Carmen has taught Upper School Spanish since 2022. She holds a B.A. in Spanish from the University of San Diego and an M.A. from Middlebury College. A native Spanish speaker originally from Mexico, Carmen taught 13 years prior to joining Darlington. Most recently, she served as world language department co-chair at Oak Grove High School in San Jose, Calif., where she taught multiple levels of Spanish from Spanish one to AP and also served as advisor of the Latino Student Union. She has also served as a translator and an ESL teacher to adults.