Marco Antonio Huerta Alardin is an experienced educator and communications professional with a strong background in Spanish language and literature. Currently serving as a Spanish Instructor at the University of California, Irvine since September 2018, Marco has previously held positions as a Teaching Assistant at the University of California, San Diego, and as Communications Director at the Instituto Tamaulipeco para la Cultura y las Artes. Additional roles include teaching English as a Second Language and working as a Writer and Producer at Televisa del Golfo. Marco holds a Doctorate in Spanish Language and Literature from UC Irvine, a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from UC San Diego, and a Licentiate degree in Communication and Media Studies from Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México.