Silver Spring, MD Center Staff

Alicia Pease
Director
Languages: English, Spanish, and basic Russian
Degrees: B.A. in Psychology, B.A. Russian
Administrative/Teaching Experience: 5 years of high school coaching; 4 summers of camp counseling for people with disabilities; 3 years teaching ESL; 1 year with LADO.
What Alicia loves most about LADO: the mix of people from many different backgrounds all coming together to learn English, and by default, to learn about each other. You never stop learning here! This place is like Family!
Random Trivia: Alicia is originally from Maryland, but has lived in Russia and also been to Mexico. Alicia was working at a restaurant, where a great deal of staff spoke only Spanish. She found LADO because she wanted to improve her Spanish so she could communicate better with her coworkers. Her start at LADO was as a Spanish student. The rest is history; she fell in love with everything about this place: the methodology, the community, and the fun!

	Richard Estanich Admissions Officer Languages: English Degree: Administrative/Teaching Experience: What Richard loves most about LADO: Random Trivia:

Camila Paula
Senior Admissions Officer/PDSO
Languages: Portuguese and English
Degree: B.A. in Advertising, Post Graduate Diploma in Media Management
Administrative/Teaching Experience: 10+ years in customer service; 4+ years of working with international students, visas, and managing SEVIS database.
What Camila loves most about LADO: Commitment to performing a great job with coworkers, and the exposure to a culturally diverse environment.
Random Trivia: Camila moved to the United States from Brazil. She has traveled to Mexico and Chile, as well as many places around Brazil and the United States. One day, she would love to go to Italy, Japan, and Greece.

	Daniel Ramirez Admissions Officer Languages: Spanish, English, and learning Italian Degree: Administrative/Teaching Experience: 4 years of customer service; 1 year with LADO. What Daniel loves about LADO most: the great working and learning environment that LADO offers to its employees, as well as the students! Random Trivia: