Juan Carballo
Executive Director
Juan Carballo
Juan Carballo earned his law degree in his home country of Argentina at the National University of Cordoba (2006), and his Master of Laws (LL.M.), at Georgetown University Law Center (2010), sponsored by the Fulbright Commission.
He was a Law Fellow at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law from 2010-2011 and a legal advisor at the Inter-American Heart Foundation Argentina from 2012-2013. He has worked as a short-term consultant for the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO). He has extensive work experience at the civil society field in Argentina and worked as a legal advisor at the Environment and Sustainable Development Secretary at the local goverment of Córdoba. He is one of the founders of FUNDEPS where he is has served as Executive Director since 2012.
He has written papers and books chapters on Constitutional Law, Accountability and Transparency, Environmental Law, Right to Health, and Human Rights.
juanmcarballo@fundeps.org
Carolina Tamagnini
Project Cordinator
Carolina Tamagnini
Carolina holds a Bachelor Degree in International Relations by the Universidad Siglo 21. She had a research scholarship given by the International Relations and Integration Secretary of Córdoba. She was assistant researcher in an academic research project at the Siglo 21 University, on International Migratory Policies at MERCOSUR.
Carolina is author and co-author of various publications in scientific journals, of topics related to migrations, refugee, gender and right to health.
carotamagnini@fundeps.org
Mayca Balaguer
Legal Affairs Coordinator
Mayca Balaguer
Lawyer graduated from the Faculty of Law of the National University of Cordoba and Diploma in Gender Studies, women’s and political movement in Latin America (Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of UBA and Latin American Program of Distance Education in Social Sciences Cultural Center Of the Gorini Floreal Cooperation).She is the coordinator of the Law and Human Rights project at Projects Abroad, an organization that offers volunteer opportunities to young foreigners in the city of Córdoba.Co-founder of the Corps of Feminist Advocates of Cordoba (CAF) and member of the Alliance of Argentine women lawyers.Volunteer for more than 10 years in AFS Intercultural Programs Argentina & Uruguay, an international organization that promotes intercultural learning opportunities through educational exchange experiences. Trainer of volunteers and educational communities at the binational level.
maycabalaguer@fundeps.org
Agustina Palencia
Coordinator
Agustina Palencia
Agustina has a bachelor’s degree in International Affairs in Universidad Siglo 21. She serves as assistant in a research project sponsored by CONICET, Universidad Siglo 21 and Grupo de estudios de India de Rosario. She has several publications in scientific magazines and in the book “Emergentes Asiáticos en América Latina: El Sudeste de Asia, China e India”. She has participated as a speaker in several seminars and conferences.
She is also a volunteer in Organización Argentin de Jóvenes para las Naciones Unidas (OAJNU), and has been the coordinator in different projects. She is Assistant Professor in the chair Sistemas Políticos Comparados in Universidad Siglo 21.
She is student at the Program of Governance, Policy Managemen and Public Policy of Universidad Católica de Córdoba, CAF and the George Washington University.
agustinapalencia@fundeps.org
María Sofía Chacón
Member
María Sofía Chacón
Sofia holds a degree in Political Science from the Catholic University of Cordoba. With the main objective of generating scientific evidence that serves as an input to decision making, she develops her activity as a researcher in the Observatory of Studies on Coexistence and Citizen Security in the Government of the Province of Córdoba, where, among other things, she coordinates the Survey Corruption of Victimization. Sofía is Global Shaper -Hub Cordoba- and previously worked for the Argentine Youth Organization for the United Nations (OAJNU), mainly in the training of young people.
She graduated from the Program for Governance, Political Management and Public Management 2016 (CAF – The George Washington University – Catholic University of Cordoba) and currently holds the Diploma in Political Innovation from the Academy of Political Innovation and the Diploma in Citizen Security from Bias University Pascal.
sofiachacon@fundeps.org
María Pérez Alsina
Coordinator
María Pérez Alsina
María is a lawyer, graduated from the National University of Cordoba. She currently works in the legal study and in the Fellow of the “Environmental Guardians” Program of the Ministry of Water, Environment and Public Services of the Province of Córdoba. In turn, participate as an Assistant Researcher in a research project within the Center for Legal and Social Research of the UNC.
