Mauricio Lopera, Assistant Director of World Languages
Maurcio Lopera was born in New Jersey, raised in Colombia, and then later in life moved back to the United States and lived in New York and Florida and most recently in wonderful Nashville, Tennessee. He has a degree in Teaching English and Spanish from Luis Amigó Catholic University, located in Medellín (Colombia). He also has a TESOL certification from Arizona State University. He has worked as a language instructor for more than 16 years in different universities and language centers. In the most recent years, he coordinated a language program in a bi-national center in Colombia that was overseen by the U.S. Department of State through the U.S. Embassy in Bogota – Colombia.
He has taught English and Spanish to youth and adults in different classroom settings, virtually and in person. He’s had the privilege to immerse students in the language, making their learning process as real as possible so that they can become familiar with the sounds, accents, and culture of both Spanish and English.
He has a passion for classic cruiser motorcycles and loves reading historical fiction and history, especially everything related to the Roman Empire. He enjoys playing and watching basketball and hiking or trekking with his beautiful wife and his very smart and lovely daughter.