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Curriculum Vitae

Comisión Evaluadora de Término Medio

Oficina Tri-Nacional del Corredor Biológico en el Caribe22/08/2012

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Rosario Galván Torres

Juan Pereda Pila 8, 6-K. 06010. Badajoz, Spain. Tel: + 34-924-236358/956-050400 ∙

[email protected], [email protected]

PROFILE Culture, Gender and Conflict Expert in socio-environmental projects

Diversity and bridge-building expert (culture, gender, ethnic, racial, nation/State) with broad experience

in socio-environmental projects benefiting underserved rural and urban population of Latin America and

the Caribbean region. Emphasis on an integrative analysis and assessment of problems, and in

participatory approaches to community empowerment, inclusive of psychosocial interventions in favour of

peace, cooperation among parties, and relief of inter.-generational trauma.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS


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TWENTY (22) years of experience in environment, social development, and communication,FOURTEEN (14) of them internationally (23 countries - 4 continents). Emphasis in LACRegion (Latin America and the Caribbean): Peru, Colombia, Uruguay, Mexico, Guatemala,Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago,Barbados, and Belize.

Key areas of competence: Diversity (gender, culture, ethnicity, racial, faith-based) and Educatingon Ecological Innovations that offer solutions for poverty reduction, food security, bio/culturaldiversity preservation, and energy efficiency.

Responsible in many stages of the project development cycle (pre-negotiation, proposalwriting, planning, direction and coordination, setting institutional and funding framework forimplementation, evaluation) in diverse socio-environmental themes: organizational design andinstitutional development, civil society and governance, microprojects for socioeconomic development,integrated watershed management for reducing environmental vulnerability and degradation, land useplanning, decentralized sanitation, environmental/socioeconomic assessments, drinking water supplysystem, environmental zoning, sustainable tourism of coastal areas and islands.

Proven experience in relationship-building for effective communication with keystakeholders at international, national, regional, and local levels (funding institutions –BID,WB, EU; indigenous chiefs; non-state actors -private sector, NGOs, community-based organizations andleaders).

Trained in intercultural communication, peacebuilding, reconciliation, security andprotection, conflict analysis, negotiation in international relations, and identity-drivenconflicts. Studied and led seminars on arts-based leadership approaches promoted by the UNDPProgram for Decentralized Governance, to engage citizens toward achieving the MDGs.

Advised on the need for cross-cultural awareness to Caribbean countries’ representatives fromgovernmental, private, and non-profit sectors in order to benefit from new trade and investmentopportunities with the EU in light of the new Economic Partnership Agreement –affecting ACP countries.Brought lessons learned on intercultural sensitivity to the humanitarian, security, andpeacekeeping fields, aiming to improve democratic governance and the effective protection ofcivilians in peacekeeping and stabilization operations worldwide.

Trained in psychosomatic self-care and counselling practices to address individual, family, andcommunity stress and trauma, promoting community cohesion and reconciliation. Emphasis onculturally-adapted and mind-body integrative medicine approaches (focus on children/teenstrack).

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS


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M.A. Independent Program of Study. Specialization: Intercultural Communication, SocialDevelopment, and Creative Leadership. Focus: Culture, Development, Women's andIndigenous studies, International Relations, Economics, Environment, Arts in SocialChange. Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences, Lesley University, Cambridge,Massachusetts. October, 2006. Grant Award: Lady Vera Scholarship by the AngelesArrien Foundation for Cross-Cultural Education and Research (2006).

Postgraduate Certificate in Environmental Science (Subjects: Environmental Geology, SoilScience, Ecology, Water Sanitation, Renewable Energies, Environmental ImpactAssessment). IUCA-Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Spain, 1992.

Postgraduate Certificate in Territorial Planning. Subjects: Basis for Territorial Analysis;Theories, Techniques, Strategies and Policies; Project Methodology; Urban and RuralPlanning. Universidad Politécnica. Valencia. Spain. 1991.

B.Sc. Biology. Concentration in Zoology. Universidad de Extremadura, Spain.1988.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Certificates in: “Mind-Body Medicine: Integrating Mind-Body Medicine into Clinical Practice, MedicalEducation & Trauma Healing”. Initial training, October 2010. Advanced training in the children, teens, andtheir families track, February 2011. The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, Washington DC.

