Marina Salazar, was born in Peru, graduated high school with honors and attended classes in computer technology in Peru. She moved to Miami when she was 17. She took classes at Miami Dade College and earned a Child Development Associate. She lives happily with her husband Alvaro and son Giovanni. She loves working with children and enjoys seeing their progress in the early stages of development. Her hobbies are cooking, painting and taking walks on the beach with her family. She believes that a good educator needs to keep abreast of developing modern pedagogy.