Membro, Kumisión i Fino’ CHamoru

Guam Department of Education Appointee

Låhen i difunta as Annie Såntos yan Rogelio V. Teria. Familian Chabok yan Båli Tres. Dumångkolon As Tumbo, Dedídu gui’. Asaguan Doreen Flores Yatar Teria ya guaha kuåttro famagu’on-ñiha. Siñot Jimmy Såntos Teria is a doctoral candidate at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, Ka Haka ‘Ula Ke‘elikōlani, College of Hawaiian Language in the Hawaiian and Indigenous Language and Culture Revitalization program. He also sits as a member of the Commission on CHamoru Language and the Teaching of the History and Culture of the Indigenous People of Guam. Siñot Teria currently serves as the School Program Consultant in the CHamoru Studies and Special Projects Division (CHSSPD) with the Guam Department of Education (GDOE). CHSSPD facilitates materials development, in-service training and professional development for GDOE’s 140 CHamoru language and traditional arts teachers. During his tenure at GDOE, Siñot Teria co-produced the first ever animated short film, done entirely in Fino’ CHamoru, entitled, Maisa: The CHamoru Girl who Saves Guåhan, which was 100% Federally Funded by the United States Department of Education Title V-A Consolidate Grant. Before moving to the Central Office of the GDOE, Siñot Teria actively taught for 10 years at GW High School, educating thousands of students in Fino’ CHamoru, and continues to do so in a part-time capacity with the Chief Hurao Academy, Guam Community College and the University of Guam. In addition to teaching, Siñot Teria is also actively involved in the community as he is part of the founding team who implemented the first ever CHamoru immersion preschool in the Mariånas, Chief Hurao Neni Academy.