Certificates in: conflict analysis and dealing with identity-based differences, security and protection infragile States, negotiation in international relations, and inter-agency SENSE simulation. Academy forInternational Conflict Management and Peacebuilding. United States Institute of Peace., Washington,D.C, USA. 2009, 2010.

Postgraduate Certificate in Reconciliation Leadership (candidate) (Subjects: Designinginterventions for community, institutional, and global change; managing stress and diversity forconflict transformation, human rights and climate change). Institute for Global Leadership,Worcester, Massachusetts, USA (2008-present).

Certificate in Intercultural Training. LTS training and consulting. Bath (UK). 2009.

Postgraduate Certificate in Traditional Healing Arts and Sciences. Center for TraditionalMedicine/Center for World Indigenous Studies, Olympia, Washington. USA. 2006

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

► July 2011-present. Co-Researcher. WDU Amazon Rainforest Initiative. Global Core Member of


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the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies network supporting this associated World DignityUniversity initiative that aims to co-create a sustainable forest management in the Amazon withthe Kichwa indigenous community of Rio Blanco, Ecuador, through Participatory ActionResearch (PAR). My work includes guiding on strategic sustainability, regional and internationalpartnership development for financing REDD schemes and climate programs of the community-basedforestry and eco/health tourism plans.

► April 2011-present. Researcher and Facilitator. Study on the Psychosocial Effect of Violenceassociated to Organized Crime-Mexico. Member of the research initiative undertaking the design,launch, and assessment of results from the first on-line survey among Mexican population to estimatethe level of stress derived from violence associated to organized crime. Results will be published andserve to present a mind-body skills group program for stress release based on the methodology of theCenter for Mind-Body Medicine, from Washington DC.

► June-July 2010. Gender Expert. Chemonics Internacional, Inc. “Community Forestry in Darien(USAID/FCD) Program”. Panama. Responsible for writing a gender strategy for the program. Fieldwork among the Embera-Wounaan and Kuna communities located in the project area to undertakeinterviews, focus group, and dialogue sessions in the local indigenous congresses. Briefings andpresentations to the donor and project staff on main constraint and opportunities found, suggestingrecommendations and raising awareness on the intimate link between gender and culture within thetarget population, to be considered for the strategy and good relationships among parties to unfold.Security and protection aspects of the population were at the core of the strategy, given the closeness tothe border with Colombia and the exposure to armed groups from the neighbor country.

► February-December 2009. Senior Adviser to CaribInvest (West Indies) Ltd. on whole-systemapproach to sustainable regional Caribbean development and international partnership building,suggesting the integration of environmental, socioeconomic, and cultural aspects in project scoping,design, implementation, and follow up mechanisms. For Haiti case, advised on developing a nature-human partnership approach to poverty reduction, on adopting a full-spectrum eco-innovation strategy,and the honouring of native capabilities and indigenous drivers. Applied research, scoping, analytical,and forecasting skills for opportunity identification according to existing international policy andtechnical frameworks, specially concerning to EU external assistance. As culture expert presented andmade recommendations on cross-cultural sensitivity for aligning innovation with prosperouspartnership building in trade and investment at “The Second Caribbean Dialogue on CaribbeanEconomic Expansion, Investment and Opportunities Arising From the Economic PartnershipAgreement (EPA)”,16-17 December 2009, Barbados. Co-sponsored by CaribInvest (West Indies)Ltd. and RAFFA International Development Agency in collaboration with the CommonwealthSecretariat and the Government of Barbados through its Ministry of Environment, Water Resourcesand Drainage, the theme for the Second Dialogue was Eco-Innovation, Environment and Investment:Opportunities Arising From the Economic Partnership Agreement.

► May 2008-September 2008 Director. Louis Berger SAS. Panama. “Strategic Plan for the Rio IndioWatershed Integrated Management”, as part of the Regional Program for the Reduction of theEnvironmental Vulnerability and Degradation (PREVDA). Technical direction of the project andleader of a multidisciplinary team of six experts, budget administration, report writing, presentationsand liaison with the national/regional/local governments, leading field trips and local workshops in thearea for continuous trust-building and accountability with the communities, giving presentations toNGOs as potential partners for the implementation, building organizational capacity and environmentalawareness at local level through leadership training, coordinating with international donors acting inthe area for mutual cooperation. The resulting watershed management plan was evaluated by the clientas the best one presented in the Central American Region.


