Mariella
Baltimore MD, Maryland

Total Surveys: 90

Mariella, a fully bilingual native Spanish speaker from Peru, holds a BA in Education from Universidad Federico Villarreal in Lima, Peru.

Prior to coming to the US, Mariella accumulated over 5 years of professional experience teaching Spanish at elementary and high schools and a university in Peru. Once in the US, Mariella worked as a Spanish teacher at the Claremont Immersion Elementary School in Arlington and at the George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. She later joined Spanish Black Belt as a part-time tutor and now lives in the Baltimore area.

In her free time, Mariella enjoys cooking peruvian dishes, riding bicycle, and listening to music.

Elizabeth
Baltimore MD, Maryland

Total Surveys: 22

Elizabeth, a fully bilingual Spanish speaker, attended bilingual schools and was born and raised in Miami, FL. Coming from such a diverse community she is capable of assisting all types of people with learning how to effectively communicate in the Spanish language.

Prior to joining Spanish Black Belt, Elizabeth has accumulated a lot of experience over the years working in the customer service area of different retail stores and hotels as an assistant manager.

Elizabeth currently teaches adults, teens, kids and organizations.

Guilianna
Boston MA

Total Surveys: 7

Guilianna, a fully bilingual Spanish speaker from Peru, holds a BA in Hotel Management from Cenfotur Cusco, Peru and is currently studying in Le Cordon Bleu of Culinary Arts, Boston, MA.

Prior to joining Spanish Black Belt, Guilianna has worked with the spouses and partners of Harvard students HSSPA in Cambridge, MA. In addition she has tutored International Students in Spanish conversation, vocabulary and listening.

Guilianna currently teaches adults, teens and kids.

Marilyn
Boston MA
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Marilyn, a fully bilingual Spanish speaker from Dominican Republic, holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA.

Prior to joining Spanish Black Belt, Marilyn has accumulated experience teaching Spanish 101 and 102, Intermediate Spanish I and II, Spanish Conversation, Spanish Composition, Reading in Spanish, Patterns of the Spanish Language, Contemporary Latin American Short Story, Spanish Civilization, Spanish-American Civilization, and Survey of Spanish Literature.

Marilyn currently teaches adults, teens and kids.

Nicolas
Chicago, Washington DC

Total Surveys: 14

Nicolas, a native Spanish speaker from Peru and founder of Spanish Black Belt, acquired a strong passion for tutoring since his early days in high school. Back then he tutored Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics to other students his age. Nicolas carries a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Vanderbilt University. Besides his full time responsibilities as General Manager, he continues to tutor to stay close to the needs of our students.

Mariela
Denver
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Mariela, a fully bilingual Spanish speaker from Peru, holds a BA in Education from Santa María Private Catholic University in Arequipa, Peru. She also holds a professional teaching license from University of Colorado and she is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Education in University of Colorado at Denver.

Prior to joining Spanish Black Belt, Mariela has worked teaching Spanish at different levels for 10 years.

Mariela currently teaches adults, teens and kids.

Natalia
Maryland, Washington DC

Total Surveys: 46

Natalia, a native Spanish speaker from Peru, works for Spanish Black Belt as a Spanish Instructor with both adults and kids. She holds a Certificate of Translation and Interpretation from English Language Academy in Lima, Peru.

Prior roles Natalia adopted while working in the corporate world include Bilingual Administrative Assistant, Interpreter and Translator, and Bilingual Customer Service Representative.

In her free time, Natalia enjoys singing Karaoke, swimming and spending time with her family.

Brenda
Maryland, Washington DC

Total Surveys: 1

Brenda, a fully bilingual Spanish speaker from El Salvador, holds a BA in Spanish language and literature from University of Maryland College Park.

Prior to joining Spanish Black Belt, Brenda worked as a teacher assistant at Wheaton High School for the ESL (English as a Second Language) program. In addition, she worked as a Spanish tutor at University of Maryland. She administered supplemental instruction to different students. As a native Spanish speaker who has taken Education courses, she is extremely capable of achieving great academic success with all her students.

Brenda currently teaches adults, teens and kids.

Magda
Maryland, Washington DC

Total Surveys: 11

Magda, a fully bilingual Spanish speaker from Colombia, holds a BA in Graphic Designer from the UNITEC (Bogota- Colombia) and is currently working in the Counseling Department of the Tepeyac Center (Silver Spring, MD).

Prior to joining Spanish Black Belt, Magda has worked as an assistant to the Director of the Hispanic Ministry of the Catholic Community of Langley Park. She collaborated as a receptionist and as an executive secretary. She created and printed church bulletins, supervised student using computers, oversaw volunteer program, provided network information to people looking for help, maintained the office supplies, hardware, software and donations, and also taught Spanish classes.

