Our Team
The association is governed by a board of trustees who work in global partnership with educational consultants, volunteers, investors and professionals who believe in and support the vision and mission of CSS.
Scot Musser
CSS Founder and Board President
Scot is president and founder of the Association Christian Schools in Spain (CSS) and the president of the LIFE International School board, CSS first school project. He came to Spain in 1998 and began working at Evangelical Christian Academy (ECA) — an English-speaking American school near Alcalá de Henares. He served as a teacher, business administrator, and finally as the headmaster for 10 years. Scot has a Master in Education, a Master in Christian Education, and is currently completing his doctorate in Educational Leadership.
Oscar Mesanza Jaldo
Board Vice-President
Oscar is a passionate physical education teacher with over 20 years of experience in education, fostering the physical and emotional development of his students. His commitment is the advancement Christ-centered education, and the multiplication of schools offering comprehensive education based on Christian values. Oscar’s 5 years serving in an international Christian school in Bolivia, helped him gain valuable experience collaborating with Christian schools and other social entities.
Jeffrey Houser
Treasurer
Jeffrey brings to the LIFE International School a unique professional background including education leadership, not-for-profit management, financial consulting, general contracting, and commercial real estate brokering.
Jeffrey has a master’s in international business from the Norwegian School of Economics and a bachelor’s in economics from Wheaton College (Illinois). His CRE and GC licenses are from Arizona.
Gonzalo Arrojo López
Board Memeber
Gonzalo is a Business Process Improvement Specialist with more than 17 years of experience in Project Management and Information Technology, combining both to help companies detect areas of weakness and create innovative solutions. He also coaches individual workers in becoming team players for the overall success of projects.
Benoît Foucault
Board Secretary
Benoît has a Master in Business Administration, and a Master in Intercultural Studies, and is certified as a trainer in Intercultural Intelligence and is currently in the process of completing his coaching certification. Over the last two decades, he has lived and worked in the USA, Africa, and Europe in various business positions. He also enjoyed being involved in a non-profit project in helping and serving the refugee and immigrant population. While in North Africa, he served on a board of an international school and has served on the CSS board since 2020.
Guadalupe Campos
Board Member
Guadalupe has a Master in Business Administration, a Master in Administrative Management and a bachelor's degree in Pedagogy of Dance. She has lived in South America, the Middle East and different countries in Europe. With more than 20 years of experience in administration and finance, now she’s in Madrid, working in that field while helping the expatriate community to settle in Spain and supporting various non-profit causes based in Madrid.
Gonzalo Arrojo
Board Member
Gonzalo is a SAAS Enterprise Business Development Manager | Helping companies digitally transform Finance Departments processes with Artificial Intelligence. As part of his desire to serve God by promoting a different educational model, he started working on the foundation and progress of CSS and Life International School since 2016.
Duane Miller
Board Member
Though originally from the USA, Duane has lived in Spain for eight years with his wife and children. He holds a PhD in Divinity from the University of Edinburgh and has published several books on Muslim-Christian relations. He is professor at the Protestant Faculty of Theology at Madrid (UEBE).
Sonia Maldonado
Board Member
Dr. Sonia Maldonado has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Puerto Rico and a Master of Divinity, specializing in pastoral counseling. She also has a PhD in Theological Philosophy, specializing in Christian education. She has spent many years developing new strategies in the organization and instruction of Christian education in churches and schools. She has developed and taught courses in FATELA on pastoring a child's heart and the spiritual development of children.
Luke Camara
Board Member