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► August 2007- February 2008. National Workshop Coordinator (Civil Society and theGovernment). "The Guyana Micro-Project Programme (GMPP)". Guyana. Bridge-building missionin improving relationships between civil society and the government through the organization andimplementation of workshops in which to foster dialogue and agreement around selecting community-based microprojects targeting the economic and social development of vulnerable groups (children,youth, women, Amerindian, disable) and communities (sectors: a) employment, income generation; b)training, education, communication, and good governance; c) other socio-economic sectors).

► September 2003 – September 2004. Coordinator. “Technical Assistance to the Embera-WounaanCongress to formulate and implement a Land Use Plan in the Sambu District, Comarca Embera-Wounaan, under the framework of the Carta Orgánica in the Comarca and the objectives of DarienSustainable Development Program”. Panama. Technical direction of the project and experts, budgetadministration, report writing, presentations to the client, management of a multidisciplinary team oftwelve that included local Embera indigenous people as facilitators and links to the communities;negotiation and consensus-building with the traditional authorities of the Embera-Wounann Congress(general, regional and local levels); responsible for the implementation of the participatorymethodology applied to local land use development; organization of participatory workshops forcommunity representatives, government officials and indigenous political chiefs; public outreach andtraining in matters of environment awareness and conflict transformation; definition of a strategy forlong-term sustainability of the projects (fostering inter-institutional alliances; communicating resultsamong governmental institutions, international NGOs, and international funding entities; networkingwith isolated and independent pilot projects to maximize results and resources).

► April – May 2004. European Expert-Evaluator (Institutional and Organizational Analysis,Community Participation, Gender, and Environmental Health). External Evaluation ofSABAMAR Project Phase II “Decentralized cooperation for the environmental sanitation inmarginalized neighbourhoods, Santo Domingo”. Dominican Republic. For ONFED-EC. Desk phaseinvolved documentation review. Briefings at the EC Delegation. Interviews and focus groups withproject stakeholders (NGOs, CBOs, private sector, community leaders, government), performanceanalysis; field visits to the project area to document advancement of public works and direct contactwith beneficiaries); problems identification and outlining recommendations; report writing.

► May – August 2003. Communication and Community Participation Specialist. “Consultation andSocial Dialogue to formulate a Regional Strategy and Action Plan to develop Sustainable CoastalTourism in the North Coast and Bay Islands, Honduras”. The Louis Berger Group, Inc. - Ochoa yAsociados. Honduras. Liaison with the Institute of Tourism and consensus building on participatorymethodology for consultations; co-participant in methodological design of stakeholders consultationworkshops on sustainable tourism development; presenting and coordinating public workshops in thecommunities and guiding the participants on defining a strategy aiming to tourist, social andenvironmental sustainability.

► April – June 2003. ”. Task Manager for the Socioeconomic Assessment. Feasibility Study “Pacificsite excavation and dredging material disposals alternative evaluation. For Moffatt & NicholEngineers, for the Panama Canal Authority. Leading a socioeconomic team to prepare a methodologyfor a socioeconomic characterization and assessment of project area; team work to definesocioeconomic indicators for an integrated assessment report; reviewing and delivery of asocioeconomic report.

► February – April 2003. European Expert-Evaluator (Institutional and Organizational Analysis,Community Participation, Gender, and Environmental Health). External Evaluation ofSABAMAR Project Phase I “Decentralized cooperation for the environmental sanitation inmarginalized neighbourhoods, Santo Domingo”. Dominican Republic. For ONFED-EC. Desk phase


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involved documentation review. Briefings at the EC Delegation. Interviews and focus groups withproject stakeholders (NGOs, CBOs, private sector, community leaders, government), performanceanalysis; field visits to the project area to document advancement of public works and direct contactwith beneficiaries); problems identification and outlining recommendations; report writing.

