Linus Beni is from Belgium. French being his native language, he moved to Minnesota in 1996 and has two daughters. He has a B.A. in Travel and Recreation from Brussels, Belgium. M. Beni has worked as a camp counselor, youth hostel assistant manager, and travel agent.

M. Beni as been with L'Etoile du Nord since the 2002/2003 school year. He feels lucky to work on a daily basis with such a variety of nice students.