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Serhat Demir 1 Director / Chairman Pan Asia International School Kevin Pugh 2 Secondary Principal Lanna International School Lily Narula 3 Director Kids Kingdom International Kindergarten Susan Lim 4 Director Singapore International School Dr. Edward Roy Krishnan 5 Managing Director Bangkok School of Management Theodore Karl Horwitz 6 President Off Road Costa Rica Paul Cruz 7 Project Manager Pacific Park Condominiums

Press

The Tamarindo News 8 By: Juanita Hayman Published May 2008 Howler Magazine 10 By: David Mills Published June 2008

The right man for the job…look no further.

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Bangkok, Thailand

March 3rd, 2015

To Whom It May Concern:

My name is Serhat Demir, and I am the director of Pan Asia International School in Bangkok. This document is fo r the purpose of giving testimony to Fabrice Vanegas' contribution to our school and community.Fabrice worked for us for four years, and we were sad to see him go at the end of last academic year, but we have remained friends, understanding that he has chosen to pursue growing iT each, a project of his, which he started from scratch a few years ago.

Fabrice served as an IB Diploma high school teacher of Business Management and Theory of Knowledge. During his stint with us he was a homeroom teacher, involved in the discipline committee, was head of the humanities department. Fa brice also served as chair of the Professional Development committee. But he did not only focus his energy on academics, Fa brice contributed greatly to other aspects of our school as well.

In 2012, Fabrice spearheaded our school's relationship with UNESCO, involving our students in a range of UN ESCO activities, this culminated in several ofthem receiving the prestigious title of UNESCO Youth Peace Ambassador.

He liaised with the Hiroshima World Peace Culture Foundation, which resulted in connecting our secondary school to a live videoconference with their chairman and an A-bomb survivor. Today our school enjoys much stronger ties with the institution.

On a technical note, Fa brice was directly responsible for connecting our school to the Google Education program, which resulted in Pan Asia International School having its own Google Domain. Today we are happy to have fully deployed our Google Apps and have transformed the way we communicate and collaborate with each other using this powerful technological platform.

In terms of pastoral care, it has been very touching to see how close Fabrice has grown to his students and their fa milies, he is still considered by many as a part of our community regardless of him not being currently employed at PAIS.

In short, I would not hesitate to recommend him to the highest possible standard to anyone who may be reading this document. I would strongly suggest that you give him an opportunity to become a strong asset to your organization. I guarantee you will not be disappointed.

Should you have any further questions, feel free to contact me.

18 Chalermprakiat Rama 9 Soi 67 , Kwang Dokmai , Pravet District , Bangkok I 0250

Tel : 0-2347-2280-3, 0-2726-6273-4 Fax: 0-2726-6341 www.pais.ac.th email : inf<) (lupais.ac.th

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Cambridge International School