Within the framework of this project and as a member of the Environmental Law Research Group CIJS-ISEA 2014, she participates as author of the books “The current environmental institutionality in Argentina (2009-2014)”, “Legal research in public environmental policies (Part II) “and” Minimum budgets and the new environmental legal order in Argentina (2014 – 2015)”.
mariaperezalsina@fundeps.org
Juan Bautista López
Member
Juan Bautista López
Juan Bautista is a lawyer graduated from the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the National University of Córdoba, Professor at Cs. Juridical graduated from the same faculty, also is attached to the “A” chair of the subject “Law of Natural and Environmental Resources” of the career of Law of the School of Law and Social Sciences of the UNC, and masters in “Law and Argumentation “of the same faculty. He works as an employee in the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Province of Córdoba and is a member of the Legal Clinic within the framework of the Ethics and Political Theory program of the Center for Legal and Social Research of the UNC.
María Elena Martínez Espeche
Member
María Elena Martínez Espeche
María Elena is a lawyer graduated from the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the National University of Cordoba. She has been awarded a scholarship by Universidad Nacional de Córdoba at the University of Murcia, Spain. He currently works in the Provincial Courts of the Province of Córdoba and is a research assistant at CIJS. He participates actively in seminars, presentations and research in relation to the environmental theme.
malemartinez@fundeps.org
Ananda María Lavayén
Member
Ananda María Lavayén
Ananda María Lavayén Ananda María Lavayén is a student of the last years of the legal career at the National University of Córdoba. Actively participates in courses, seminars and workshops related to the legal field and environmental problems. In 2017 he completed the Basic Training of Mediators dictated by the Law School of the UNC.
Eva Lia Colombo
Member
Eva Lia Colombo
Eva Lia has a Bachelor’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences from the University of Amsterdam. He obtained a Master’s degree in International Relations, within the Conflict Studies and Human Rights program of the University of Utrecht and a second master’s degree in Latin American Studies from the Center for Latin American Studies and Documentation, attached to the University of Amsterdam. He dedicated his two master’s theses to socio-environmental conflicts in the Province of Córdoba, Argentina. He has been an intern at the Center for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) in Amsterdam; in the politics, press and culture section of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Buenos Aires and in AER INTA Pro Huerta Córdoba.
Virginia Pedraza
Coordinator
Virginia Pedraza
Lawyer and teacher in Gender, Society and Politics of the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences. Co-founder of the Body of Feminist Lawyers (CAF) and member of the Argentine Alliance of Women Lawyers for the Rights of Women. He is Shaper of the Global Shapers International Community, Hub Córdoba and has been Facilitator of the White Ribbon Campaign – Argentina-Uruguay Chapter, Focal Point Córdoba. She is the author of several publications and has participated in different instances of training and research, focusing her studies on human rights, gender and sexualities.
vir.pedraza@fundeps.org
María Cecilia Bustos Moreschi
Project Manager
María Cecilia Bustos Moreschi
Cecilia graduated in History, graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities of the National University of Cordoba. He teaches at the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Universidad Siglo 21 and in the middle level, and as part of the Editorial Board of the magazine Brumario (UES21). She is a specialist in Oral and Recent History and is the author of several articles on this subject. She is part of the Gender and Sexual Diversity team and participates in projects oriented towards participation and media violence.
cecilia.bustos.moreschi@fundeps.org
Carolina Tamagnini
Member
Carolina Tamagnini
Carolina holds a Bachelor Degree in International Relations by the Universidad Siglo 21. She had a research scholarship given by the International Relations and Integration Secretary of Córdoba. She was assistant researcher in an academic research project at the Siglo 21 University, on International Migratory Policies at MERCOSUR.
Carolina is author and co-author of various publications in scientific journals, of topics related to migrations, refugee, gender and right to health.
carotamagnini@fundeps.org
Mayca Balaguer
Member
Mayca Balaguer
Lawyer graduated from the Faculty of Law of the National University of Cordoba and Diploma in Gender Studies, women’s and political movement in Latin America (Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of UBA and Latin American Program of Distance Education in Social Sciences Cultural Center Of the Gorini Floreal Cooperation).She is the coordinator of the Law and Human Rights project at Projects Abroad, an organization that offers volunteer opportunities to young foreigners in the city of Córdoba.Co-founder of the Corps of Feminist Advocates of Cordoba (CAF) and member of the Alliance of Argentine women lawyers.Volunteer for more than 10 years in AFS Intercultural Programs Argentina & Uruguay, an international organization that promotes intercultural learning opportunities through educational exchange experiences. Trainer of volunteers and educational communities at the binational level.
maycabalaguer@fundeps.org
Emilia Pioletti
Member
Emilia Pioletti
Emilia holds a degree in Social Communication from the Faculty of Communication Sciences of the National University of Córdoba. He is a journalist in independent media, radio and graphics. She is part of the Gender Team in the Gacetillas Team and integrates the project “The participation of women and GLTBB people in the media”.
