Antonio Gutiérrez is a lifelong learner. He has extensive intercultural training and has traveled and developed connections in África, America, Europe and South East Asia. He firmly believes in Experiential Learning and critical thinking for a more conscious education.

During the last 10 years, he has performed in many fields at Celei Regenerative Education: Program Coordinator, orientator, socio-cultural educator and leader for study abroad programs with World Learning, Berkeley Carroll School (NY) and several international schools India. He has also acted as content creator, program designer, public relations and has carried out several government funded marketing agendas in India and USA.

Antonio holds a degree in Biology from the University of Granada, but believes his multidisciplinary skills were developed through temporal work or internships in Mount Sinai Hospital, NY (USA); Environmental Laboratory in the University of Puerto Rico; AmaZOOnico in Ecuador; Scone Equine Hospital, Australia or Natura 2000, Cape Verde.

Antonio Gutiérrez is a lifelong learner. He has extensive intercultural training and has traveled and developed connections in África, America, Europe and South East Asia. He firmly believes in Experiential Learning and critical thinking for a more conscious education.

During the last 10 years, he has performed in many fields at Celei Regenerative Education: Program Coordinator, orientator, socio-cultural educator and leader for study abroad programs with World Learning, Berkeley Carroll School (NY) and several international schools India. He has also acted as content creator, program designer, public relations and has carried out several government funded marketing agendas in India and USA.

Antonio holds a degree in Biology from the University of Granada, but believes his multidisciplinary skills were developed through temporal work or internships in Mount Sinai Hospital, NY (USA); Environmental Laboratory in the University of Puerto Rico; AmaZOOnico in Ecuador; Scone Equine Hospital, Australia or Natura 2000, Cape Verde.

Martin is our operations manager, responsible for coordinating the different departments and ensuring that both students and professionals have everything they need.

His professional career is linked to team management for more than 20 years in different professional sectors such as Team Development, Coaching, Retail and Large Distribution.

His main motivation is to grow his teams and offer the best experience for students enrolling our Programs and Courses.

He promotes projects to support local communities, offering scholarships and growth opportunities to the most disadvantaged.

Arturo Tapia believes that education is the best way to make the world a healthier place to live in. He is a passionate and energetic educator because he feels the importance of culture and art. As an art historian and non-formal educator in the area of International Education, he has developed an open mind to constant learning. That is why, as Head of our Academic Department, he is an advocate for new immersive learning methodologies like service learning and experiential learning.

He has a master’s degree in Cultural Tourism Management and Local Development, as well as extensive experience as cultural heritage guide. He is a very proactive and polivalent educator. Arturo has developed educational projects for schoolchildren and adults of the local environment through Celei, local social associations, and the Department of Didactics of Social Sciences of the University of Granada.

Javier has been dedicated to his passion for adventure sports since his trip to England, where he studied a foundation degree in sports coaching and fitness and worked with special populations in public programs designed to improve people’s quality of life. He was part of the organizers of Cheshire East youth basketball program, where he worked hand in hand with local basketball clubs as a lead coach and teacher.

On his return to Spain he extended his experience and education in adventure sports and created his own company to make his idea of adventure sports as a bridge to respect nature. This company allowed him to live moments such as the making of the first vía ferrata for children in Andalucía. Today he works with Martin Goldburd in the operations department and is our logistics coordinator for our Study Abroad Programs in Spain.

Antonia’s passion for education was the reason Celei was born. Her strong sense of social justice has inspired her team for over 30 years and has forever defined the phylosophy of our school. She believes that education is our biggest opportunity on the road to equality and peace.

Antonia has performed across various fields during her time at Celei. These include academic director for SIT, program coordinator, language and culture instructor and Head of the school. She has also developed several European funded projects and worked as a simultaneous interpreter.

Her university education in Psychology, Interpretation and her master in International Management, Leadership and Service allowed her to travel, work and live in USA, England, France and Russia. Antonia acts as counselor, advisor and endless source of knowledge in Celei today.

The unique way Nazaret looks at the world around her is the reason she is the leader of our audiovisual team. She generates graphic and audiovisual resources with the challenge of capturing the essence of our project.

She has a Fine Arts’ degree specialized in audiovisual communication and a Certificate of Higher Education in Photography. Nazaret supplements her education with a wide variety of skills such as dance, music and sports, among others. Coupled with this, her experience as a social volunteer and as a painting instructor has reinforced her way of understanding and teaching, using and transmitting art as a tool for crafting our personal vision of reality.

Nazaret’s main motivation is to put forward and share knowledge about art and photography in cooperation with projects such as ours, always at the service of the community.

Dr. Posadas has also a degree in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Granada.

She currently teaches at the Chair of Consciousness of the University of Granada, in the Master Consciousness and Development of the Foundation for the Development of Consciousness and in the Mindfulness Expert of the Camilo José Cela University of Madrid.

She has given conferences, lectures, courses and workshops in Spain, Italy, Finland, Norway and New Zealand on pedagogical and methodological innovation, neuroeducation, mindfulness, postural-mental-emotional awareness, and the CRAFT Program.