Dear Fabrice,

~~~LANNA INTERNAllONAL SCHOOL TI-WLAND 300 Grandv1ew Moo 10, Ch1ang Ma• 50100

+66 53806230·1 •nloOiannaisl.ac.lh

23rd March 2015

It is a couple of weeks since you and your iT each team came and provided us with a great day's training and I thought I might drop you a line to give a little positive feedback; something we all need from time to time.

First of all, thank you for coming out to Chiang Mai and providing us with an opportunity to offering "ethically priced" high quality training to the 60 Chiang Mai teachers that attended. Prior to this we, and other local schools, had been sending teachers to Bangkok, at considerable expense, and were therefore only able to train a small number of our teachers. Being able to have a shared training experience for the vast majority of our school's staff has been transformational in the way Google Apps is used in our school -Google Forms, Slides, and document collaboration has become endemic all of a sudden! It is great to see the change that has occurred. The way you communicated with me on the run-up to this event, the assistance with marketing the day, and of course the high quality of the training, all combined to make this a very positive experience for all involved. At a school Head's event I attended only last week a number of people who had come from other schools to attend our training day took the time to thank me for offering such an enjoyable and worthwhile experience. So, thank you - and I hope we can partner to provide more Chiang Mai- wide training again in the future.

SISB S C H 0 0 L PR AC H A U T HIT

8 january 2015 Bangkok, Thailand

To Whom it May Concern,

SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BANGKOK 498/11 Soi Ramkhamhaeng 39 (Teplee la 1 ), Wa ngthonglang, Wangthonglang, Bangkok 10310 Thailand Tel:+66(0)2 158 9191 I Fax:+66(0)2 1589192 www.sisb.ac.th

My name is Susan Lim Poh, I am the Principal of all three campuses of Singapore In ternationa l School in Bangkok, Thailand. The purpose of this letter is to recommend Mr Fabrice Vanegas and iTeach Thailand for training on Google in the classroom and educational app licatio ns of ICT in general.

In October of2014, Fabrice conducted several training sessions for us in our flagship campus. He trained 135 teachers in Google Apps. He also conducted a session of''Ado be Acrobat Pro Ninjitsu", in which 24 teachers were trained in using this software.

The general feedback from staff was very good . Teachers were given useful knowledge through hands-on training, ultimately students have benefitted from this . Today, tha nks to th e effort of Fa brice and his team, our schools have fully "gone Google". We now have a Google domain, which students and teachers are using to make the most of teach ing and learning at this school.

I would not hesitate to recommend Fabrice and iTeach to any institution wishi ng to receive high quality EdTech training or anyone wanting to "go Google".

Sincerely,

~· Ms Susan Lim Principal Singapore International School

PRACHA UTHIT I EKI<AMAI I SUVARNABHUMI

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16th Floor Amarin Tower, 496-502 Ploenchit Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand www.bsm.ac.th ∙ info@bsm.ac.th ∙ T: +66 (2) 256 – 9586 ∙ F: +66 (2) 256 - 9144

Programmes are validated by the College of Birmingham/School of Business, duly accredited by The British Institute of Resource Development (BIRD) and Awards for Training & Higher Education (ATHE) United Kingdom

March 21, 2015

Re: Letter of Recommendation

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

Dear Sir / Madam,

This is to acknowledge that Mr. Fabrice Vanegas who has successfully completed a two-year Master of Education

in Educational Administration at St. Theresa International College, Thailand, as well as a BA (Hons) in Leadership

and Management from Northumbria University at Bangkok School of Management (NU’s official support center

in Thailand), studied under my tutelage for a duration of five years or so.

As a student in my classes, he displayed numerous excellent personal qualities such as diligence, punctuality,

team-spirit, and focused-attention when undertaking any task. He is a trustworthy person, and possesses a

friendly and caring personality, hence works well with others. When it comes to important things such as studies

and work, he employs self-discipline to carry out his responsibilities without any compromise.

At times, he may get upset with others who are not as hardworking or sincere as he is, but these are good traits

when it comes to encouraging everyone to work toward achieving organizational goals. Mr. Vanegas could be

trusted with complex and important tasks, as he is reliable and will make sure to complete any work given to him,

and produce high quality outcome.

As Mr. Vanegas proceeds on to seeking further education and/or employment that fits his qualifications and

personal characteristics, I wish him all the very best in the pursuit. From a professional point of view, I would

highly recommend Mr. Vanegas for any further education endeavor and/or any suitable professional position,

without any reservation. He would definitely be a valuable addition to any growing and progressive organization.

Any assistance rendered to him would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Yours truly,

Dr. Edward Roy Krishnan

Managing Director

To Whom it May Concern,

Tamarindo, Costa Rica May 20th 2005

I had the pleasure of having Fabrice work in my company, OffRoad Adventures Costa Rica for a year and a half. He was hired as our Business Development Manager, to my surprise his abilities in marketing and publicity design were only second to his negotiation capabilities.

Not only did he make me very decent revenue, penetrating the local market ferociously, but as importantly he saved me a lot of money.

I am very satisfied with the marketing material Fabrice single-handedly produced: Printed media, shooting and editing video, as well as digital logo designs. But this was nothing compared to what he did for me as far as brand identity and placement went. His negotiating with the major tourism players in the area was key. He managed to get Off Road Costa Rica on every desk of every tourism wholesaler, hotel concierge, etc. He achieved rates from tour operators at a fraction of what everybody else would have to pay, even wholesalers that have been in the market for years. ·

His performance in EXPOTUR (Costa Rica's biggest tourism event) was also key, allowing us to get the attention of the local press and Tourism Minister, Carlos Benavides.

I was sad to see Fabrice go when he went to start his own business, but even afterwards we have kept in contact and he has further helped me whenever it was in his reach.

In short I would not hesitate in heavily recommending Fabrice Vanegas to any tourism related position, he is a valuable asset to any company. He proved his worth time and time again and we wish him the very best.

President Off Road Adventures Costa Rica www.offroadcostarica.com Tel. (506) 2653 1970 Cel.(506) 8868 0001

