Susanne Dorow was born in Stuttgart and grew up in a small town in southern Germany as the daughter of a teaching couple, alongside four siblings. As a result, the school environment has always been an integral part of her life. From an early age ... she knew that she wanted to work with people, especially with children. During her studies in Social Pedagogy (Nuremberg Institute of Technology), she gained experience in tutoring centers and homework support programs. She completed her two practical semesters at an NGO in Edinburgh, Scotland, working with multicultural families. After graduating, she moved to Barcelona, Spain, where she first completed an internship in the social sector as a Leonardo da Vinci scholarship holder. She then pursued a postgraduate program in “German as a Foreign Language” at the UAB (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona). In total, she worked for nearly ten years as a German teacher and TELC examiner, teaching both children and adults at various universities and language schools in Barcelona (Esade Business & Law School, Euroaula University School of Tourism, Deutsche Akademie). In 2013, she returned to Germany, this time to Munich. During her first year, she worked as a German teacher and playgroup leader at parent-child centers before transitioning into school social work at one of the largest primary schools in northern Munich. Over more than ten years, she supported the individual needs of children and families, advised educational staff, led classroom projects and small group sessions, and developed a strong understanding of the Bavarian school system. During this time, she also accompanied her own children through primary and secondary education. Always seeking new challenges, Susanne Dorow completed five years of further training in the field of systemic practice and is now a certified systemic counselor, couples and family therapist, as well as a systemic supervisor and coach (DGSF certified). She applies this expertise both in her work with children and families at school and in her freelance work supporting various social institutions in and around Munich. Susanne Dorow speaks five languages (German, English, Spanish, French, and Catalan). She enjoys traveling and singing, is enthusiastic about sports and yoga, and brings patience, a strong interest in interpersonal communication, as well as enthusiasm and optimism to her work. Since summer 2026, Susanne Dorow has been living in Greenville with her family and is very much looking forward to her new role as a German teacher at ISG.

Ana Luisa Arriaga Pérez was born and raised in México and is a proud French citizen. She graduated valedictorian of the social sciences department of the UVM with a Masters degree in communication sciences. At 22 years old she moved to France to pursue her dreams. After two years of perfecting ... perfecting her French and obtaining a Bachelors degree in “Lettres Moderns” she spent two years and a half at the Université Nancy2 and graduated with a DSS in communication of enterprises and organizations. Ana’s first Job was as the head of the communications department at the Technical General Direction for L’Oréal In Paris. After more than ten years in France, life and family brought her back for two years to México city, where she worked as a freelance communications consultant for corporations. She subsequently moved to the United States were she has juggled family and work. Since moving here she has worked as Sales Manager for BCBG and MaxAzria and as a Bilingual teacher assistant for the Blythe Academy After-school. Her most recent work was as a translator (English, French, Spanish and Italian) for various agencies and Greenville Hospitals.Her experience knowing four different languages and living in three different countries has given her an increased sensibility to the beauty of cultural differences. She has two kids of which is very proud. Her son is heading to The University of South Carolina to study International business and her daughter is starting high school. Her general skills are, patience, problem solving, flexibility, communication, teamwork, creativity, attention to detail, and roject management. Her main focus is her family but she also enjoys photography, painting, swimming, skating, staying informed, movies and reading…. and she loves KIDS!

Heidy Arroyave was born in New York City, raised in Medellin, Colombia, and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Connecticut. ... She pursued a career in journalism, working as a local news reporter for America Latina Newspaper in Portchester, New York. She moved to South Carolina with her husband in 2003, where they established roots and raised a family. She has been teaching English to adults, adolescents and children since 2006. She has two adult daughters and two beautiful dogs. She enjoys spending time in the mountains of TN meditating, practicing yoga, and nature photography.