About Olinca
Academic and management team
Our team of highly trained and experienced professionals truly care about providing an excellent education for our students.
The protagonists at Olinca are the students, and the teachers and directors are jointly responsible for the teaching/learning process. We are highly qualified group dedicated to making our educational mission a reality: to develop well-rounded, confident, capable and committed human beings.
María Fernanda Gutiérrez,
General Director
Maria Fernanda, serves as general director and is a proud alumna. She has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to promoting academic excellence and the integral development of students.
The versatility and breadth of her knowledge reflect her ability to approach challenges from diverse perspectives, always remaining at the forefront of pedagogical methods and best practices. With over 25 years of experience in education, she has positively influenced numerous students in her career.
She holds a Master's degree in English Language Teaching from the University of Southampton and completed postgraduate studies in Education with a specialization in new technologies for learning at UNID. She also finished her Law studies at UNAM.
She has a great love for literature that was born in her time at Olinca and a deep sense of belonging to this community in which she has developed personally and professionally. She is a firm believer that it is in the classroom where we can make a difference and that education is the best bet for a good future.
Jay Subramanain,
Subdirector General
Jay Subramanian is from India and has lived and worked in different cultural environments. Before joining Olinca, Jay served as the Head of Secondary at an IB school in Bogota, Colombia. Though he has worked in the media and software industry in the UK and in India, he discovered his passion for teaching and educational development when he decided to move to Colombia to live. He has worked in different curricular settings such as NWEA-MAP, PET, FCE, AP Courses and IB Curriculum.
Jay holds a bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering and a Masters in International Business as well as a Masters in Educational Administration. He is passionate about empowering students by giving them voice and choice, and helping them achieve their maximum potential. He has introduced programs and activities that promote student leadership, global mindedness and integral excellence among the school community.
Kathya Maceda,
Administrative Director
Kathya has been the Administrative Director for 20 years, overseeing Olinca's financial, legal, and human resources management to ensure sustainability, compliance, and excellence.
With a professional background in administration, consulting, and management, she takes pride in effectively leading the organization for the benefit of its impact on society.
Kathya holds a Bachelor's degree in Management and a Master's degree in Health Systems and Administration. Her qualifications demonstrate a broad knowledge and skill set. Before joining Olinca, she excelled in the health and medical sector, leading projects, operations, sales, and training for various organizations.
Ana Karen Witt
is the Director of Marketing, Admissions and Public Relations
Ana Karen is responsible for leading the areas of customer service, marketing, promotion and admissions, including planning and executing effective new family and retention campaigns, across both campuses.
Her strategic approach and marketing expertise are instrumental in promoting and positioning our school as an excellent educational option.
Ana Karen is an alumna who holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Universidad Iberoamericana and a Master's degree in Administration with a specialization in educational institutions from Universidad Tecnológico de Monterrey.
Welcome letter
Welcome to the Olinca Community!
Our mission is to “develop well-rounded, confident, capable, and committed human beings”, creating a space that inspires and develops our students’ self-confidence and empowering them to succeed in life with a solid foundation of wellbeing.
Together with families, we want to help our students achieve more than they ever thought possible through our passion for academic excellence, building resilient minds, and fostering positive, international perspectives that seek the common good.
We touch the future; we teach!
We touch the future; we teach!
Welcome letter
Welcome to the Olinca Community!
Our mission is to “develop well-rounded, confident, capable, and committed human beings”, creating a space that inspires and develops our students’ self-confidence and empowering them to succeed in life with a solid foundation of wellbeing.
Together with families, we want to help our students achieve more than they ever thought possible through our passion for academic excellence, building resilient minds, and fostering positive, international perspectives that seek the common good.
We touch the future; we teach!
Our commitment to excellence
Founded in 1973, Olinca was born with the mission of forming better human beings. We are committed to academic and human excellence. We offer a comprehensive education by fostering in the educational community a commitment to high academic achievement, shaping autonomous, open-minded students with a solid foundation in values.
We are a coeducational, secular, bilingual school with French as a third language starting in Secondary school/MYP. We have a global focus and provide personalized education. We seek to develop engaged, critical and intelligent people, committed to improving the world around them by enriching their lives and the lives of others in an environment of respect, where the student is the center of the learning-teaching process.
We are an international school that fosters a deep love for Mexico and the world around us. Since the school’s founding, we have had national and international exchange programs covering 25 countries to date.
Olinca strives to be at the forefront of education, constantly innovating its programs. Based on the official SEP and UNAM programs, enhanced by Olinca’s institutional programs, as well as the International Baccalaureate (IB) programs, our commitment to excellence is a reality.
Our teachers and directors at a glance
