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Who We Are

Ken Ryan

Founder of medicalspanish.com and studyspanish.com, Ken provides the entrepreneurial spirit. In his spare time, he's building an airplane.

Nicky Thude, MSN

A board certified family nurse practitioner since 1995, Nicky has specific expertise in medical education. She grew up on a ranch in Arizona, surrounded by Hispanics.

Alfredo Duarte

Alfredo specializes in Spanish translation and performance. He is also the friendly Spanish voice of a US armed forces diagnostic medical robot. Really!

Rosi and Brian Amador

Musicians and voice-over artists, Rosi and Brian have worked for PBS, Boston Univ. Medical Center and Natl. Geographic. Their band is called Sol y Canto.

Mary Barrett, MSN

A board certified family nurse practitioner since 1992, Mary has traveled extensively throughout Latin America. She has completed the Boston and New York City marathons.

Britta Brecheen

Over 20,000 files make up this website, and Britta has touched every one of them. She recently got married on a glacier.

Tony Federico

Tony programs our webserver, builds our databases and manages our servers. He's got a satellite dish on his motorhome, so he's always connected.

Sanjuanita Muñiz

Born in Mexico, Sanjuanita is now a US citizen. She keeps her Spanish fresh by calling her mother every day.

Begoña Rodriguez Rueda

Born in Canary Islands, Begoña studied arts in Spain and Belgium. A recent adventure was to study medical illustration at the Medical College of Georgia.

Special Thanks

Kurt Riemann/Surreal Studios
Scott, Abby and Caton/Gere Donovan Creative
Marta Kopperud/B.S Nursing, R.N.