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Marisa is that teacher whose students never forget. Her passion for education and art has led her to drive big projects. She has collaborated with Celei for the past 25 years, being part of the Academic Department. In parallel, she has sailed in the world of culture and education with a proactive spirit of constant learning.

Marisa currently holds a management position as Vice-Dean of University Extension and Social Responsibility at the Faculty of Education Sciences of the University of Granada, where she is a Professor in the Department of Didactics of Social Sciences. She leads the European project “StoryLine” by the UGR and is part of the Network of Experts in Cultural and Natural Heritage. Marisa has coordinated the Master’s Degree in Cultural Management and designed the Master’s Degree in Cultural Tourism Management and Local Development. She has participated in artistic inventories for the University of Granada and the Ministry of Culture of Spain, as well as in numerous Teaching Innovation projects.

Graduated in Education in Human Sciences and in Geography and History. She holds a doctorate in Art History and is an expert in different fields of Heritage Education and Culture Management. She has published books and articles in journals on topics as interesting as Urban Artistic Interventions and Social Education in Multicultural Spain; Historical Memory, Civil War and Exile; Violence and Gender; Granada textiles; Innovation and entrepreneurship methodologies for teachers.

Marisa has attended numerous international congresses and professional stays in research and teaching centers in Russia (MGIMO), Ireland, Puerto Rico and Mexico, where she worked with institutions such as the Diego Rivera and Frida Khalo Casa Estudio Museum and the National Center for Research, Documentation and Information of Plastic Arts of the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature of Mexico.

With more than 40 years of experience in the art world, he studied Fine Arts in Buenos Aires. Expert in Graphic Arts at the Rietveld Akademie in Amsterdam, he has extensive experience teaching introductory courses in drawing, creative painting, composition and color theory, as well as in relation to plastic expression. His activity is a deep and critical reflection on humanity. It is an ecological song for a lost mankind which searches for communication and love. Norberto says that he is painting reality, a reality which is plenty of destruction, and plenty of disintegration. His art steams from the need of breaking ISOLATION and FEAR: landscapes implore a world where its parts become a unity.

Artist by profession, his work has been exhibited in various international museums and cultural institutions.

Norberto was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1953. For political reasons he emigrated to Amsterdam in 1979 where he lived for 7 years. He lives in Granada from 1986 where he has developed the activity which is covered in this exhibition.

His technique is meticulous. The treatment of colour and forms is like a battle with the elements. Stemming from a sketch of the scene he refine the paintings until he agrees with the result. One colour after another colour, one tone after another tone, one detail after another detail.

Carlos Samper is passionate about making the world more inclusive and accessible. His training as a teacher, his master’s degree in Physical Activity and Sports Adapted to People with Disabilities and his 20 years of experience, have made him a creator of ideas and spaces that always seek to serve vulnerable groups.

He has worked as an educator in Special Education Centers, has been a national sports coach for people with disabilities, founded and directed a company specializing in adapted sports, has been a volunteer in international cooperation and is also a trainer and consultant who has led him to share his knowledge in Spain and Latin America.

Carlos is the creator of accessibility and inclusion projects for both public and private entities and collaborates with educational institutions of all colors and levels. 

He is a strong advocate of the belief that “if we teach children to accept diversity as normal, it would not be necessary to talk about inclusion, but about coexistence”.

Chúa Alba is in love with teaching Flamenco. It has been her life for years to inspire respect for this art. Chúa focuses her classes in intuitive work, technical bases, origins and much more.

Within her career she has collaborated in workshops and courses in Granada, Barcelona, Salamanca, Bilbao, Vitoria, San Sebastian, Santiago de Compostela, Pontevedra… She has traveled from Siberia to California, having fun with her students and always with the vision of how important intercultural training is.

James is an English and Spanish Teacher and Translator who believes deeply in the value of nature in our lives. He is also an avid admirer of Literature from all countries and societies, fascinated by the differences in cultural literature that can be enjoyed and learned from.

James studied Literature and Philosophy at the University of London which introduced him to some texts and modes of thought both mainstream and underground.

He was President of the University of London Rambling Society and a member of the Universidad de Salamanca Belloteros Nature Society, both teaching him about Botany, Natural Sciences, and Emotional Wellbeing through nature.

James believes in Creative Writing as a mode of expression, and adores outdoor meditation. He is excited to be continually learning about all these fields as he goes.

He is a political scientist and labor consultant specialized in digital skills for employment. As a multidisciplinary professional, he specializes in building strategies with a global vision aimed at achieving specific objectives, both in the job search and in the strategic planning of all types of entities. His field of work as a freelance includes:

Career guidance for employment, with special emphasis on the development of digital skills for a search and a more effective professional positioning. For this, he uses the multiple tools that he has been collecting. He has extensive training as a blogger and manager of virtual communities making available to his users he has a global and highly disciplinary vision, not only because of his training as a political scientist, but also because of his professional experience. 

He has worked as a political advisor, a local development consultant and within the third sector as a volunteer manager and facilitator. In addition, he also holds a PhD degree in the analysis of social problems, so he also knows social research techniques.

He develops local development plans through the revitalization of social agents.

Dynamization of virtual communities, or, more specifically, Community Manager services specialized in social and political issues. Talks, conferences and training on subjects related to his professional field.