Maria Luisa Ortega Hernandez

MARÍA LUISA ORTEGA HERNÁNDEZ is originally from Spain. Her life in Central America has given her a deeper understanding of the Spanish-speaking world. It is from this vantage point, enriched by her many years as a US Latina, that she passionately teaches the beauty of its language, the magical syncretism of its roots, and the shared responsibility we all have towards effective and peaceful communication at the service of others. Prior to joining DePaul in 2014, she was associate professor of Spanish at the Community College of Philadelphia and lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania. Her Spanish for Health Care courses and her Spanish TV program, ENTRE NOSOTROS, are two of her main contributions to the Community College of Philadelphia. As a senior lecturer at Penn, she taught Spanish literature, language, and communication in the Department of Romance Languages and the Wharton School of Business. She was responsible for conducting the Spanish proficiency interviews for the Penn Language Link Interpreters program, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.