[Lorena B. Ellis, Ph.D., originally from Estrela, (RS, Brazil) attended Universidade de São Paulo (USP) in Brazil where she received a B. A. Degree in Portuguese, German and English Literatures. She attended graduate school at New York University (NYU), where she received an M. A. and a Ph. D. in German Literature. Since 1994 Lorena B. Ellis has taught German language at Deutsches Haus at New York University, Brothers College at Drew University, and Queensborough Community College at CUNY. Since 2000 she also has been teaching beginners Spanish. She has presented papers at regional, national, and international conferences on various topics related to German language and literature. As a CUNY faculty member and an officer of the AATG NY Metropolitan Chapter she has co-organized regional workshops for faculty development. She has published articles in refereed journals and a book: Brecht's Reception in Brazil, Peter Lang, Spring 1995. In 2004 she obtained a second M.A. of Arts in Spanish and Portuguese with concentration in Latin America.