| Analisa Mir-Therrien
With an eye for interior design and all things imaginative and visual, Analisa is the creative force behind Casa España. She was born in Panama to a Spanish father and Panamanian mother. Her early years were split between Mallorca, Spain and Panama and at age 11 she arrived in New York City where she completed her academic formation at the United Nations International School and subsequently earned a college degree in International Studies from Marymount Manhattan College. She began her diplomatic career as Press Attaché at the Embassy of Panama in Washington DC and also worked for the Organization of American States. Moving to the private sector, she represented a number of foreign governments, national and international organizations, and federal and state agencies. Analisa has traveled extensively throughout Europe, Latin America and the Far East and for short intervals lived in France, Peru and Colombia. For four years she owned and operated her own restaurant in the Baltimore, Maryland area. Moving to the Southern U.S., she lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Natchez, Mississippi. Analisa currently splits her time between Natchez and her current place of residence in Maryville, Tennessee. | |
Welcome! Bienvenidos! Bienvenue!
After losing an hist oric property in Biloxi, MS to Hurricane Katrina, Casa España owners, Paul Therrien and Analisa Mir-Therrien were drawn to Natchez by virtue of its charm, beauty and in particular, the historical connection the Therriens found between Spain and Natchez. Drawing inspiration from this slice of Natchez history, and with Paul's support, Analisa saw it fitting to create an ambiance for her house that was at once a celebration of her own Spanish heritage hailing from the Mir family of the island of Mallorca , as well as a tribute to the early Spanish origins of their newly adopted city. The result of her own interior decorating endeavor is a delectable Natchez luxury vacation retreat offering Bed and Breakfast amenities where distinctive cultural threads intertwine to create an environment that has a unique story to tell and is destined to delight the senses of each and every visitor.
| | Paul J. Therrien
Analytical and diagnostically inclined, Paul is the business foundation of Casa España. Paul was born in Georgetown, Connecticut to a French-Canadian father and Irish mother. Growing up mostly in Connecticut, he also lived in Tucson, Arizona where he returned after completing High School to obtain his B.A. Degree in Psychology from the University of Arizona. Preferring the colder weather of his native New England, Paul headed back to his Connecticut hometown and proceeded to earn a Business Computer Programming Certificate from the Computer Processing Institute (CPI), in Bridgeport, CT. Other professional education includes J.D. Edwards Technical Foundation Class, J.D. Edwards World Case Developers, Lansa 400 Developers, and Project Management from New York University. A natural in the field, Paul has been a succesful Computer Software Developer for over 20 years. His professional career development took place in the New York Tri-State area, working mainly in New York City. Paul is currently employed at Clayton Homes in Maryville, Tennessee. Prior to his current position, he was an Independent Computer Consultant for his company Andeco Software, LLC where he serviced his long-time clients in New York and also The Disney Company in Orlando, Florida. Paul's main area of expertise in computer hardware is with IBM System i5 (AS/400 / iSeries) and Intel based PCs and servers and extends into a sizeable number of programming languages/environments, pacakaged software, development tools, and operating systems software and utilities. His professional distinctions include being awarded for Program of the Year, RTVDDSSRC command, News 3X/400 Magazine in 1990, (www.systeminetwork.com) and a stint as a J.D. Edwards World Case Instructor. Paul is enjoying living at the foothills of the grandiose Smoky Mountains but looks forward to a permanent return to Natchez somewhere in the future. | |