Fernando Mendez**** Lombard Street

Philadelphia, PA 19146

215. 370. 7450

adrq4b@r.postjobfree.com

Education

Graduate Studies Temple University, Latin American Literature/Portuguese M.A. Villanova University, Spanish/ Latin American Literature/Portuguese B.A. La Salle University, Major: French and Education/ Minor: German

Experience

St. Joseph's Preparatory School—1976 to 2012 Teacher of Spanish, grades 9-12, including Honors Courses

Teacher of French –Levels I and II German—Level I Modern Language Department Chair from 1988 to 1994 and from 2009 to 2012

Esperanza College—Professor —Spanish 150 and Justice 2017-present

Rawle and Henderson Law Firm--1975--1980–Maritime Law Interpreter/ translator.

Temple University Law School--1974 Villanova University –1972 to 1975 Teaching Fellowship, Spanish

Berlitz School of Languages--1972 to 1975 (Spanish)

Inlingua School of Languages--1975-1980 Translator/Interpreter (Spanish)

City of Philadelphia--1976Certified Court Interpreter—Court of Common Pleas

Other Professional Experience and Activities

Telemundo —1988-1993 scriptwriter, voiceover announcer, Co-Host of Su Salud --a show dedicated to health issues--with Dr. Jose Castillo.

Telemundo –

En Portada—On Telemundo—2007-2012--Host--Weekly interview show profiling politicians and community leaders.

Radio --Host of El Ritmo de La Comunidad --ElZolPhilly1340 AM November 2011 to the present--Program dedicated to discussion of current international, national and regional issues.

El Sol Latino Newspaper —1995-present, Editor at-large, Senior Writer, Columnist : writing weekly bilingual editorials, columns, interviews.

Impacto Newspaper—contributing editor 2009-2016

LatinTimes bi lingual weekly—1989 to 1993--Publisher

NFL Films—2002 to present, Film Narrator, Voiceover Announcer.

Congreso de Latinos Unidos —2001 to present, Board of Directors Member --social service organization serving the Latino community in Philadelphia.