Administration

Center Leadership

Chalene Helmuth
Director of the Vanderbilt Center for Languages
Associate Professor of the Practice, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Email: chalene.helmuth@vanderbilt.edu

Staff

Felekech Tigabu, Administrative Coordinator
Email: felekech.tigabu@vanderbilt.edu

Gus Smith, Administrative Specialist
Email: karl.a.smith@vanderbilt.edu

Aaliyah Scott, Professional Fellow
Email: aaliyah.r.scott@vanderbilt.edu

María Paz Pintané, COIL Coordinator for Virtual Exchange
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Assistant Professor of the Practice, Department of Spanish and Portuguese

David Johnson, Language Integration Coordinator
Senior Lecturer of Russian

Student Employees

Esme Adotey, Global Engagement Fellows Liaison

Lina Chang, Global Engagement Fellows Liaison, VCL Satellite Events Assistant

Karisse Chisholm ’26
Educational Studies, English Literature, and Spanish
Intern for Special Projects

     Shayna Mehta, VCL Satellite Events Assistant

Charlize Porter, Events & Social Media Assistant

Yoshi Yano, Photographer