► April – November 2002. Task Manager for the Socioeconomic Assessment. The Louis BergerGroup, Inc. Panama. Project: “Feasibility study of artificial island at the Pacific entrance to thePanama Canal”. For Moffatt & Nichol Engineers. Research on international experiences aboutecological restoration of artificial islands; leading team on field work for interviews to collect primarydata (affected fishing communities, community leaders, managers of public institutions and privateentrepreneurs), definition of socioeconomic indicators, and assessments. Responsible forsocioeconomic report, to be integrated with the environmental assessment into a final report for thePanama Canal Authority.

► January-February 2002 Proposal writing. The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Nicaragua. Project:“National Program on Land Use”. Documentation gathering in Managua, team recruitment andinterviewing, and technical proposal writing as specialist in territorial planning. Panama: “A proposalfor studying the population dynamics that will be generated with the opening and operation of thehighways connected to the second bridge at the Panama Canal”. Proposal writing for the Ministry ofPublic Works of Panama.

► September – December 2001 Planning, Human Resources and Institutional DevelopmentSpecialist. The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Panama. Project: “Environmental Zoning:Conceptualization, Work Plan Preparation and Training of a Sectorial Unit at ANAM (NationalEnvironmental Authority)”. Organizational analysis, evaluation, and designing of ANAM’sEnvironmental Zoning Unit and its function. Defining professionals’ profiles required for eachposition, and establishing the internal and external coordination mechanisms. Preparing a Work Planand designing a Training Program for the staff..

► October 2001 - January 2002 Environmental Research Specialist. The Louis Berger Group, Inc.Panama. Project: “Inventory of Air, Water and Soil Contamination Sources in the principalIndustrial Zones in the country (Districts of Panama, San Miguelito, Arraiján and La Chorrera”).ANAM. Research and compilation on the experience of Latin America countries in the topic. Meetingsminutes and report writing.

► September 2001 Proposal scoping/researching. The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Honduras. Project:“Sewerage and drinking water systems in marginalized neighborhoods around Tegucigalpa,Honduras”. For the Central America Regional Program for Reconstruction (PRRAC), EuropeanUnion-funded. Field research in the marginalized neighborhoods targeted by the project, photodocumentation, and desk review for proposal writing.

► June – August 2001 Environmental Specialist. The Louis Berger Group, Inc. – Project: “DrinkingWater Supply System Design, Chiquimula, Guatemala”. Responsible for environmental assessment inthe San José and Grande rivers watersheds. Designing watershed restoration and reforestation program,including the design of a training program addressed to the watershed main stakeholders to educateabout sustainable practices for water conservation; stakeholders analysis and interviewing; reportwriting.

► January - April 2001 Resident Helper. Schumacher College, International Center for EcologicalStudies, Dartington, England. Volunteer member in an innovative international learning and teachinginstitution that fosters research, advocacy, and education aimed to ecological/economic sustainability,social justice, and arts education; participation in debates and teaching modules; facilitating interaction


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between visiting professors/lecturers, interns, and the local community; independent research onsustainability topics (Globalization and Trade, Biodiversity and Intellectual Property Rights, SystemsThinking, Holistic Science, Ecofeminism).

► June – October 2000 Institutional Relations Coordinator. ZERI Foundation (Zero EmissionsResearch and Initiatives), Expo 2000 Hanover (Germany). Outreach communication to establish anetwork of potential partners for project development at business and governmental level (openedcontacts/discussions with representatives from Mali, Morocco, Côte d’Ivoire, Namibia, Benin,Senegal, Kenya, and Palestine national pavilions); strategizing with the ZERI Director for lobbyinginfluential policy decision makers; giving presentations to visitors on the ZERI goals/methodology andthe seven major and micro projects showcased at the Pavilion (waste management, social housing withbamboo, integrated biomass systems for rural development, health enhancing for HIV affected womenand children, reforestation and ecological restoration); co-organizing the logistic of differentfundraising events. Project highlights showcased eco-innovations undertaken in Zimbabwe, Namibia,The Gambia, Fiji, Sweden, Colombia, Brazil.

