About Us
This group was founded in February 1 2016 by Susan Gobbo and Danielle do Olival. They led together this group until August 17 2018, when Dani decided to leave the group to pursue new opportunities.
This group is sponsored by St. Louis Mosaic Project, a regional initiative within The St. Louis Economic Development Partnership and the World Trade Center St. Louis. Any international ethnicity is welcome to join us. We started this group because we are foreign, expat spouses, who have been through the acculturation process in USA and other countries. We are experienced and culture-sensitive and would love to ease your acculturation process. Whether you are here for a short-stay, or have already been here for a long time, we look forward to meeting you. We offer fun social interactions between friends and at small gatherings to exchange our experiences and help you live better in the St. Louis area.
If you sign up to be a member of the St. Louis International Spouses Meetup Group you can also benefit from the membership of the St. Louis Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. under our group.
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Co-Founder - Coordinator
Susan Gobbo is Brazilian with a mix of Portuguese and Italian Heritages. She is married and has a beautiful daughter. Susan has Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy and Graduation degree in Respiratory Therapy. In Brazil she worked as a Physical Therapist for more than 15 years in the ICU in a Heart Hospital. Susan has always been passionate about culture and language. She speaks Portuguese, English, some Spanish and French. She is very engaged with many organizations related to immigrants and refugees.
Susan works as a consultant for the Women's Connector Program of the St. Louis Mosaic Project / The St. Louis Economic Development Partnership which represents a larger effort by the region to attract and retain immigrants in our region, where she plays an important role as a Mosaic Ambassador and part of the Mosaic Women Connector Program. As a Mosaic Ambassador she works to make St Louis a more welcoming city, through advocacy in Social Media by talking to individuals, and through the many programs she manages which welcome international people here in St Louis. In 2017 Susan received the “St Louis Mosaic Ambassador Award” for her outstanding dedication in growing the St Louis region. And as part of the Mosaic Women Connector Program she connects women newcomers into the community. In August 2018, Susan started working as an International Spouses Program Consultant for St. Louis Mosaic Project / St. Louis Economic Development Partnership, contacting companies and organizations, finding ways and looking for opportunities to support the international spouses in their adaption and integration process in our region. Susan and her husband Mauricio are coordinators of the Portuguese Language Group in St. Louis which has +370 members. Susan is also active member of some key organizations in our Latino community. Susan is involved in many other activities which help make our community more international and diverse. Susan and her husband Mauricio together with their daughter have been living in St. Louis since 2008 which they now call home.
Co-Coordinator
Ines Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea. At the age of one, her family moved to Sao Paulo, Brazil. At the age of sixteen, her family moved to Canada where she completed her high school education and started a Bachelor's degree in English Literature at York University. Ines is an avid learner about health and nature. She completed a technical course in Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2010 and she loves and supports upcycling and everything that is related to nature preservation. She speaks Korean, Portuguese, and English. Her passion for writing prompted her to write her first novel "Unspoken-Efil," which she self-published in 2008 and it is available on Amazon. In 2017, Ines and her husband moved to St. Louis and during a Brazilian Consulate event in which she volunteered, she first met the head organizer and International Spouses Consultant, Susan Gobbo and her husband Mauricio. Whenever time permits, Ines supports and helps Susan to coordinate some of the events with the St. Louis International Spouses. Ines is a full-time real estate agent with Keller Williams in Kirkwood, Missouri and she is eager to welcome and support any newcomers in our area!
ISG - Cultural Ambassadors
Our cultural ambassadors are members of our group who support our group helping to welcome and connect our members, hand out our questionnaires and assist our events. Our Cultural Ambassadors: Frances Pires, Juddy Park, Maria Balogh, Marina Malkina, Meire (May) Ferreira, Pei Downey, Qian (Emily) Yang, Sherley Moran, Sinem Fisonoglu and Vanessa Ribeiro.
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