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Board Members
Board Members
Carolina Holtmeyer
Carolina Holtmeyer
President
President
Background
Carolina is from a small city in the state of São Paulo. Carolina is the co-founder of Viva Brasil STL and helps with the Viva Português coordination. Carolina works full time as Business Analyst and System Developer. She is active in sports as Baseball, and Color Guard Mom. Other interests are Photography, Glass work and Travel.
Education
- MS in Computer Science from Webster University - St. Louis.
- BA in Computer Science from PUC São Paulo
Email: CarolinaHoltmeyer@VivaBrasilSTL.org
Elizabeth Bittencurt
Elizabeth Bittencurt
General Board Member
General Board Member
Background
Beth is native from São Paulo, Brazil. She started her professional in technology carrier in São Paulo, and continued it in Portugal (1998 – 2006). In 2006 she moved to St Louis. Beth has been an active and passionate participant of Viva Brasil association since its inception. She is also a Portuguese teacher at the Viva Português program.
Education
- BS in Finance from PUC - MG
- BS in Business Administration from PUC - MG
Email: ElizabethBittencurt@VivaBrasilSTL.org
Susan Gobbo
Susan Gobbo
Director, Educational Programming
Director, Educational Programming
Background
Susan is Brazilian. She has 16 years of experience in working as a Physical Therapist in a cutting edge Hospital in Brazil. Susan moved to St. Louis with her wonderful husband and their lovely girl in 2008. Susan is passionate for learning cross-cultural subjects, getting to know people from different cultures and studying different languages. She's been teaching Portuguese language since 2014. Susan has been working in many projects related to Brazilians and also to immigrants in general. Susan is eager to keep alive the Portuguese language and to share the Brazilian culture contributing to expand the diversity in St. Louis community.
Education
- Post-Graduate Exercise Physiology - Escola Paulista de Medicina (São Paulo - Brazil)
- Graduate Respiratory Physical Therapy - Universidade Cidade de São Paulo (Brazil)
- BASc Physical Therapy - Universidade Estadual de Londrina (Brazil)
Email: SusanGobbo@VivaBrasilSTL.org
Sidney Miranda
Sidney Miranda
Director, Treasurer
Director, Treasurer
Background
Sidney was born in Brazil. His first time in St. Louis was as an AFS Exchange Student at the Ritenour H.S. He returned to the St. Louis area to seek his higher education. Sidney has 22 years of experience in Engineering and Project Management. Sidney is married with Sheila and together they have two wonderful kids. Sidney enjoys playing soccer, running, and biking.
Education
- EMBA – Executive Master of Business Administration – Washington University, St. Louis
- MSEMgmt – M.S. Engineering Management – Missouri University of Science and Technology
- BSEE – B.S. Electrical Engineering – Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Email: SidneyMiranda@VivaBrasilSTL.org
Amanda Araiza
Amanda Araiza
Director, Marketing and Graphic Design
Director, Marketing and Graphic Design
Background
Amanda was born in California and moved to St. Louis at the age of three. She has always been interested in the Brazilian culture. She started taking a class with our Viva Portuguese program and soon after started attending board meetings. She has worked her way up and has joined the board and handles all our marketing and graphic design efforts.
Education
- BA in Business Marketing - Saint Louis University
- Minor in German
Email: AmandaAraiza@VivaBrasilSTL.org
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