Bio

Mel is a native speaker of Spanish who graduated with a degree in Culture and Politics from Georgetown University. As an undergraduate student, Mel was an active member of the travel Model United Nations team and the Student Worker Solidarity Committee. His class load was primarily focused on mastering Portuguese and French, the fundamentals of economics, and the history of Latin America. After graduating with a Bachelor’s degree, Mel went on to study ontology with Ideal Coaching Global, where he earned his International Coaching Federation credentials as an ontological life coach. With these studies, Mel worked with teenagers as an after-school program coordinator, completed over 150 hours of life coaching, and co-authored the book "La Integridad y el Lenguaje de las Posibilidades," published in 2019. In 2022, Mel completed a certificate program for medical interpretation services for English - Spanish. Mel currently serves as Metro's interpreter for English - Spanish. 

Mel chose to join the Metro Arts community as the foreign language and financial math instructor because he is obsessed with teaching people the power of money and language. He is also passionate about uplifting young people to follow their dreams, especially when it comes to the fine arts and public service. In his free time, Mel enjoys composing music, painting, mountain biking, craft making, writing, dog walking, and studying various subjects in humanities. He is happy and proud to join the Metro Arts community and dignify future careers in the arts, specifically helping students to break through any barriers to financial freedom and learning a new language.