Mary Scholl, a deep believer in learning, empathy, creativity, and curiosity, is a fellow of the Institute for Collaborative Learning and founder of Centro Espiral Mana in Costa Rica. She has been teaching language (English and Spanish) for 30 years and has been designing and implementing educational projects in Latin America for over 20 years. Mary has a been a TESOL Certificate Trainer and trainer of trainers since 2001. Mary holds an MA in Teaching English and Spanish from SIT Graduate Institute. She has lived and/or taught on four continents and gratefully calls Costa Rica home. In 2021, she was named as one of the top 30 English Language Specialists by the U.S. Department of State in recognition of her lasting impact on the Specialist Program and on the field of TESOL.