His career began in public education in Colombia, teaching English to elementary, middle and high school for six years. In 2015, his first international professional journey began as a Spanish language exchange teacher with Participate Learning in North Carolina, where he taught for six years, followed by two years as an ESL teacher in Miami, Florida. <\/p>\n\n
He has spent over 17 years teaching and leading language programs at every level, from elementary classrooms to university faculties, across Colombia, Costa Rica, and the United States. <\/p>\n\n
Before joining Bilingual, Joe worked as a college professor and mentor, helping digital industry professionals in Medell\u00edn present video game demos in English to entrepreneurs, with 90% facing their communication fears and pitching their first English demo to industry leaders in under 8 months. <\/p>\n\n
He also worked to strengthen bilingual employability in Costa Rica’s tourism and hospitality sector. <\/p>\n\n
He holds an M.A. in TESOL from Greensboro College (GPA 4.0) and a B.A. in Modern Languages from Universidad del Quind\u00edo. He also co-designed the Municipal English Curriculum Plan in Armenia, Colombia, and previously managed the English Department at Universidad Santo Tom\u00e1s. <\/p>\n\n
At Bilingual, Joe works closely with teachers on daily planning, classroom observation, and co-teaching dynamics, focusing on small, practical adjustments that build both student confidence and teacher well-being. <\/p>\n\n
Outside the classroom, Joe DJs and trains regularly in the gym, two things that have taught him as much about pacing, energy, discipline, and consistency as any teaching manual. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Joe was born in the city of Armenia (not the country), in the heart of Colombia’s coffee-growing region<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10831,"template":"","class_list":["post-10832","colleague","type-colleague","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n