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| Corinna F. ("Felixine") Siegmund is a native German. She has an in-depth knowledge of working with diverse cultures and speaks several languages (German, French, English, Spanish and Dutch). She obtained her diploma (equivalent to M.A.) in chemistry and a Ph.D. in Engineering (engineering/plastics processing) from the RWTH Aachen University, in Aachen, Germany. Before coming to Sacramento in February 2012 she has been working for four and a half years as Scientific Associate at the RWTH Aachen University in the field of plastics and textile engineering. She was responsible for the project management of research projects; the leadership and supervision of students and student assistants; and the supervision of student research projects and diploma theses. She also gave lectures and assisted in teaching activities under the supervision of her professor. She brings strong leadership and organizational talents to our school and we look forward to the many contributions she is sure to make. |
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| Ingeborg Carpenter, a native German, has worked intensively with the German language, through teaching, tutoring, translating, and studying at the university level. She earned a M.A. degree in German Language and Literature from California State University-Sacramento, where she also earned her California teaching credential. She received a Bachelor's degree in business administration from Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia. At Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany, she studied Germanistik (German language and literature). Ingeborg, who has taught German at the high school and junior college level in the Sacramento area, is a veteran of the United States Air Force. At the two organizations with which she is closely allied – the Sacramento Turn Verein, and the Sacramento German Genealogy Society – Ingeborg has become the “go-to” person when it comes to questions of German language and cultural issues. For the genealogy society, she has taught the old German handwriting and performs German research and translation duties. |
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| Michael Mayer-Kielmann - Michael was born and raised in Germany and became a US citizen in 1966. His education includes a BA in foreign languages (German and French) from New Mexico State University, 1968; an MS in Systems Management from USC, 1982; and several advanced degrees from Armed Forces Universities. He is a veteran, having served a tour in Viet Nam and several in Germany while in the U.S. Army. Michael is also a volunteer mentor for German genealogy at the Elk Grove Family History Center and the Sacramento German Genealogy Society. He is an excellent and very thorough teacher. |
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| Ginger holds a BA in German and a Masters in Teaching Foreign Languages with a specialization in German. She has served as a German tutor or teacher since 1998. This includes working with students at a dual-immersion elementary school and community college. In her spare time, she enjoys studying science, music, and reading historical fiction in German. |
Celinda is our teacher for youth program. |
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| Christine was born and raised in Vienna, Austria where she attended the "Bundesinstitut fuer Sozialpaedagogik" for 5 years. She has extensive experience working with children as behavior therapist, ESL language teacher and tutor. In 2007 she earned her Bachelor degree in Psychology from UC Berkeley, where she had the opportunity to work as Research assistant amongst extraordinary faculty. Christine is a proud mother of a beautiful girl and a black Labrador Retriever "Roger". In her spare time she enjoys playing tennis, solving crossword puzzles, cooking Austrian cuisine and traveling the world. |
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Sabine Noto is a native German and has been teaching students of all ages and professions since 2009. She earned a Master's degree in Business Education at the Technical University of Dresden and a double degree in International Business Studies at the University of Applied Sciences in Dresden and the Hogeschool Inholland Diemen in The Netherlands. She has lived, studied and worked in Dresden, Amsterdam and Budapest and speaks several languages. Working with students and helping them to succeed has always been her passion. In Germany she was an active member of a marching band for 20 years, playing the transverse flute and the horn and teaching kids and adults the art of playing an instrument.
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| Isabel Armstrong is a native German who was born in Backnang, Germany to a German mother and a Spanish father. She grew up in Baden-Württemberg only minutes away from Marbach (the city of Friedrich Schiller’s birth), Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart, and Heilbronn. In 1998 she started her apprenticeship with the conglomerate Robert Bosch. Due to the collapse of the telecommunication market she decided to continue her education and received her Associate’s Degree in Business Studies in Kornwestheim, Germany. Enjoying success at college, Isabel further continued her education and after another two years, received her Bachelor’s degree in International Business and Intercultural Studies from the Erich Bracher Schule (Berufskolleg Fremdsprachen), Landkreis Ludwigsburg. She has served as a tutor in German from 2004 until 2009 mainly tutoring the children of American families serving the US military in Germany. In her leisure time she likes to explore the beautiful nature in California with her husband and her Golden Retriever “Louie”. |
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