GPIA Alumni by Region: Latin America
Sector: Gender, Latin America
Name: Sofia Zur
Degree: MA International Affairs 2022
Title: Fulbright COMEXUS Research Scholar at CIESAS (Center for Research and Higher Studies in Social Anthropology)
Sofia Navarrete Zur is currently a COMEXUS Fulbright Research Scholar at CIESAS making a multi-media documentary about women’s resilience in Mexico amidst gender-based violence. She has previously worked on research projects for The International Rescue Committee, National Geographic, and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Sector: UN, Latin America
Name: Ximena Lucia Gonzalez Fernandez
Degree: MS International Affairs 2022
Title: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Specialist – UNDP Peru
Ximena Lucia Gonzalez Fernandez is currently an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Specialist for the United National Development Program (UNDP) in Peru. She has previously had seven years of experience in the development sector, leading programs and projects with the corporate sector, civil society, and the government.
Sector: Gender, UN, Latin America
Name: Natalia Vega Varela
Degree: MA International Affairs 2020
Title: Senior Researcher, The Gender Equity Policy Institute
Natalia Vega Varela is currently Senior Researcher for the Gender Equity Policy Institute, where she carries analyses from a gender lens perspective. Her experience includes development policy, macroeconomics, and feminist economics analysis. Previously, she has collaborated with international institutions such as UNDESA, non-profits, and think tanks in the U.S. and Mexico.
Sector: Private Sector, Latin America
Name: Clara Marina von Loebenstein Saldarriaga
Degree: MA International Affairs 2019
Title: Sr. Marketing & Industry Team Specialist-LATAM at Winston & Strawn LLP
Clara Marina von Loebenstein Saldarriaga supports business development and marketing initiatives for Winston’s Latin America and Caribbean Practice. Clara is a native Spanish speaker also fluent in Portuguese. Clara creates pitch materials, responses to requests for proposals, and marketing materials for existing and potential clients; prepares submissions for legal rankings, directories, and league table providers; researches political and business opportunities in the region; organizes practice events; and represents the practice at industry conferences across the Americas. Prior to joining Winston, she worked with the Ambassador at the Permanent Mission of Guatemala to the United Nations in New York.
Sector and Area: Non-Governmental Organizations, Monitoring & Evaluation, Latin America
Name: MĂłnica Llaguno
Degree: MA International Affairs 2016
Title: Associate Vice-President of Research, Evaluation, and Learning, Covenant House International
MĂłnica Llaguno is the Associate Vice-president of Research, Evaluation, and Learning of Covenant House International (CHI), the headquarters office of a non-governmental organization that supports children and youth in North and Central America, including internally displaced children, unaccompanied migrant youth, and survivors of human trafficking. She has been part of CHI for over 6 years and leads the monitoring & evaluation efforts across Latin America.