As the Director of CEA CAPA Granada, Begoña provides leadership to her team and is responsible for the successful day-to-day management of the Granada program, and for identifying and implementing opportunities for program development & enhancement, including internships & faculty-led programs, with a strong focus on finance & operations, academics, host institution & local vendor relations, student services, crisis management, health & safety of participants, and site visits.

Begoña holds a Bachelor’s degree in Translation & Interpreting, a postgraduate certificate in Education from the University of Granada, and a specialization in Foundations of Management from the IESE Business School. She is a certificated coach, and a sworn translator authorized by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She worked as a teacher and congress coordinator before joining CEA CAPA in 1999. Begoña also spent an academic year at Shorewood High School in Wisconsin; as an undergraduate student, she was awarded merit-based scholarships to study at Dublin City University, the University of California San Diego, and Palacky University of Olomouc (Czechia). Begoña is passionate about international education. She works enthusiastically to provide meaningful programs that allow students to experience authentic growth in their time abroad and prepare them to tackle real-world challenges and develop solutions.