Spanish Language & Culture

Kat Clark

Program Manager, Spain

Kat graduated from the University of Arkansas with a major in Communications and minors in Spanish and Sustainability. She attended a study abroad program in Madrid, Spain and was greatly impacted by her educational courses, fascinating new friends, and the beautiful culture that surrounded her. Upon graduation, Kat headed back to Spain, this time to the Canary Islands, to teach English! Next, her journey led her back to her home state of Arkansas to participate in an AmeriCorps service term focused on teaching garden and nutrition education to elementary-aged students. Kat is passionate about creating sustainable communities, traveling, and pursuing hobbies like cooking, yoga, and gardening. Through her position as Program Manager, Kat is excited to aid students as they enrich their educational experience and embark on an adventure of a lifetime!

Marisa Revelles

Resident Director

Marisa was born and raised in Granada, and returned home to join ISA after many years of international experiences. She lived and worked in Colorado for ten years where she taught Spanish at the University of Denver. Later, she worked as a foreign language teacher in Belgium (University of Louvain La Neuve) for seven years. She holds a bachelor's degree in English/Spanish language and literature, a master degree in anthropology, a Master in Second Language Acquisition and a doctorate in Pedagogy and Didactics (University of Granada). She has also lived and worked in England and Norway. Outside of work, she loves scuba diving, skiing, and spending time outdoors.

Ángel Garzón Pena

Housing Coordinator

Originally from Jaén, Spain, Ángel moved to Granada to study Translation (Spanish, French, English and Portuguese). During his studies he spent his summers working and studying French in Antibes, France. There, he found his passion for educational tourism and worked as a European tour director for American high school students for seven years. He also worked as a researcher for some educational programs within the European community. Ángel joined ISA in 2015, where he worked first with the Granada programs and then as the ISA Meknès Resident Director in Morocco. Ángel is excited to be back with the ISA Granada team, where he can put to use all his knowledge and experience. He has lived 4 countries (Spain, France, Portugal and Morocco) and his hobbies include traveling, meeting new people, and playing sports.

Reyes Ruiz Laura

Associate Vice President of Italy, Ireland, United Kingdom and South Africa Operations

Born and raised in Granada, Laura started her international adventure during her college years as an exchange student, first in the UK and then in Italy.  Later she would hone her international skills with a summer internship in Chicago and another Erasmus year  abroad, this time in Siena. Laura joined ISA in 1997 and served as Granada Resident Director for over 10 years before taking on the role of Associate Vice President. She now oversees site operations in South Africa, Ireland, the UK and Italy. She leads many of our site visits and is one of our most seasoned professionals, having just reached her 20 year milestone as a team member. Laura has worked in many countries and loves travelling on her free time as well. She speaks fluent Spanish, English, Italian and French.

Lorena Herrera

Academic Coordinator