Michele Anciaux Aoki
Dr. Michele Anciaux Aoki is an International Education and World Languages Advocate, former World Languages Program Supervisor in Washington state and International Education Administrator for Seattle Public Schools. She earned a PhD in Slavic Linguistics from the University of Washington and has been an affiliate instructor there, supporting the UW Language Learning Center STARTALK grants for almost 15 years. During her career, Michele has received leadership awards from the Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT), Consul General of Japan in Seattle, the Pacific NW Council for Languages (PNCFL), JNCL-NCLIS, and the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL). In retirement, she now focuses her efforts on supporting heritage and less commonly taught languages through initiatives such as the Languages without Borders Project and Facilitated Interdependent Language Learning (FILL) through the National Council of State Supervisors for Languages (NCSSFL) and by serving on the Board of Advisors of the Global Seal of Biliteracy.
