Staff
Spotlight
Johanna Vera
Name
Johanna Vera
Position
Director of Admissions
Describe your role at BGGA?
As Director of Admissions, I assist families
through the admission process by providing
clarifications and helping make the transition as
smooth as possible.
What’s your favorite part about your job?
Creating a close relationship with students and
families.
What’s the best piece of advice you have ever
received?
My parents taught me to treat others the same
way I would like to be treated, and sometimes
you won’t get a positive reaction but at least
you’ll have the satisfaction of being the better
person.
Favorite sport besides golf?
I will have to say soccer.
What is your favorite home-cooked meal?
It’s a Peruvian dish called Ceviche de Pescado.
What is always stocked in your refrigerator?
Coca-Cola
If you could live anywhere in the world, where
would it be and why?
I would live anywhere near the beach.
Is there anything you are addicted to? Or can’t
live without?
Coca-Cola
What movie do you watch again and again?
This is quite embarrassing but I love watching
PS: I Love you.
Where is your favorite place to travel and why?
We travel every year to Anna Maria Island,
Florida as a family. Anna Maria is our happy
place because it has everything we love such
as beautiful beaches, amazing restaurants and
great people.
What’s one thing we don’t know about you?
I was a model until the age of 16.
Favorite quote?
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow; learn as if
you were to live forever.” - Mahatma Gandhi