Mr. Colin Brown (CANADA) DIRECTOR
Mr. Colin Brown joined ISS in July, 2014. He has almost 25 years in the education field and has held administrative positions or taught in Canada, China, Guatemala, Hungary and Vietnam. Mr. Brown has had a few educational articles published and has led many workshops for teachers and administrators on new initiatives in education. Further, he has served on CIS/WASC/NEASC Accreditation visits and has led or served on numerous AdvancED/SACs Accreditation visits worldwide. Mr. Brown is passionate about continuing to support and guide ISS towards academic excellence. His wife, Laura, who teaches Kindergarten, and his two young daughters are pleased to be a part of ISS's warm community. Mr. Brown's family is truly international as he is Canadian, Laura is Australian, Keira was born in China and Maya was born in Guatemala.
Ms. Lindsay Prendergast (USA) Secondary Principal and guidance counselor
Mrs. Lindsay Prendergast joined the ISS team as Secondary Principal and Guidance Counselor in 2015. For the last thirteen years, she has worked as an administrator, guidance counselor and special education teacher in Colorado, the Dominican Republic and Argentina, where she learned to speak Spanish. Mrs. Prendergast holds a BA in English, a teaching license in Special Education, and Master’s degrees in School Leadership and School Counseling. She has served on AdvancEd accreditation teams for schools in Latin American and the Middle East, and has, along with the Director, presented on exciting initiatives occurring at ISS at educator conferences in the US, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. Among other things, Mrs. Prendergast has enjoyed expanding the AP program and enhancing the curriculum at ISS. As Guidance Counselor, Mrs. Prendergast enjoys the close bonds she develops by getting to know every student as an individual and assisting them in achieving their dreams. Mrs. Prendergast lives here with her husband, Pete, and both enjoy immersing themselves in the Dominican lifestyle and culture.
Ms. DANILKA GUZMAN (D.R.) SECRETARIA DOCENTE and Spanish as a Second Language Teacher
Danilka Guzmán is from the Dominican Republic. She has a Bachelor Degree in Spanish and Literature from the University O&M, Puerto Plata. She worked for 6 years as a Spanish teacher for the Ministry of Education and concurrently at ISS teaching Spanish in Secondary from 2012-2014.
While in Italy, she earned an Italian language certificate from the Universitá Di Perugia per Straniere. She was also learning English at International House and British Council School, Milan.
Ms. Danilka worked at International School of Como, Italy as a Teacher Assistant in Early Years. She loves teaching Spanish and she’s ready to start her Master in Linguistics Applied to Spanish at Utesa, University. Ms. Danilka is so happy to belong to this beautiful ISS family, working with Ministry coordination and guiding the students to have fun with learning another language.
While in Italy, she earned an Italian language certificate from the Universitá Di Perugia per Straniere. She was also learning English at International House and British Council School, Milan.
Ms. Danilka worked at International School of Como, Italy as a Teacher Assistant in Early Years. She loves teaching Spanish and she’s ready to start her Master in Linguistics Applied to Spanish at Utesa, University. Ms. Danilka is so happy to belong to this beautiful ISS family, working with Ministry coordination and guiding the students to have fun with learning another language.
MRs. Laura Brown (Australia) Elementary School Coordinator
Mrs. Laura Brown has served as an elementary teacher for the last 14 years in international schools in China, Vietnam, Guatemala and Dominican Republic. She holds a Master degree in International Education from the College of New Jersey and a Bachelor of Communications from Monash University, Australia.
Mrs. Brown has experience as a grade level team leader and been appointed the elementary teacher representative for the Advisory Council in several international schools. She has actively served as a member of the School Quality Team at ISS, served on an AdvancEd school accreditation team in Colombia and presented at the Tri-Association Educators Conference in Monterey, Mexico.
Mrs. Brown is also the current Kindergarten Teacher at ISS and lives here with her husband and daughters, Keira (6th grade) and Maya (4th grade).
Mrs. Brown has experience as a grade level team leader and been appointed the elementary teacher representative for the Advisory Council in several international schools. She has actively served as a member of the School Quality Team at ISS, served on an AdvancEd school accreditation team in Colombia and presented at the Tri-Association Educators Conference in Monterey, Mexico.
Mrs. Brown is also the current Kindergarten Teacher at ISS and lives here with her husband and daughters, Keira (6th grade) and Maya (4th grade).
Ms. Ashley Saunders (CANADA) Pre-School Coordinator
Ms. Ashley is proud to be a member of the vibrant ISS team. She has been working at ISS since August 2013- first as PreK3 teacher- and as the PreK4 teacher for the past 3 years. Ms. Ashley has 12 years of teaching experience and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Trent University, and a Bachelor of Education from the Queen’s-Trent concurrent education program. Ashley has served as preschool coordinator at her previous school and is passionate about building a strong sense of community for our preschool students and families. Ashley loves working with young children and is excited to continue to work alongside the preschool team members to support the needs of the whole child. She is happy to be raising her children Ryan (grade 4) and Aaron (PreK3) in the beautiful Dominican Republic.