Founder:
"Spanish Pronto" is coordinated by Alan Archibald, a 1970 graduate of the University of Toronto's Latin American Studies program. In 1967, he lived with the Lopez family in Mexico's Hidalgo mountains, serving as elementary school teacher by day, and adult literacy teacher at night.
In 1968-69, Alan studied Latin American literature at La Universidad del Valle in Cali, Colombia.
In 1988-89, Mr. Archibald served as Adjunct Professor of Parasitology at the Managua, Nicaragua Medical School, "Recinto Rubén Darío."
Currently, Archibald serves as executive director of Hogar Hispano, a non-profit service agency dedicated to the well-being of Hispanics living in central North Carolina. (For more information, please visit www.hogarhispano.org when it re-opens in September, 2001. The rich selection of literary offerings and annotated links accessible on this site provide delightful instructional tools for students and teachers alike.)
Resumé
Alan Archibald
225 West Margaret Lane
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Telephone & Fax (919)644-1364
E-mail: alanarchibald@mindspring.com
Education:
High School Teaching Credential in Life Sciences, State of California, June 1988. Holy Names College Oakland CA. (ESL, English, and Spanish).
Master of Science in Applied Parasitology and Medical Entomology, August, 1976. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, England. Dissertation: "Intestinal Pathology of Schistosomiasis in Mice".
Bachelor of Science in Biological Science, May 1975. State University of New York at Brockport.
Graduate-level coursework in Public Health Planning and Community Planning, 1970-1971. Studies enabled by H.E.W. scholarship.
Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies and Comparative Religions, May 1970. University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Third year abroad at the Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia enabled by a departmental scholarship for academic excellence.
Employment Experience:
Creator "Abra Palabra," an audio magazine highlighting myth, legend and fairy tale. 2003
Founder Spanish Pronto, 2000. Teaching, interpreting and translating Spanish. Specializing in "Mexican Learning Adventures."
Founder/Executive Director of Hogar Hispano, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation dedicated to the well-being of Hispanics living in central North Carolina. 1998 - current
Created and taught La Charla, a Spanish language conversation course for students of the Allied Health Professions at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 1998 - 2000. Wrote "La Charla: A Companion Text" under UNC contract.
Founder Pan-American Translation Service, 1996. Specializing in commercial, educational, medical, legal and "newswire" translation. Also, legal and medical interpretation.
Served as Spanish language translator/consultant for novelist Lee Smith's collection of stories, "News of the Spirit." Consulted with novelist Alan Gurganus for his novel, "Plays Well with Others."
"Spanish Pronto" served as sole Spanish-English translator for Inter-Press Service, an alternative news agency based in Rome, Italy.
For several years, "Spanish Pronto" was sole Spanish language translator for the "North Carolina Catholic."
Advanced Spanish Instructor at Orange High School, 1989-1996.
English as a Second Language Teacher, Orange County Schools, Hillsborough NC, 1990-1996.
Founder and Coordinator of the school district's Migrant Education Department. In addition to English-as-a-Second Language instruction, this program focuses on the nurturance of academic aspiration through comprehensive whole family support.
Initiated proposal and co-founded the "Seminar Program", a model school initiative within Orange High School. Named Seminar Program Visionary, 1993.
English as a Second Language Instructor, Durham Technical Community College, 1990-1991.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Parasitology, Medical School, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, 1988-1989. Taught courses on selected themes in parasitology to Nicaraguan teaching assistants. Consulting parasitologist on infantile diarrhea study sponsored by UNAN and the University of Wisconsin. Wrote Spanish language parasitology textbook. Co-founder of "Contrapartes a Distancia" (The Health Connection), a bio-medical literature search and acquisition service for Nicaraguan medical personnel. English Language Instructor and Translator, Medical School, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, 1988-1989.
Biology Teacher, Berkeley High School, Berkeley CA, 1988.
Spanish Teacher, Holy Names High School, Oakland CA, 1987.
Attendant care, counseling and wilderness companion for the physically disabled, 1977-1987.
Self-employed cedar shingle siding contractor, San Francisco Bay Area, CA, 1977-1986.
Associate of Arthur Deco Color and Design, Berkeley, CA, 1977-1983
United States Decennial Census, 1980.
Oakland City Census, Oakland CA 1977.
Remedial Reading Teacher, Lincoln School, Rochester, NY, 1973-1974.
Literacy Teacher, Hidalgo, Mexico, 1967. Provided Spanish literacy instruction with the Mexican government's "Campaña contra el analfabetismo" (literacy campaign).
Community Involvement and Avocations:
Co-Founder Hogar Hispano, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation dedicated to the wellbeing of Hispanics residing in central North Carolina. See www.hogarhispano.org
Social Concerns Committee member, Diocese of Raleigh, NC.
Coordinator of Hispanic ministry, Holy Family Catholic Church, Hillsborough, NC.
Founder: "Send a Migrant Kid to Summer Camp" program, Holy Family Catholic Church
Co-chairperson, Parish Council, Holy Family Catholic Church, Hillsborough, NC.
Lay ministry, lector, chorister, and liturgical designer, St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, Oakland, CA.
Co-founder of "The Center", a resource center for people living with AIDS/HIV (and their friends and families), Oakland, CA.
Co-founder and worker, St. Francis de Sales Shelter and Dinner Program. St. Francis de Sales Cathedral Community Center, Oakland, CA.
Co-president, Orange High School American Federation of Teachers.
Drama: high school, university, and community productions.
Gardening, orcharding, and vinyarding. Founder of Holy Family Orchard/Grove.
Skills:
Desktop publishing.
Website design
Computer-based audio recording.
Videography: scripting, shooting, editing.
Writing/editing.
Radio broadcasting.
Community organizing in English- and Spanish-speaking environments.
Bilingual questionnaire formulation and interviewing skills.
Holder of Emergency Medical Technician I certificate.
Honors:
4-H Club "Distinguished Service" Award, Orange County, North Carolina, 1994.
Named "Visionary" of Orange High School's "Seminar Program," an Essential Schools Initiative, 1993.
HEW scholarship, School of Health Planning and Community Planning, University of Cincinnati, 1970-1971.
Latin American Studies Scholarship for Academic Excellence, University of Toronto, 1968.
New York State Regents Scholar, 1965.
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For more information, please contact: alanarchibald@mindspring.com
