Our Team of Teachers
from Journey School
of Costa Rica!
CHRISTA NIVEN
Christa began her career at the Institute of Child Development, where she conducted research in infancy, and risk and resiliency in early childhood. After…
Whitney Sankovsky
Originally from Pennsylvania in the United States, I attended West Chester University, where I received an undergraduate degree in both Elementary Education and…
Liza Rodríguez
I was born and raised in Costa Rica, specifically in a small town in Cartago called Turrialba. I moved to Guanacaste about five years ago and lived on different…
Alannah Anglin
Hi! My name is Alannah Anglin. I chose this picture as my introduction picture because I believe it describes me well! I have a passion for learning…
Juliana Mateo
I am originally from San Jose, Costa Rica, and I currently live in Escazu. I have an Associates Degree in teaching Elementary School and a Bachelors…
Jessica Contreras
I am from Costa Rica and I live in Playa Potrero.
I am actually studying English Education at Universidad de San Jose. I am finishing my…
Natasha McNair
I’m originally from a small town in North Carolina. I graduated from NC A&T with a Master’s degree in Food and Nutritional Science. I’ve had the pleasure of…
Karolinna Venegas
I am originally from San José, Costa Rica, and currently reside in Playas del Coco. I am a bilingual person and attended the Universidad Latina de…
Ariel Lorenzo
I was born in Turrialba, Costa Rica, where I’m currently living, but once the campus is open, I will move to Tamarindo. I have a degree in teaching English from…
Laura Alvarado
I am from Costa Rica and live in Tamarindo. When I graduated from high school, I moved to Nebraska as an exchange student. I was placed…
Milagros Casar
I am Spanish, graduated in Chemical Sciences and with a postgraduate degree in Pedagogy.
I worked 14 years in engineering in Madrid before leaving it for …
Pati Chang
I was born and raised in the beautiful Managua, Nicaragua. I graduated from John Brown University with a degree in Mathematics and…
Jim Niven
I am originally from Los Angeles, CA, USA, but have lived all over the United States. I currently live in Playa Grande, CR, with my family and our menagerie…
Samantha Tippie
I’m originally from Singapore. Although I was born in the US and am American, my family relocated internationally when I was a bit over 1 year old…
Marc Schulz
I am originally from Saginaw, MI, USA, and currently reside in Grand Rapids, MI, USA. I speak English, but I am working towards a bucket list item to speak…
Maria Jimenez
I am from Venezuela, but I have lived in Costa Rica for over 20 years. I have a degree in Education, graduated from the Central University of…
Julia Simon
I will be teaching online art this year at Journey! I was born and raised in Colorado, USA, but moved to Texas, where I studied fine art and earned my…
Manfred Barboza
Manfred was born in San Jose, Costa Rica. His artistic career began very early. At five years old, through Tae Kwon Do, he developed his motor…
Anginette Arias
I am from Costa Rica and grew up in a beautiful coffee town with my family. I have lived in Guanacaste for 14 years since I moved to finish my education in…
Kat Bonfiglio
I currently live in Palm Harbor, Florida with my daughter and husband. We lived in Tamarindo, Costa Rica for 5 beautiful years but made our way back…
Moises Daboin
I am a Costa Rica based filmmaker, born in Maracaibo, Venezuela. I studied audiovisual journalism in my hometown university and mastered my…
