Celina Gutiérrez is the owner and founder of Speak Spanish Academy. Celina was born in Mexico where she completed a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and worked in different industries conducting international business. Sixteen years ago she moved to Canada where she continued her studies in the business field until she became a mom. Becoming a mom triggered her desire to teach Spanish to her daughter. She founded the first online bookstore in Canada that specialized in children books in Spanish and Bilingual. Which later evolved to become what now is known as Speak Spanish Academy. Celina holds various certifications, among, a Spanish as a Foreign Language Teacher Certificate, Train the Trainer, Classroom Strategies for Inquiry-Based Learning and Digital Marketing Certificate. Her experience in international business and business administration spans more than two decades, and her teaching experience spans more than 4 years. She combines this background to offer Spanish courses to satisfy specific individual and company needs, teaching students of all ages.