Administration

  • Colin LeBihan
    School Director and Assistant to the Head of School

    Colin LeBihan began his French education at 2.5 years old at L’Ecole Française du Maine (The French School of Maine) in Toute Petite Section de Maternelle and continued through grade 6. This personal experience gives Colin a unique perspective. After grade 6, Colin attended Waynflete School in Portland, Maine, for grades 7-12, where he immediately became a key element of the upper-level elective classes for advanced French students, courses usually only open to juniors and seniors.

    Throughout high school, Colin shared his bilingual abilities with his classmates by serving as a mentor for his classmates. He continually polished his written skills through these electives and simultaneously continued his study of French through the French Ministry of Education’s DELF/DALF Programs, achieving the highest level C2.

    Colin attended the CityTerm program at the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York, during his junior year. This highly selective program welcomed boarding students worldwide to complete studies at the Masters School and through experiential learning experiences in New York City. City Term taught the students to explore New York City in a meaningful and hands-on manner and helped them develop independence and deep compassion for others.

    Colin then attended Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, where he studied International Business and Management. He spent his first semester in London with Skidmore’s First Semester London Program. During his college summers, Colin worked at the Desert of Maine, where he managed a team and helped the new owner of this unique location transform it into a thriving campground and cultural venue. Upon graduation from college, Colin moved to Florida and became a licensed real estate agent, working with Berkshire Hathaway.

    Colin is excited to take on the role of School Director and Assistant to the Head of School at The French American School of Tampa Bay. Having watched his parents all of his life, the Founders of FASTB and L’Ecole Française du Maine, Colin is fully committed to the mission and vision of the school. He embraces the challenge of increasing awareness of FASTB locally and internationally and looks forward to getting to know each member of the FASTB community. Among the 56 French Schools in North America, Colin is one of the few administrators who has been a student of this system.

  • Mindy Robertson
    Office Manager and Childcare Director

    Mindy Robertson joined FASTB with over 15 years of teaching experience. A graduate of USF with a BS in English, Mindy’s experience teaching in multi-age classrooms, teaching multiple subjects, and teaching at both the elementary and middle school levels make her an ideal fit for our school office, where she interacts with students of all ages every day.

    In addition to her teaching positions, Mindy also served as a Curriculum Coordinator. Mindy taught English Language Arts at FASTB for two years before transitioning into Office Manager and Childcare Director.

    Mindy worked diligently and quickly to complete the necessary training requirements for the position of Childcare Director; this is no small feat. In addition, she has a wonderful rapport with the children and staff and is always ready to lend a hand and answer parent inquiries.

  • Elizabeth LeBihan
    Founder and CFO

    Elizabeth grew up in Maine and earned her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from the University of Maine at Farmington, with a concentration in Visual and Performing Arts. In college, Beth studied modern dance and choreography and was a member of the modern dance company, The UMF Dancers, for four years. She also attended University College Galway, Ireland as an exchange student, where she reconnected with her family there and met her husband, Willy, a graduate student at the time. She began her career teaching grades 5,6, and 7 in Maine public schools, where she volunteered to teach French after school, as there was no foreign language opportunity offered for the students. After five years, Beth and her husband, Willy, decided to start a family of their own. She left the self-contained classroom to teach privately in order to meet both her professional goals and childcare needs. In their bilingual household, the ability for their own children to speak both French and English came naturally, and this sparked the beginning of a French-immersion program for Maine children. Inspired by the world-renowned Early Childhood program of Les ecoles maternelles in France, the wheels were set in motion for an adventure that would go on to become L’Ecole Française du Maine. With two small children and one on the way, Beth taught by day and studied evenings and weekends to earn her Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education/Child Development through the University of Phoenix. This experience increased her love of early education and fueled her desire to offer Maine children a valuable foundation for learning, beginning at an early age. She has worked in education for 25 years filling many different positions. During her first year as a classroom teacher, Elizabeth received a national teaching award, being named as “One of the Nation’s 100 Best First-Year Teachers.” She was Maine’s only recipient. In 2009, she was awarded the prestigious Chevalier des Palmes Académiques, a Knighthood Order of Chivalry of France presented to academics and educators. The order was originally created by Napoleon. Beth is fluent in French and has raised her children to be bilingual. When not at school, she enjoys reading (with a cat on her lap and dog at her feet), gardening, knitting, boating, taking walks in the woods and on the beach and spending time with her family.