Teaching Staff

María Fernanda Gálvez

Head Spanish Professor
Intercultura staff

María Fernanda, originally from Colombia, has been in Costa Rica since 2001 and with Intercultura´s Sámara Campus since 2003. She graduated in Social Communications and Journalism, and went on to receive a Licenciatura in Communications and Education, with emphasis in Spanish. In Colombia, she focused her teaching career on environmental and social development projects for at-risk children. Read more »

Ilsen Pérez

Spanish Professor
Intercultura staff

Ilsen is a native of Sámara, Costa Rica, and joined Intercultura's Sámara Campus in early 2004 as a Spanish Professor. Her undergraduate degree is from the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica in Education, with teaching certification in Spanish and English. She currently teaches full-time, and is well-loved for her patience and her creativity--she is a local expert in the composition of "bombas" (regional comic poetry) . She speaks fluent English and is continuing her ESL studies at Intercultura. Read more »

Nelsy Rodríguez

Spanish Professor
Intercultura staff

Nelsy is Costa Rican and a Guanacaste native. She completed her Bachelor's degree is in Spanish Education at the San Jose University in 2007 and began working at Intercultura the same year. In 2009 she earned her post-graduate degree (Licenciatura) in Spanish, also from the University of San José. In her free time, Nelsy enjoys traditional dance, and has performed with an international folkloric dance group. She likes going to the beach, biking, and spending time with her husband, friends and family.

Nelson Jiménez

Spanish Professor
Intercultura staff

Nelson is a native of Guanacaste, Costa Rica, where he completed his education and received his Bachelor's degree from the National University in Nicoya in Education, with emphasis in Second Language Acquisition. Nelson studied English as part of his studies, but as a native Spanish speaker is particularly interested in his Costa Rican roots, and enjoys teaching students at Intercultura about the language and culture of Costa Rica and particularly Guanacaste, a region rich in cultural heritage. In his free time, he likes to read, play soccer, and swim. Read more »

Ruth Mora

Spanish Professor
Intercultura staff

Ruth is a native of Sámara, Guanacaste. She joined Intercultura in 2008 after finishing her Profesorado in Education at the National University of Costa Rica. Her BA is in Education with a mention in Second Language Acquisition. Ruth enjoys the beach, playing football, reading, and most of all playing guitar. She speaks English, and enjoys sharing with people and having friends from around the world.

Carmen Gauna

Spanish Professor
Intercultura staff
Carmen lives in Sámara and joined Intercultura in 2004 as a Spanish professor. Her BA is in Education and Second Language Acquisition from the National University in Nicoya. She speaks fluent English, and has participated in numerous training seminars in English and Spanish as a Second Language. In her free time, Carmen enjoys being a mother, family life, reading and the beach.

Virgina Angulo

Spanish Professor
Intercultura staff
Virginia is originally from San José, where she completed her undergraduate degree in Literature and Language Sciences at the National University, followed by a Licenciatura in the same field. She lived for some years in the US, where she obtained her Masters in Applied Linguistics with emphasis on Second Language Acquisition from Southern Illinois University, and subsequently taught Spanish for the foreign languages department.

Jeanneth Jiménez

Spanish Professor
Intercultura staff

 Jeanneth Jiménez López is a native of Guanacaste, Costa Rica. She completed her BA and Licenciatura in Education with Teaching Credentials at the Universidad Latina, and in her free time enjoys reading, playing football (soccer), running on the beach and spending time with family and friends.

 

 

 

 

Melvin Jiménez

Spanish Professor
Intercultura staff
Melvin Jiménez is a native of Sámara, and has also lived in San José, where he studied English at the MYM Academy. Melvin began his studies in education at the UNED University, followed by a degree in Second Language Acquisition, emphasis in English and Spanish, at the Universidad Latina in Santa Cruz. In his free time, Melvin enjoys playing football (soccer), music, reading, running and biking.
 
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