Spanish Track Faculty

Mónica Gutiérrez
PreK (3-year-olds) Teacher

  • From Mexico City, Mexico
  • Teaching at ISP since 2022; 17 years prior experience

Genny Jimenez
PreK (3-year-olds) Teacher

  • From Southern California
  • Bachelor’s in Marketing from Western Governor’s University
  • Preschool teacher since 2017; teaching at ISP since 2021

Lorena Espino
LowK (4-year-olds) Teacher

  • From Michoacan, México
  • Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education from Northeastern Illinois University
  • Teaching since 2007; teaching at ISP since 2015

 

Angel Perez
LowK (4-year-olds) Teacher

  • From Mexico
  • Teaching at ISP since 2022; 5 years prior teaching experience 

Ivonne Diershaw
1st Grade Teacher

  • From México City, Mexico
  • Bachelor’s in Pedagogy from Universidad Nacional Autónomo de México
  • Teaching since 1989; teaching at ISP since 2000

Lupita Daves
Kindergarten Teacher

  • From Mexico
  • BA in Early Childhood Education – National Louis University, Chicago
  • Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education – St. Augustine College, Chicago
  • Spanish Teaching Certificate – International House, Barcelona, Spain
  • BA in English as a Second Language – Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico
  • Teaching at ISP since 2019; twelve years of prior teaching experience

Isabel Lopez
Kindergarten Teacher

  • From Spain
  • Teaching at ISP since 2019

Mariana Coronado
1st Grade Teacher

Elizabeth Rocio Jones
2nd Grade Teacher

  • From Lima, Perú

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design

  • Education from ISTP María Rosario Araoz Pinto

  • Oregon Educator Licensure Assessments for Spanish (ORELA)

  • Montessori Teacher Training (American Montessori Society)

  • Teaching since 2011

Vicky Meneses
2nd Grade Teacher

  • From Mexico

  • At ISP since 1996

Antonia Darder
3rd Grade Teacher

  • BA in Speech Pathology, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona
  • BA in Hearing and Language Education, Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca
  • Masters in Language Pathology, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona

Cristina Lupiáñez Jiménez
3rd Grade Teacher

  • From Granada, Spain
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Language Primary Teaching, University of Granada
  • ERASMUS Program in English Primary Teaching, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
  • Teaching since 2009

Paola Gagliardo
4th Grade Teacher

  • From Quito, Ecuador
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical and Industrial Engineering, Minor in Psychology
  • Education from Universidad San Francisco de Quito
  • Teaching since 2004; Teaching at ISP since 2012

Yessica Rosales
4th Grade Teacher

  • From Southern California
  • MA in Education with a focus Secondary Education, Grand Canyon University
  • BA in French and Francophone Studies, Humboldt State University, CA
  • BA in Interdisciplinary Studies focus International Business, Humboldt State University, CA
  • Teaching since 2018; teaching at ISP since 2022

Constanza Wilkes
5th Grade Teacher

  • From Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia
  • Bachelor’s in Elementary Education from St. Buenaventura University
  • Two years of business education, including accounting
  • Teaching since 1983; teaching at ISP since 1999

Gabriela Gómez Bruballa
5th Grade Teacher

  • From Spain
  • BA in Primary School Teaching,  Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Catalonia, Spain
  • BA Language Education, English, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Catalonia, Spain
  • Teaching since 2010; teaching at ISP since 2022

Luzmila Aixa Solari
Teacher’s Assistant

  • From Lima, Peru
  • Bachelor’s in Business Administration and Education – Candidate
  • Taught 1992-1994 in Peru; teaching at ISP since 2006

Elizabeth Martinez
Teacher’s Assistant

  • From Mexico
  • At ISP since 2002

Lucia Guerra
Teacher’s Assistant

  • From Guatemala

Cecilia Goldsmith
Teacher’s Assistant

Camila Mancia
Teacher’s Assistant