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Alliance Française
de Denver

571 Galapago Street
Denver, CO 80204-5032  USA
Tel: 303-831-0304
Fax: 303-573-0378
afd@afdenver.org

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Staff

Jean-François Duclos, Executive Director

Born in Northern France, Jean-François lived there for more than twenty years before being bitten, irremediably, by the travel bug and the aspiration to live overseas. In the continuation of his studies he lived and worked in the United States, Jordan, Romania and France, before going to Australia for 4 years in order to manage the Alliance Française in Adelaide—and now he is back in the United States. He has been a university lecturer, a book seller, the director of the French Department in an International School in New York, and a teacher in French schools. He loves reading and biking, among other things.

Jean François can be reached at director@afdenver.org

Suzanne Grey, Development and Marketing Manager

When asked about working at the Alliance, Suzanne said this: “It is pure pleasure for me to work around all things French and I am so glad to be part of the Alliance Française team!” Suzanne has spent 26 years as a resource development professional in Denver. After her start as a public broadcasting volunteer with KRMA, Channel Six, she moved on to two human service agencies - Family Tree in Jefferson County and later with Urban Peak in downtown Denver. During her 19 years with Family Tree, she teamed up with former Denver Bronco Rich Karlis and organized his Points for People fundraising program. She has also been involved in the retail and wholesale world. She loves traveling (twice to France), makes her home in Golden, and adores her four grandchildren.

Suzanne can be reached at suzanne@afdenver.org

Jennifer Conder, Office Manager

Jennifer has been with the Alliance Française since May 2006. She is a native of Colorado, born and raised in Littleton, and schooled in English Literature and French at Colorado College. She spent three years after college in Québec, Canada, studying, working and trying to improve her French. Upon return to the States she worked in independent bookselling for many years before becoming the office manager at the Alliance Française.

Jennifer can be reached by email at Jennifer@afdenver.org

Anna Estes, Receptionist

Anna recently graduated with a degree in Art History and French from Smith College, in Northampton, Massachusetts. After eight years of French study, she spent her Junior Year Abroad in Paris, living with a French host family and studying at the Sorbonne. It was in Paris, after many wonderful adventures (and even more croissants), that she discovered her abiding love of all things French. She moved to Denver in September 2008, and is thrilled to be working at the Alliance Française—a haven for other Francophiles just like her! In her spare time, she likes to read, bake, hike and, of course, travel.

Anna can be reached by email at afd@afdenver.org

Flora Remcsak, Marketing Intern

Flora arrived at the Alliance Française at the beginning of February 2010 and she will be our marketing intern for 6 months. She has lived in many regions of France such as Reunion Island (where she was born), la Bretagne (North-West), les Landes (South-West), Midi-Pyrenees (South) and la Lorraine (North-East). She studied in a Business School in Nancy with a major in Organization Management. She wanted to work for the Alliance Française because she loves sharing her culture and language. She describes herself as an example of the French multiculturalism since she grew up with both French and Hungarian cultures. During her free time, she loves to cook, listen to music, read and spend time with her family and friends.

Flora can be reached by email at marketing@afdenver.org

 

Lindsay Essex, Gallery Coordinator

Lindsay works with the art gallery space at the Alliance Française. She is originally Canadian, but went to high school here in Denver. She majored in French and fine art in college, and studied in Nantes, France. She also lived and taught English in Rennes, France. She currently works part-time at Denver International School, and the rest of her time is devoted to being a photographer. Her thoughts on working with the Alliance: “I am very excited to be promoting French and Francophone culture with the great people at the Alliance!”

Lindsay can be reached by email at essex.lindsay@gmail.com