Debbie Mounts, EdD, came to Mexico in 1988 as a Senior Fulbright Lecturer at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She worked for 10 years in the California Migrant Education Program where the Bi-National Migrant Student Project was begun as a result of her cross-cultural research.
Since relocating to Mexico, Debbie has owned and operated a 5-star hotel in San Miguel de Allende and founded Vistas Intercultural Institute, a Spanish language school sponsored by California State University, Hayward Extension. Currently Debbie manages El Retoño Eco-Lodge in Coatepec and is active in the local Pro-Coatepec business association where she serves as secretary. This is a very proactive group whose goal is to promote sustainable tourism in Coatepec. |