Otilia has over ten years of experience managing a successful cultural and educational nonprofit organization in Seattle (ARCS), as well as over eighteen years of experience teaching French language, literature, and culture at the University of Washington. Otilia holds a MA and a PhD in French Studies from the University of Washington, and a Master of Advanced Studies (DEA) in French Literature from the University of Geneva. She also received a Certificate in the Psychology of Leadership from Cornell University. She occasionally teaches Romanian literature and film at UW. She serves on the board of the Ethnic Heritage Council and France Education Northwest.
Originally from Paris, Diane moved to Seattle after living in San Francisco, Berlin, and Geneva. She has worked in film production, film festivals, and cultural events, specializing in planning and programming for independent non-profits as well as international art organizations. Her professional experience includes the coordination and management of film shoots, film screenings, workshops, and festivals in Europe and the USA. Diane got her BA in film production in San Francisco, CA.
Lusiné began studying French in a bilingual French-Armenian school. She completed her MA in linguistics at Paul Valéry University in Montpellier and has been teaching French and Italian for over fifteen years. She is also a literary translator, having translated authors like Marguerite Yourcenar, Umberto Eco, and Italo Calvino into Armenian. Lusiné started coordinating and facilitating all private classes in 2024.
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Born in Normandy and raised in the suburbs of Paris, Anaïs moved to San Francisco in 2011. She later relocated to Montreal, Canada, where she earned her BA in Political Science from McGill University. In 2017, she graduated with a MA in International Relations from INALCO, Paris. Anaïs spent a year in Seattle working as a Marketing & Cultural Program intern at AFSeattle. After residing in Chicago for over four years, she now lives in the Denver Metropolitan Area, Colorado.
A French native from Lille, Florence holds a bachelor’s degree in education sciences from the University of Toulouse II and a master’s degree in teaching English and French as a second language from Seattle Pacific University. She joined AFSeattle in 2010 and has been teaching at Seattle Pacific University since 2011.
After graduating in Social Science in Brazil, Marisol went to University of Rouen in Normandy to become a teacher. She taught French to college and Master students, professionals, tourists, teenagers, and children. Learning through situations and real-life contexts is her teaching method. She worked for the Alliance Française in Brazil teaching and coordinating a small group of teachers. She currently lives in Texas after residing in Brazil, France and Austria.
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