Staff
Lori Stankiewicz
ESL Consultant Lori Stankiewicz was our Program Director for ELPW from 2009 to 2014. Beginning in 2014, Lori stepped into the role of ESL Consultant, assisting us with our mission of serving other ESL programs (i.e., helping other churches start their own ESL programs and/or improving existing ESL programs). With over 20 years of national and international program coordination and teaching, Lori is a seasoned professional with successful integration of language and content instruction, student oral language proficiency development, immersion programs, and adult learning Language development. She is an excellent advocate for English language programs and has excellent experience in the preparation and ongoing language teaching contexts: Immersion programming, ECO (English Conversation Outreach), ESL (English As a Second Language) and Bilingual Literacy. Lori obtained her Master's in Spanish Literature from the University of Texas--El Paso and a Bachelor's of Psychology and Spanish from the University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire. She lived ten years in El Paso, Texas, and worked for several non-profits and was program coordinator for two AmeriCorps Programs. As a passionate lifetime learner and teacher, Lori enjoyed being the training coordinator for 350 volunteers and 8 supervisors at for the UTEP AmeriCorps program. Most would say that her love of the Spanish language has helped her be bilingual and culturally sensitive. She was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Costa Rica and as an education extensionist taught adults in GED requirements; and started and taught in a kindergarten that is still in existence today. She was privileged to study abroad in Monterrey, Mexico for a summer and Oviedo, Spain for a year. Her work focuses on the role of language in education and society, with special interests in dual language education, second language learning, and dialect diversity. 
Ashley Otto
Lead Teacher Ashley Otto joined ELPW as Lead Teacher in Fall 2015, after having served as a volunteer tutor with us for several years. Ashley is studying Spanish Language and Culture at Wisconsin Lutheran College, and will graduate this December. She has a wealth of experience in speaking and teaching the Spanish language, including positions at Futura Language Professionals and Wisconsin Lutheran College Spanish Department, and various immersion programs in Mexico. She now seeks to expand her skills into teaching English-as-a-Second-Language at ELPW. Ashley is young and enthusiastic and we are delighted to have her on our team at ELPW! |
Board of Directors
Julie H. Nommensen, President
Julie is an attorney at Nommensen Law Offices in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, specializing in elder law.
Julie is an attorney at Nommensen Law Offices in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, specializing in elder law.
Saúl López, Vice President
Saúl has worked at We Energies for over 20 years as an engineering professional, and has held leadership positions at various community service organizations in the Milwaukee area. His interest in community service is born of his own life experience as an immigrant, and his affinity for issues that enhance the quality of life of the Latino community.
Saúl has worked at We Energies for over 20 years as an engineering professional, and has held leadership positions at various community service organizations in the Milwaukee area. His interest in community service is born of his own life experience as an immigrant, and his affinity for issues that enhance the quality of life of the Latino community.
Ken Breitenfeldt, Treasurer
IT Professional, Northwestern Mutual (retired)
IT Professional, Northwestern Mutual (retired)
Mary Keefe, Secretary
As a board officer, Mary draws from her MBA education, as well as her leadership roles in nonprofit and educational organizations serving youth and families in Milwaukee. Her goal is to assist the board in forging productive partnerships between ELPW and community organizations, galvanizing resources that will empower students as they strive to achieve academic and employment goals. Strategic planning, capacity building and program oversight, are other skill sets that Mary brings to her board position.
As a board officer, Mary draws from her MBA education, as well as her leadership roles in nonprofit and educational organizations serving youth and families in Milwaukee. Her goal is to assist the board in forging productive partnerships between ELPW and community organizations, galvanizing resources that will empower students as they strive to achieve academic and employment goals. Strategic planning, capacity building and program oversight, are other skill sets that Mary brings to her board position.
Alexandra Urrutia-Comas, Director
Alexandra is the Director of Operations Improvement for the Central Market of Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare. She is also actively involved with fundraising and volunteering the Milwaukee community, including serving as the current Vice-President of the non-profit WGIRLS Milwaukee. Alexandra was born and raised in Puerto Rico and is passionate about giving back to the Hispanic Community.
Alexandra is the Director of Operations Improvement for the Central Market of Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare. She is also actively involved with fundraising and volunteering the Milwaukee community, including serving as the current Vice-President of the non-profit WGIRLS Milwaukee. Alexandra was born and raised in Puerto Rico and is passionate about giving back to the Hispanic Community.
