FOREIGN LANGUAGES
English: Native language. Born in Hawaii of American parents.
Spanish: Near native proficiency. Raised and educated in Mexico. Held an executive position with a US company in Mexico. Performed 65 missions in 15 Spanish-speaking countries. Authored documents and reports in Spanish.
French: Professional proficiency. Studied French in elementary school, high school and college. Studied International economics at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) and linguistics, art and literature at the Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris, France. Performed 13 missions in 8 francophone countries.
Italian: Professional proficiency. Studied Italian in college. Attended Centro Linguistico Italiano Dante Alighieri in Florence, Italy. Earned the Certificate of Knowledge of the Italian Knowledge.
Portuguese: Working proficiency. Studied Iberian version (português lusitano) at the University of Paris. Spent a summer in Lisbon. Work experience in Portugal, Brazil and East Timor.