Magda currently teaches adults, teens and kids.

Susana
New York City

Total Surveys: 23

Susana, a fully bilingual Spanish speaker from the Dominican Republic, holds a Bachelor of Law from PUCMM in Santiago, Dominican Republic and is certified as court interpreter and translator. Susana is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Education at Hunter College in New York.

Prior to joining Spanish Black Belt, Susana worked as Summer-Winter camp counselor, childcare and activities assistant, and Spanish and English languages teacher.

Carolina
New York City, North Jersey

Total Surveys: 36

Carolina, a fully bilingual Spanish speaker from Chile, holds a BA in Education and Philosophy from the University of Chile.

Prior to joining Spanish Black Belt, Carolina worked at Polyvalent School San Sebastián de La Florida in Santiago, Chile as middle school teacher and as teacher for adults as well.

Carolina currently teaches adults, teens and kids.

Amelia
New York City

Total Surveys: 13

Amelia, a fully bilingual Spanish speaker from Puerto Rico, holds a BA in Modern Languages from the University of Puerto Rico and is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Foreign Language Education and TESOL in New York University (NYU).

Prior to joining Spanish Black Belt, Amelia worked as Speaking Freely Instructor at NYU and Bilingual Customer Service Representative for GE Money Bank.

Amelia currently teaches adults, teens and kids.

Karina
New York City

Total Surveys: 5

Karina, a fully bilingual Spanish speaker from Ecuador, holds a BA in Multi Media and Journalism from the University of Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Prior to joining Spanish Black Belt, Karina has taught Spanish to people from different nationalities and cultures sharing with them her passion and love for Spanish and for the Latin American culture. In addition, she has accumulated a lot of experience working in different television media companies in Ecuador.

Karina currently teaches adults, teens and kids.

Leonor
North Jersey
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Leonor, a fully bilingual Spanish speaker from Peru, holds a Master in Spanish Language and Culture from University of Salamanca, Spain.

Prior to joining Spanish Black Belt, Leonor worked as Spanish teacher helping students of different ages here in the United States and in Peru as well. She has accumulated more than 5 years of experience.

Leonor currently teaches adults, teens and kids.

Tania
Northern Virginia

Total Surveys: 4

Tania, a fully bilingual Spanish speaker from Peru, holds a BA in Communications from Universidad Nacional del Centro del Peru. Currently is working as an interpreter for the Fairfax County Public schools promoting effective communication between school staff members, parents and students during conferences and meetings.

Prior to joining Spanish Black Belt, Tania worked for WMDO Telefutura as a Traffic Manager, negotiating advertisement times and scheduling spots with Sales Department, Technical Team, and Advertising companies according to client commercial contracts.

Tania currently teaches adults, teens and kids.

Raquel
Northern Virginia, Washington DC

Total Surveys: 20

Raquel, a fully bilingual Spanish speaker from Venezuela, holds a BA in Business Administration from the Universidad Nacional "Simon Rodriguez" .

Currently, Raquel is working as as computer-lab instructor and as an assistant/substitute teacher for a non-profit English school in Alexandria, VA. Prior to joining Spanish Black Belt, Raquel has developed the love for teaching and the desire to help others to learn a language, no matter their age, educational level or nationality .

Raquel currently teaches adults, teens and kids.

Monica
Northern Virginia, Washington DC

Total Surveys: 14

Monica, a fully bilingual Spanish speaker from Mexico, holds a Masters Degree in Professional Communications from Clark University and a Bachelors Degree in Business from Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla in Mexico.

Prior to joining Spanish Black Belt, Monica taught English and Spanish at the elementary and high school levels. She also worked in the corporate world as Product Coordinator for EF Educational Tours in Cambridge Massachusetts, and as Senior Area Manager, Sales and Marketing Coordinator and Administrative Manager for several organizations in the US and Latin America.

Monica currently teaches adults, teens and kids.

Rosa
Northern Virginia, Washington DC

Total Surveys: 32

Rosa, a fully bilingual native Spanish speaker from Mexico, holds a BA in English Translation from Universidad Veracruzana in Xalapa, Veracruz; and a Master Degree in Education from Universidad Eurohispanoamericana in Xalapa, Veracruz.

Prior to coming to the US, Rosa has accumulated over 4 years of professional experience helping students from different ages (kids, teenagers and adults). She has also tutored students at an Immersion program for School for Foreign Students from Universidad Veracruzana in Xalapa, Mexico. In addition, she has taught to different professionals such as engineers, lawyers, musicians, doctors, and more.

She later joined Spanish Black Belt as a part-time tutor and now lives in the Northern Virginia area.