Cultural Liaisons & Interpreters

School District 197 values the relationships we build with the communities we serve. Several schools have staff members dedicated to working with families and students in order to foster these relationships for the success of all. This page highlights this group of cultural liaisons, family liaisons, community support workers, and interpreter/translators who make up this team.

Early Childhood/Elementary Cultural Liaisons

Lily Garcia
Cultural Liaison
Early Learning Center
651-403-8335
lily.garcia@isd197.org

Xiomara Medina-Calderón
Cultural Liaison & Paraprofessional
Garlough Environmental Magnet School
651-403-8119
xiomara.medina-calderon@isd197.org

Lidia Miranda Carrillo
Cultural Liaison
Moreland Arts & Health Sciences Magnet School
651-403-7804
| lidia.mirandacarrillo@isd197.org

Secondary Cultural Liaisons

Ivonne Soriano
Community Liaison
Heritage ESTEM Magnet School
651-403-7404
| ivonne.soriano@isd197.org

Ashley Hall
Cultural Liaison
Friendly Hills Middle School 
651-403-7600     
| ashley.hall@isd197.org

Elizabeth Honorio-Arroyo
Cultural Liaison
Two Rivers High School
651-403-7225
| elizabeth.honorio-arroyo@isd197.org

District-wide Cultural Liaisons

Farhiyo Farah
East African Cultural Liaison
District
612-469-6169
| farhiyo.farah@isd197.org

Nell Barri
American Indian Liaison
District
651-403-7344
| Nell.Barri@isd197.org
Visit the District's American Indian Education webpage

District-wide Translators & Interpreters

Mary Pirela
Spanish Interpreter & Translator
District
651-403-7735
| mary.pirela@isd197.org

Ybeth Jimenez
Spanish Interpreter & Translator
District
612-401-9175
| ybeth.jimenez@isd197.org

For information about the District's cultural liaisons or interpreters, 
contact Kevin Sheridan, the district's educational equity coordinator, at 651-403-7046.