Executive Team
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Emma Freebersyser
Executive Director Hola, I'm "Profe Emma!" I'm a recent graduate of Bethel University with a double major 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. |
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Carly Watchorn
Executive Coordinator ¡Hola! I've been a part of La Senda for a year now, and I will never get over the passion that our students and our staff have! I just graduated from Bethel University in Spring 2022 with a degree in Social Work, and I love working with kids! I learned Spanish all through middle school and high school, and I wish I had an opportunity when I was younger to attend a camp like this! I'm so excited to be a part of La Senda long term! |
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Livi Dusek
Operations Director ¡Hola, me llamo Livi! I studied Elementary Education with a minor in STEM at Bethel University and graduated in December 2021. I grew up learning Spanish in school, and I love that I can continue speaking it beyond my years as a student. Working with children is my passion, and it brings me so much joy empowering them to learn a new language (and it’s a lot of fun!) |
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Eleanor Brown
Development Director ¡Hola, Me llamo Eleanor! I am a Junior at Bethel University double majoring in Entrepreneurship and Spanish. I’ve been apart of La Senda for a year now and this job brings me so much joy! I learned Spanish in 8th grade and have continued taking courses, and I love that I now get to continue to share my passion for Spanish with all our students! I wish La Senda was around when I was a kid because of the community and safe space it creates for kids to learn Spanish! I’m excited to keep developing and expanding La Senda for you! |
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Audra Treberg
Administrative Director Hola I’m profe Audra!I am a student at Minnetonka High School, and am going to be a senior in the fall. I learned Spanish through the immersion program starting in elementary school, and I plan to graduate with an IB bilingual diploma, as I start my second year in the IB program this fall. As a leader 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! |
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Erin Kubik
Team Coordinator Hola! I’m Erin! I go to Chaska High School and will be a junior this fall. I am just learning spanish and find it fascinating to see all the little kids who already know so much. I work here because of La Senda’s mission. I love that here we focus on passion and fun. Providing kids with a place to learn and discover what learning spanish can do for them and how it can be fun. My favorite part about camp is the opening when we watch silly skits and dance and sing. I love to see the kids open up and see how fun camp will be within the first 15 minutes. |
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Akshitha Ginuga
Financial Manager Hola, I’m Profe Shay! I recently graduated from Eden Prairie High School and will be at the University of Michigan in the fall. I was taught spanish from kindergarten but truly started learning in my freshman year of high school. I’ve taken 3 college-level Spanish classes in high school and will study Spanish in college. I’m here to make learning Spanish a fun experience for everyone. Learning in the classroom can sometimes get boring between worksheets and flashcards. I’m a hands-on learner and I know a lot of others are too so I will be making sure learning Spanish is memorable! I’m most excited to help kids find their favorite part about learning Spanish whether that is a game, a song or just some phrases they like saying. |
Camp Counselors
David Reisenauer
¿Qué tal amigos? I am a senior at the University of Minnesota Rochester with a passion for healthcare and Spanish! I first started my Spanish journey during my freshman year in high school, and through a lot of work, and the investment of teachers who were as motivated as I was, I was able to grow my love and affinity for the language to what it now is today! |
Autumn Ueland
Hola, me llamo Autumn, I am going into 7th grade at Minnetonka Middle School West. I am excited to return for my second summer as a Junior Counselor. I have been in Spanish immersion at school since kindergarten. I work here because I have a passion for teaching kids Spanish and helping them learn. I love the crafts, singing, dancing and games at camp. |
Maija Kangas
Hola! I’m Profe Maija! I am a graduating senior from Minnetonka High School. I will be attending Augustana University in the fall. 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. |
Isla Deutsch
I go to Minnetonka Middle School West. I am in 6th grade and going into 7th. I want to work here to make kids want to love Spanish and to have FUN this summer. COMMUNITY is also important to me. This is going to be an amazing summer! |
