Hi! Hola! Bonjour! Ni hao! My name is Joy and as the Regional Director for Lango Redlands, my goal is to bring quality foreign language classes to kids that are not only instructional but FUN! My four-year-old son, Matthew, is enrolled in Lango classes, so when I was looking for teachers, I wasn't only looking for a great teacher for your child but my own, too! I'm absolutely blown away by how easily young children can pick up a new language. You'll have to come to a class to see for yourself!
Lango's teachers make our classes truly exceptional. In my selection process, I looked for five distinct qualities: native/bilingual fluency, limitless positive energy, creativity, teaching experience and outstanding communication skills with both children and their parents. Beyond these qualities, though, our teachers bring unique cultural perspectives and professional backgrounds that enable them to create rich, engaging experiences in the classroom.
Rebekah Paullus is Lango's bookkeeper and Assistant Manager. She cannot stress enough the need for foreign language skills when looking for a job and wishes for her daughter to grow up multilingual so she will have access to better opportunities. Rebekah has a B.S. in Landscape Architecture from CalPoly Pomona. Prior to staying home with her daughter she worked as a designer for Nightscaping. She has also served as Treasurer of the local chapter of Mom's Club International and loves gardening and camping.
We are always seeking energetic teachers who have all the qualifications listed above. Please email us your resume for consideration.
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Joy Ellison
R. Joy Ellison, M.A. received her B.A. in Theater and French Literature at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She lived in France in High School and spent her Junior Year of college in Paris. She received her Master's degree in French Literature from UCLA, where she had the pleasure of teaching for 2 years. For 12 years she has been exposing French language and culture to students of all ages and brings an extensive theatrical and musical background to the classroom. She is thrilled that her son is on his way to becoming multilingual thanks to Spanish and Mandarin classes at Lango!
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Ana Gonzalez-Jorgenson
Ana González Jorgensen was born in Mexico to a family of professional musicians and educators. She began teaching music to young children in her mother's private music academy in Guadalajara, Mexico, at about age 16. Ana is a professionally trained vocalist and has also taught voice to teenagers. She has been a member of The Performance Loft in Redlands (an experimental theater company whose emphasis, among other things, has been to facilitate outreach and accessibility to theatre among young persons), and is a current member of the Community Chorus of Redlands. She has taught Spanish language privately at home and at a Christian school in San Bernardino, working with children ages 6 to 12. She is also trained as a Spanish-English Interpreter for court. Ana believes through personal experience that the best way to learn any language is through music and play and uses that approach to teach her own two children.
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Alexis Gutierrez
Alexis Gutierrez was born and raised in Southern California. Growing up she travelled often to Mexico to spend time with her mother's family. Alexis has considerable experience with young children as she has been volunteering and teaching them for the past 7 years. She has worked in preschool, kindergarten and first grade classes as well as her Church's Bible Camp and other children's activities. Alexis says, "I enjoy working with kids and the enthusiasm they show while learning." Alexis holds a Teacher's Aide Certificate and is finishing a Liberal Arts degree at Valley College. She comes to each class with compassion, patience and boundless energy.
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Jessica Hsieh
Jessica Hsieh hails from Taiwan where she taught English to preschool and elementary students for five years. Holding a Diploma in Fine Art from Cape Technical College in South Africa, Jessica brings a wealth of creativity to her teaching. Prior to teaching she worked as an actress at the SHEOS theatre in Taipei and taught at Bean's Children's Theater in Kaohsiung. "I hope to make a positive impact on every child in my class and see them off with a smile on their faces." Jessica draws on her dramatic experience to create a lively and fun classroom experience that children love.
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Veronica Pelayo
Ms. Pelayo lives in Running Springs, CA and has been homeschooling her 2 children full-time for the past 5 years. She comes from a bilingual background. As her mother said, "I sent her to school speaking Spanish and she came back speaking English!" She has her M.A. in Psychology from CSU Bakersfield and her B.A. in Psychology from CSU Fullerton. She taught Psychology at the Art Institute of California- Orange County and has substituted and taught ESL in the Rim of the World School District. She also consulted for the Santa Ana school district. She is eager to share her language and culture with other families in the mountains, while maintaining a positve, active learning environment and fostering tolerance of diversity.
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Eduardo Silva
I have grown up in southern California and have always had a passion for teaching languages. I strongly believe that a multilingual individual has for more options in life than a monolingual individual. I have a strong background in music playing the clarinet since I was 8 years old and I have been part of many different musical ensembles. I am currently a senior at California State University, San Bernardino majoring in French language and culture studies. Growing up in a bilingual home, I felt the need to branch out of my comfort zones and learn a third language while soaking up a new culture as well. Spanish and French are my passions and I look forward to sharing not only the language but the culture as well with many people. I have gone to Mexico several times growing up and each time has allowed me to see something new and different about my culture that I had never known before. As part of my studies, I also had the privilege to go to Paris, France this past July and study the French Language at L’Institut Catholique de Paris. I am very excited to be part of the Lango team and I look forward to promoting a fun and exciting language learning environment!
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Jialin Dai
Jialin Dai was born and raised in a family of educators in China. She earned her bachelor's degree in China and has five years experience teaching college there. Five years ago she emigrated to America to join her husband. She is a current graduate student in California State University San Bernardino pursuing a Master's in Education. She has two years’ experience teaching American kids Mandarin and tutoring elementary students. She loves kids very much and hopes to use her enthusiasm and passion to enrich their lives.
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Bonel Nieto
Bonel Nieto was born and raised in Colombia where he was a tenured college professor for 40 years. He has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and earned several Master’s degrees, including a Master’s degree in Education. Because of his love for the Spanish language, he had participated in poetry competitions and wrote several articles for local and regional newspapers as well as appearing in numerous TV and radio shows. Bonel prides himself as a family man; having been married for 40 years and raising two daughters with his wife is his greatest accomplishment. He recently moved to Redlands with his wife to help his daughter take care of her first child. Today, he spends the majority of his time with his granddaughter playing outdoors and teaching her Spanish . Bonel is a consummate educator and driven to share his breadth of knowledge and experience to children. After 40 years of teaching to young adults in lecture halls, Bonel is writing a new chapter of his life and found a new passion for education– teaching children to speak Spanish.
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Leslie Martinez
A native of Marseilles, France, Leslie enjoys sharing her culture with children of all ages. After working as an au pair for 2 years, Leslie has a great rapport with children and brings a great deal of energy and enthusiasm to the classroom.
