Kenneth H. Cole
Education
JD, Boalt Law School, University of California, Berkeley
Main Areas of Experience
Building civil society institutions; citizen political participation; micro enterprise and NGO development
Languages
Native English speaker; fluency in Spanish
Positions
- Esquel Group: President
- Inter-American Development Bank: Director Small Projects Program
- Export-Import Bank Analyst
- Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador
Boris Cornejo
Education
Máster Philosophy of Development (M.PHIL) Cambridge University
Main Areas of Experience
Economic and social development; disaster relief; civil society organization
Languages
Native Spanish; fluency in English
Positions
- Fundación Esquel en Ecuador: Vicepresidente Ejecutivo
- BID, el PNUD, Banco Mundial, UNICEF, JUNAC, ALADI, y el CEFIR de la Unión Europea Economic and Social Projects Consultant
- Red Cívica Anticorrupción: Coordinator
- Proyecto de Sosteniblidad Financiera y Alianzas Estratégicas: Coordinator
- Synergos Institute: Senior Fellow
Ramon E. Daubon (President)
Publications
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Pittsburgh, 1974
Main Areas of Experience
Social and economic progress, including: local and community-based development; philanthropy and corporate social responsibility; organizational development; civic investing and the civil-economic connection; democratic citizenship, participation, deliberation and conflict management; transparency in governance; public-private-civic partnerships; sustainable development; public policy processes; population and reproductive health, human resources and labor migrations. Field experience in Latin America/Caribbean, US inner-city and Hispanic issues, Central Asia, Southern Africa and Western Canada
Languages
Native Spanish speaker; native fluency in English; working knowledge of French and Portuguese
Positions
- Esquel Group, President (current)
- Inter American Foundation, Vice President for External Affairs
- George Mason University Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR), Adjunct Professor
- The Kettering Foundation, Senior Associate
- US Agency for International Development, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Latin America/Caribbean
- Caribbean Environment and Development Institute, Executive Director
- The Ford Foundation, Regional Representative for the Andean/Southern Cone Countries.
- National Puerto Rican Coalition, Vice President
Arthur Domike (Vice President and Treasurer)
Publications
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1961
Main Areas of Experience
Investment project preparation, evaluation and implementation; rural development; analysis and evaluation of social movements; public policy analysis; conflict resolution; management of research teams; corporate governance. Extensive field work in Latin America and residence in Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Switzerland
Languages
Native English speaker; native fluency in Spanish; working capability in Portuguese and French
Positions
- Esquel Group, President
- American University, Faculty Fellow, School of International Service
- Deputy Director. Center for International Technical Cooperation, American University
- US Dept of Commerce, Business Consultant, Advanced Technology Program
- DSL Capital Corporation, Senior Vice President
- United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations, Senior Officer
- FAO-IDB Cooperative Program, Coordinator
- FAO, Regional Officer for Latin America
- University of Rhode Island, Associate Professor of Economics
Patricia Weiss Fagen
Education
Ph.D. Stanford University
Main Areas of Experience
Post-conflict reintegration and reconstruction; management of asylum and refugee programs; human rights law and policy
Languages
native English speaker; native fluency in Spanish; working capability in Portuguese and French
Positions
- Georgetown University: Senior Associate, Institute for the Study of International Migration (current)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: Chief of Mission, El Salvador
- UN Research Institute for Social Development: Senior Research Officer
- Economic Development Institute of the World Bank: Analyst
Carlos Garramón
Education
Masters, Agricultural Economics, Catholic University in Chile and the University of California-Berkeley
Main Areas of Experience
Languages
Native Spanish; fluency in English, Portuguese, Italian
Positions
- Promesur Consulting: Founder and President (current)
- Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture: Regional coordinator, Country Representative, Argentina
- International Fund for Agricultural Development: Rome; responsible for Latin American operations
- Esquel Group: Founding Member
Cornelio Marchán Carrasco
Education
