Dígame was founded in 2003 by Camille Martínez, who began her own journey with Spanish from scratch at age twenty. Camille firmly believes that with excellent instruction, rigorous curriculum, and a self-directed passion to continually seek out new learning opportunities, the adult student can learn a foreign language to near-native fluency.

Camille holds a B.A. in English and Spanish from the UW Madison, and an M.A. in Spanish from the Language Schools at Middlebury College. In addition to her work at Dígame, she also serves as a contingency interpreter at Children's Memorial Hospital and as a volunteer translator for TED.com.

WHY "DIGAME"?

"Dígame" ('DEE gah mey') is a formal command that means "Tell me", which some Spanish speakers say when answering the phone. While living with a family in Sevilla in southern Spain, Camille regularly heard the mom, Pepi, using the term and it's been with her ever since.