About Us
Deborah (Debbie) Cortigiani, has made it her mission to improve the lives of newcomers to the USA by improving their American English communication skills. Through improved communication skills, Debbie's clients have been able to grow their careers and make better lives for themselves and their families. Debbie has over 25 years of experience preparing others in American English holds a master degrees in Business Education from Boston University , and language Education from Rutgers University. She was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and became enamored with Italy when she studied and lived in Florence, Italy. There she met Marco, her husband of almost 30 years. They live together in New Jersey, right outside New York City, and have raised two bilingual young adults, Matthew and Julia. In her free time Debbie likes to exercise, bake and travel (especially throughout Italy), and meet people from other countries.
