Biography

Charo Uceda first studied English in her native Peru, where

she became a simultaneous translator for international conferences at
the age of 19. With background knowledge in Early Childhood
Education, she decided to moved to the USA in 1980, and
subsequently immersed herself in the teaching of TESOL, (Teaching
English to speakers of other languages).

In 1988 she co-founded the Uceda Institute and became its

Chief Academic Director. Uceda English Institute comprises a chain
of ESL schools which -- where required -- maintain licenses from the
Department of Homeland Security and various State Departments of Education. At present Uceda English Institute
has over 20 locations throughout the United States and South America, serving thousands of students from all over
the world.

In 1989, realizing that existing ESL materials often failed to provide learners with necessary tools for
success in the acquisition of English as a second language, Charo Uceda started a process of creating learner-tailored
ESL textbooks and testing them in real class settings. This would become the basis for The Charo Uceda English
Series (four copyrighted textbooks designed for beginning through advanced-intermediate learners). In addition to
writing and producing ESL videos, she has also written and published “English at Home by Charo Uceda,” a series
of 12 lessons on audio CD designed for at-home use. This series is widely distributed in Peru and Ecuador.

Currently, Miss Uceda has an academic agreement with the biggest University in Peru, Alas Peruanas,
(UAP) an institution with an enrollment of over 50,000 students, whereby Uceda Institute maintains offices and
classrooms within the many different university locations throughout Peru, teaching English as a foreign language
(EFL) to undergraduate and graduate students as well as to the general public.

In 2008, Miss Uceda received a Masters in Applied Linguistics from Columbia University – Teachers
College, (TC). In June 2009, she became a member of the President’s Advisory Council at Teachers College,
Columbia University. The President’s Advisory Council is comprised of a group of distinguished individuals
(including academics, policy makers, and entrepreneurs) who collaborate in strategizing new directions for the
College and devising new ways to foster innovation in education.

Understanding that the globalized world of the 21st Century has imposed new demands and challenges on
both teaching and learning, Miss Uceda has become a fervent supporter and a passionate proponent of the effective
implementation of emergent technologies inside the classroom and out, in order to bridge gaps of distance and time
and universally foster the development of skills and techniques leading towards autonomy in learning. As a result of
her serious commitment to lifelong learning, in January of 2009 she was accepted in a Masters Degree program in
Educational Technologies at Harvard Extension School. (Graduation date: end of 2011)

This year Miss Uceda has also accepted the invitation to become Jose Carlos Mariategui’s President.
Founded in 1972, the Jose Carlos Mariategui PEAD (JMC), is a not-for-profit Peruvian organization which has
the distinction of being the pioneer in distance education in Peru and throughout South America, offering more than
60 short career courses and certifications in the areas of education, business administration and health, training
thousands of graduates annually. Jose Carlos Mariategui Institute has partnerships with the leading and most
respected universities in Peru and serves the remotest and most underprivileged rural communities, where would-be
professionals might otherwise be denied access to the opportunity to further their education. While the careers
offered encompass several professional arenas, certification in courses of specialization in all disciplines in the field
of education are the focal point of the mission of JMC, and Miss Uceda is currently coordinating the steps necessary
to integrate emergent technology into the JMC curriculum to maximize the school’s effectiveness in the delivery of
education and to better train Peruvian Pre-service and In-service teachers throughout small cities and villages in
Peru.

While Miss Uceda resides in New York, she travels domestically and internationally, presenting workshops
on topics related to Applied Linguistics, TESOL and Integration of Technology in Education. She is an avid reader
and enjoys Architecture, History, Music and the Arts.

P.S. Miss Uceda owned and operated parking garages in Uptown Manhattan and the Bronx from 1991 to 2008, in
which year she sold her interest in order to dedicate herself to the cause of education.