Department(s):

English as a Second Language

Office:

Coast Center Commons, #102A

Office Hours:

Fall 2025  

Monday:          5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tuesday:          5:00pm - 6:00pm
Wednesday:    5:00pm - 6:00pm in Rm #102A;                                                               11:30-12:30pm (Online via Zoom)
Thursday:        4:30pm - 5:30pm (Online via Zoom)

Zoom Links:

Wednesday, 11:30am-12:30pm

Meeting ID: 885 2435 6235
Passcode: 312343

Thursday, 4:30pm-5:30pm

Meeting ID: 899 0514 2745
Passcode: 538868

 

 

Melissa Fornari is from Brazil, where she received her bachelor’s degree in English and Portuguese with a focus on language teaching. She has a master’s in Linguistics from Florida International University. Melissa has over 15 years of experience teaching English as a Second Language and Portuguese, working in Brazil and in the United States. In 2018, she moved permanently to Mendocino, and she started teaching at Mendocino College in the spring of 2019. Besides teaching ESL, she also serves the students as ESL Specialist and Program Assistant at the Coast Center, in Fort Bragg.