice and volunteering, as well as science and engineering. She grew-up in Corvallis, going to the (old, yellow house) CMLC while her mom learned English.