Selah Agre
I go to school at Minnetonka Middle School West and will be going into 7th grade in the fall. I have been in Spanish immersion since kindergarden. I work here because I have a passion for speaking Spanish and want to share it with other kids. I also would like for them to have fun doing it! |
Natalie Newman
Hola, me llamo Natalie! I am 12 years old and going into 7th grade at Minnetonka Middle School West. I started learning Spanish at Clear Springs in kindergarten and continue to love it! I work at La Senda because I have a passion for helping kids grow in their Spanish abilities. My favorite part about camp is seeing the kids improve in their Spanish! |
Nolan Trinh
Hola soy Profe Nolan! I’m going to the University of Minnesota studying MarketingI have been learning Spanish since I was in kindergarten at Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion school. I want to help the kids have fun with Spanish so that they can associate learning another language to something that they won’t forget. I’m looking forward to creating some awesome summer memories. |
Susana Agrimson
I just graduated from Chanhassen High School, and will be starting my freshman year at Michigan State University in the fall. Spanish was my first langue and I have taken three years in high school. I work at La Senda because I want there to be a fun community when learning Spanish as it was for me. My favorite part of camp is water day and watching all the kids have so much fun! |
Ingrid Bills
I am currently in 6th grade at Minnetonka Middle School East! I love speaking Spanish, and I am so excited to help teach other kids about the language and how fun it is to learn! |
Megan Eisenmann
¡Hola! I’m Megan! I go to Minnetonka Middle School West and I will be a 8th grader in the fall. I first learned Spanish in kindergarten in the Spanish immersion program at school, and I’ve known how to speak Spanish ever since! I wanted to work at Spanish camp because I never had a fun environment to learn Spanish without the stress of learning vocab words and studying for tests, and I want to help other kids have that fun environment at camp where they can learn Spanish in a fun and practical way. |
Charlotte Labadie
I go to school at Minnetonka Middle School West, and I’m in 7th grade. I am in Spanish immersion and have been since kindergarten! I am excited to share my passion for Spanish with kids. |
Charlotte Franks
Hola, I will be an 8th grader next fall and attend Minnetonka Middle School West. I am in Spanish immersion and have been since kindergarten. I have a passion for helping kids learn Spanish and being part of the community. I love dancing, games and doing other fun activities with the campers. |
Abby Edstrom
I go to Minnetonka Middle School West and I am going into 8th grade. I have been speaking Spanish since Kindergarten in my Spanish Immersion classes. I’m so excited to have fun with the kids and help them expand their knowledge of Spanish. My favorite part about camp is spending time with kids and doing all the fun activities! I also love to dance, which is why I’m so excited to be counseling on the sports week for dancing! |
Kayla Delaria
I go to school at Minnetonka Middle School West (MMW), and I'm going into 8th grade. I have been in the Spanish immersion program at school since Kindergarten. I work at La Senda Spanish Camp because it's a fun place to be for the summer and I love being with kids, and helping them have a passion for the Spanish language. My favorite part about being at camp is having lots of fun while teaching kids Spanish, and seeing that they can have fun doing it! |
Griffin Carver
I am a current ninth grader (soon to be 10th) in Minnetonka High School. I began learning Spanish in kindergarten at Groveland Elementary. I love working here for the practice and keep up my Spanish skills as well as having fun with kids! |
Jackson VanGoethem
Hola, I’m Jackson! I am going to be a junior at Eden Prairie High School in the fall. I learned Spanish in elementary school through an immersion program and continued taking it in middle school and into high school. I work here because I have a passion for Spanish and want to make it fun for all who learn it! My favorite part of camp is forming a community of friends and peers who you can trust and get to know over the week. |
Elizabeth Goodier
I am a Freshman at Minnetonka High School, and I have been in their immersion program since kindergarten. I have family in Puerto Rico which is why I started learning Spanish. I work at La Senda because it is such a fun community. I love being able to share my passion for Spanish with the kids. My favorite part about camp is watching the connections that form between the kids as they practice Spanish together. |
