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Emma Freebersyser

Executive Director

Hola, I'm "Profe Emma!" I'm a student at Bethel University double majoring in Spanish and Biokinetics. I started learning Spanish in school when I was 13 and slowly realized how much I enjoyed it! Since then, I've had the amazing opportunity to live in Segovia, Spain to pursue my passion of learning and teaching Spanish. In addition to working at primary schools in Spain, I have also been a Spanish Instructor at Excelsior Elementary for four years and worked with Minnetonka's Spanish Immersion program. As the program director, I get to help kids and their families become part of the Spanish Camp community!

Jordan Wipson

Communications and Marketing Director

Hola! I’m “Profe Jordan”, I am a student at Minnetonka Highschool in the Spanish Immersion program. I first learned spanish in kindergarten at Minnewashta Elementary. I am now part of the Bilingual IB Diploma Programme for Spanish while also taking French. I’ve worked at Excelsior Elementary for a year teaching spanish and I love it! I am so passionate to have kids find the same love and appreciation for learning spanish. Knowing a language, especially spanish, is extremely helpful to help with understanding cultures and connecting with people. I love being able to connect to a culture other than my own, and I am excited to help kids find that same love. My favorite part about camp is seeing all the kids come the first day versus when they leave the last day! They are usually very intimidated at the start, but being able to see them grow and love Spanish Camp is so inspiring! The activities are fun too! ;)

Audra Treberg

Administration Director

I am a student at Minnetonka High School, and am going to be a junior in the fall. I learned Spanish through the immersion program starting in elementary school, and I plan to follow through with the program until I graduate. I really enjoy building passion and confidence in the kids that I mentor, because it is so exciting seeing kids grow and learn in a fun way that builds character. My favorite part of camp is water day, because all of us have a ton of fun playing and learning!

Maija Kangas

Program Director

Hola! I’m Profe Maija! I’m a junior at Minnetonka High School, and I've been in the spanish immersion program with Minnetonka since elementary school. I love working with kids and sharing in their journey of learning to love spanish as much as I do! Seeing their confidence grow through all of the fun activities we do is an amazing experience. I believe that the ability to learn and speak spanish is a gift that opens up a world of opportunities as the kids grow and expand their horizons. I love being able to share this gift with them! My favorite part about camp is seeing the kids really come out of their shells throughout the week and have such a blast. I love seeing all of the smiles!

Kashi Costello

Lead Counselor

Hola! My name is Kashi Costello and I am going to be a senior at Minnetonka High School. I learned Spanish through the Immersion school at Eagle Heights. I am very passionate about Spanish and helping others learn it, so Spanish Camp is the perfect place to work! My favorite thing about camp is being able to work with such great kids!

Hanna Goes

Lead Counselor​

Hola, I’m Profe Hanna! I’m a senior at Minnetonka High School and I plan on attending Purdue University this fall! I had the opportunity to live in Mexico for 5 years and I was able to learn all the Spanish I know there. Ever since I love speaking Spanish and teaching others too. I’ve been teaching Spanish at the Excelsior Elementary School for 2 years now and I absolutely love sharing this passion of mine with the students and seeing them as excited as I was to learn a new language. I want to help kids build more confidence when practicing their Spanish and make it a fun and enjoyable experience for all! My favorite part about camp is seeing the kids’ excitement and the spark of joy in their eyes as they learn a new language in a fun and dynamic way. ​​

Nicole Goes

Higher Level Coordinator

Hola, I’m Profe Nicky! When I was younger I had the amazing opportunity to live in Mexico for 5 years which allowed me to become fluent in the spanish. This grew my love for the language and the culture which motivated me to share my knowledge with others. I teach Spanish at Excelsior Elementary School and I love it! I love the excitement the kids have when learning, how curious they are about the culture and language and how they truly enjoy being in class. My goal is to make spanish fun and to help the kids build their confidence when speaking the language. My favorite part of the Spanish Camp is how we get to know each kid personally throughout the week while having fun and learning!

Erin Kubik

Director Assistant

I'm Erin! 

Nolan Trinh

Lead Counselor

Hola soy Profe Nolan! I go to Minnetonka High School and I'm going into my senior year there. I have been learning Spanish since I was in kindergarten at Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion school, and now still enrolled in the Spanish immersion program. I want to help the kids have fun with Spanish or having fun learning another language so that they can associate learning another language to something that they won’t forget.

Juana Duplat

Lead Counselor

Hola, my name is Juana Duplat! This fall I am going to be a sophomore at Minnesota State Mankato. I was born in Colombia so Spanish is my first language, and I have been able to preserve it by speaking Spanish everyday. I always look forward to helping the kids gain confidence with their Spanish skills! I am so excited to have a blast with the kids and create fun memories!