Gonzalo Roza
Coordinator
Gonzalo Roza
Gonzalo has a Bachelor Degree in International Relations (Universidad Siglo 21), a postgraduate diploma in Entrepreneurship Management and a MOOC course in Project Management for Development. He joined Fundeps in mid-2013 and currently is the Coordinator of the Global Governance Area of the foundation and member of the International Secretariat of the Coalition for Human Rights in Development. Formerly, he worked in the International Financial Institutions´ Area of the Center for Human Rights and Environment (CEDHA).
He is a professor of secondary education and author and co-author of papers and articles on issues related to Argentine Foreign Affairs, Transparency, International Financial Institutions and Grievance Mechanisms
gon.roza@fundeps.org
Agustina Palencia
Project Manager
Agustina Palencia
Agustina has a bachelor’s degree in International Affairs in Universidad Siglo 21. She serves as assistant in a research project sponsored by CONICET, Universidad Siglo 21 and Grupo de estudios de India de Rosario. She has several publications in scientific magazines and in the book “Emergentes Asiáticos en América Latina: El Sudeste de Asia, China e India”. She has participated as a speaker in several seminars and conferences.
She is also a volunteer in Organización Argentin de Jóvenes para las Naciones Unidas (OAJNU), and has been the coordinator in different projects. She is Assistant Professor in the chair Sistemas Políticos Comparados in Universidad Siglo 21.
She is student at the Program of Governance, Policy Managemen and Public Policy of Universidad Católica de Córdoba, CAF and the George Washington University.
agustinapalencia@fundeps.org
Jenny Aguirre
Researcher
Jenny Aguirre
Jenny Aguirre is a lawyer from the Catholic University of Colombia and a candidate for an Intellectual Property Magister from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences. She has worked as an advisor on intellectual property issues at the Ministry of the Interior of Colombia within the Special Surveillance Commission whose purpose was the restructuring of the SAYCO Authors and Coopositores Society. World Bank consultant in the technical review of operational policies “safeguards”, especially the Policy of indigenous peoples. Adviser in the Organization of the Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon -OPIAC and Coordinator of the Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin- COICA, on the rights of the indigenous peoples in Colombia, in particular the traditional knowledge related to intellectual property. She also works for a law firm as a lawyer in Protection of creations in Intellectual Property and advises other companies in the area.
jennyaguirre@fundeps.org
jennyaguirre@fundeps.org
Camila Victoria Bocco
Researcher
Pedro González Achával
Pedro is a lawyer from the National University of Cordoba, awarded as an outstanding graduate in 2016. He is an associate professor of Economics at the Faculty of Law of the UNC. He participated as a group coordinator in the youth civil association Ateneo Juventus. He has worked in several law firms and currently serves as an independent lawyer. Nowadays, he participates actively in forums, seminars and congresses related to economics, law and international affairs.
camilabocco@fundeps.org
Camila Victoria Bocco
Camila is an advanced student of the Bachelor of International Relations at the Universidad Empresarial Siglo 21. She is currently working on her Final Degree Project and taking a double degree in International Relations – Degree in Political Science – from the same College.
Macarena Mustafa
Researcher
Macarena Mustafa
Macarena is an advanced student of the Degree in International Relations of Universidad Empresarial Siglo 21. He has participated in many seminars and talks.He is carrying out research on the application of the Syrian Program in Cordoba. In addition, it is carrying out its final work on the results of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan “UNMISS” and its contribution to state sovereignty.
macarena.mustafa@fundeps.org
Sofía Brocanelli
Researcher
Sofía Brocanelli
Sofia is an advanced student of the Degree in International Relations of Universidad Empresarial Siglo 21. She has participated in many seminars and talks.He is carrying out research on the application of the Syrian Program in Cordoba. In addition, it is carrying out its final work on the External actions of the Lebanese confessional communities towards Syria as a result of the Syrian civil conflict.
sofiabrocanelli@fundeps.org
Ana Estefanía Carballo
Strategic Advisor
Ana Estefanía Carballo
Ana holds a doctorate in Political Science (University of Westminster, England), Master in International Development Economics (University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, Germany). Degree in Political Science, Degree in International Relations (Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Argentina). He has worked for the United Nations Argentina Youth Organization, the United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY, the Netherlands), the Center for the Implementation of Public Policies for Equity and Growth (CIPPEC, Argentina) and the Secretariat of Transparency International (TI, Germany).
