Our Mission
At Brilliant Bilingual, we believe that a multilingual world is a better world. Language opens the door to new friendships, professional opportunities and ways of viewing the world. We take a community-based approach to providing children, adults, families and organizations with flexible language learning solutions that accommodate busy lives. Our proven focus on communication means that learners spend less time memorizing and more time using language authentically. Try us and enjoy the benefits of shining in a new language today!
Founder: Dr. Catrice Barrett
A speaker of five languages, Dr. Catrice Barrett proudly founded Brilliant Bilingual. It was out of a desire to offer the same high-quality language learning solutions she wanted to see for her 3 children, who are indeed brilliant and bilingual!
Meet the team
Abigail Valdepeñas
Administrative Assistant
Home country: Philippines
Abigail worked as a Digital Librarian for 8 years in GMA Network Inc., one of the biggest TV Networks in the Philippines. Previously, she worked as a Social Media Manager. One of her strongest passions is dancing. She loves teaching and sharing the gift of dance.
Languages: English, Tagalog
Anneliesse Myrtle
Curriculum Developer/Teacher
Home Country: Mexico
Languages: English, Spanish
Anneliesse has more than 15 years of experience teaching languages. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English language teaching with a minor in Education. She has taught students of all levels and backgrounds online and in person. She is currently studying programming because she loves learning new things. In her free time, she likes traveling and painting.
Languages: English, Spanish
Amira Barrett
Tutor
Home country: USA
Amira Barrett is a final-year documentary film major at Spelman College. Amira enjoys traveling to different countries and learning about different cultures. So far she has been to Ecuador, Colombia, Norway, France, and Ghana to name a few places. Amira is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and currently learning French. Amira loves teaching because when you teach, you learn twice.
Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese
Arely Cuevas-Flores
Assistant Program Manager
Home country: USA
Arely holds a B.A. in Spanish and French from Mercer University and is passionate about learning new languages and cultures. Arely believes that understanding and communication across different cultures are essential for both personal and professional growth. In her free time, Arely enjoys cooking and trying new recipes
Languages: English, Spanish, French
Teacher
Home Country: Colombia
Languages: English, Spanish, French
Sara is from Barranquilla, Colombia, located in the northern part of South America. She is passionate about languages and lives in Canada where she has taught Spanish to all ages and levels. Sara has over 28 years of experience teaching languages. She has her bachelor’s in World Languages with a specialty in pedagogy. She also holds a Master’s in Hispanic Studies. She uses cognitive methods and play in her teaching to ensure that all students reach the highest heights of learning!
Languages: English, Spanish, French
Catherine Martinez
Teacher and Coach
Home country: Colombia
Catherine is from the Caribbean coast of Colombia. She speaks English and Spanish. She has enjoyed working with children in Colombia for 9 years as a pediatric nurse. In her free time she loves listening to music and spending time with family.
Bryan
Miyares
Instructional Coordinator and Coach
Home country: USA
Bryan received a Master’s in Spanish from Georgia State University. Bryan believes learning a language should be fun and engaging. It should encourage life-long learning both in and outside of the classroom.
Languages: Spanish, English
Maria
Boscan
Teacher
Home country: Venezuela
Maria also called “Mabi” was born and raised in Venezuela. It’s a country with many beaches, therefore, she loves the sea. Maria studied journalism and likes to read and write. When she moved to Mexico, where she lived for 10 years, Maria had the wonderful opportunity to teach Spanish to primary school students. Maria believes in education based on passion, dedication and discipline. She is also very creative and organized.
Languages: Spanish, English
Marco
Ramirez
Teacher
Home country: Colombia
Marco had a scholarship in Colombia and Poland and graduated as economist. Marco had the opportunity to teach Italian and English at the Kiss English institute and sometimes he gives personalized classes.
Aside from teaching, Marco loves being active and practicing sports such as soccer, volleyball and swimming. Marco likes to help people with their healthy and active lifestyle habits because the last few years he worked as independent distributor of a healthy and nutrition company.
Languages: Spanish, English, Italian and Polish
Oumou
Quedraogo
Teacher
Home country: USA
Oumou is currently a psychology and public health student at Kennesaw State University. She learned Spanish through school and fell in love with the language and culture. Oumou loves working with kids and been with them for 5 years now being a tutor and a nanny. She sees learning a new language as fun and exciting!
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Bambara
Alondra
Reyes
Teacher
Home country: USA
Alondra was born and raised in Georgia. Her parents are both Mexican natives. Growing up with Spanish speaking parents, Alondra has been translating since a very young age. She is a mother of 3, to whom are working on also being dual lingual. Alondra went to school to be a medical assistant and worked in the medical field for 5+ years before becoming a stay at home mom. Alondra started teaching English and Spanish online since then and absolutely loved it. She enjoyed the excitement of the students when learning something new. She loves seeing the progress of learning. As she tells her children, being multilingual definitely has benefits!
Languages: Spanish, English
Kenia
Villalva
Teacher
Home country: USA
Meet Kenia, a former educator with three years of teaching in sunny Florida, who has now set her sights on the charming state of Georgia. With a steadfast belief in celebrating the rich diversity of her students and guiding them with unwavering support, she instills confidence in the art of language learning. Kenia brings a passion for creating inclusive and empowering learning environments wherever her teaching journey takes her.
Languages: English, Spanish
Team Member
Teacher
Home Country: Colombia
Languages: English, Spanish
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Languages: Spanish, English
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