Instructor Profile: Jaime Vilchez

GLC Distance Learning Mentor Jaime Vilchez is originally from Peru and has a bachelor's in animal science, a one-year specialization in agribusiness from Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (Lima, Peru), and a masters in adult education and training from Colorado State University.

How long have you been with GLC? How long have you worked in the field overall?
I started working for GLC in 2010 as a Spanish Language and Culture Instructor. In 2019, I became a Distance Language Mentor and have been in this position since then. I have been teaching the Spanish language to adult learners for almost 20 years in different settings, including at Wake Technical Community College and Durham Technical Community College in North Carolina, and George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

What exactly do you do as a Distance Learning Mentor?
I currently teach the Spanish language to State Department employees who are based in the U.S. and abroad. I teach all of the courses that the program offers and meet once a week for 45 minutes with each student to guide them in their learning process.

What is your favorite part of your job?
There are different parts of my job that I love. For instance, interacting with learners from different professional backgrounds, seeing how learners enjoy learning and growing as adult learners, helping them to be more confident in their language skills, and learning and understanding the Latino culture.