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
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
Director of Programs
Phone: (949) 338-9388
Email: [email protected]
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
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
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
Area Coordinator
Phone: (661) 333-3416
Email: [email protected]
Santa Clarita, CA – Region
Nikki Beck
Area Coordinator
Phone: (661) 755-6152
Email: [email protected]
Wendy Hidalgo
Area Coordinator
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 661.313.1303