Rina Hanna Elk was born in Egypt. She moved to Utah 10 years ago with her husband and kids who are now 11 and 6. She has a BA degree and a MA degree in organizational leadership. Prior to moving to the United States, Rina worked as an instructor; teaching Arabic language to foreign students in the Middle East. When she moved to Utah, she continued doing what she enjoys doing the most, which is educating students about the middle eastern culture and language. 

In 2016, she founded an educational center in Utah to teach Arabic language to students of all ages. And in 2019, she joined our RA team.

She loves to dance, cook, play the piano, go on hikes and most of all, she loves to spread knowledge about the Middle Eastern language and culture with students, as they become global citizens.