Staff

Head Secretary

LoriAnne Spear

I am originally from Littleton, Colorado, but have lived here in Utah on and off for 15 years. I graduated from BYU in English, with an emphasis in English Language, before it was its own major in the Linguistics and English Language Department.  I am married to Steve Spear, also BYU alum, and we have four children: three boys ages 23, 21 and 20, and one daughter age 16.  I love to travel with my husband, write, manage three teenagers and get letters from our missionary son. I enjoy working in this department because of the topics of study we offer, and the staff and faculty, some of whom I knew when I was a student here.

Part-Time Department Secretary

Denise Remy

I am from Los Angeles, California but I live here in Utah with my husband, Tyson. I graduated from BYU in English Language with editing and music minors; my language of study was American Sign Language. I participated in the English Language study abroad in Britain in 2009 and loved every minute. My husband and I love to swing dance, play games, cook, and attend the theater. I am thrilled to be working in this department with the amazing faculty and staff I came to love during my time as an undergraduate. My favorite topics of study in my major were varieties of English, structural ambiguity, and semantics.

Student Secretaries

Nathan Johnson

I was born in Atlanta, Georgia but at the age of three my family moved to Texas and I’ve lived there ever since. In high school I was heavily involved in the band, playing the clarinet. When I graduated high school in 2005 I first attended the University of North Texas for one year before I transferred to BYU starting winter semester of 2007. I served a two-year mission to Argentina, Resistencia, and returned June of 2010. After returning home, I finally decided to pursue a Finance major from the Marriott School of Management.

Michael Buckley

I am from Provo Utah and have lived here my whole life.  I have had many wonderful opportunities in my life, which has been due in no small part to my wonderful family and life circumstances.  I enjoy reading, fishing, the outdoors, and music.  Music has always been a central part of my life and I have been playing the piano since I was 6 years old.  In high school I enjoyed playing soccer and and singing in the A Capella Choir.  I served a two-year mission in Norway and then returned home in July 2011.  I look forward to continuing my education here at BYU, and it is a pleasure to be working in the Linguistics and English Language Department.

Megan Chung

I was born and raised in California and came to Utah to study at BYU in 2006. I’m studying Exercise Science and will be graduating in December! I returned from a mission to Brisbane Australia in February 2011 and married my best friend in August. My husband, Jarom, is attending school in Boston so I’ll be joining him on the east coast after graduation. I love working in the Linguistics and English Department and am excited for the semester!