Who We Are
Leadership with Complimentary Skills & Experiences
Originally from San Rafael, Jose Mostafa is the experienced backbone of Study Abroad Mendoza. For fifteen years prior to joining our organization Jose was Director of the Mendoza office of IFSA-Butler, a U.S. firm that runs semester-long study programs around the world.
Jose began working in education abroad in 1992. Since then he has overseen the hosting of thousands of students in Mendoza, personally arranging their housing, academic experiences, excursions, health services and travel arrangements. Indeed, there is almost no program issue or student emergency that Jose does not have experience troubleshooting. His extensive background in the field means that he has skills in running programs and caring for the needs of students and faculty that are unparalleled in Mendoza.
Jose received a degree in Social Communications from Mendoza’s Cuyo National University and an MBA in Global Management from universities in Argentina, the U.S. and Spain (through Alta Dirección Escuela de Negocios, ADEN).
David English leverages nearly thirty years of experience as an investment consultant in Argentina to secure high-quality consulting engagements for students at Mendoza’s leading companies.
The subjects of David’s book, Expat Entrepreneurs in Argentina, often participate in our programs so students learn firsthand what it is like to live and work overseas.
David has been certified in the Forum on Education Abroad’s Standards of Good Practice as well its Code of Ethics. He holds an English degree from the University of Tennessee and an MBA from Austral University in Buenos Aires.
Watch David’s Movie: My Father’s Lessons
Read David’s Book: Expat Entrepreneurs in Argentina
Visit David’s Instagram: @soydavidenglish
Alex Uhls is our Director of Business Development who previously ran the hospitality program at and secured investors for a large vineyard estate in Mendoza’s wine country.
Alex also founded a company to connect boutique vineyards in Mendoza with retailers and restaurants in the United States. His experience includes time as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer for rural agricultural projects in the developing world.
Alex speaks fluent Spanish and holds an MBA from the University of Denver, with a focus on international business. An avid outdoorsman from Colorado, he spends his free time between the Rocky Mountains and the Andes, skiing and mountaineering.
