Marleni Colvin grew up in Lima, Peru, where she completed a licensure in elementary education and a bachelor’s degree in education from Villarreal University. She has worked and served in many leadership and cultural organizations in her country. In 2002, while working as a teacher, she represented Peru at an international conference centered on politics and youth in Seville, Spain. She also served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the jungles and mountains of Peru.

Marleni moved to the US in 2012 where she has continued her teaching career as a Spanish teacher with experience in all educational levels.

In 2023, she finished a master’s degree in language and arts in Spanish at Idaho State University.

She also completed a Cyber Pedagogy program at the University of Utah and was also a presenter at the inaugural ARCONEXIONES educational conference organized by Idaho State University.

As part of her professional development, she is a member of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). She has also trained with international Spanish language schools in Spain since 2023.

In 2024 she partnered with International Spanish schools in Salamanca and Seville, Spain, and created an immersion program to help American students to improve their Spanish knowledge through academic and cultural experiences in that country.

Marleni loves to spend time with her family and explore new places and different cultures. She likes to dance, especially traditional Peruvian dances and to listen to music.