Meet our team
My name is Frank Sellingsloh
I have been the director of FU International Academy Tenerife since 2004.
When I started, I had a small team of just 3 permanent employees.
Now, FU International Academy is the largest Spanish school in the Canary Islands. Over the years, thousands of students from all over the world have studied at our school.
Our team has grown and we are now more than 20 people, but we remain small enough to consider ourselves a family.
Let me introduce you to our lovely team!
Janet
Accounting and HR
You probably won't have the honor of interacting with Janet directly, but you should know that she is our general behind the scenes, the one who manages the financial aspects of the company.
But Janet isn't just about money and numbers, she also loves to travel. During her holidays, she likes to visit and explore other countries, such as Greece and Turkey, as well as other parts of Spain.
You probably won't have the honor of interacting with Janet directly, but you should know that she is our general behind the scenes, the one who manages the financial aspects of the company.
But Janet isn't just about money and numbers, she also loves to travel. During her holidays, she likes to visit and explore other countries, such as Greece and Turkey, as well as other parts of Spain.
Bea
Sales and Customer Service Manager
Bea is the first person you will see when you arrive at the school. She can quickly connect with everyone, as she speaks six languages... six! ¡Madre mía!
She moved to Tenerife for the weather, and what she loves most is going to the beach.
An interesting fact about her is that she likes to knit baby blankets.
Bea is the first person you will see when you arrive at the school. She can quickly connect with everyone, as she speaks six languages... six! ¡Madre mía!
She moved to Tenerife for the weather, and what she loves most is going to the beach.
An interesting fact about her is that she likes to knit baby blankets.
Marta
Sales and customer service specialist
Always smiling with a curious and creative outlook, Marta has more hobbies than can fit in a single day. As one of our receptionists, she will be one of the first friendly faces you will see when you arrive. In her free time, you can find her in the mountains with her dog, molding a cup with her own hands, cooking a curry, embroidering a T-shirt, or why not, organizing everything in an Excel spreadsheet.
Always smiling with a curious and creative outlook, Marta has more hobbies than can fit in a single day. As one of our receptionists, she will be one of the first friendly faces you will see when you arrive. In her free time, you can find her in the mountains with her dog, molding a cup with her own hands, cooking a curry, embroidering a T-shirt, or why not, organizing everything in an Excel spreadsheet.
Darija
Marketing Coordinator and Executive Assistant
Originally from Lithuania (a very cold country, although she will tell you herself that she can't stand the cold), Darija brings sunshine wherever she goes! Her friends even call her "sunshine" because of her smiling and enthusiastic personality. Her passion for travel began during her Erasmus semester abroad and she hasn't stopped exploring since then. But no matter where she goes, the beach always calls to her: it's her favorite place in the world and where she feels happiest.
Originally from Lithuania (a very cold country, although she will tell you herself that she can't stand the cold), Darija brings sunshine wherever she goes! Her friends even call her "sunshine" because of her smiling and enthusiastic personality. Her passion for travel began during her Erasmus semester abroad and she hasn't stopped exploring since then. But no matter where she goes, the beach always calls to her: it's her favorite place in the world and where she feels happiest.
Natalia
Head of Communications
Natalia turns words into bridges, not barriers. As Head of Communications at FU International Academy Tenerife, she combines creativity, strategy, and empathy to create messages that truly connect. With over a decade of experience at international brands and creative agencies, she transforms complexity into clarity and teaches others to do the same. In her free time, you'll find her reading poetry or writing her own under the pen name Bibliorata.
Natalia turns words into bridges, not barriers. As Head of Communications at FU International Academy Tenerife, she combines creativity, strategy, and empathy to create messages that truly connect. With over a decade of experience at international brands and creative agencies, she transforms complexity into clarity and teaches others to do the same. In her free time, you'll find her reading poetry or writing her own under the pen name Bibliorata.
Rubén
IT Systems and Automation Specialist
Rubén is the company's software wizard: the one who keeps all the systems running smoothly behind the scenes. He spends his days fixing bugs, optimizing tools, and making sure every digital process works exactly as it should. Rubén is a true tech enthusiast and loves exploring new tools and discovering smarter ways of doing things. When he's not troubleshooting or improving systems, you'll probably find him playing video games.
Rubén is the company's software wizard: the one who keeps all the systems running smoothly behind the scenes. He spends his days fixing bugs, optimizing tools, and making sure every digital process works exactly as it should. Rubén is a true tech enthusiast and loves exploring new tools and discovering smarter ways of doing things. When he's not troubleshooting or improving systems, you'll probably find him playing video games.
Sandra
Spanish teacher
Sandra is definitely the most positive person we have ever met. We start our mornings with Sandra's cheerful "Good morning!" and that's how we know it's going to be a good day!
She is very good at building lasting friendships with her students and knows how to find a way to reach any type of student.
