Daryl Biallas is a retired high school Spanish teacher at Clarkston High School in Clarkston, Michigan. He spent 25 years teaching all levels of Spanish, from middle school exploratory courses through senior level IB courses, retiring in June of 2023.  Daryl served as the K-12 World Language Subject Area Coordinator for the district, working with world language teachers across the district to support them with curriculum and professional development. Daryl was instrumental in starting and developing the curriculum for the elementary Spanish program in Clarkston, which is still going strong today. He also worked to develop a heritage Spanish course at Clarkston High. Daryl also served on the Oakland County World Language Advisory Council. 

In addition, he was the President of the Clarkston Education Association during his last 8 years of teaching and has held numerous other positions in that organization over the previous 15 years. Daryl holds a B.A. with a double major in Spanish and Mathematics from Eastern Michigan University as well as a M.A. in Foreign Languages with a concentration in Spanish from Eastern Michigan University. 

Daryl has been active in the Michigan World Language Association since 1998, working on the exhibits committee and presenting at numerous conferences over the years. He served as the MIWLA Executive Treasurer for 15 years, from 2008-2023. He currently serves the organization behind the scenes as the Website Administrator. Daryl served as the Treasurer for the National Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations (NFMLTA) from 2015-2019. He currently works as the Executive Director of the Central States Conference and continues to support world language educators with professional development across the midwest region.