Glen Zimmermann: Lead Instructor for the Portland Center
Glen Zimmermann grew up in Madison, Wisconsin and attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison earning Bachelor’s degrees in Geology and English Literature. After teaching English in Taiwan and Spain, he received a Master’s Degree in teaching English as a second language from the University of Washington. For the past 35 years, he has taught in a variety of universities and community colleges in five U.S. states and four countries. In 2001 he joined the PSU faculty in what was then the Waseda/Oregon Transnational Program. He has played a role developing that program which is now the Portland Center. His main focus has been on preparing international students for success in their American university classes.
Office: KMC 630E
Anri Zama
Anri has served as Program Manager to the Portland Center since 2014. Prior to this (2010 -2014), she served as a student staff. She holds a master’s degree of science in Communication Studies from Portland State University, and a bachelor’s degree in English from Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan. Anri was born and raised in Kanagawa, Japan, and moved to Portland, OR in 2008. She enjoys her family, reading, relaxing, traveling, baking, and eating delicious foods.
Office: KMC 630L
Phone Number: 503-725-6754