LLC Team

We have a wonderful team of Administrators and Lab Attendants to support language learning at UNM. 

We are fully staffed for the Fall 2025 semester. If have a job opportunity in the future, we will post it on UNMJobs.

Director, LLC

Dr. Emma Trentman

Photo: Emma Trentman

Associate Professor, Languages, Cultures, & Literatures

Major/s:
 PhD, Applied Linguistics
Language/s:
 English, Arabic

Interests:

Scottish Highland Dancing, Reading

Something people should know about the LLC:

The LLC is the best place to teach on campus!

Associate Director, LLC

Molly Arévalo

Photo: Molly Arévalo
Major/s:
 M.A. in Bilingual/Multicultural Education & TESOL
Language/s:
 English, Spanish, intermediate French

Interests:

Outdoor activities (backpacking, cycling) & foodie pursuits

Something people should know about the LLC:

I want all UNM students to know about the LLC and all the great things we have to offer - friendly & helpful Lab Attendants, collaborate teaching & working spaces, educational technology, and language learning resources.

Graduate Assistant

Hyun Hee Bae

Photo: Hyun Hee Bae
Major/s:
 PhD student in Dept. of Languages, Literacy, & Sociocultural Studies
Language/s:
 Native Korean, advanced English, beginning Japanese

Interests:

Planting & reading comic books

Something people should know about the LLC:

The LLC supports language acquisition for students and instructors. It offers dedicated spaces and a wealth of resources, including books, films, games, and teaching and learning supplies. Additionally, they partner with CTL to provide tutoring services both online and in person, with a friendly staff ready to assist.

Lab Managers

Emily

Photo: Emily
Major/s:
 Signed Language Interpreting major, second major in Speech and Hearing Sciences
Language/s:
 English, high intermediate ASL

Interests:

I like reading, baking/cooking, and doing diamond paintings.

Something people should know about the LLC:

We have numerous amazing resources, and we are truly the hub for language learning on campus.

Kristel

Photo: Kristel
Major/s:
 Psychology
Language/s:
 English, Tagalog, Ilocano, German (beginner)

Interests:

Journaling, cooking, watching movies, and running

Something people should know about the LLC:

I want people to know how welcoming and inclusive the LLC is! It's a great place to study and there are many resources available to be checked out.

Lab Attendants

Aashia

Photo: Aashia
Major/s:
 Signed Language Interpreting major
Language/s:
 English-fluent; ASL-proficient

Interests:

I enjoy painting, and snowboarding in the winter.

Something people should know about the LLC:

This is a welcoming space.

Dani

Photo: Dani
Major/s:
 Undecided (leaning towards International Studies Major and Music minor)
Language/s:
 Fluent in Spanish & English; a little bit of French

Interests:

I enjoy running, reading, and playing music.

Something people should know about the LLC:

The LLC is a super welcoming space and can help you wherever you're at in your language journey.

Dylan

Photo: Dylan
Major/s:
 Secondary Education
Language/s:
 English, (some) Spanish

Interests:

I enjoy painting and listening to different types of music.

Something people should know about the LLC:

That there are lots of resources that we can check out to help people.

Rachel

Photo: Rachel
Major/s:
 Environmental Science

Interests:

Playing video games and reading fanfiction.

Something people should know about the LLC:

I want people to know that we have over 1,500 films in a bunch of different languages for rent here at the LLC.

Thomas

Photo: Thomas
Language/s:
 English-fluent; German-beginner

Interests:

Hiking, Travel, and Video Games

Something people should know about the LLC:

The great resources and events the LLC has.

Zaynab

Photo: Zaynab
Major/s:
 International Studies
Language/s:
 English-fluent; Spanish-Fluent; Portuguese-intermediate; ASL-elementary; Arabic-elementary

Interests:

Music, Languages, Writing

Something people should know about the LLC:

That it is a great organization in they ways that it supports students, professors, and the overall language learning processes.