Sandra is definitely the most positive person we have ever met. We start our mornings with Sandra's cheerful "Good morning!" and that's how we know it's going to be a good day!
She is very good at building lasting friendships with her students and knows how to find a way to reach any type of student.
Juanjo
Spanish teacher
Besides being a passionate surfer, Juanjo's skills range from creating podcasts to practically anything else you can imagine. The number of things Juanjo has tried and succeeded at is countless!
We have many stories about Juanjo's positive energy and magnetism. His students are used to his funny performances, skits, and daily role-plays.
Besides being a passionate surfer, Juanjo's skills range from creating podcasts to practically anything else you can imagine. The number of things Juanjo has tried and succeeded at is countless!
We have many stories about Juanjo's positive energy and magnetism. His students are used to his funny performances, skits, and daily role-plays.
Haridian
Online Spanish school coordinator
Haridian loves spending time with her friends. Board games, watching TV series, and discovering new restaurants are some of her favorite hobbies.
If you have her as a teacher, be sure to ask her where her name comes from.
Haridian loves spending time with her friends. Board games, watching TV series, and discovering new restaurants are some of her favorite hobbies.
If you have her as a teacher, be sure to ask her where her name comes from.
Laura
Spanish teacher
Laura is a true bookworm who also loves wearing colorful clothes and fun accessories.
Board games are essential in her classes and also in her life. She is a creative person with many different hobbies, but definitely... doing sports is not one of them!
Laura is a true bookworm who also loves wearing colorful clothes and fun accessories.
Board games are essential in her classes and also in her life. She is a creative person with many different hobbies, but definitely... doing sports is not one of them!
Liliana
Spanish Teacher
Liliana loves making different plans with her friends, especially those that include food and good gossip.
She is a calm and patient teacher who in her free time always enjoys watching anime or music videos of her favorite K-pop groups. She also likes reading manga and sometimes romantic manhwas too.
Her dream is to go to Japan. So if you've visited this country, she might give you the third degree.
Liliana loves making different plans with her friends, especially those that include food and good gossip.
She is a calm and patient teacher who in her free time always enjoys watching anime or music videos of her favorite K-pop groups. She also likes reading manga and sometimes romantic manhwas too.
Her dream is to go to Japan. So if you've visited this country, she might give you the third degree.
Laura F.
Spanish Teacher
Laura is passionate about The Lord of the Rings, literature, and new technologies, and she enjoys exploring different ways of telling stories through books and film.
That curiosity carries over to her classes, where she tries to make learning Spanish language and culture an enjoyable and fun process.
Laura is passionate about The Lord of the Rings, literature, and new technologies, and she enjoys exploring different ways of telling stories through books and film.
That curiosity carries over to her classes, where she tries to make learning Spanish language and culture an enjoyable and fun process.
Auxi
Spanish Teacher
Auxi loves reading, especially mystery and adventure books, the kind that grab you and don't let go until the last page. She is also a big movie fan and enjoys almost every genre... except horror (that's where she prefers to sit it out).
In her day-to-day life, she likes meeting up with friends to solve mysteries together in different escape rooms and guess words with board games like Twins and Mysterium. In fact, this is key to her teaching style: in her Spanish classes, learning is something you experience through activities, challenges, and games, because when you enjoy learning, it's much harder to forget what you've learned.
Auxi loves reading, especially mystery and adventure books, the kind that grab you and don't let go until the last page. She is also a big movie fan and enjoys almost every genre... except horror (that's where she prefers to sit it out).
In her day-to-day life, she likes meeting up with friends to solve mysteries together in different escape rooms and guess words with board games like Twins and Mysterium. In fact, this is key to her teaching style: in her Spanish classes, learning is something you experience through activities, challenges, and games, because when you enjoy learning, it's much harder to forget what you've learned.
Laura F.
Spanish Teacher
Zaida loves traveling and collecting pencils or pens from the places she visits. She is an animal lover and a voracious reader of crime novels. She is very curious and loves learning interesting facts about any topic: did you know that giraffes are the only animals that don't have vocal cords?
Zaida loves traveling and collecting pencils or pens from the places she visits. She is an animal lover and a voracious reader of crime novels. She is very curious and loves learning interesting facts about any topic: did you know that giraffes are the only animals that don't have vocal cords?
Andrés
Spanish Teacher
Andrés loves nature and the sea. He is passionate about painting, watching Spanish cinema from the 90s, and being with his cats and his partner, who are an important part of his family along with his parents and sister. He also loves teaching the language to people from other countries, and what can I say about traveling! He is the perfect person to help you discover Spanish culture from the 90s and its most iconic films.
Andrés loves nature and the sea. He is passionate about painting, watching Spanish cinema from the 90s, and being with his cats and his partner, who are an important part of his family along with his parents and sister. He also loves teaching the language to people from other countries, and what can I say about traveling! He is the perfect person to help you discover Spanish culture from the 90s and its most iconic films.