ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- General Manager
- Owner
- Secretary - General
Holding a master's degree in law, Astrid begins her career as a lawyer in Lyon. She moved to Singapore 5 years ago and graduated as a French Foreign Language teacher from Alliance Française de Paris. She joined Alliance Française de Singapour in 2021. She teaches adults, children, and corporate classes. She enjoys sharing her French culture and the richness of the French language.
French-born Benoît has been working for Alliance Française de Singapour for more than ten years. Graduated in French as a Foreign Language, he teaches classes from Beginner to Advanced students, either adults or children. He has taught in MOELC for a few years as well as in an international school. He is also teaching now at Ngee Ann Polytechnic and NTU.
Holding a BA in English from Paris VIII University and Master 1 Degree in French as a Foreign Language from Grenoble 3 University, Bernadette has been teaching at Alliance Française de Singapour since 1999. She previously worked in Jakarta both at the French Cultural Centre and the French International School, as well as in Paris. In Singapore, she also teaches French at NTU and NUS.
Job Titles:
- Member of the OFFICE MANAGEMENT Team
- Receptionist
Christophe first graduated in Visual Arts in 1989 (Bachelor's Degree) and then in French as a Foreign Language in 2003 (Bachelor Honours). He has been teaching at Alliance Française de Singapour since then. He previously taught in France and China and currently conducts phonetics classes, oral and written expression classes as well as general French classes for adults and children.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- President Emeritus
Holding a Master's Degree in French as a Foreign Language, Emmanuel worked for 18 years in the French Cultural Center in Hanoi. He also worked in Vietnamese universities. Emmanuel teaches teens and adults at all levels in group or private classes, and also preparation courses for DELF/DALF exams.
Holding Master 1 Degree in French as a Foreign Language, Emmanuel has been teaching in Singapore for the past eighteen years. He teaches adults and children, general French classes as well as conversation and grammar classes.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- Ex Officio Member / Executive Director
Job Titles:
- Marketing, Sales & Development Executive
Originally from Nantes, Guillaume has been working at Alliance Française de Singapour since 2009. He previously taught in China (Shenzhen, Wuhan) and in Slovakia. He holds a Master 2 Degree in French as a Foreign Language and teaches children, adults, in group or private classes.
Guillaume holds a master's degree in public law and political science and is a specialist in territorial reform. Guillaume also graduated as a French Foreign Language teacher from Alliance Française de Paris specializing in French for specific purposes. He has collaborated in France with public institutions for legal and strategic consulting missions, concerning territorial reform and relations between the parliament and local authorities. In Asia for 6 years, he joined AF team in 2021.
Holding a master's degree in economics and social science from the University of Rennes and a master's degree in training engineering, Guénaelle has worked as an educational coordinator, as well as a FLE teacher in Singapore since 2008, she has also worked at the International French School between 2017 and 2020.
Job Titles:
- Member of the OFFICE MANAGEMENT Team
- Personal Assistant to the Executive Director
Born Canadian, Isabelle first studied Biology at a very high level and worked as a biologist but also acquired a great experience in teaching either French or English in Vancouver, Montreal, Bordeaux and now Singapore. Isabelle teaches either to children or adults.
Job Titles:
- Honorary Advisor / Managing Director
Janet has been teaching at Alliance Française de Singapour for the past twenty years and graduated in teaching French as a Foreign Language in France. She also works in Singaporean universities. At Alliance Francaise de Singapour, she teaches adult students, in group and private classes.
Originally from the French Alps, she holds a Master's degree in French as Foreign Language from Université Artois. She teaches all levels from toddlers to adults. Before joining AF in 2022, Jessica taught French in the German part of Switzerland. She likes making jokes and playing games in class.
Job Titles:
- Member of the OFFICE MANAGEMENT Team
- Receptionist
Holding a master's degree in philosophy obtained at UCLouvain in Belgium, Julien worked as an assistant professor of French as a foreign language in Innsbruck, Austria. He leverages his teaching experience in French as well as his pedagogical skills in service of an enriching and ambitious educational project.
He is capable of teaching French in all its facets: oral expression and pronunciation, listening and reading comprehension, written expression, vocabulary, grammar, and conjugation.
Alliance Française has been offering French classes to all public for more than 70 years and has undoubtedly developed the best expertise in teaching French in Singapore using innovative state-of-the art methodology and material.
Job Titles:
- Communication & Marketing Manager
Holder of a First Class Honours Bachelor's Degree in Marketing and Management from Northumbria University, Newcastle and Graduated as a French Foreign Language Teacher from Alliance Française de Paris, Martine has been teaching at Alliance Française de Singapour since January 2012, to adults and children. She lived across different continents in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia and developed great cross-cultural capacities.
Job Titles:
- Cultural Events & Sponsorship Manager
Job Titles:
- Registration Officer / LIBRARY
Job Titles:
- Member of the OFFICE MANAGEMENT Team
- Technician Cum
Nicolas holds a Bachelor's Degree in English, a Degree to teach French as a Foreign Language and a Master's Degree in Linguistics. After qualifying as a certified teacher, he taught English in various secondary schools in Reims, France. Following that, he also worked as a sales administrator to obtain more professional experience. He now teaches teenagers and adults, in group or private classes, at Alliance Française.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Vice - President
Graduated from Essec Business School in 1992, Pierre holds a Masters 2 degree from Grenoble 3 Stendhal University (2015). He has been teaching French for more than ten years including eight at Alliance Française de Singapour. He teaches adults and children in group or private classes. He regularly teaches gastronomy classes sharing his love for good French food and wines.
Originally from Provence, Priscille graduated with a Law degree before deciding to travel to Asia. She moved to Singapore 5 years ago and calls this Little Red Dot home.
Additionally, she graduated from Alliance Francaise de Paris and is currently finishing her Master's programme in French as a Foreign Language from Université d'Angers.
Holding a master's degree in Art and a master's in Teaching French as a Foreign Language from Sorbonne University 3, Roopam worked as a teacher of French as a foreign language at Alliance Française in India for 10 years.
She is also an expert in preparing for DELF-DALF exams, being an accredited teacher.
With a literary and linguistic background, Sabina obtained a Master's degree in Arts and Literature at the INALCO University in Paris. Her passion for languages has turned into a desire to share through teaching which she did for two years in France before joining Alliance Française de Singapour. She teaches children as well as adults and corporate classes. Sabina's classes are based on empathy, role-playing and the study of authentic French cultural resources to enable learners to approach their future exchanges with confidence.
Holding a Bachelor's Degree of Early Childhood Studies (Monash University, Melbourne), Shenaz teaches children (bilingual classes), teenagers and adults. During the years she has worked at Alliance Francaise de Singapour, she has gained a tremendous experience working with all kinds of public and levels.
After graduating from the Alliance Française de Paris in French as a Foreign Language, Sushma has worked for Alliance Française de Bombay (Mumbai) before joining Alliance Française de Singapour in 2001. Sushma teaches toddlers, kids, teens and adults at all levels.
Job Titles:
- Communication Assistant / FINANCE & HR
Holding Master 1 Degree in French as a Foreign Language, Vincent has been working at Alliance Française de Singapour since 2007 after teaching in Thailand. In addition to regular classes at all levels and out-tuition for companies, he handles French for Business classes and preparation courses for DELF/DALF exams.
Originally from the beautiful South West of France, Vincent first got a Master in Bordeaux Business School. He then embraced a career in education and taught in Paris for five years. Adding to his Master in Education from Sorbonne University, he's also certificated by Liege University in FLE. Eclectic, versatile and passionate, he's now grateful to share his love of French in Singapore.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Vice - President