aecarballo@fundeps.org
Maga Ailén Merlo Vijarra
Member
Maga is a lawyer from the National University of Córdoba. He has participated in numerous courses, seminars and conferences related to the area of public policies, human rights and management of social projects. He has been part of various organizations aimed at meeting the demands of groups in vulnerable situations. He is a member of the Institute of Public Policies of the Program of Ethics and Political Theory of the Center for Legal Research of the UNC.
magamerlov@fundeps.org
magamerlov@fundeps.org
Florencia Tagliaferro
Researcher
Florencia Tagliaferro
Florencia is an advanced student of the Bachelor of International Relations at the Universidad Empresarial Siglo 21. She participated in several courses and talks. He is currently completing the Final Degree Project on the policy of cooperation for development of the European Union towards Central America in terms of security.
flortagliaferro@fundeps.org
flortagliaferro@fundeps.org
Gabriela Guiñazú
Researcher
Gabriela Guiñazu
Gabriela is a Lawyer from the Faculty of Law of the National University of Córdoba, a Master’s in International Relations at the Center for Advanced Studies (CEA) of the National University of Córdoba. Member of the Middle East Studies Program in charge of Dr. Vagni at the CEA. She is attached to the Chair of Public International Law of the Faculty of Law.
Agustina Mozzoni
Coordinator
Agustina Mozzoni
Agustina is an Attorney at the National University of Córdoba and has been a recipient of the 2015 honor roll. She has been an intern at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University.
She currently serves as “research assistant” in the research team on Social Rights within the Center for Legal and Social Research of the National University of Cordoba.
agustinamozzoni@fundeps.org
Slavenska Zec
Member
Slavenska Zec
Slavenska is a lawyer from the National University of Cordoba, distinguished within the honor roll. He has done part of his studies in Mexico, at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico. He has participated in civil society organizations such as AIESEC and OAJNU. Has assisted in the areas of Administrative Law and Constitutional Law, areas in which he has presented papers in different meetings. He currently works in the Provincial Courts of Córdoba and is a member of the Social Rights research team within the Center for Legal and Social Research of the National University of Córdoba.
slavenska.zec@fundeps.org
Laura Alesso
Member
Laura Alesso
Laura is a lawyer from the National University of Cordoba, a distinguished graduate in the honor roll. He has participated actively in seminars, congresses, forums and presented papers on the subject of the Right to Health and Human Rights of the Elderly. Has assisted in the matters of the Law of Obligations and Criminal Procedural Law. At the moment he works in Courts of the Province of Cordova and is studying a Masters in Procedural Law – Universidad Siglo XXI – Córdoba.
lauraalesso@fundeps.org
Maga Ailén Merlo Vijarra
Member
Maga is a lawyer from the National University of Córdoba. He has participated in numerous courses, seminars and conferences related to the area of public policies, human rights and management of social projects. He has been part of various organizations aimed at meeting the demands of groups in vulnerable situations. He is a member of the Institute of Public Policies of the Program of Ethics and Political Theory of the Center for Legal Research of the UNC.
magamerlov@fundeps.org
magamerlov@fundeps.org
Lourdes Aparicio
Member
Lourdes Aparicio
Lourdes is a biologist, graduated from the National University of Cordoba. After a bachelor’s degree in biostatistics, he began to do a master’s degree in applied statistics (UNC), which is underway. In developing a strong interest in the area of epidemiology and demography, he also completed a master’s degree in public health (UNC). Betting on interdisciplinary work, its objective is to be able to use these tools to help the interpretation of Argentine health reality and intervention in the health problems of the population. He participated in several community epidemiology projects, with which he presented papers and publications in different meetings. Currently works in a community pharmacy and as a freelance for different SMEs and private professionals.
María Victoria Gerbaldo
Researcher
María Victoria Gerbaldo
Victoria has a Bachelor Degree in Law (National University of Córdoba), outstanding graduate and member of the Honor Roll 2015. She is a Mediator. She has been a scholarship holder at Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain). She has participated in simulations of international relations and international courts organized by the Human Rights Institute of the National University of La Plata (Argentina), the University of Maryland (USA) and the Iberoamerican Institute in The Hague (Netherlands).
She has been a research fellow at the Law and Social Sciences Research Center of the National University of Cordoba.
victoriagerbaldo@fundeps.org
Eliana Juncos
Coordinator
Eliana Juncos
Eliana graduated in Social Communication with orientation in Institutional Communication, graduated from the UNC.
She specialized in strategic planning, event organization, oratory and social networking. She has worked as a freelance for different SMEs and private professionals. In addition it developed like agent of press and journalist.
elianajuncos@fundeps.org