Antonia Wachter
I attend Chanhassen High-school as a current 9th grader going into 10th next year. My passion for Spanish started in 6th grade to now where I am in Spanish 4 at my school and enrolled to take Spanish 5 next year as well! I love working at La Senda summer camp because it is a great way to practice my Spanish over the summer and also meet some new people. I also want to work here because it is an awesome way to gain leadership and responsibilities. |
Sadie Heiland
¡Hola! I’m going into my sophomore year at Minnetonka High School. I’ve been in Spanish Immersion through the Minnetonka district since kindergarten. This past year marks a decade speaking Spanish! I love working with La Senda because they value having fun. I want to insure that the kids at camp are having a good time. This motivates them to speak Spanish and also allows them to build connections with other campers and counselors. My favorite part of camp is when the campers first arrive in the morning. I love being able to talk to all the kids and get to know them! |
Oskar Hafner-Orange
I am a sophomore at Minnetonka High School. I have been in Spanish immersion at Minnetonka since kindergarten, and I love it. I love working with kids because I think it is fun, fulfilling, and helps me grow as a person. |
Eleanor Heuer
I go to school at Deephaven Elementary, I am in fifth grade, next year I will be going to Minnetonka Middle School East. I started learning Spanish when I was in kindergarten. I learned Spanish at Deephaven and will be continuing to do it next year at my new middle school. How I learned Spanish was by learning what each word meant with pictures and by talking to my Spanish teachers in Spanish. I work here because I love speaking in Spanish ,and working with younger kids. My favorite part about camp is doing arts and crafts |
Ellen
(Staff Bio coming soon) |
Sophia Draisey
I go to Mound Westonka, i’m a sophomore going to be a junior. I applied to work here because I love Spanish as well as working with young kids. I love hanging out with kids at camp and making friends with all of them. |
Luciana Penteado
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Luke Madsen
I am currently a 5th grader at Clear Springs Elementary. Starting this fall, I will be in 6th grade at MMW. I have been in Spanish immersion since kindergarten. I work at La Senda because I like speaking Spanish and playing with kids. |
Quin Hafner Orange
I am currently in 10th grade at MHS. I learned Spanish through immersion classes growing up and through taking advanced Spanish classes. I work at La Senda because it is a really good way to have fun and put my Spanish skills to practical use. |
Camille Desombre
I am 17 and a senior at Minnetonka High School. I first started learning Spanish in 8th grade and have been taking Spanish classes since then. While I am not in Spanish immersion, I love the language and have found various ways to practice it daily. I work at La Senda because I want to share my passion for learning new languages and have some fun this summer with a nice community. This will be my first year working at camp, but based on my previous experiences in camps, the best part is bonding with all the members at camp! |
McKenna Thom
¡Hola! My name is McKenna and I will be a freshman at University if Wisconsin-Madison next fall. This is my first year working at La Senda and I’m so excited to meet new people and have so much fun this summer! |
Maia Nelson
I am going to be an 8th grader at Minnetonka Middle School West. I learned how to speak Spanish in kindergarten through Spanish immersion in my elementary school. I work here to encourage kids to want to speak Spanish. Also so that they can have fun while doing it. |
Olivia Penteado
I am a sophomore at Minnetonka High School and I learned spanish through the Minnetonka Schools Immersion Program. I love the community here and that the staff works together efficiently and collaboratively. My favorite thing in the world is making friends and doing activities together. La Senda doesn’t feel like a job but a time where I get to do what I love most, having fun with people I love! My favorite part of camp are the dance parties, where’s it’s just such a blast! I can’t wait for this summer to meet even more new friends! |
Abigail Bryant
I just graduated from Bethel University with a B.S. in Biology. I learned a little Spanish in high school, but when I got to college I started studying on my own. Recently I lived in Spain for 4.5 months to improve my spanish and experience the culture. I work here because it is a fun community and I am passionate about teaching people Spanish to give them confidence to speak practical Spanish with native speakers. My favorite part of camp is all of the fun games. |
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