Foreign language faculty

Northwestern’s full-time language professors have all spent significant time living in Spanish-speaking countries. In addition to teaching at Northwestern, they also are part of Sioux County’s Hispanic community. One, Professor Piet Koene, was the first Northwestern teacher to be named Iowa’s Professor of the Year.

Richard Clark
Instructor in Spanish
rclark@nwciowa.edu

Diana Gonzalez
Associate Professor of Spanish
gonzalez@nwciowa.edu

Michael Kensak
Professor of English and German; Department Co-Chair
kensak@nwciowa.edu

Piet Koene
Associate Professor of Spanish, Translation & Interpreting; Department Chair
koene@nwciowa.edu

Kristin McDonald
Instructor in Spanish
kmcdonal@nwciowa.edu

Adjunct faculty

Kathy Gabel
Lecturer in English as a Second Language
kgabel@nwciowa.edu