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One America, United, Resilient, Secure and Prosperous
3097 Desmond Place
Ijamsville, MD – 21754
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+1 (202) 826 9000
info@real-latam.org
COUNTRY REP. – ARGENTINA
Ciro Atilio Caceres
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COUNTRY REP. – BOLIVIA
Yamil Borda Sosa
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Yamil Borda, born in Bolivia. Graduate in Political Science, specialist in higher education, Master in Defense, Security, Strategy; graduates in crisis management, strategic planning, geopolitics, electoral systems, education; doctorate in political science; Graduated from the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, Washington DC. William J. Perry, Studies in New Port RI USA “Naval War College”, Beijing Defense University.
Professor in Military Institutes at different levels. Professor in Higher Education, Crisis Management and Strategic Planning, expert in defense issues, political analyst, representative to the Inter-American Defense Board on Regional Security, Representative to the UN in peacekeeping forces, representative to the Beijing China World Security Conference. Former Commander in Chief of the Bolivian Armed Forces
COUNTRY REP. – COLOMBIA
Gustavo Adolfo Adaime Cabrera
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“Gustavo Adaime, born in Colombia. During his career, he has served in different positions such as Director of External Operational Strategic Plans of the General Command, Deputy Manager of the High Technology Corporation for Defense and Founding Manager and Head of the Sensors Section of the same, science and technology advisor and innovation of the Ministry of Defense, Head of the human resources department of the Air Combat Command, Head of the human and material resources administration section of the Air Operations Headquarters.
Graduated in Business Administration from the EAN Business Administration School, Specialist in Human Management EAN, Specialist in National Security and General Staff, Master in Geopolitics and Strategy at the Higher War School. Radar program management course and training in Radar systems, Course on systems engineering and project management for the Defense sector at the Polytechnic University of Madrid Spain, Advanced course in security and cooperation from the Center for Security Studies 17-2 APCSS in Honoluluy Strategy and Defense Policy Course at the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies at NDU Washington. BASC Auditor and ISO-9001 Standard Auditor.
Air Attaché at the Colombian Embassy in Israel, in his career as a regional Air Defense specialty officer along with flight and command and control personnel from the US, Honduras, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Panama and Peru.”
COU. REP. / COSTA RICA
Fiorella Andrea Rojas Ballesteros
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“Fiorella Rojas, born in Costa Rica. Graduate in criminology, bachelor in criminological sciences, has a diploma in clinical laboratory. With more than 25 years of experience in clinical laboratory issues and with 12 years of experience in caring for crime victims. She has been a judicial expert in handwriting analysis and doubtful documents.
She has carried out various criteria and criminological studies since her functions as vice president of the Association of Criminology Professionals of Costa Rica. Master’s degree in criminal intervention and criminal prosecution as well as a Master’s degree in graphology and documentation.”
COUNTRY REP. / ECUADOR
María Victoria Proaño Costales
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Maria Victoria Proaño, born in Ecuador. National Security Consultant and Expert, Intelligence Analyst, at the Strategic Political level. Director of postgraduate thesis, on Social Aspects. Curriculum planner for postgraduate educational establishments. Organizational Psychologist. Consultant on the problems of WOMEN, in Security.
She worked as Head of Public Relations and Protocol, at the Institute of Higher National Studies, IAEN, Specialist at the National Security Council, COSENA. Intelligence Analyst. Advisor-Professor of the Security and Development Courses at the Institute of Higher National Studies, IAEN. Member of the Advisory Committee of the Joint Command of Ecuador. Participant in the coordination and development of public Security and Development policies, with the Planning Secretariat. Advice and Execution of Journalist Courses for Correspondents. Guest professor of National Security in the Army, Naval Force and Air Force War Academy courses. Member of the Advisory Committee of AFCEA International, Ecuador chapter. Founding member of the Network of Latin American Experts and Analysts, REAL.
She has a Higher Diploma and Master in Security and Development from the Institute of Higher Studies of Ecuador. She obtained a Doctorate in Educational Sciences at ESPE, University of the Armed Forces. Title of Organizational Psychologist, from the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador. PUCE. International Diploma in Strategic Political Analysis, from the Latin American Christian University of Panama. Certifications from the Inter-American Defense Board on Women’s Issues. Graduated from the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, Washington DC. William, J. Perry. on Planning and Administration of Defense Resources.
COUNTRY REP. – Guatemala
Luis Humberto Chinchilla López
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Luis Chinchilla, born in Guatemala Manager of the Military Pension Institute. Head of the Computer Services of the Guatemalan Army. Guest instructor, representative of the Guatemalan Army at WHINSEC, Fort Benning, GA. College professor. Analyst, consultant and advisor in national security, cyber defense, public policies for the prevention of violence, human rights and information technology.
