Juan Pablo Suarez

“When I was doing my men's ACTS retreat in October 2014, there was a moment in which I felt called from the Lord to teach in a Catholic school. So I began my research and found that Christ the Redeemer was the perfect school for me to work and bring my children with me.”
 
Juan Pablo Suarez likes teaching because of the possibility to inspire, be a role model and transfer his passion for science to his students. After working in the corporate world as a chief financial officer for several years, Juan decided to pursue a career in education.
 
Born in Bogota, Colombia, Juan Pablo attended Catholic school from Pre-K to high school. He finished his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Finance at University of La Sabana in Colombia in 2001. During that time he also completed the ESL English Language Pronunciation program at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. in 2000. After living in D.C. for a while and working at an international organization, Juan Pablo moved to Houston and decided it was time for a career change. He received his Bilingual Education Certificate from Texas in 2005. He attended summer education programs at both Harvard Graduate School of Education (2009) and the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University (2012). In 2015, he finished his Master of Arts in Bilingual Education and Leadership at Houston’s very own University of St. Thomas. He received an award from UST’s chapter of Kappa Delta Pi because of his GPA and zeal for education.

He was accepted to the Harvard Education Professional Program that will take place in November 2016 in Cambridge, Mass. Most recently, Juan Pablo was CtR Catholic School's 5th, 6th and 7th grade science teacher. He has also worked in Spring Branch Independent School District.