About
Who are oui?Oui-Connect started in 2014 as an international student exchange program. We strive to build an international family full of love, fun, and culture. Through our different programs, students & families around the world are forever connected with an unforgettable experience
Our Team
A Team Of Professionals
![Linda Brenden](https://oui-connect.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/6266_10152314553957242_7101407698585180128_n.jpg)
Linda Brenden
Area Manager
Born and raised in Southern California. I have been working with foreign exchange students for over 35 years . . . it is my passion. We all come in different shapes and sizes, different customs and cultures, no two are alike which is why I love this program so much.
My grandmother grew up in the time when you learned different languages . . . she spoke seven different languages. My family spoke three languages in our home . . . English, Spanish, and French. Maybe this is why I love this program so much. Our children grew up with international “siblings” and they loved every minute of it.
Above all, she is an incredible mother and grandmother.
Orange County
![Hector Bachelot](https://oui-connect.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Untitled-design.jpeg)
Hector Bachelot
Director of Programs
Phone: (949) 338-9388
Email: [email protected]
![Judy Cohen](https://oui-connect.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Judy-Cohen-Foreign-Exchange-Student-Host-A-Student.jpeg)
Judy Cohen
Area Coordinator
Judy has been a part of the Oui-Connect team since the beginning. She has been working in the international exchange world for over 6 years & has hosted over 47 students. She is an all-star host mom & her love of people & different cultures shines.
Phone: (949) 683-2529
Email: [email protected]
![Alejandro Aular](https://oui-connect.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/unknown-6.jpeg)
Alejandro Aular
Operations Manager
Alejandro studied French as an exchange student in Nice, France. Hosted by a French family he was able to understand the power of being immerse in the day-to-day activities of a new culture and took advantage of it by completing his studies in French and complemented his professional studies in Foreign Policy & International Relations in his home country Venezuela.
Phone: (415) 395-6160
Email: [email protected]
![Monica Harter](https://oui-connect.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/monica-pic-5.jpg)
Monica Harter
Area Coordinator
Monica studied abroad as a student and it changed her life. She has hosted students from the UK and Africa multiple times. Her children love hosting because they create a relationship with people they consider their older brothers and sisters. Monica has traveled in Europe extensively.
Phone: (949) 510-1324
Email: [email protected]
Bakersfield, CA – Region
![Rebecca Herrera](https://oui-connect.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/3.jpg)
Rebecca Herrera
Area Coordinator
Phone: (661) 333-3416
Email: [email protected]
Santa Clarita, CA – Region
![Nikki Beck](https://oui-connect.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Nikki-Beck.jpg)
Nikki Beck
Area Coordinator
Phone: (661) 755-6152
Email: [email protected]
![Wendy Hidalgo](https://oui-connect.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Judy-Cohen.jpg)
Wendy Hidalgo
Area Coordinator
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 661.313.1303