Doctor in Strategic Security. Master in Higher Strategic Studies with a specialty in Security and Defense. Master in Public Management and Leadership. Master in Technology and Resource Management. Master in Human Rights. Graduate in Information Systems Administration.
Country Rep. – HONDURAS
Andrés Alberto Midence Martínez
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“Andrés Midence, born in Honduras. Specialty in Defense and National Security from the Defense College of Honduras, Master in Business Management with a focus on Finance from the Central American Technological University, Graduate in International Trade from the National Autonomous University of Honduras; Diplomas oriented to Public Administration and Strategic Planning, Administration and Evolution of External Funds, Open Government among others, complemented with various training courses in areas such as Operational and Strategic Research and Intelligence, Transnational Organized Crime, Terrorism, National Risk Agenda to mention a few, developed by security entities such as the Federal Police and Intelligence School for National Security of Mexico, Carabineros of Chile and National Intelligence School of Honduras.
Experience as a special investigative and intelligence agent for high-impact, financial and tax crimes, parallel to this he was a full professor at the National Intelligence School in Honduras and a guest instructor in different Honduran national security forces, he also has extensive experience in topics of strategic planning and public administration, transparency and teaching at a higher level.”
COUNTRY REP. / MEXICO
Ever Diego Sandoval Martínez
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Ever Sandoval is a Criminologist, Master in Criminology, and Candidate for Doctor in Criminology from the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (Mexico), he has professional experience in criminal analysis, physical security, youth social reintegration, professor of criminology, advisor to thesis students and course designer.
He is the Coordinator of REAL’s Mexico Chapter and is a member of REAL’s Knowledge Management Committee, contributing to the generation and dissemination of content on security, justice, State and society, among other related topics.
COUNTRY REP. – PERU
Abraham Alejandro Lescano Salazar
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Abraham Lescano, born in Peru. Colonel Ret. from the Peruvian Air Force, Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Administration, academic degree of Master, with skills in Air Intelligence, Strategic Intelligence, Social Intelligence and Competitive Intelligence, Security and Psychological Operations.
Currently, managing AKAN Consultores, experts in Intelligence, Security and Influence. Main Studies: High Command Program, Strategic Intelligence Course, Higher National Defense Course, Master’s Degree in Political Science, Master’s Degree in Aerospace Doctrine and Administration, Doctorate in Administration, Command and General Staff Course, Basic and Higher Intelligence Program, Program Basic and Higher Psychological Operations, Defense Strategy and Policy Program, Diploma in National Security and Defense.
Main positions: Deputy Director of Intelligence of the Air Force, Executive Director of the Aeronautical Center of Peru, Defense and Air Attaché of Peru in the Republic of Ecuador, Deputy Director of Information FAP, Deputy Director of the Higher Aeronautical Technological Institute, Official of the Strategic Planning Directorate of the General Staff of the FAP, Head of the Threat Analysis, Psychological Operations, Search and Information Collection departments in different Air Units of the FAP.
Experience in information management and handling, processing and analysis, intelligence production, planning and conducting search and information collection operations, planning and organizing strategic communication campaigns and influence operations. Teacher at the Center for Higher National Studies (CAEN), Joint Higher School of the Armed Forces (ECOFFA), Higher Air War School (ESFAP), FAP Officer School (EOFAP) and FAP Intelligence School (EIFAP).
BOARD LEGAL ADV. / CR – PARAGUAY
José Ayala Centurión
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Jose Enrique Ayala, born in Paraguay. Graduated from the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the National University of Asunción. He has a Master’s degree in Project Management from the American University – Paraguay, a Tax and Procedures Specialist graduated from the Tax and Business Training Institute (FOTRIEM), and has Certifications in Defense Strategies and Policies from the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. , based in Washington DC, United States. He also has certifications for Project Management: Project Management for Result (PM4R), Project Management for Result (PM4R) Professional Leadership and Project Management for Result (PM4R) Agile Execution.
He has experience leading multidisciplinary work teams in the development of public policies, planning and execution of citizen security projects. He also has experience in the evaluation of public procurement and contracting, within the framework of the execution of public investment projects in Paraguay. He has provided legal advice and opinions for the promulgation of various laws on citizen security in the Republic of Paraguay.
COUNTRY REP. – VENEZUELA
Juan Francisco Contreras Arrieche
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Juan Francisco Contreras, born in Venezuela. Graduate in International Studies, Central University of Venezuela / Master in Security and Defense, Institute of Higher Studies of National Defense (IAEDEN) / Master in Political Action and Citizen Participation in the Rule of Law, Rey Juan Carlos University and Francisco de Vitoria University , Madrid Spain. / Higher Courses in Defense Policy and Planning and Strategy, Defense University, Washington DC. USES
Professor of the School of International Studies of the Central University of Venezuela / Professor of the Human Rights Specialization of the National Open University / Coordinator of the Diplomas in “International Relations, Diplomacy and Protocol” and “International Cooperation” / Deputy Director of the Directorate of Cooperation and Institutional Relations (DICORI) – Central University of Venezuela
Councilor of the Baruta Municipality, Miranda State (1992-1994) / Deputy to the Congress of the Republic (1994-1999) / Currently President of the College of Internationalists of Venezuela / Producer and host of the program “Without borders, but with limits” Radio Sintonía 1420 A.M.
