Simone Aguilera
Workplace Portuguese Trainer
Simone was born and raised in Brazil. After spending a year in the United States attending High School at the age of 17, Simone embarked in her college career. After obtaining her BA in Humanities with a minor in Spanish, Simone worked for companies like Lucent Technologies as a Linguist and Volvo Trucks as an Export manager. Once she started raising a family, Simone decided to pivot her professional focus to education.
Before receiving a Master’s degree in Spanish Literature, Language, and Culture from Harvard Extension School, Simone gained experience in the classroom and taught Portuguese and Spanish in High School. Today, Simone serves as the World Language Curriculum Coordinator at a nonprofit organization. Simone is a firm believer in online education. She hopes to continue to serve all students and to contribute meaningfully in the areas of language instruction, content, and curriculum development.