Returning to his alma mater, Dr. Zachary Erwin ’96 serves as chair of the Language Department, a position he has held since 2018. He teaches classes in Spanish and earned a bachelor’s degree from Emory University. He holds master’s and doctoral degrees from Duke University. Prior to St. Mark’s, Erwin taught Spanish language at Swarthmore College, the University of Texas at Austin and Monmouth College. He sponsors the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica Spanish Honor Society and is a member of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language.

Dr. CJ (Chia-Jung) Chiang serves as the president of the Chinese Language Teachers Association of Texas (2022-2024) and is a board member of National Taiwan Normal University Heritage Foundation of North America. She joined the St. Mark’s faculty as a member of the Language Department in 2017, where she teaches classes in Chinese. A St. Mark’s parent (Eli Lin ‘28), she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from National Taiwan Normal University and her doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin. Chiang taught at St. Michael’s Catholic Academy, Fusion Academy, Austin ISD schools and in Taiwan. She serves as a seventh-grade advisor and sponsors the Upper School Yoyo Club and the Middle School Chinese Club.

A member of the St. Mark’s faculty since 2014, Isabel Cisneros is a member of the Language Department where she teaches classes in Spanish in both Upper and Middle School divisions. She also is assistant director of the Community Service program and has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Baylor University and a master’s degree from Middlebury College. Prior to St. Mark’s, Cisneros taught English in Madrid, worked with study abroad programs at the University of Houston-Downtown and taught Spanish at Baylor University. She is a tenth-grade advisor and was also the director of the Brendan Court ‘06 Summer Enrichment Program from 2016 to 2019. She holds membership in the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.

Originally from Chile and a native Spanish language speaker, Jorge Correa joined the St. Mark’s faculty in 1999 and serves as director of Community Service and is a member of the Language Department, where he teaches Spanish to students in both Upper and Middle School divisions. He has taught Spanish in the New Orleans Parish and taught English as a Second Language in the Garland Independent School District. He’s also co-director of the Brendan Court Summer Enrichment Program. He received the John H. Murrell Excellence in Teaching Award in 2006 and the Ackerman Character Education Award in 2009.

A recipient of both the John H. Murrell Excellence in Teaching Award (2014) and the Ralph B. Rogers Award (2019), David Cox began his St. Mark’s career in 2009, and currently serves as Latin and classics teacher in the Language Department. Cox earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University and Master of Arts degree from the University of Virginia. Before joining St. Mark’s, he taught Latin and English at The Middlesex School in Concord, MA, and Latin, Greek, English and history at The Potomac School in McLean, VA. He supervises the Sodalitas Classica Sancti Marci (The Classics Club) in both the Upper and Middle School divisions. He was a classics honors major, a Phi Beta Kappa member and winner of the Lucius Lyons Prize for excellence in Latin and Greek at Brown University. His son, Jordan, is a member of the class of 2018.

David Evans joined the St. Mark’s faculty in 2006 as a member of the Language Department, where he teaches Spanish to Middle and Upper School students. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University and a master’s degree in Spanish Peninsular Literature from Brigham Young University. Before coming to St. Mark’s, Evans was a graduate assistant at Brigham Young University. Evans coaches volleyball, serves as an eighth-grade advisor and is a regular participant in the Wilderness Program as a leader of the eighth-grade campout and the Pecos Wilderness trip. In 2023, he received the John H. Murrell Excellence in Teaching Award and is a member of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. He’s the dad to Grant ‘23.

As a member of the Language Department since 2011, Anna Gill is an instructor of Spanish in both Middle and Upper School divisions. Before joining St. Mark’s, Gill taught Spanish at the University of Arkansas. She received both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Arkansas, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Gill serves as sixth grade class sponsor and adviser and received the Murrell Excellence in Teaching Award in 2015. She is a member of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.

A native of Taiwan, Janet Lin holds the Gene and Alice Oltrogge Master Teaching Chair and teaches courses in Chinese. She earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Universal Journalism College and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the Soochow University in Taipei, Taiwan. Before joining St. Mark’s, Lin taught Mandarin Chinese at an International Baccalaureate school and served as an IB examiner. Before joining the education field, Lin was a journalist, working at a television station, newspaper and magazine. Lin serves on the junior-senior class advisory rotation and sponsors the Chinese Club and the Chinese Honor Society. A Cum Laude faculty member, she also serves on the School’s Discipline Council and is co-sponsor of International Week. She received the John H. Murrell Excellence in Teaching Award in 2019.

Earning a B.A. degree from Shenyang Normal University in China and master’s degree in education from the University of North Texas, Linda Liu joined the St. Mark’s faculty in 2022 as a member of the Language Department and currently serves as Chinese teacher. Before joining St. Mark’s, Liu was a substitute teacher at The Hockaday School. Liu serves as a fifth grade adviser and sponsors the Middle School Chinese Culture Club and is mom to Aiden Guo ‘34. She is the founder of Fun Chinese Class LLC, is a board member of Dallas-Fort Worth Chinese American Story eGarden and is a member of Chinese Language Teachers Association.

Nancy Marmion came to St. Mark’s in 1985 from The Hockaday School, where she taught Spanish. She served as chair of the Language Department from 1994 to 2018. Marmion currently holds the J.J. Connolly Master Teaching Chair, as well as serving as the faculty chair of the Discipline Council, Spanish Club sponsor and co-sponsor of International Week. She earned her A.B. from the College of William and Mary and M.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. She received the John H. Murrell Excellence in Teaching Award in 1989. Marmion is a member of American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). In 2018, she received the Life-Long Service Award from the Lone Star Chapter of the AATSP.