COUNTRY REP. – SPAIN
Raquel Garcia Ruiz de los Paños
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Raquel Garcia, born in Spain. She graduated in Law from the San Pablo CEU University, in Madrid (Spain). She has been a lawyer for Housing Cooperatives, for fifteen years, in private management companies. Formalization of housing allocation contracts, with advice to the governing bodies of the Cooperatives, and in the different planning.
She was a councilor in the Mayor’s Office of Pozuelo de Alarcón (municipality with the highest per capita income in Spain), and in the municipal housing company of said municipality, for six years. Coordination of municipal legal services, in the achievement of different specifications. Formalization of housing allocation contracts and advice on the corresponding planning.
CFO / COUNTRY REP. – USA
Miguel Angel Robles
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COUNTRY REP. – ITALY
Alessandra Delli Quadri
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Alessandra Quadri, born in Italy. She graduated in Latin American Languages and Literatures from the University of Milan (Italy) in 2005, with an experimental thesis on the value of the word in the defense of human rights during the period of armed confrontation in Guatemala. In 2007, she obtained a Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Ethics of International Cooperation at the University of Bergamo (Italy) and in 2012 she received a Ph.D. in Human Rights and International Cooperation at the same university.
In both experiences, I worked in Guatemala. In the first, in the Edumaya office of the Rafael Landívar University (Guatemala City), studying Mayan customary law and developing a project on the civic-political participation of indigenous women in rural areas; in the second with fieldwork on the cultural dimension of the right to food. During the Doctorate period I worked jointly with the Interdisciplinary Institute of Ethics and Human Rights of the University of Friborg (Switzerland) with research on the cultural rights of children and with the UNESCO Chair on Human Rights and International Cooperation of the University of Bergamo, developing a UNESCO Chair Network of Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, Cuba, Mexico) on Human Rights, Peace, Democracy and Bioethics, carrying out a cultural exchange with the UNESCO Chair for Cultural Diversity of Rafael Landívar University.
In the rest of my career I developed extensive experience in project management in multicultural environments, working with various non-profit organizations and for international cooperation in Italy and abroad. I managed, in various areas, the development, planning and management of network and project organizational processes from stakeholder engagement to monitoring and final evaluations. Today I work on the implementation of a project of the Italian Cooperation in Kenya for the NGO Aleimar and I am a project consultant for the search for funds and writing for several Italian and foreign organizations.
COUNTRY REP. – ARGENTINA
Alexander Eduardo V. Ferreira
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Alexander Eduardo Vicente Ferreira, was born in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He graduated in Military Sciences from the Military Academy of Agulhas Negras in Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He has a master’s degree in public management and government from the University of the Pacific in Lima, Peru, and a postgraduate degree in Military Sciences from the Schools of Officer Improvement and Army Command and General Staff. Its main areas of specialization, at the strategic level, revolve around Information Security, Cybersecurity, Intelligence, and Public Management/People Management, with an emphasis on studies of modern conflicts and the application of the International Law of Armed Conflict (DICA) in cyber actions, unconventional and transnational threats, hemispheric and global Cyber Defense, as well as Cyber Security in Latin America. In recent years, he has added Hybrid Warfare to his priority areas of research and publication. He is a graduate of several courses at the William Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (WJP-CHDS). Furthermore, as a graduate, he carried out numerous extension activities in International Politics, International Security and Defense in academic entities in the United States, Spain, Peru and Ecuador.
In terms of publications, he wrote, collaborated and is the author of some articles about his specialty in academic journals on Cybersecurity and on the Integrated Border Monitoring System (SISFRON), the latter being published in the Defense News, in Lima, Peru. In the area of public and government management, he was Counterintelligence Advisor to the Army Commander and Parliamentary Advisor to the Army, with the National Congress. His last role, for more than 3 years, was Chief of Staff of the Brazilian Cyber Defense Command. At the Inter-American Defense College, Colonel and Professor Alexander is responsible for teaching an elective course on Cybersecurity and Defense, as well as participating in classes in the Main Course (CORE) of the Master’s Degree in Inter-American Defense and Security. In this course, students are presented with the key elements to consider, in terms of cybersecurity and public security, reviewing the physiognomies of cyber threats and debates on their treatment, highlighting the role of cooperation in this field. The elective course on Applied Cybersecurity addresses the key elements to consider when managing risks associated with cybersecurity.