AFCLC selects 149 cadets for the Language Enabled Airman Program Published May 22, 2019 By AFCLC Outreach Team MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- After a rigorous selection board process, the Air Force Culture and Language Center has selected 149 new cadets for the Language Enabled Airman Program. Participation in LEAP is voluntary and to become a LEAP scholar, Airmen must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language specified on the Air Force Strategic Language List, receive endorsement from their unit commander, and compete via a board process. Selection to LEAP is based on applicants’ existing language proficiency, potential to achieve higher levels of language proficiency, and Air Force language requirements. AFCLC is proud to announce the following cadets met these requirements and are now members of the career-spanning program: James Ankarberg ARABIC MODERN STANDARD Emily Bleuel ARABIC MODERN STANDARD Taylor Bowen ARABIC MODERN STANDARD Jonathan Gizinski ARABIC MODERN STANDARD Peter Hartnett ARABIC MODERN STANDARD Morgan Hierlmaier ARABIC MODERN STANDARD Daniel Jaquish ARABIC MODERN STANDARD William Laingen ARABIC MODERN STANDARD Catherine Malone ARABIC MODERN STANDARD Matthew Manner ARABIC MODERN STANDARD Zachary Norton ARABIC MODERN STANDARD William Reeves ARABIC MODERN STANDARD Idris Romodan ARABIC MODERN STANDARD Darrion Sanders ARABIC MODERN STANDARD Brexton Simonsen ARABIC SYRIAN Roberta Allison CHINESE MANDARIN James Brahm CHINESE MANDARIN Aaron Chen CHINESE MANDARIN Kainoa Chun-Moy CHINESE MANDARIN Christopher Clark CHINESE MANDARIN Catherine Doerger CHINESE MANDARIN Nicholas Hurley CHINESE MANDARIN Shauna Hwang CHINESE MANDARIN Taylor Knipp CHINESE MANDARIN Emily Kuo CHINESE MANDARIN Zachary Larsen CHINESE MANDARIN Yaereem Lee CHINESE MANDARIN Kerrigan McDonald Ortega CHINESE MANDARIN Sarah Melton CHINESE MANDARIN Jacqueline Orcutt CHINESE MANDARIN Ryan Ramseyer CHINESE MANDARIN Carolyn Ross CHINESE MANDARIN Jennifer Suh CHINESE MANDARIN Joanna Trevino CHINESE MANDARIN Madison Tung CHINESE MANDARIN Joshua Turner CHINESE MANDARIN Jake Watkins CHINESE MANDARIN Christopher Yong CHINESE MANDARIN Dyami Bryant FRENCH Richard Evans FRENCH Benjamin Flanagan FRENCH Morgan Geneste FRENCH Madeline Hoff FRENCH Jean Krige FRENCH Joseph Lanclos FRENCH Maria Martinez FRENCH Christian Nasto FRENCH Cassaundra Preston FRENCH Trey Tollefson FRENCH Cheyenne Wall FRENCH Kylie Wharton FRENCH Shelby White FRENCH Zachary Zeltmann FRENCH Benjamin Beier GERMAN James Ferenczy GERMAN Timothy Germann GERMAN Cameron Hoover GERMAN Rene Houegnifio GERMAN Sowan Kang GERMAN Seren Marley GERMAN Darren Miller GERMAN Madeleine Poisson GERMAN Brian Poythress GERMAN Eric Trudrung GERMAN Malya Brock HEBREW Kevin Puri HINDI Jillian Wilde HINDI Anthony Vecchio INDONESIAN Rebecca Layng ITALIAN Kenneth Ansbro JAPANESE Isaiah Butcher JAPANESE Jason Byers JAPANESE Thomas Eadie JAPANESE Holden Hardcastle JAPANESE Benjamin La Guardia JAPANESE Matthew Moshea JAPANESE Joshua Santini JAPANESE Jaime Tijerina JAPANESE Aaron Allen KOREAN Marco Eum KOREAN Kimberly Hedger KOREAN Esther Kim KOREAN Candice Lee KOREAN Diana Myers KOREAN Richard Ruiz KOREAN Michael Korta POLISH John Blasingame PORTUGUESE BRAZILIAN Allan Brown PORTUGUESE BRAZILIAN Dallin Connell PORTUGUESE BRAZILIAN Allison Gorringe PORTUGUESE BRAZILIAN Paige Harrison PORTUGUESE BRAZILIAN Maxwell Heefner PORTUGUESE BRAZILIAN Caleigh McLean PORTUGUESE BRAZILIAN Hannah Springer PORTUGUESE BRAZILIAN Pablo Vespasiano PORTUGUESE BRAZILIAN Robert Whalen PORTUGUESE BRAZILIAN Ketanny Alves PORTUGUESE EUROPEAN Andrea Abel RUSSIAN Amar Arora RUSSIAN Erica Barnett RUSSIAN Steven Bienlien RUSSIAN Samantha Bleykhman RUSSIAN Emily Bucklen RUSSIAN Daniel Calandro RUSSIAN Ann Cipriani RUSSIAN Liam Connolly RUSSIAN Christopher Dollesin RUSSIAN Thompson Knox RUSSIAN Ashlynn Lange RUSSIAN Christopher Nodland RUSSIAN Magen Olander RUSSIAN Andrew Pommersheim RUSSIAN Kyle Ramage RUSSIAN Stephenie Reid RUSSIAN Jackson Roche RUSSIAN Dreyton Schafer RUSSIAN Melanie Shadix RUSSIAN Grace Skidmore RUSSIAN Erin Swain RUSSIAN Thomas Toscano RUSSIAN Garrett Amy SPANISH Claire Badger SPANISH Cristian Brunenkant SPANISH Elijah Calloway SPANISH Rocio Casanova SPANISH Sara Cook SPANISH Alex Cruz SPANISH Mikaela Dimaapi SPANISH Sharon Dominguez SPANISH Antonio Garza SPANISH Andrew Germann SPANISH Shawn Grinnell SPANISH Jennifer Hiddink SPANISH Nicolas Hillmann SPANISH Valentin Hinojosa Longoria SPANISH Soren Hoffman SPANISH Elizabeth Mahoney SPANISH Harry McMahon SPANISH Richard Rosario SPANISH Juan Rozo SPANISH Nigel Sarrazin SPANISH Liam Sax SPANISH David Warfel SPANISH Garrett Watts SPANISH Rachel Wineman SPANISH George Aubrey SWAHILI Dolan Fureman TURKISH Natasha Torrens TURKISH Kelly Nguyen VIETNAMESE HANOI
