MARIBELLE SALAZAR

Detail-oriented individual with exceptional communication and project management skills. Proven ability to handle multiple tasks effectively and efficiently in fast-paced environments. Recognized for taking a proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues, with a focus on optimizing processes and supporting team objectives. Dedicated professional committed to delivering high-quality results and exceeding expectations.

• Achieved Seal of Biliteracy top scorers in our district through effectively teaching and mentorship.
• Nominated Paradise Valley Community College Adjunct Faculty of the Year twice through my participation as a Dual Enrollment Instructor / Community College accredited instructor.

9/2012-5/2013 AZCAPE 9-12 Teacher of the Year Award-Finalist, Phoenix, AZ., 

1/2006-5/2006 Graduate College Grant, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ., 5/2005-7/2005 

Summer Graduate Assistantship, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ., 8/2004-12/2005 

Graduate College Grant, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ., 6/2004-7/2004 

Summer Graduate Associateship, Summer Study Abroad Program in Spanish, Almuñécar & Madrid, Spain., 

3/2004 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers Nomination, Award, & Publication. Austin, TX., 5/2002-8/2002 

Summer Graduate Assistantship, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ., 

1/2002 Poetry.com's International Poet of Merit Award., 

1/2000-5/2000 University Academic Scholarship, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ., 8/98-8/99 

Regent’s Academic Scholarship, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ., 8/97-8/98 University Academic Scholarship, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ., 

8/94-8/95 Regent’s Academic Scholarship, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.

• Modern Language Association of America. (MLA.)
• Arizona Language Association. (AZLA.)
• ACTFL Language Connects. (ACTFL)

Arizona Department of Education Certificate (ID 3788093), Standard Secondary Education, 7-12, with approved areas in Spanish and Structured English Immersion, K-12.

• “Maribelle Salazar: a short biography”: Published. Biography published in the eighth edition of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2003-2004. September 2006.
• “iDEAL Woman”: Published. Poem I wrote that was published in a poetry collection from Poetry.com., titled, Under a Quicksilver Moon, ISBN 0-7951-5065-2, published in 2002, and I was awarded and recognized as an "International Poet of Merit."
• Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz y las escritoras chicanas: apropiación y resignificación de un resonante signo cultural feminista / Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and Chicana Writers: Reinterpreting a Resonant Feminist Cultural Sign, Forthcoming. I am currently in the process of translating my Master's thesis into English and publishing both.
• A. National Level, invited.
• A Chicano/U.S. Latino Literature Project: “Escritoras chicanas y dominicanas: nación y género en Esperanza’s Box of Saints/ Santitos (1999) de María Amparo Escandón y Mudanza de los sentidos (2001) de Ángela Hernández”. Pluralidades lingüísticas y culturales: Congreso de Estudiantes Graduados, 29 abril-1 mayo 2004.
• Proyecto sobre Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz en la literatura chicana: “Signo cultural, autorrepresentación, e identidad femenina: la reapropiación chicana de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz”. Voces del nuevo milenio: literatura, lengua, sociedad y cultura: Congreso de Estudiantes Graduados, 22-23 marzo 2002.
• A Chicano/U.S. Latino Literature Project: “Sor Juana’s Second Dream (1999): The Appropriation of Mexican Feminist Discourse in Chicana Writing.” Annual NACCS Conference, April 4-6, 2001.
• B. International Level, invited.
• Proyecto sobre Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz en la literatura chicana: “Un signo cultural femenino: la representación, transformación y reapropiación de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz en el discurso feminista de la chicana”. III Congreso internacional de literatura chicana, 21-23 mayo 2002. Málaga, Spain.

• 2012-2014- Accreditation Leadership Committee, Data Library Coordinator, Notre Dame Preparatory High School 2012-2014.
• 9/2013- Diocese of Phoenix-Catholic Schools, Visiting Team Member, Seton Catholic High School Accreditation Visit.
• 2012-2013- Diocese of Phoenix-Catholic Schools, Voting Member, Notre Dame Preparatory High School Principal Search Committee.
• 2013-Present- Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos Club Co-Moderator, Notre Dame Preparatory High School.
• 2011-Present- Interact Club Moderator, Notre Dame Preparatory High School.
• 2012-Present- Fashion Club Moderator, Notre Dame Preparatory High School.

• Spanish 1: Elementary Spanish 1
• Spanish 2 Advanced: Elementary Spanish 2
• Spanish 3 Advanced: Intermediate Spanish
• Spanish 3 Honors: Advanced-Native Spanish
• Spanish 4 Honors: Advanced-Native Spanish
• Spanish 6 Honors: Spanish Conversation and Composition
• AP Spanish-Literature
• AP Spanish-Language and Culture

• SPA 101: Elementary Spanish 1.
• SPA 102: Elementary Spanish 2.
• SPA 115: Beginning Spanish Conversation 1.
• SPA 201: Intermediate Spanish 1.
• SPA 245: Hispanic Heritage in the Southwest

• SPA 101: Elementary Spanish 1.
• SPA 102: Elementary Spanish 2.
• SPA 111: Fundamentals of Spanish.
• SPA 201: Intermediate Spanish 1.
• SPA 202: Intermediate Spanish 2.
• SPA 203: Spanish for Bilinguals 1.
• SPA 204: Spanish for Bilinguals 2.
• SPA 313: Spanish Conversation and Composition 1.
• SPA 314: Spanish Conversation and Composition 2.
• SPA 316: Spanish Conversation and Composition for Bilinguals.
• SPA 471: Civilization of the Spanish Southwest.

• ENH 112: Chicano Literature (Course taught in English).
• HIS 109: Mexican American History and Culture (Course taught in English).
• SPA 115: Beginning Spanish Conversation 1.
• SPA 101: Elementary Spanish 1.