MEET OUR TEAM

Enrique Helmbrecht

Enrique Helmbrecht was born in Argentina but has travelled and lived abroad in different parts of the world. He lived in Germany, Spain and Argentina where he got his Law degree at the National University of Cordoba. In England he took several language courses as well as in South Africa and Ireland. Enrique has a business postgraduate degree.

During these trips abroad Enrique discovered his vocation towards the intercultural education. That is why he became the founder of CONED (Comision de Intercambio Education), to provide high quality intercultural programs and Spanish courses in Latin America and Europe. COINED has now become a prime leader in its field.

Due to his experience and vast work in the educational area, Enrique has become a member of different renowned organizations like the Word Young Student and Travel Confederation, AMPEI and NAFSA. He is also part of the board of WYSE Work Abroad, was a board member of the German High School in Cordoba; the Argentine-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce; the Advisory Committee at Global Work Experience Association and ALTO, among many others. Last but not lest, he is founder of Mentor Abroad and EasyGO Languages, an organization providing language courses all around the world.

Connie Marianacci

Connie Marianacci has been involved in the international and educational field since her early years. She was born in Argentina but lived most of her life in Venezuela and the USA. Connie studied Business Administration in the city of Cordoba in Argentina and later on travelled to Germany to learn the native language, study the educational market and find potential program providers.

Connie started her professional career in COINED at the age of 17. Later on she worked for AmeriSpan in Philadelphia, another leading company that offers studying abroad opportunities.

Nowadays, Connie runs and coordinates Learn Spanish Miami – LSM offering all kind of Spanish courses for businesses young professionals in the city of Miami. She is a consultant for MentorAbroad and is also the president of GO Give an Opportunity, a non-profit organization that helps poor children that live in Argentina and can’t attend to school.

Katy Rule

Katy Rule is the leading travel advisor of MentorAbroad and EasyGo languages. She has lived in Germany and Spain where she learnt the local languages and is currently settled in Miami to fully dedicate to her job. She did her Bachelors in Business Administration in Michigan. Later on, Katy met Connie and got involved in Mentor Abroad.

Katy has vast experience abroad. She has visited major tourist places around the globe, especially around Europe and Central and South America. As a favorite destination Katy chooses Hamburg because is the land for friends, clubbing and sunrise. “Hamburg is all about having fun”, as Katy says.

Sebastián Molina

Sebastián Molina is the General Coordinator of MentorAbroad. He is in charge of the selection of programs, reservations and contacting students and partner schools. Sebastian was born in Argentina, but has studied German extensively. He will soon be receiving his degree as a German translator at the University of Cordoba. He worked as a tutor for our participants and later became the coordinator of the e-commerce and advisory department.

Sebastian is also an intrepid traveller who enjoys the richness of the life abroad. His favorite spot is definitely Germany.

Agustina Gutierrez

Agustina is in charge of product analysis and placement quality. She was born in the city of San Juan in Argentina, but at the age of 18 moved to Cordoba where she pursued her Bachelor’s degree in International Relations. After that, she followed postgraduate studies in Legal International Commerce. Once she got her degree, Agustina started working in an organization where she was in charge of the negotiation of international cooperation programs for the European Union.

Agustina is the General Coordinator of the Volunteer and Internship programs. She believes that intercultural exchanges are really useful to achieve cultural sensitivity and tolerance among people. She had the opportunity to experience an intercultural Exchange in Minnesota, US when she was 16 years old.

Agustina also studied in Montpellier, France, for 2 months where she learnt lots of special aspects from this beautiful country and people.