► September 1997- March 2000. International Account and Post-Sales Executive. AFA-Press(former N.O.A) International Press and Communication Holding. Madrid, Spain. Traveledindependently as international representative of several communications agencies (P.M.Communications; Publex S.A.; Universal News, Inc.; Images Words Ltd.; United World Ltd.; NewsLink; World Report) that elaborate specialised socio-economics country reports to be published inleading financial newspapers and magazines (USA Today, Observer, The Times, Futuro, MiamiHerald, The Independent, the Sunday Telegraph). Responsible of collecting and tracking paymentsfrom clients buying corporate addsspace in the reports. Missions targeted varied geographical andcultural contexts (Latin America and Caribbean Countries -Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Uruguay,Guatemala, Belize, Trinidad & Tobago; Central and Eastern Europe -Bulgaria, Belarus,Slovakia; Asia -Malaysia, Mongolia; and Africa -Tanzania, Mauritius Island). Appliednegotiation/conflict resolution skills in contracts renegotiation and consensus building with corporateclients (top business executives, government authorities), and investigation and problems solving skills(dealing with local advocates to learn about national policies and laws, researching about somecompanies’ financial situation, checking with National Banks about investment policies and hardcurrency situation); coordinated weekly plans with head office, administrative reporting, budgetmanagement.

► March 1996 - April 1997. Designer of Educational Programs. LALITA. Alternative EcologicalFarm - School. (Sierra de Gata, Cáceres, Spain). Designing environmental and human valueseducation programs for local children. Active participation in a community-based learning experienceincluding organic farming and education through creative arts. Tracking procedures for achievingcertification as ecological farm.

► September 1994 - July 1995. Co-founder, Director of Environmental Education Department,Trainer. ARENA CONSULTORES S.L. (Natural Resources Consultants). Badajoz, Spain. As aco-founder targeted three major work areas for the company – Environmental Management,Environmental Education and Sustainable Agriculture. As Director of the Environmental EducationDepartment, responsible for the design and facilitation of customized programs (clients: regionalgovernment, educational institutions, the Chamber of Commerce, professional associations) onmethodologies, environmental management for business entrepreneurs, consumption patterns andwaste generation, and environmental education training.

► 1993 - 1995 Survey Coordinator and Surveyor for the INE (National Institute of Statistic) inseveral Statistics on Agriculture and Commerce. Badajoz, Spain. Field research for primary datacollection from farmers, land owners and small scale entrepreneurs; administrative and public


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communication tasks by replying enquiries, filling questionnaires and contacting customers; teamcoordination through weekly planning of activities and agenda maintenance.

► 1991 - 1992 Environmental Researcher/Analyst for the HISPANAT Project. Part of EuropeanCORINE Project “Database on European Areas of Natural Interest”. ICONA (Nature ConservationInstitute). Madrid, Spain. As responsible for the Spanish Regions Extremadura and Andalusia, thework involved: Joining a national team for planning and coordination the evolution of the project;research of secondary data sources (Research Centers, Universities, Local/National Libraries, RegionalEnvironmental Agencies) and data collection; establishing database correspondent to different subjects(Environment Characterization and Diagnosis, Socio-economics, Landscape and Land Use, Risks andImpacts); analyzing/commenting on data (describing the natural site drawing upon all data collected).

► March 1989 - June 1990 Environmental Consultant. ETI, S.A. (Integrated Territorial Studies).Madrid. Spain. Collaborated as assistant in field and desk work on several environmental projects(Environmental Impact Assessment, Nature Conservation/Management Programs, Territorial Planningfor Regional Government, Baseline design), using different technical tools (maps drafting, photodocumentation, data analysis, report writing, and elaborating policy recommendations).

FURTHER EDUCATION/TRAINING

Environment, Ecological Innovations, Fourth World Nations

► Seminar “Designing Interventions to address Human Rights, Climate Change and Create a SustainablePeace”. The Center for Global Community and World Law – The Association of World Citizens. August18-21. United Nations, New York.

► On-line Seminar on “Economy of Scale: Nations and a World of States in the Age of Globalization”. Jan.17- Feb. 25, 2005. Based on BlackBoard system. Rudolph C. Rÿser, Ph.D., Director. Center for WorldIndigenous Studies- Fourth World Institute. Olympia, Washington, USA.

