Meet Our Instructors

Our team includes more than 50 experienced linguists, with instructors based here in Charlottesville and across the U.S. and around the world. Together, they bring language, culture, and real-life experience into every lesson, creating learning that’s personal, engaging, and human.

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Korean: Insoo Ma, MBA

“Sharing Korean with students feels like inviting them into a part of my life, and I love watching them enjoy the language as it becomes familiar and comfortable.”

Speak! is about CONNECTION!

Many of our favorite moments happen when teachers and students learn, laugh, and connect beyond the lesson.

A man in camouflage uniform and a woman smiling together indoors.

Two people wearing matching green shirts and smiling indoors.

Two women smiling in front of colorful artwork.

Three people taking a selfie in a restaurant.

Two people smiling on a bench in front of artwork.

Two people taking a selfie above a river and cityscape.

Two women smiling together beside a world map.

Three people smiling in front of colorful artwork.

Two people taking a selfie beside the water.