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Erin Martinez

Regional Director, West Coast

Erin has been working in student programs and operations for over ten years and her desire to see students succeed in reaching their goals is a driving force behind her pursuits. Erin has a BA in Human Development and Family Science from Messiah College and has worked with students in a variety of private and public settings. She developed and directed programs for museums, youth camps; and worked in public school student services in Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Erin was instrumental in the success of a fast growing private ESL school, EC Languages-LA, serving as Operations and Student Services Manager. She managed departments that provided students with a full scope of high-end services, including Homestay and Residence programs, to international youth and adult students. In her development role with the Vancouver Film School she worked closely with western regional high schools and educational networks in forming strategic alliances for student recruitment and marketing initiatives.

Erin’s passion for cross-cultural education is rooted in her own impactful experience of being an American raised in Brazil. She later returned to serve as a resident advisor to a social services organization and orphanage. She is enthusiastic about being a part of the Twinn Palms team; serving students, schools, and families with the utmost quality and support while seeking continual improvements that add value to the student and host experience making it as impactful as possible.