Michel J. Lopez graduated from the University of Montpellier with a “Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie” (specialization in international trade). Michel also studied at the University of Sorbonne Paris IV where he earned a Bachelor’s in Languages and International Business in English and Spanish. More recently he completed a Master degree in French at Georgia State University where he also earned a teaching certificate. From 2009-2012, he taught French as a Visiting Instructor at Georgia State.

In addition to his academic credentials, Michel has a wide experience in the business world. He worked as an export assistant for Vilaro (Viticulteurs du Languedoc-Roussillon) in Brussels, and also acted as customer liaison and coordinator of bank account operations with CBC Bank (third largest bank in Belgium). In 2012, Michel joined the French American Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta as marketing assistant and served in that role until late 2013. After leaving the FACC, he taught French at Alliance Française, and joined Ecole du Samedi in 2015.