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Jocelyne Bautista-Sanchez

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Mandy Chen
My name is Mandy. I was born in Taiwan and received my bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education at the National Taiwan Normal University. I came to the United States in 2014 to pursue my master's degree in Teaching English as Second Language with a Focus on Adults from the University of Colorado in Denver. After my graduation in 2016, I had the opportunity to work in a Chinese Immersion School in Austin, Texas. I moved to Portland, Oregon in 2022 where I work as the Chinese Community Agent for Portland Public School. I am excited to utilize my language skills and I believe my learning and previous work experience have equipped me to become the best community agent to serve all the Chinese/ Mandarin speaking immigrant families in PPS.

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Sarkawt (Saro) Amir Sabir
Saro is a Kurd, born and raised in Baghdad, Iraq. He obtained his Master’s in English Language and Literature at Koya University in 2012, where he taught for over six years. He came to the United States on a Fulbright scholarship to teach Arabic Language at Reed College in 2014. Ever since, he settled in Portland Oregon, where he started tutoring Arabic online not only to teach the Arabic language and culture, but also to increase the mutual understanding between the cultures of the United States and the Middle East.
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السيرة الذاتية: سركوت أمير صابر (سَرَو)
ولد سَرو في بغداد العراق وَهو كُرديّ الأصل حَيْثُ حَصَل على شهادة الماجستير في اللغة الإنجليزية وآدابها من جامعة كوية في عام ٢٠١٢ وَدَرَّسَ فيها لأكثر من ست سنوات وجاء إلى الولايات المتحدة عن طريق مُنحة الفولبرايت لتدريس اللغة العربية في كلية ريد عام ٢٠١٤ ومنذ ذلك الحين استقر في مَدينة بورتلاند- أوريغون حيث بدأ عمله في تدريس اللغة العربية عبر الإنترنت ليس فقط من أجل تعليم اللغة و ثقافتها بل أيضًا مِن أجل زيادة التفاهم المتبادل بين ثقافات الولايات المتحدة والشرق الأوسط.

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Mirna Ghamrawi
My journey with PPS began in 2015 in the ESL department, supporting newcomer elementary students to adjust to their new world and learn a new language. I later transitioned to the department of Community Engagement as the community agents team manager. My goal is to use the tools available to me in this role to align the community agents' purpose and mission with PPS's vision for the graduate portrait. I have the privilege to lead and support our team of community agents. This is a team of bilingual, bicultural individuals who support and advocate for our underserved immigrant and refugee families and their students as they navigate PPS systems and processes. Away from work, I enjoy being active in the beautiful city of Portland and creating delicious and colorful meals for my family.