STANA SUKUNDA joined the NSE staff in September 2006. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from Wayne State University. Before her retirement in May 2009, Stana taught Hispanic Film, Spanish Peninsular Literature, and Introduction to Translation courses and classes at all levels of Spanish language at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. In addition to her teaching duties, Stana also coordinated the Spanish area's Summer Program in Spanish at the Institute of International Studies in Valencia, Spain.  Stana served as one of the faculty advisors for students enrolled in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Literatures.

BRANDON CHRISTY is an Administrative Assistant of the NSE and works out of the new office located in Valparaiso, IN. Having taken the NSE himself, Brandon has continued his academic study of Spanish while earning his undergraduate degree from Wabash College. During his time at Wabash, Brandon took advantage of numerous opportunities to grow in his understanding of the Spanish language and culture through academic coursework and various experiences abroad. During the summer of 2006, Brandon took part in a 4-week immersion experience in Ecuador, studying at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito, while also visiting various locations throughout the country. In the spring of 2008, he studied abroad through Wabash with the IES Program in Granada, Spain, loving the life, people and food that the beautiful country has to offer. During the summer of 2008, Brandon spent 8 weeks in San Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas, Mexico thanks to a grant from Wabash and taught English to native speakers.

TERRI HENRY is one of the writers of the National Spanish Examinations and lives in Wayne, New Jersey. She holds both a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Spanish from Indiana State University. She currently teaches Spanish at Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey as well as at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey.

KEN STEWART currently teaches Spanish IV and AP Spanish Language at Chapel Hill High School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Having studied in Seville and Salamanca, Spain, he is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill with degrees in International Studies and Spanish. In addition to his work for NSE, Ken is the Spanish content editor for AP Central, an AP reader, table leader, and a College Board national consultant. He is the author of The Golden Age Art of Spain, Spanish Flip-O-Matic Vocabulary and Lazarillo de Tormes: A Kaplan Spanish Language Vocabulary-building novel. Ken has traveled extensively throughout Europe and Latin America.  Ken has received many awards for his contribution to the profession: Teacher of the Year by North Carolina Chapter of the AATSP, the Central North Carolina Teacher of the Year by the State of NC, Foreign Language Teacher of the Year by FLANC, Regional Teacher of the Year by SCOLT (Southern Conference on Language Teaching), and ACTFL National Foreign Language Teacher of Year.

ROBERT CÉSPEDES has been a language teacher for many years. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Science in Secondary Education with an emphasis in Spanish from Indiana University. He has created and taught a Latin American cultural studies class designed for the middle school level.  He has taught at both La Universidad de Piura and El Instituto Cultural Peruano-Norteamericano in Piura, Peru.  Currently, he is a Spanish teacher in the International Baccalaureate program at Valparaiso High School in Valparaiso, IN.

JAMISE KAFOURE is from Indianapolis, Indiana. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish and French and a Master's Degree in Education from Indiana State University and a Master's Degree in Counseling Education from Butler University. She taught Spanish and French for several years in the Indianapolis Public Schools and was a Senior Lecturer in Spanish at Butler University where she initiated and directed the Guadalajara Study Tour in Mexico for Spanish students.  In addition to her responsibilities as a Writer for National Spanish Examinations, Jamise also serves as a Reader for the Spanish AP Exam. Jamise currently teaches Spanish at Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis as well as at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI).

MIRTHA TOLEDO was born in Cuba, and came to the U.S. in 1960. In Cuba she studied at Villanova University where she obtained her doctorate degree of Law. In the States, she obtained her B.A. and Master's degree from Indiana State University. She worked on her PhD at Indiana University with a major in Peninsular Literature and a minor in Latin American History. In 1964, she started teaching at Valparaiso University in Indiana. After 36 years of teaching, she retired in 2000 as Professor Emeritus. Since 2001, she has been the primary reviewer and editor of the National Spanish Exams. She has been very active in AATSP, serving as a member of the Executive Council for three years and working on several committees.