Cincinnati Spanish Academy’s Team of Instructors
Maria Cohen
School Director and Spanish Instructor
Born in Colombia. In the U.S. since 1998.
Education: Dentistry DDS. Master in Health Education and Communication.
“ I like teaching Spanish because it gives me the opportunity to share my language and culture with adults and children."
Education: Dentistry DDS. Master in Health Education and Communication.
“ I like teaching Spanish because it gives me the opportunity to share my language and culture with adults and children."
Nilda Araujo Hook
Spanish Instructor
Born and raised in Mérida, Venezuela. In the U.S. since 2000.
Education: B.A in Business Management.
"Clearly Spanish has become the second most spoken language in the U.S. As a native of South America. I want to use my special training and ability to teach children and adults to speak and communicate in the Spanish language. I look forward to my students learning our wonderful language and a bit of the culture of Latin America."
Education: B.A in Business Management.
"Clearly Spanish has become the second most spoken language in the U.S. As a native of South America. I want to use my special training and ability to teach children and adults to speak and communicate in the Spanish language. I look forward to my students learning our wonderful language and a bit of the culture of Latin America."
Veronica Mendez
Spanish Instructor
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Living in the U.S. since 2008.
Education: BA in Environmental Design and certified as Early Childhood Education Teacher.
"It is an honor for me to be part of the learning process of each young person.
Teaching Spanish is something that makes me proud because I can share my culture and my language with others."
Education: BA in Environmental Design and certified as Early Childhood Education Teacher.
"It is an honor for me to be part of the learning process of each young person.
Teaching Spanish is something that makes me proud because I can share my culture and my language with others."
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Over 250 million people in the world speak Spanish as their first language. If we include the number of people who are fluent in Spanish as a second language, the total number of Spanish speakers in the world is well over 400 million people. Spanish is one of the six official languages of the United Nations.