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…
Debunking creative myths at Dominicana Innova 2023
Towards the end of April, I took the stage at Dominicana Innova to bust a series of creative myths and present the value of soft skills in a “digital economy”. Dominicana Innova is an event developed by the Government Office of Information and Communication Technologies (OGTIC) of the Dominican Republic, with the objective of “sensitizing…
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!
Runner-up in the Cree Banreservas 2022 Entrepreneurship Program, with Umami Creadores
Although there are several in the Dominican Republic, the most recognized and coveted local entrepreneurship program started almost a decade ago, and it’s called Cree Banreservas. It is a Pre-Acceleration Program developed by the Banco de Reservas of the Dominican Republic to support outstanding teams of local entrepreneurs. It lasts approximately five months, during which…
Winner at the Premios Pasaporte Abierto, México 2022
After serving as Digital Marketing Consultant for the Sustainable Community Based Tourism Project of the Dominican Republic and enjoying that role very much, I wanted to contribute to enhance the initiatives and businesses that are framed in it. That is why, despite the official closure of the project, I continued to create, individually, actions to…
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…
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