Andrea attended the Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga, in Colombia.  She speaks Spanish and English.  Her passion is traveling and she is enthusiastic about languages.  She is now learning French. Her charisma makes her one of  our students' favorite team member. 

Margie teaches English and Spanish as a second language.

She is also our Customer Relations Manager.

She attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fl.
Her students say:
"She is the best instructor we have ever had!" 
"She believes in me and that helps me suceed"
"She is wonderful"
"Margie motivates me to do better every time. I look forward to coming to class"
"The way she explains things makes everything so easy"

For Margie, teaching is not just a job, it is a way to help students improve their lives and enjoy their surroundings.

Shoshanna Helfand holds a degree in Communications from Loyola Marymount University in California. She also obtained the prestigious Oxford Trinity Certificate in TESOL in Barcelona. She approaches teaching with the communicative method where students are engaged in conversation.  At the same time she implements grammar, writing and reading skills. Her goal is simple; to help students learn English so that they can better communicate in work and in life. She is creative and passionate about teaching and helping students accomplish their goals. Her broad experience includes teaching Business English.

Adriana Fuller holds a degree in English Education/American & British Literatures from Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil. Her goal is to teach a foreign language in a way her students feel like they are having fun and acquiring the target language as a language they feel comfortable with. Exchange of opinions and life experience on different topics are widely brought out in class along with the current lesson, which encourages students to feel at ease with the instructor, engaging in a natural conversation and therefore succeed with their communication at work.

Joan Hoffmeister was born in Italy. At the age of 5, her family immigrated to Buenos Aires, Argentina and there Joan started her formal Spanish education. She grew up speaking both Spanish and Italian at home. At the age of 15, she moved with her family to New York City where she attended high school and university. After receiving a Masters degree in Spanish and French from Saint John’s University, Joan taught for 9 years in the New York public school system. She then received a contract to teach Spanish, Italian and French at the Tehran American School in Tehran, Iran. She taught there for 5 years and then went on to Manama, Bahrain where she taught English to the Bahrainis at the British Council and Batelco local University for another five years. Later on Joan received a grant from the French government to attend a summer program at the language Institute in Becanson, France to enrich her knowledge of the French language and culture.

Joan has lived and travelled extensively throughout Europe, the Middle East and the Far East. Joan came to Naples, Florida in 1985 and has taught at Naples High School, Barron Collier High School and Gulfview Middle School. She has also taught French and Spanish at the Summer Program for children 5 – 12. Joan was awarded Teacher of Distinction from the Collier County School System.

Joan is passionate in teaching other languages and cultures. She makes learning a language an exhilarating experience by incorporating speaking, writing, and reading along with the culture and customs of the people who speak the language. Joan uses the technique of incorporating the target language as much as possible in her instruction. Of course, whenever necessary, she will use English to explain the difficult concepts of grammar and language usage. She has the knowledge and capability to implement just about every teaching technique or means available to make a foreign language come alive. Joan is truly a linguist with her many years of teaching experience.

Marsha is from New York and holds a Degree in Education from Mills College of Education.

 

Olga holds a degree in teaching languages and literature.  She majored in Linguistics at Kyrgyz State University, Bishkek, Kyrgyztan and holds an MBA. She obtained a certificate from Indiana University in IREX - Regional Scholars in Contemporary Issues Program. 
 

She has been an instructor and translator for more than 25 years.

Maria holds degrees from Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University.

ESOL Certification and SAC Committee/Chairperson.

Amy holds a Bachelor of Science in Secondary English Education .  As an educator and a parent she believes education is a gift that should be offered to all people.  The enthusiasm she possesses for learning is contagious.  Her goal is that knowledge will become a powerful tool for all those she shares her understanding and instruction with.

Sheryl holds a master's degree in Education and Instruction from the University of Virginia. 

Zioly is from Venezuela and holds a master's degree with a major in Spanish and Social Science.

Corinna holds a degree in French and Secondary Education from  Carson in Jefferson City, TN.  She studied at Al Akkhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco and La Sorbonne in Paris, France.

Cynthia holds a Portuguese and French bachelor’s degree from UFRJ ( Rio de Janeiro Federal University ).

She is a member of ‘Maison de France’ of Rio de Janeiro and is also a member of Proz.

Angelica has a degree in Business Administration from Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano in Bogotá.