Founder of Colina Learning Center and part of the development team of Avenor College, an international school in Bucharest.

She has a Master’s in Educational Leadership from the Institute of Education, London. She is passionate about organizational learning and systemic approaches.

She believes that “It doesn’t take a village”, “it takes a GREAT village to raise a child.” She wants to provide that ‘great village’ to every child and every parent, no matter where they are.

She believes we all deserve to learn how to thrive in life. Her objective is to create learning experiences and learning contexts that give us the skills to succeed on all levels: intellectually, emotionally, physically and spiritually.

Carla is a consultant in the field of International Education. She has more than 20 years of experience as a teacher, IB coordinator, Head of Exam Team in various organizations offering international curricula, and Pedagogical Director in international schools. As a consultant, she worked with TASIS in Portugal, and in England, with Inspired group, and some international schools in the area of Lisboa, such as Lisboan, Mira Rio, and St Peter's International School.

Currently, she is the Subject Manager of the International Baccalaureate and a candidate for the Ph.D. in International Education at Bath University, in England.

In 2015 Joana founded HUSE Innovation, a company whose role is to connect organizations to people and their real needs.

HUSE help brands, institutions, and communities find their meaningful and humanitarian purpose, which everyone can relate to, using tailor-made methodologies based on the client’s profiles and needs. She engages internal teams in collaborative processes that result in purposeful brands and internal culture transformation.