I was raised in a household with two cultures. Our parents, bilingual Spanish and English speakers, founded an English school. As a family we worked diligently to build the business. From an early age, I recognized the capability of language to transform lives, the dedication it requires to master a new language, and the delight that comes with that accomplishment. Fueled by the passion for language and culture nurtured in my youth, I have endeavored ever since to gain knowledge of people around the globe through their native languages.
I studied with Spaniards at the University of Madrid as part of my degree in Spanish literature at the University of California, and found work on a farm in France upon graduation. I attended the University of Dijon and the University of Geneva before moving to Berlin to study German and eventually to Italy and Greece for work.
Following four years in Europe, I obtained a Master's degree from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies where I studied Chinese Economic Development. The Institute recommended me for a Lecturer position at the Foreign Trade Institute in Shanghai, China. I taught communication and literature courses there for two years. Following my tenure in China, I took another Lecturer position at the Mara Technology Institute in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for two more years. There I prepared Muslim students to communicate effectively in a variety of academic contexts prior to attending the school of engineering at the University of Texas, Austin.
Upon returning to the US, I attended Stanford University and completed a Ph.D. in International Comparative Education focusing on the Anthropology of Communication. I took a position as Director of Multilingual Education in a 9000 student school district then transitioned to the private sector when Intel hired me to conduct a global workforce development study that measured communicative competence among technicians at their factories worldwide. For over 20 years since, I have served as a communication trainer, consultant and coach to corporations and leaders across industries including with Google as Pedagogy Lead on a second language acquisition, AI research and product development team.
To assist individuals across the globe to overcome the obstacles that impede, baffle, or stop them from articulating with assurance and effectively conveying their knowledge in straightforward, confident, and motivating ways.
Join me and together let’s spread your message to the world!
