Executive Board

large view Pam Benton, President FAATSP large view Ana Gilliam, Vice President FAATSP large view Cari Gibson, Treasurer FAATSP large view Linda Markley, Parliamentarian large view Gudrun Martyny large view Dora Ramos Past President FAATSP

Pam Benton, Spanish teacher at Boca Ciega High School in Pinellas County has 21 years of teaching experience in middle schools, high schools, adult learning centers and Berlitz in the US, Japan and Korea.  She achieved National Board Certification in 2007.  She currently teaches Spanish I, AP Spanish Language and AP Spanish Literature.  She has just ended a term as Parliamentarian of FFLA and ACTFL host committee member and is the Secretary of the Pinellas County World Language Teacher's Association.  She has served as President and Vice President of PWLTA in the past.  Pam has presented many workshops over the years at FFLA, PCWLTA and Big Bend Foreign Language Teacher's Association events.  She is an advisor for the Florida State University College for High School study abroad programs in Costa Rica and Europe.  She was the 2009 Florida Foreign Language Association Teacher of the Year nominee to SCOLT.  She sponsors the Spanish Honor Society Chapter and the State Conferencia Team at her school.  She lives in St. Petersburg with her husband, nephew and two dogs.

Ana María Gilliam has 28 years of teaching and coaching experience in Collier County. Since 1998, she has taught AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature and Spanish III courses at Gulf Coast High School.  In addition to teaching, she currently coaches both Varsity Girls Golf and Spanish Academic teams. She has10 years experience in overseas instruction, leading groups of students to study foreign languages through NETC. Mrs. Gilliam has participated in the promotion of world languages at international teacher conventions in Mexico, Argentina, Spain, and various European countries. She has presented in Washington, D.C., and Collier County. She is a member of national, state and district associations such as: AATSP, FAATSP, FFLA, and FHSAA. She has been on several committees, including School Advisory Council, Faculty Advisory, Textbook Adoption, Curriculum Writing, and Diversity. Some of Profesora Gilliam’s awards are: Latin American Business Professionals Educator of the Year, GCHS Teacher of the Year, Nominee for Macy’s Florida Teacher of the Year, and Ft. Myers News Press Coach of the Year. Mrs. Gilliam has been a sponsor at the Florida State Spanish Conference in Orlando, of which she is a proponent.

Cari Gibson is the current Department Chair of World Languages and Advanced Spanish Instructor at Cambridge Christian School in Tampa, Fl.   As a graduate of the University of South Florida and a Florida state certified teacher, she has taught for 8 years.  She is also a member of AATSP and FFLA.  She is the sponsor of the Spanish team which has thrived at the Florida State Spanish Competition (FSSC) by placing first or second place  over the past three years.  In addition, she is the sponsor for the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica.  Professionally, she has been the driving force to promote World Languages at her school and has created an excitement within the student body to continue to study foreign languages.   As an educator, she motivates her students to achieve excellence and, as a result, many of her students have minored in Spanish and studied abroad.  As Department Chair she has established a high quality program and introduced the AP level of language study.  She has attended workshops and created and given in-service workshops to her peers in cooperative learning, classroom management and positive communication skills in the classroom

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