DeShea Brooks is the Director and owner of The Spanish Academy. DeShea opened The Spanish Academy in 2001. She is a graduate from The University of Georgia with a degree in International Business. She lived in Seville, Spain in 1997. She has always had a passion for children and loves her job. She is married and has a two year old son.

Veronica Becerra is from Mexico and has been living in Atlanta since 1995. She has a Degree in Business and has been working at The Spanish Academy for 4 years. She teaches 2 year olds and kindergarden students. She feels teaching young children is a most gratifying and fun experience. She has two children of her own and lives in Alpharetta.

Claudia Cabieses teaches 3 year olds at The Spanish Academy, and she has been working at the Spanish Academy for more than 4 years. She is from Perú and came to the United States in 2002 with her family. She is a Graphic Designer and loves to be around children. She has 2 sons that are bilingual and her husband is also from Perú.

Clara Salemi is from Medellin, Colombia. She has 2 children, and has been living in Alpharetta for 8 years. She has been working for The Spanish Academy for 4 years and is currently teaching 4 year olds in the Pre K class as well as adult classes. She really enjoys working with children this age and feels working with children is a very rewarding job because you teach them but they also teach you!

Becky Santos is originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico and has been living in the United States since 1986. Becky has two daughters and has been married for over 20 years. She has been teaching at The Spanish Academy for over 7 years and has worked with pre-school students for 17 years. She has a degree in Business Administration from the Universidad Interamericana of Puerto Rico.

Gabriela Stoecker is from Buenos Aires, Argentina and has been living in Alpharetta since 2007. She studied Sociology and Psychology in Argentina. She has two teenage children. She has been teaching 2 year olds at The Spanish Academy for 4 years, and loves working with children because they have so much fun learning Spanish.

Tatiana Tordoya is an assistant teacher for 3 year olds at The Spanish Academy, and has been working at The Spanish Academy for 2 years. She is from Peru and graduated from University of Lima and earned a degree in Industrial Engineering. She worked for 7 years as a loan officer before taking a break to take care of her kids. She has been living in the USA since 2000 and moved to Atlanta in 2006. She lives in Cumming with her husband 2 kids and a dog.

Cecilia Venable is one of the newest members of The Spanish Academy team, working with the 2 year old class. She is originally from Chile but has lived in the US for the last 14 years. Prior to working at The Spanish Academy, she worked as computer teacher for early childhood advanced learning. Cecilia is happily married with a four year old daughter that also attends The Spanish Academy. Cecilia in her free time enjoys working out and running marathons.