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Silvia Martínez, Center Director
Madrid, Spain
With CEA CAPA since 2002, Silvia Martínez ensures that all CEA CAPA standards are maintained in Madrid. She oversees all educational programs, including short- and long-term program planning, products, and services, and maintains the financial plan for Madrid. She also manages student services, host institution relations, local vendor relations, program improvements, and staff.
Silvia was born in Cádiz, South of Spain, but has always had close contact with the American culture and the English language. She lived in a U.S. Naval Base for two years and has many relatives in the U.S. Silvia has studied and worked in Spain, England, and Canada in the fields of administration, tourism, and study abroad. She interned at an Irish Building Society in London and worked in a Canadian study abroad company leading groups of Spanish students in Toronto.
Before joining CEA CAPA in 2002, Silvia worked at the North American Universities and Institutions Centre at the University of Alcalá de Henares for two years.
She holds a degree in Tourism Management from the University of Alcalá. She holds two Master´s Degrees in Business Administration (MBA) and in Leadership and Management. Silvia speaks Spanish and English fluently and has studied French and German for several years.
