ELD I, II, II and IV   ELD Reading I and II
Room  1200
615-687-4000 ext 819-111
deborah.wilbrink@mnps.org
 

Deborah Wilbrink was born in Atlanta, GA. She taught English Language and Literature courses in several Georgia high schools before relocating to Nashville in 2003. She also taught at Nashville’s McMurray Middle School. 

Mrs. Wilbrink earned a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Georgia, and gained teaching certification in English, and ELL, through completing coursework at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and Oxford University, England. In 2007, Mrs. Wilbrink also became a National Board Certified Teacher in “English as a New Language” in a stringent, voluntary certification process. Recently she taught Spanish business professionals and government officials in an English immersion program, Pueblo Ingles, in rural northern Spain. She’s a member of the national and state Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages professional organization.

Prior to joining the education profession Mrs. Wilbrink has enjoyed a varied career, including that of an award-winning television news editor and commercial producer; director of four public historic cemeteries; and manager of a U. S. Senator’s office. She also publishes articles about music in national magazines and e-zines, and writes and performs songs with guitar.

 Tennessee's magnificent outdoors as well as Nashville's musical and cultural milieu attracted Mrs. Wilbrink to relocate to Music City, where in 2006 she married a Dutch citizen, Evert Wilbrink, a music executive.

 Mrs. Wilbrink enjoys outdoor activities like hiking and canoeing, loves music, and, according to her husband, is great at 'diverse cooking'. Her son Brewer is an accountant in Nashville, and her mother, Carol, is a retired ELL teacher in Phoenix, AZ.

Letter to Miguel