College of Education and Human Development

Multicultural Education Programs

Staff and Contacts

Multicultural Education Programs staff:

• Linda Evans - Director  
  evans@usm.maine.edu

• Satomi Shimada - Assistant Director  
  shimada@usm.maine.edu

Multicultural Education Programs  
University of Southern Maine
College of Education & Human Development
62 School St,
Gorham, ME 04038
tel: 207-780-5564
fax: 207-780-5195  

Program activities are coordinated with existing partnerships among university, school, and state educational offices. Steering group membership includes:

• Richard Barnes - Associate Professor, Educational Policy, USM
• Barney Bérubé - ESL/Bilingual Education Specialist, Maine Department of Education  
• Kathie Blinick - Academic Counselor/International evaluation specialist, USM
• Don Bouchard - Coordinator of Multicultural Programs, Portland Public Schools
• Ina Demers - Newcomer ETEP graduate, Tutor, Reiche school
• Flynn Ross - Assistant Professor, Teacher Education, USM  
• Grace Valenzuela - Assistant to Superintendent for Multicultural  Affairs, Portland Public Schools  
• Bart Weyand - Director of English as a Second Language, USM  
• Elizabeth Ylagan - Pathways Students Coordinator
• Bruno Yomoah - Newcomer ETEP Students Coordinator