Victoria Fontana

Victoria Fontana has over 25 years of work experience in teaching, translating, and interpreting. Victoria started their career in 1995 as a Freelance Teacher, Translator, and Interpreter. In 2007, they became an English Teacher at CRIF Acacias. From 2010 to 2011, they were an Adjunct Professor of Spanish at American Public University System. From 2011 to 2015, they were an Adjunct Professor at IE Business School. In 2012, they began working at IE University as an Adjunct Professor and developed curricula for over 20 courses and workshops. From 2015 to 2019, they worked at Mindgazing as a Compassion-Based Resilience Training (CBRT) Instructor, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Instructor, Mindfulness Teacher & Consultant, and MBSR / Mindfulness, Wellness & Somatic Coach, PCC. In 2019, they began working at LeggUP Inc. as a Mindfulness, Wellness & Somatic Coach, PCC and at BetterUp as a BetterUp Fellow Coach and Mindfulness, Wellness and Somatic Coach; Conscious Business Coach, PCC.

Victoria Fontana has an extensive education history. Victoria obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Italian Language and Literature and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language and Literature from the University at Buffalo in 1995. Victoria then went on to pursue a Master of Arts in Education from the University of Washington in 1997. In 2014, they obtained a Meditation Teacher certification from Fundación SERESH accredited by FENACO. In 2015, they obtained a Mindfulness Consultant certification from Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes through Escuela Española de Desarrollo Transpersona. From 2015-2017, they obtained a Transpersonal Mindfulness Consultant, Advanced Level certification from Escuela Española de Desarrollo Transpersona. During this same period, they also obtained a University Certificate-Specialization in Transpersonal Mindfulness Consulting from Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes. In 2017, they obtained a Certificate in Contemplative Psychotherapy from Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science, and a Certified Mindfulness, Wellness and Somatic Coach, (PCC test passed, pending hours) from The Mindfulness Coaching School. In 2018, they obtained a Health and Wellness Coaching certification from MentorCoach Positive Psychology Coaching, and a Compassion-Based Resilience Teacher Training certification from Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science. In 2020, they obtained a Boundless Leadership certification from Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science. Victoria is currently pursuing an MSc in Mindfulness-based Approaches & MBSR/MBCT Certification from Bangor University. In addition, they have obtained several certifications, including MBSR/MBCT Supervision Workshop Level 1 from The Mindfulness Network in 2022, Competency-assessed Teacher in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Advanced-Level and Competency-assessed Teacher in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Advanced-Level from Bangor University in 2021, Conscious Business Coaching from BetterUp in 2020, Compassion-Based Resilience Training (CBRT) Instructor from Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science in 2019, A Still Quiet Place, Mindfulness program for Adolescents and Athletes - Instructor from Dr. Amy Saltzman in 2018, Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and Associate Certified Coach (ACC) from the International Coaching Federation in 2021