Ursula Radics

A native Spanish speaker, Uschi was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A lifelong aficionado of cultures and languages, she has studied Italian, English, and Spanish, and has lived in the U.S., Argentina, Italy, and England.

For more than a decade, she has been a proud member of the Maybeck community. Prior to joining Maybeck, she designed and taught Spanish programs at various Bay Area schools and worked for several years in leadership and management focused on empowering Latino youth by fostering social-emotional, academic, workforce, and life skills.

Uschi holds a master’s degree in Psychology from Golden Gate University, a B.A. in Business Economics from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, and certifications from Baruch College and International House in Buenos Aires. Most recently, she completed a certification in Positive Psychology at Harvard Medical School. As a member of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, she is passionate about second-language acquisition, positive youth development (PYD), and psycholinguistics. She believes that students learn best in an environment where they feel respected, encouraged, and supported.

Outside the classroom, Uschi enjoys taking her four-pawed “daughter,” Lola, for walks; experimenting in the kitchen and perfecting her sourdough bread and pizzas; and planning her family’s next adventure. She is raising her teenage daughters to be proudly bilingual and bicultural.