Lynn has been teaching French and Spanish for over 40 years. She currently teaches at Edmonds-Woodway High School and Alderwood Middle School in the Edmonds School District. She has served on the WAFLT and PNCFL boards in many roles including President. She has been the Washington State, and PNCFL Regional TOY. She was a finalist for ACTFL Teacher of the Year in 2019.

Dr. Michele Anciaux Aoki is an International Education and World Languages Advocate, who recently retired as International Education Administrator for Seattle Public Schools, where she was responsible for developing and supporting the ten international schools in the district and their K-12 Dual Language Immersion programs in Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish, as well as supporting all World Language teachers throughout the district. From 2008 to 2014, Michele served as World Languages and International Education Program Supervisor at the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). Michele has a Ph.D. in Slavic Linguistics and taught Russian language and English as a Second Language at the University of Washington for a number of years and as a Fulbright lecturer in Romania. She has received three leadership awards from the Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT) and the Pacific NW Council for Languages (PNCFL), and the Consul General Award from the Consul General of Japan, and continues to volunteer as an advocate for languages.

Dr. Bridget Yaden has worked at Pacific Lutheran University since 1996 as a Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies and the Director of the Language Resource Center. She teaches Spanish language and linguistics as well as World Language and ELL theories and methods courses. Dr. Yaden is currently the Executive Director of PNCFL and served as the 2020 ACTFL president. She is dedicated to issues of access and equity for all languages and all students, in order to advance the study of all world languages in the U.S.

Catherine Ousselin is a graduate of the University of Kansas with an M.A. in French Language and Literature. She teaches French 1-AP at Mount Vernon High in Washington State. She is a member of ACTFL, IALLT, WAFLT, and the AATF of which she is the Director of Social Media and Content Curation. Catherine is an ACTFL Board Member (K-12 At Large), a workshop facilitator on World Language curriculum development and technology integration, and the WAFLT-WA Executive Director. Catherine was the PNCFL finalist for ACTFL Teacher of the Year in 2018.

Catherine Ousselin is a graduate of the University of Kansas with an M.A. in French Language and Literature. She teaches French 1-AP at Mount Vernon High in Washington State. She is a member of ACTFL, IALLT, WAFLT, and the AATF of which she is the Director of Social Media and Content Curation. Catherine is an ACTFL Board Member (K-12 At Large), a workshop facilitator on World Language curriculum development and technology integration, and the WAFLT-WA Executive Director. Catherine was the PNCFL finalist for ACTFL Teacher of the Year in 2018.

Dr. Bridget Yaden has worked at Pacific Lutheran University since 1996 as a Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies and the Director of the Language Resource Center. She teaches Spanish language and linguistics as well as World Language and ELL theories and methods courses. Dr. Yaden is currently the Executive Director of PNCFL and served as the 2020 ACTFL president. She is dedicated to issues of access and equity for all languages and all students, in order to advance the study of all world languages in the U.S.

Dr. McMillan-Major completed her doctorate in Computational Linguistics at UW in 2023 with a focus on documentation practices for language datasets. Her academic interests include natural language processing (primarily in Python), Indigenous language vitalization, and the interactions between language, technology, and society.

Dr. Hugo completed his doctorate in Linguistics from UW in 2016 on the topic of computer assisted language learning (CALL) for less commonly taught languages (LCTLs). He has worked with Learning Management Systems in a professional capacity since 2007.

Dr. McMillan-Major completed her doctorate in Computational Linguistics at UW in 2023 with a focus on documentation practices for language datasets. Her academic interests include natural language processing (primarily in Python), Indigenous language vitalization, and the interactions between language, technology, and society.