Bonnie Townsend

Department Chair, Ext. 1900, Email

Bonnie Townsend joined the Notre Dame faculty in 1992. She holds a B.A. in French from Hamilton College. She also attended the Université de Paris for an academic year, earning the Certificat Pratique de Langue Française and Certificat de Phonétique Appliquée. She is pursuing graduate coursework in education. She also serves as co-sponsor of the Student Leadership Council.

Rachel Giles

Ext.1904  Email

Rachel Giles joined the Notre Dame faculty in 2006 to teach Spanish. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from UTC and holds a M.Ed. in Secondary Education - Spanish, and a B.S. degree in Exercise Science, Sports Administration. She currently teaches Honors Spanish 2 classes, and co-sponsors the Girls’ Lacrosse Club.

Valerie Silva

Ext. 1903, Email

Valerie Silva joined Notre Dame in 2004. She holds a B.A. in History from Covenant College. Prior to Notre Dame, she taught Spanish in Whitfield and Murray Counties, Georgia. She is a resident of Dalton, Georgia. Mrs. Silva is the sponsor of the Spanish Club.

Maggie Speasmaker

Ext. 1901, Email

Maggie Speasmaker joined the Notre Dame faculty in 2005. She holds a B.A. degree in Classics and Journalism, and will be teaching Latin at Notre Dame. At Washington and Lee, she was an active Lacrosse player and was named a 2nd Team All-American. She will be the sponsor of the Girls' Lacrosse Club this year. She spent her Junior year of college studying in Florence, Italy.

Marianne Walker

Ext. 1902, Email

Marianne Walker joined the Notre Dame faculty in 2007. She has a B.A. in Spanish from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, with a minor in history. She currently teaches Spanish 1 & 2, and she is a co-sponsor of the Foreign Language Club. Prior to Notre Dame, Ms. Walker taught Spanish at Howard School of Academics and Technology in Chattanooga.