URUTESOL is the Uruguayan Affiliate of TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages), a large non-profit association of ESL/EFL teachers, based in Alexandria, VA which has affiliates in 144 countries worldwide.
URUTESOL aims at bringing together all the English teachers of Uruguay from public as well as from private education and in this way raise the standards of our profession, fostering research in the area and promoting exchanges both at the national and the international level.
URUTESOL was founded in 1988. To date, our association has organized numerous Conventions, nationally and regionally, and many seminars in Montevideo and the provinces. The association has published newsletters and newssheets, welcoming contributions from all members.
BOARD 2025 – 2026
BOARD MEMBERS
GABRIEL LANZARO
President
RUTH ALLIO
1st Vice President
ANDREA REPETTO
2nd Vice President
MARILEN SCHNYDER
Treasurer
PATRICIA IVY MARTIN
Corresponding Secretary
PATRICIA CARABELLI
1st Vice President (substitute)
NATALIA DELBONO
2nd Vice President (substitute)
VIRGINIA MARTÍNEZ
Treasurer (substitute)
CECILIA CABRERA
Corresponding Secretary (substitute)
VERÓNICA AGUIAR
Recording Secretary
ANDREA JAEN
Recording Secretary (substitute)
ALEJANDRO DIHARCE
Member at large
SANDRA DE CARLO
Member at large (substitute)
MELISSA MARTÍNEZ
Member at large
MARÍA ELENA BALLESTRINO
Member at large (substitute)
SEBASTIÁN IGLESIAS
Member at large
ÁNGELA COLOMBO
Member at large (substitute)
FISCAL COMMITTEE
CLAUDIA OURTHE-CABALÉ
President
MARIBEL FERNÁNDEZ
President (substitute)
MARÍA MUNIZ
Vocal
VIVIAN SUÁREZ
Vocal (substitute)
MARIANELA AYUB
Vocal
ANA INÉS LUCIANI
Vocal (substitute)
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