(506) 8868 0002

October 25th 2008 To Whom It May Concern: Fabrice Vanegas has worked with us from the very beginning of our project. He has shown to be a person with good work ethic, who has always done more than is expected of him. His charisma and language skills have made him useful locally as well as internationally, he represented us in SIMA, Madrid and Salon Immobilier de Paris. He helped liaison with press and his ease for public relations greatly improved our image. Fabrice is a creative individual who has an ability to deal with unforeseen situations. Never shy to go the extra mile, he is definitely valuable to any organization. He will be missed at Pacific Park and we wish him the very best on his new life in Thailand. If you have any questions regarding Fabrice or his performance feel free to contact me. Paul Cruz Project Manager Pacific Park Condominiums www.pacificparkcr.com tel (506) 2653 0192 paul@gocr.com

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San Francisco Executives Fix Santa Rosa School by "Storm" Ejecutivos de San Francisco Arreglan Escuela de Santa Rosa • By Juanita Hayman • Photos by Emma Roll

S anta Rosa, Guanacaste- Forty bay area executives from the high-tech company Fusion Storm, along with their respective families, took the local e lementary schoo l in Santa Rosa by storm as they rolled up the ir sleeves to complete ly makeover the school with new paint, needed repairs, and landscaping. On top of all of that, Fusion Storm created a computer lab with laptop and installed proper security measures for the lab.

The project of fixing the school was a result of a vision and miss ion by Fabrice Venegas, former owner of the Shangri Lounge, with the he lp of his friend Ted Horwitz from Off Road Adventures, who coordinated Fusion Storm's vacation to Tamarindo.

Venegas mission to he lp restore and improve the Santa Rosa school, which is considered as a historical building and cultural gem, began when he first started volunteering for CEPIA. The more he saw, the more he wanted to take matters into hi s own hands and put a ll of hi s efforts, through hi s former business, to raise the funds needed to improve the school. Through Vanegas' vision and Horowitz helpfulness, Fusion Storm's generous way of giving back to the ir vacation destination , was a true success and the smiles on the students and teachers faces proved it.

anta Rosa, Guanacaste - Cuarenta ejecutivos del area de Ia bahfa, quienes laboran para Ia compaiifa de alta tecnologfa Fusion Storm, junto con sus respectivas familias. tomaron Ia escuela primaria de Santa Rosa. El grupo se enroll6 las mangas y transformaron Ia escuela por completo con pintura nueva. reparaciones y jardinerfa. Ademas. Fusion Storm cre6 un laboratorio de c6mputo con computadores portatiles e instalaron todas las medidas de seguridad necesarias.

El proyecto de arreglar Ia escuela result6 de Ia vision y misi6n de Fabrice Venegas, antiguo dueiio de Shangri Lounge, y de Ia ayuda de su amigo Ted Horwitz de Off Road Adventures. quien coordin6 las vacaciones del grupo Fusion Storm en Tamarindo.

La idea de Venegas de ayudar a restaurar y mejorar Ia escuela de Santa Rosa. considerada edificio hist6rico y gema cultural , empez6 junto con su voluntariado en CEPIA. Entre mas vefa, mas querfa to mar cartas en e l as unto y dar todo de sf para recauda r el dinero necesario para mejorar Ia escue la: lo logr6 a traves de su antiguo negoc io. Gracias a Ia vis ion de Venegas y Ia ay uda de Horowitz, Ia manera generosa en Ia que Fusion Storm clio algo de ellos a su clestino turfstico hi zo posible que todo fuera un exito. Las sonrisas de los estucliantes y maestros son prueba de ello. •

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A couple of years ago the village school at Santa Rosa was

in very poor condition and not at all conducive to teaching children. The school is 100 years old and has an attendance of 130 children. The walls were damaged, the wood rotting with jagged edges where planks were broken

and eaten away by termites; the electric system an absolute hazard to students and teachers with uninsulated wires and exposed fit-tings; toilets were primitive and without privacy; the building had been burgled, the TV stolen. A man who had been given money to repair fences and window bars had absconded with the materials and money. This situation was, unfortunately, common to schools

in many pueblitos and, in most cases, the community members don’t care enough to get together and make improvements. Fortunately, this school has an angel.

Fabrice Venegas was fa-miliar with Santa Rosa and friendly with some of its inhabitants. He took it upon

himself, with whatever help he could raise, to improve the condi-tions for the kids. At his bar, Shangri Lounge in Tamarindo, he and his friend Svetlana held two fundraising parties and raised other donations locally, and in February, 2008, he started work at the school. Since then he has laid cement, rebuilt walls with drywall and repaired electrics.

Then, on April 21 a gang of new angels flew in – from Silicon Valley, Cali-fornia. Fusion Storm, a $500 million hardware and software development company, took the school under its wing. Of the 350 employees seventy, paid for by the company

and led by the president John G. Varel, came on a four-day vacation to Costa Rica, one day of which was dedicated to the Santa Rosa School. “Geeks” would not be a word I would use to describe these people. From 8 a.m to after-noon they worked “like

prisoners” according to Fabrice, painting almost the whole school, repair-ing broken walls, laying ten truckloads of sand and gravel and preparing the ground for a computer laboratory. “The best part of our vacation,” said Varel, “was helping the kids at the Santa Rosa School.”

In addition to the physical work, Fusion Storm also donated six brand-new ThinkPad lap-top computers to form the basis for the Fusion Storm Computer Lab, together with a wire-less network. Fabrice hopes that the lab will grow to 12 computers, and asks readers to donate any equipment – computers, scanners, power sup-plies, etc – in good condition. The lab will help children to be more competitive in tomorrow’s work-place. There are plans to set up a scholarship program for each year’s best student to receive an internship in Silicon Valley. “Guanacaste is

being left behind by Costa Rica,” said Fabrice, “but we could be seeing here the beginning of something incredibly positive, the start of a whole new era in computer literacy in Guanacaste.”

Fabrice wishes to thank also Ted Horwitz of Off-Road Costa Rica; Jon Rosenblatt and Paul Cruz of Pacific Park; Proycon for construction of the lab; architect Oscar Ulate.

Although much was accomplished by the task force, there are still many improvements needed – in structural work, security, plumbing and new electrics. Fabrice would be delighted to re-ceive assistance in any of these areas. He can be contacted at 8-981-4181 or fabrice@pacificparkcr.com.

Silicon Valley comes to Santa Rosa David Mills