Master en Planificación y Desarrollo, Relaciones Internacionales y Macroeconomía, Universidad de Chile
Main Areas of Experience
Administration of civil society projects; indigenous groups; economic development
Languages
Native Spanish Speaker; fluency in English
Positions
- Fundación Esquel en Ecuador: Presidente Ejecutivo
- Ecuador Government: Ministro de Planificación Económica y Social; Viceministro de Relaciones Exteriores
- Banco Central: Director
- Empresa Petrolera Estatal (PETROECUADOR): Director
- CEPAL: Senior Officer
- BID, GTZ, UNICEF, World Bank, United Nations: Consultant
Mario E. Martin
Education
BA (Architecture), University of California; Master City Planning, Yale
Main Areas of Experience
Design and financing of social housing; local development
Languages
Native Spanish; fluency in English
Positions
- Centro de Diseño, Arquitectura y Construcción (Tegucigalpa): Rector (current)
- Government of Honduras: Consultant, World Bank project on land titling and administration
- National Social Housing Fund: CEO
- National Housing Institute: General Manager
- OAS: Division Chief, Department of Social Affairs; resident specialist in local development in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay
Roberto S. Mizrahi
Education
Masters Degree, Urban and Regional Planning from PIAPUR, Peru; doctoral studies in Economics at the University of London
Main Areas of Experience
Development finance; corporate finance; analysis and evaluation of economic and social projects; public policy analysis; public-private-civic partnerships; sustainable development; management of research teams; corporate governance
Languages
Native Spanish speaker; native fluency in English; working knowledge of French and Portuguese
Positions
- South-North Development Initiative (SNDI), founder and Chairman. New York (current)
- Sur Norte Inversión y Desarrollo, President Buenos Aires
- OPINION SUR, co-editor
- RAFAD foundation (specialists in alternative development financing), President
- Esquel Group Network, founder and past President
- OAS, project chief, planner, and consultant to the Ecuadorian government
- IDB, World Bank and UN Development Programme, consultant
- Planning Ministry of Argentina, Division Chief
Marisol Pagés
Education
MA, International Economics, American University. BA (cum laude) University of Wisconsin
Main Areas of Experience
Social investment strategies; organizing civil society groups
Languages
Native Spanish; fluency in English
Positions
- Grupo Pages and Pagés/BBDO: Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for New Business (current)
- Program to Promote Corporate Social Investment: General Coordinator
- Esquel Group: Executive Director
Stahis Panagides
Education
PhD Economics, Iowa State University
Main Areas of Experience
Civil society and development; social responsibility; sustainable development in extreme poverty regions; alternative applications of technology
Languages
Native Greek; native fluency in English, Spanish and Portuguese
Positions
- Millennium Challenge Corporation: Country Director, Cape Verde (current)
- INOVA Technology Corporation: Co-founder and Chairman
- Esquel Group: Founder, President
- OAS: Division Chief, Technical Assistance Program
- World Bank: Economic Specialist; Chief Officer, Northeast Brazil
- University of California/Ford Foundation: Resident Officer, Brazil
Sílvio R. Sant’Ana
Education
Masters,Agricultural Development and Planning, University of Paris
Main Areas of Experience
Design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems for socially-oriented projects; programs to combat rural poverty and desertification, youth at risk, legal and regulatory environment for civil society, network of information and documentation on Infancy and Adolescence
Languages
Native Portuguese speaker, fluency in English, Spanish, French
Positions
- Fundação Grupo Esquel Brasil (FGEB): Executive Secretary (present)
- INCRA, Brazil ’s Agrarian Reform Agency: Coordinator for International Cooperation
- Organization of American States: Economist
- University of Viçosa-MG: Professor
Nelson Stratta
Education
MSc in Management of Innovation, Imperial College of Science and Technology (London)
Main Areas of Experience
issues in technological development; civil society development; promotion of corporate social responsibility; computer science and networks
Languages
Native Spanish speaker; native fluency in English and Italian; good knowledge of French and Portuguese
Positions
- United Nations, Consultant, Timor (current)
- Foundation of the Americas Executive director
- Media Group El Espectador, General director, Uruguay
- Center for Innovation and Development, President
- Grupo Esquel Uruguay vice-president
- Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum associate director of the Americas
- IDB, United Nations, UNIDO, consultant