All posts by Maricha MartinezSosa
TIC Americas 2023 Guest Judge
For the fifth year in a row, I had the honor to participate as a member of the International Evaluation Committee of the XVIII edition of the Talent and Innovation Competencies Program of the Americas (TIC Americas), this time under the Eco-Challenge 2023 (Virtual) Semi-Finals special category of sustainable innovation. As in previous years, I…
Named “Outstanding graduate” of APEC’s School of Arts and Communication.
After being invited as a Speaker to the 2023 Graphic Design Colloquium, I was honored to be named an “Outstanding graduate” of APEC’s School of Arts and Communication. It filled my heart with joy to be back “home”, at my Alma Mater, sharing the stage with professionals I admire!
Barna’s BBA Webinar: Innovation Applied & Successful Business Cases
The virtual platforms of Barna’s Bachelor in Business Administration were the space for an interesting dialog with Luz González and Jason Grullón, entrepreneurs and mentors. Streamed live on June 28th, 2022, our main topic was innovation and we covered its definition, how to apply it, and some successful examples in the Dominican market.
Barna Management School’s Educational Excellence Recognition
“Daugther of a cat catches mice,” goes the saying….In case you don’t know, I grew up in the classroom. There were countless times when, as a little girl, I sat quietly coloring or reading at a desk while my parents trained and guided hundreds of people in educational institutions in the Dominican Republic. Through them,…
TIC Americas 2022 Guest Judge
In 2022, I was again invited to be an International Judge of the Eco-Challenge 2022 Finals, a special award category on Sustainability and Plastics within the Talent and Innovation Competitions of the Americas Program (TIC Americas). This is the most relevant entrepreneurial competition in the region and is an initiative of the Organization of American…
Meeting with DR’s Minister of Culture: reviewing improvement opportunities
I took the role of a cultural activist and researcher nearly a decade ago. My focus was to be part of the solution in areas that I had identified needed action. Given my background, I first took a communicational approach. I created a digital media to promote what was being done and the fantastic places…
Inclusion Through Languages: research results presentation at WU Vienna’s Conference
Last April, I was honored to present in Vienna the results of the research I did alongside Dr. Guillem Martí Masana from Barna Management School’s Sustainability Research Center. The study evaluated the relationship of the Dominican diaspora in the United States with the English language by extensively reviewing the theoretical corpus and developing a form…
Interviewed by Margarita Heinsen: What you were not told about Creativity and Innovation!
Didáctica Online is an education-oriented podcast. I was invited by its host, Margarita Heinsen to have an honest conversation about everything we were not told (and should have!) about creativity and innovation. I want to thank Margarita for her kind invitation and for the entertaining interview. Here’s the result!
Awarded: Google’s Local Guides Guiding Stars 2021 · Community Builder
Google Maps has more than 150 million users representing every country around the world. Among those, 50 were chosen under 5 categories for their inspirational contributions and for guiding the way for others. As published by Google: “2021 has been a year of resilience and reconnection. While the world continues to change, the unwavering passion…
Winner: Dominican Republic’s Epifanio Lantigua 2021 National Tourism Journalism Award
My article called “Mapping culture, a contribution to the tourism” won the Dominican Republic’s Epifanio Lantigua 2021 National Tourism Journalism Award in the Arts and Culture Category. This piece is based on my work as a cultural activist and exposes the argument of how our publications have a real and unknown impact until we dare…
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