The one device people have with them most of the time is their cell phone/mobile device. The two biggest barriers to learning are cost and time. Each week we publish a new free podcast that teaches Spanish. You can remove the time barrier by learning Spanish while you do daily tasks such as commuting or cleaning. The Edufone founders believe in the saying “Inch by inch, life’s a cinch. Yard by yard, life is hard.” Minute by minute, you can improve your mastery of any subject matter.

The Edufone Team

Jade Lindquist has served as Edufone’s CEO since it was founded in March of 2006. Jade Lindquist has a Masters in each of the areas that are required to make a quality educational product: Masters in English Literature, Masters in Information Systems, and Masters in Library Science. In addition, Jade has taught Spanish, ESL, and computer courses for many years. Jade is a lifelong learner who is currently learning Mandarin Chinese.

While exploring different Chinese cassettes, software, CDs, and DVDs, we found that many publishers didn't organize their information in ways that helped people learn Chinese. Thus, with our podcasts and MiniMentor^TM software, we have carefully selected the words and phrases so they reinforce each other and maximize learning.

Estes Sher has served as Edufone’s Marketing and Sales Manager since it was founded in March of 2006. Estes has over 15 years of sales experience as well as a Masters in Accounting.

Carla Staufert-Sevier is a Spanish teacher and a native Spanish speaker from Mexico City. Carla has been a teacher for twenty years. She has taught Spanish and English in the United States for twelve years. She has a Masters Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Texas at Austin. Her passion is to teach Spanish and English and to promote language learning.

Alma Spaulding was born and raised in Mexico City. She received her Bachelor's Degree from the Anahuac University (in Huixquilucan, Estado de Mexico), with a specialty in Radio Broadcasting Production. She's lived in the US since 1999 and is currently working in Promotions. Her previous work experience include working in the radio broadcasting industry, magazines and marketing companies. She joined the Edufone Team because she enjoys sharing her own experiences about the beauty of learning and speaking a foreign language. She is interested in teaching slang and the phrases that aren't taught in school.

Enrique Mendez was raised in Mexico, the state of Veracruz, and the city of Veracruz which is about 700 miles south of Texas. His father is a civil engineer, and his mother was a teacher. He studied Computer Science, and he completed his studies at the University of Texas. He started his professional career in Monterrey, Mexico. Later he began to work for the State of Texas as a Medicaid caseworker in Laredo, Texas. Enrique has served in different capacities as a State of Texas employee. He currently works there as a computer programmer.

Kevin Denbow is an ACC Audio Engineering student. As well as editing our podcasts, he also works in audio engineering and production for local Austin bands.

Yuri Villareal Gutierrez nació en la ciudad de Monclova en el estado de Coahuila en Mexico y creció en Saltillo, la capital de Coahuila. Estudió para educación en niños con necesidades especiales. Ahora vive en Houston TX. Está estudiando inglés y colabora con los diálogos para el programa "EDUFONE". Yuri dice -Me siento feliz de poder colaborar en este programa ya que la autora de este a contribuido mucho en mi aprendizaje de la lengua (inglés) y considero programa un buen método de aprendizaje ya que he tenido la suerte de probarlo y garantizar su eficacia.

The 2007 Podcast Logo Winners

The winner of the logo for the Finally Learn Spanish podcast is Chris DelMonico. Chris lives in Brunswick, Ohio, which is about 30 minutes south of Cleveland. He is a Kent State University graduate with a degree in Visual Communication Design. He and his wife love to travel. They’ve been to Mexico twice - once to Cancun, and the other to Acapulco. After their Acapulco trip, Chris realized that it would be a good idea to learn some Spanish for their future vacations; thus Chris started listening to our Finally Learn Spanish podcasts.

The winner of the logo for the Por Fin Aprende Inglés podcast is Sharon Cozad. Sharon lives in Kyle, TX and she runs her own website (www.KyleTXUSA.com). She also designs and builds websites. She has a dream of starting a nonprofit Art Studio where teens and retired artists can work side by side and learn from each other. She hopes to do this one day soon in Kyle.

The runner up of the podcast's logo design contest is Jamie Kerry. Jamie Kerry is a graduate student in the Writing and Publishing program at Emerson College in Boston. Originally from St. Louis, she currently does production work for a major global publisher, and is a freelance writer and print designer in the process of writing her first nonfiction book.