► Seminar on “Ecological and Natural Resources Economics: Environmental Services”. 40 hours.Panamanian Environmental Authority-Mesoamerican Biological Corridor. World Bank. November 2001,Panama.

► “Fighting Poverty: Social Innovations and New Coalitions”. Global Dialogue at the Expo 2000, July 25-27.Seminar on “Fungi for Better Health and Environment”. ZERI Pavilion at the Expo 2000 in Hannover,Germany. ZERI-MISTRA (Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research)-The ChineseUniversity of Hong Kong. October 23.

► Seminar on “Entropy and Biological Diversity”. ETS. Ingenieros de Montes, Universidad Politécnica deMadrid-ADENA. February 7, 14, 21, and 28, 1990. Seminar on “Aid Work in Development andEnvironment”. 15 hours. Instituto de Estudios y Formación, Cruz Roja Española-Facultad de CienciasPolíticas y Sociología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. December 1-2, 1988, Madrid.

► Seminar on “Nature Systems Management”. 30 hours. Cátedra de Ecología-ICE, Universidad deExtremadura. May 28 to June 11, 1987. Badajoz, Spain. Training in Marine Biology. Instituto deInvestigaciones Científicas y Ecológicas (INICE). April, 1-7, 1985. Gandario (A Coruña)-Spain.

Intercultural, Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, and Reconciliation Skills

► First Course on the “OAS: Peace, Democracy and Conflict Resolution” at OAS Headquarters inWashington, D.C. from September 22-23, 2010, under the auspices of the OAS Peace Fund. Attendance to


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“OAS Peace Missions: A Twenty-Year Retrospective”. Washington, DC. September 21, 2010. OAS PeaceFund-Secretariat for Political Affairs- Department of Democratic Sustainability and Special Missions.

► Course work within the 2008-2010 Reconciliation Leadership Certificate Program. Led by Virginia Swain,M.A., co-founder of the Institute for Global Leadership. Worcester, Massachusetts, USA: “The Practice ofReconciliation Leadership” and “Writing a Personal Mission Statement” November 21-23, 2008; “NewPerspectives on Stress, Conflict, and Diversity” (September 26-28), “Designing and ImplementingInterventions for Community, Institutional, and Global Change: Leadership and Conflict ManagementStrategies for Local and Global Challenges” (October 1-3), and “The United Nations and the Harmonizationof Nations” (October 3-5). 2009.

► Courses at the Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding. United States Institute ofPeace., Washington, D.C.: “Interagency Strategic Economic Needs and Security Exercise (SENSE)simulation” (September 28-30). 2010. “Engaging with Identity-Based Differences” (September 22-25),“Foundations for Conflict Analysis” (September 13-16), “Security and Protection in Fragile States”(November 30-December 4), and “Negotiation: From Checkpoints to High Politics” (December 7-10). 2009.

► “Military Anthropology” Workshop. June 19, 2009. Cranfield University / Defense Academy (CultureInstitute and the Advanced Research and Assessment Group). Shrivenhanm. United Kingdom .

► “Culture in Conflict” Symposium. June 17-18, 2009. Cranfield University / Defense Academy (CultureInstitute and the Advanced Research and Assessment Group). Shrivenhanm. United Kingdom.

► “Developing Intercultural Training Skills”. Course for the Certificate in Intercultural Training. LTS trainingand consulting. March 23-27, 2009. Bath (UK).

► Seminar “Basic Training on Compassionate Listening”. The Compassionate Listening Project. By M.A.Carol Hwoshinky (Director of Training) and Peter Hwosch. November 8 y 9, 2008. Ashland, OR. USA.

► Twelve Day In-Depth Program: “Communication, Mediation, and Conflict Resolution Skills for Personal,Professional, and Relational Growth”. September 27- October 9, 2004; and November 2-15, 2003. Paulden,AZ. Directed by cultural anthropologist and educator Angeles Arrien, PhD.

