The staff   Stefania Belli: President stefania.belli@wellanguage.com stefania.belli@lalingualavita.com Stefania loves the sea, her personal freedom and the chance to reflect on life, spirituality, the world and human existence. The loves of her life are her dog Sole, her many friends and her search for self-realization and personal growth. She values the chance to see The Language Center expand and tries to encourage a team approach through high spirits and collaboration. Since 2002 she has been coordinating an international project to stimulate self-study and is developing a new teaching method that seeks to overcome the emotional blocks that impede language learning.   Federico Cacciamani: Director federico.cacciamani@wellanguage.com He graduated in Far Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Rome, ‘La Sapienza’, and had a chance to live around a year in Japan. In June 2007 he was conferred a Master of Philosophy in Management at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. He has been the Managing Director of The Language Center S.r.l. since October 2007. He worked for the same firm in 2006 as a scientific consultant, helping create the ‘Beyond Language’ programme, a new teaching method based on NLP and therapy of emotional blocks. He is fond of cinema, literature and martial arts, having been himself an active kickboxer for several years. He is genuinely curious about new things and willing to widen his horizons. He loves committing himself to solving problems that need a brilliant and swift solution.   Francesca Granieri: Sales & Marketing Manager francesca.granieri@wellanguage.com Francesca is the Sales & Marketing Manager for La Lingua La Vita and is outgoing, vivacious and fun to be around. When she sheds her role as manager and when she’s not traveling around the world participating in fairs or meeting agents, she drives a tractor on the farm in the country where she lives. She loves the sea, sailing and exploring the seacoast of Sardinia. Other great interests include modern and contemporary literature - she spends all she has on books - food from around the world and from different eras - because she’s always on a diet. Her real loves, however, are her fiance Fabio and her wonderful nephew Tommaso.   Sabra De Luca: Course Coordinator sabra.deluca@wellanguage.com Foreign Language Coordinator and also Didactic Coordinator, Sabra has a university degree in English Literature and came to Italy to practice her vocation as a teacher. She returns to the classroom the teach from time to time. She loves the Italian lifestyle, dining out, going dancing and staying out of doors. But her real motivation to remain in Italy is her love for the work she is doing for The Language Center.   Federica Vizzotto: Didactic Coordinator federica.vizzotto@wellanguage.com Federica has been teaching language for seven years and considers this her biggest passion. But she also loves Art History and classical dance. She particularly likes the paintings of Giotto and the ballet of Margot Fonteyne. She loves socializing and encountering people from different cultures. She enjoys making home videos and playing with her four cats.   Donatella Corvellini: Teacher Everyone agrees that Donatella is vivacious and talkative but her great passions are her work as a teacher, her singing - and eating pizza! In her free time she likes to listen to music, to read and to go bicycling. When her home town Bevagna hosts its famed Medieval Fair she loves transforming herself into a costumed barmaid and serving guests in her neighborhood’s tavern stall. She adores her husband and her parents and says ‘come to Umbria - it’s beautiful!’   Valentina Tomba: Tlc process manager valentina.tomba@wellanguage.com Valentina graduated in Foreign Languages and Literature at the University of Perugia. She began working at The Language Center in 2003 helping to organize the course offerings and student activities. She is devoted to books, loves cats and says her greatest passion is meeting new people, learning about different cultures and, most of all, her finance Riccardo!   Laura Famoso: administration assistant Laura earned her diploma in Secretarial Administration in 1991 and worked for the Comune of Perugia as a kindergarten teacher until 2002, and then for the Italian postal system. She has joined the staff of The Language Center as Administrative Assistant and loves animals, sports, traveling, relaxing and meeting new and interesting people. And finally our mascot: Sole   Hi! My name is Sole and I am very nice and playful!I may seem aggressive but don't worry if I bark when we meet... I'm just showing my affection! I became world-famous when I posed in Santa Claus' red hat for our on-line Christmas card. My favorite things? Snatching teachers' purses, girl dogs - and, of course, Stefania! You'll also love me when you meet me! Here we are at work: