Meet the Project Team

Gonzalo R. Bruce serves as Assistant Provost for Global Engagement at Boise State University. As the Senior International Officer, he provides leadership in areas that support strategic internationalization, including Global Learning, International Recruitment and Admission, the Intensive English Program, International Student and Scholars Services, and the Peace Corps Prep Program. He has more than 18 years of experience in international education. In his current position, he is directly involved in developing new international programs and partnerships and managing externally funded projects with global partners. Before the Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad Mozambique, he was awarded and managed the Fulbright-Hays GPA Taiwan.

Gonzalo received the Ph.D. degree from The Ohio State University and the Master’s degree from the Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Pittsburgh. He is active in several professional associations, including NAFSA, AIEA and EAIE.

Fátima arrived from the Azores Islands, Portugal in 1993. Since then her academic achievements include a M.A. in Spanish Literature from University of California – Santa Barbara, and a B.A. in Spanish from Boise State University.

Fátima has a great passion for teaching and learning. She is a clinical assistant professor at Boise State University where she works as the Spanish Language Coordinator and teaches Portuguese and Spanish upper-division courses, including Introduction to Court Interpretation and Spanish for Healthcare.

Fátima has many years of experience in different areas of the interpreting profession. She is a Federal Court Certified Interpreter, as well as an Idaho Court Certified Interpreter Master Level in Spanish and Certified Portuguese Interpreter. She is also a Certified Medical Interpreter through the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters (NBCMI). She has been serving as faculty for different workshops and training sessions for new and experienced interpreters and judges for the past five years. Fátima is also an interpreter assessment specialist and a rater for a national credentialing program for interpreters.

Gabriela Curtiz was born in Beira, Mozambique, Province of Sofala. Her interest in environmentalism started at the age of 9 when she was part of the environmental team in primary school. She participated in the youth seminar on biodiversity conservation in Gorongosa in 2016. The seminar lasted five working days interacting with people from different cultures and experts in conservation biology. In 2017, she interned at the Paleo Primate Project and worked with national and international students. That opportunity gave her access to very experienced scientists from different countries and gained knowledge in new areas. After a year, Gaby found an opportunity at the Gorongosa Tourism Department and serve as a guide. She took this opportunity. A year later, she became the first female guide in Gorongosa National Park.

Gaby is currently a student at Boise State University, in the  College of Business and Economics. Upon completing her studies in the U.S., she hopes to take her skills and knowledge back to her village and help improve the lives of people in Gorongosa.