For the last 20 years, Virginia’s professional life has been focused on a lifelong passion of human communication. This passion, coupled with a love of languages, has led Virginia to develop and implement communication strategies for organizations of all kinds and sizes; from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to small enterprises and government organizations in her native country of Uruguay.
Early in her career, Virginia flexed her communication skills facilitating stakeholder meetings for the International Cooperative Alliance which took place in the remote corners of North, Central and South America. In this role, Virginia led business meetings with leaders from across the cooperative business model which allowed leaders to share, agree upon and then adopt successful best practices.
Virginia has also worked for the Uruguayan National Association of Micro and Small Enterprises. In this role, she trained entrepreneurs to improve their communication and sales skills, both in English and Spanish. Virginia is a proud teacher of English as a Foreign Language and has been teaching English and Spanish online to students from Uruguay, Spain and Argentina since 2012.
Virginia lives in the capital port city of Montevideo, Uruguay with her husband and two daughters. The most important part of their house is the barbeque where they prepare the best asados in the neighborhood - or at least they try!
Why do you like working with our clients?
I love working with people and helping them achieve their goals. Active listening is essential when we are faced with language and cultural challenges and we need to work even harder to understand not only what is actually being said but also accents, speech patterns, body language or even silence. Clients appreciate my active listening and how I help them focus on more conscious listening.
What are some fun facts about you?
- I was a scout for nearly 10 years. My favorite scout law says: “A scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.”
- I am becoming a bit obsessed with houseplants: succulents, chinese money plants, english ivy, golden pothos. You name it, I love it!
- I dance “candombe” - an African derived rhythm that has been an important part of Uruguayan culture for over two hundred years.