Mary Alice Samii

Background

Samii, Mary Alice was born on November 10, 1951 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Daughter of Mario A. and Maria Luisa (Mu(ñ)oz) Garza.

Education

Bachelor, St. Mary's U., 1973; Master of Arts, University Texas, San Antonio, 1976; postgraduate, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1976; postgraduate, University Texas, 1986-1987; postgraduate, S.W. Texas State University, 1987.

Career

Teacher, Edgewood Indiana School District, San Antonio, 1973-1978; Teacher, Technology Night School, San Antonio, 1978-1979; Teacher, San Antonio Indiana School District, 1978-1979; teacher/history chairperson, Austin (Texas) Indiana School District, 1979-1987; coordinator foreign language, Lexington (Massachusetts) Public Schools, since 1987; supervisor English as 2d language, Lexington (Massachusetts) Public Schools, since 1987. Curriculum writer Lexington Foreign Exch. Coord., Edgewood Indiana School District.

Achievements

• Mary Alice Samii has been listed as a noteworthy Secondary school educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Chinese Parent Advisory Council, Lexington, since 1987. Chairperson Foreign Language Citizens Advisory Committee, Lexington, since 1989. Member Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Langs., Massachusetts Foreign Language Association, Massachusetts Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Langs., National Educators Association, Massachusetts Teachers Association, Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, walking, reading, stamp and doll collecting.

Connections

Married Abbas Monshizadeh Samii, December 26, 1987.

Father:

Mario A. Garza

Mother:

Maria Luisa (Mu(ñ)oz) Garza

Spouse:

Abbas Monshizadeh Samii