Administration and Faculty


Let us introduce you to our experienced and dedicated administrative and teaching staff.


Earned his M.A. in Educational Administration and his B.A. degrees in German, French and Management from St. Joseph's University. Studied at the Philipps-UniversitŠt in Marburg.  AATG Member. German and French teacher at Washington Township High School. A member of the Immanuel faculty since 1997.

 

Earned her B.S in Business Administration from LaSalle College. Held managerial positions including Vice President of ARC Mfg. Co., Inc., and President of JOHAN Industies, Inc. Active member of the Vereinigung Erzgebirge Club. Assumed this position in 2009.

 

A native speaker and former teacher of German at the Immanuel Sprachschule. Manni is a graduate from Saint Joseph's University where he earned degrees in German, MIS, and a Master's degree in Instructional Technology. While at Saint Joseph's, he spent a semester studying at the Philipps-UniversitŠt in Marburg, Germany and earned a minor in Croatian while studying German there. He is the Instructional Technology Center Director at Cardinal O'Hara High School in Springfield, PA.

 

Education training received from Temple University. Taught German at the Immanuel Lutheran School in Burholme for 25 years. Co-author of Jump Into German textbook. AATG member. Former board Member of the German Language School Conference. Beginning her 36th year with Immanuel.

 

Certified teacher of Biology in Germany. Experienced Kindergarten teacher and a native speaker of German. A member of the Immanuel faculty since 1991.

 

Graduated from Technical University of Dresden in German Studies.  Taught at the University of Hamanities in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and was a government certified translator in German. Ochir is a native Mongolian and joined Immanuel in 2009.

 

 

A Certified Public Accountant. Minored in German at Muhlenberg College. A Trustee of the Vereinigung Erzgebirge Club for several years. Karen resumed teaching the Pre- K class in 2009, which she taught for 12 years.

 

A former Immanuel student who is very excited to join our teaching staff. He studied German at the University of Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany and is currently a student at Temple University where he is a member of the National German Honor Society. Tom joined Immanuel in 2010.

 

 

Earned a M.A. in Modern German Culture from Indiana University Bloomington and a M.A. in Education from La Salle University.  Studied at the University of Heidelberg.  Currently teaches German and French in the Centennial School District in Warminster, Pa.  Attended the week-long AATG seminar, "TPRS Coaching and Learning", in the summer of 2010.

 

Earned a B.A. in German from LaSalle University and received a Fulbright scholarship to study historical linguistics and dialectology at the University of Marburg. He is a teacher, translator and interpreter. He teaches English as a second language at Drexel University and at the Fox Chase Cancer Center. He joined Immanuel in 2007.

 

Studied German at Archbishop Wood High School and was inducted into the German National Honor Society. He is employed by a HVAC contractor. Tim joined Immanuel in 2004.

 

Earned her Master and Ph.D. degrees in biology from the University of Vienna and is a certified middle and high school level biology teacher in Austria. While employed at Merck Research Laboratories as a visiting scientist, she focused on teaching and training her colleagues in microscopy.  Eva joined Immanuel in 2007.

 

Completed his B.A. in German & M.A. in Education. Recently retired German teacher from Pennsbury High School with 36 years of teaching experience. Participated in the Fulbright Exchange Program (1989-1990). Co-author of the German Curriculum for the School District of Philadelphia. AATG member. Ed has been an Immanuel faculty member since 1980.

 

Ms. Merrigan was educated in Germany as a tax accountant and is a native speaker of German. She joined Immanuel in 2004.

 

Certified Kindergarten teacher in Germany. Co-author of Jump Into German. AATG member. She participates in the Lower Moreland Enrichment Program teaching a German class. Has taught at Immanuel for the past 36 years.

 

Earned a MasterŐs degree in Education from Temple University. She attended the St. HenryŐs German School for many years. She is currently the Assistant Director of Student Financial Services at Temple. Liz joined Immanuel in 2004.

 

 

Earned her B.A. in German and Political Science from Rutgers University and her MasterŐs degree in Education from LaSalle University. She teaches German in the Lower Moreland Township School District. Margaret has been teaching at Immanuel since the second semester of 2004.

 

Earned her M.A. in German Literature and Language from the University of Pennsylvania and certification in elementary and art education from Widener University. She is pursuing an M.A. in elementary education. Chris joined Immanuel in 1991.

 

Earned her B.A. in German Languages and Literatures form the College of William and Mary. Earned her MS.Ed. from the University of Pennsylvania. Taught Deutsch als Fremdsprache at the Deutschschule Washington and Northern Virginia Community College. She currently teaches in Philadelphia. Joined Immanuel in 2009.

 

 

 

 

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Last Updated August 28, 2010