Karen L. Gillespie, Foreign Language Department Head

Education: College of William and Mary, B.A., Spanish, 1976

Teaching experience: HRA since 1987; Bruton High School, York Co. 1976-1987

Courses taught 2008-2009:  Spanish I, Honors Spanish IV, and A.P. Spanish

Courses taught previously: Spanish I-A and I-B; Spanish II, III, IV; German I, II, III, IV,V.

Other duties: Varsity Club Sponsor; Cum Laude Secretary; Admissions Cmte., Academic Affairs Cmte., Graduation Cmte., Statistician, Varsity Boys Basketball and Softball

Family: Husband: Max, HRA Athletic Director; daughters: Kelly (HRA ’97, JMU ‘02) and Maggie (HRA ’01, UVA ‘05, EVMS '10);  foreign-exchange ‘sons’: Michael Kirkpatrick (HRA ’02, University of  San Diego, ’06); Alexander Dungal (HRA ’05); Thorsteinn Sverrisson (HRA ’06); Ozan Kilinchan and Ted Wang, HRA '08-'09