► Seminar with Bert Hellinger and Family Constellation work on “Political Violence and Reconciliation: Atrans-generational Vision for Peacebuilding”. Nov. 3-4, 2004, Managua, Nicaragua. Bert Hellinger Instituteof México / Universidad Politécnica de Nicaragua.Seminar with Bert Hellinger on “Family Constellations in Service of Reconciliation”. October 30 – Nov. 1,2004. Bogota, Colombia. Bert Hellinger Institute of Colombia.

Cross-Cultural Healing Traditions, Integrative Medicine, and Stress/Trauma Recovery

► Professional Mind-Body Training Program. “Integrating Mind-Body Medicine into Clinical Practice,Medical Education & Trauma Healing”. Initial level: October 2-6, 2010. Advanced level: “Working withChildren, Teens, and their Families Track”, January 29 – February 2, 2011. The Center for Mind-BodyMedicine, Washington DC..

► “Healing the Bleeding Heart: Cross-cultural approaches to Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder”.July 4-6 and August 29-31, 2003. Based in integration of polarity therapy energy medicine, nutrition,counselling and cross-cultural approaches in dealing with trauma. “Burying the Umbilicus: Cross-culturalIntegrative Medicine and Advanced Somatic Therapies for Digestive and Trauma-related Dis-orders”.March 27-28, 2003. Olympia, Washington. Dr. Lesley Korn, Director of the Center for Traditional Medicine– Center for World Indigenous Studies.


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► International Course on “Mexican Traditional Medicine”. Directed by Dr. Arturo Ornelas. UniversidadAutónoma del Estado de Morelos, University of New Mexico (Women´s Resource Center), Centro deDesarrollo Humano hacia la Comunidad, A.C. July 5-12, 2003. Cuernavaca, Morelos State, Mexico.

► 20th Annual Traditional Medicine Colloquium, with Special Focus on “Women’s Traditional Healing,Integrative Medicine and Community Change: Can the Jungle and City be bridged?”. Yelapa, Jalisco State,Mexico. Directed by Dr. Leslie Korn. Center for Traditional Medicine – Center for World IndigenousStudies. January 2-25, 2003.

► Conference “Indigenous Healing Traditions of the Americas: Paths to a New Medicine”. November 14-17,2002. PROCULTURA. Washington D.C.

► Third Annual Traditional Healing and Substance Abuse Conference: “Strengthening Our Spiritual Roots inOur Communities”. HOY Recovery Program, Inc. August 29-30, 2002.

► Apprenticeship with psychiatric nurse and curandera Elena Avila on Mexican Folk Healing(Curanderismo): April 2001 (England), May 2001 (Spain), November 2002 (New Mexico), May 2003(Spain), October 2008 (New Mexico).

► Training in Active Co-listening techniques and humanistic psychology, including Gestalt therapy,Transactional Analysis, and Family Counselling. As volunteer during two years (1993-1994) at the 24hours Emergency Telephone Help-Line (Badajoz, Spain), where I had the opportunity to counsel people inemergency crisis and to hold a space for training in self-help techniques for relaxation, stress and traumarelease.

Leadership, Communication, Organizational Development, and Social Change

► Training in Leadership through Social Artistry: Participation in the “Trainers Training Program”, JeanHouston Foundation. January 10-19, 2008. Participation in SALTT (Social Artistry Leadership Trainers’Training Intensive) seminar, International Institute of Social Artistry-UNDP (Program for DecentralizedGovernance). August 10-19, 2004. Participation in the “Ten Day Summer Intensive in Social Artistry”.Summer Leadership Institute. International Institute of Social Artistry-UNDP (Program for DecentralizedGovernance). June 17-26, 2004. Ashland, Oregon. USA.

► Training in Spiral Dynamics Integral Technologies: Attendance to the 9th Annual SDi Level Two onPersonal Emergence and Large-Scale Psychology. October 20-26, 2008. Boulder, Colorado, USA.Certifications obtained: Level On, and SDi Macro*Memetics Series, Level Two. By Dr. Don Edward Beck.The Spiral Dynamic Group, Inc. December 6-11, 2004. Washington, DC. USA.

► CIDE-Panama (International Center for Managerial Development): VI International Workshop “Coaching:A New Style of Leadership”.Panama, May 27-28, 2004.III International Workshop: “Developing Leaders Inside the Organization: Tools for a Leader in Times ofChange”. CIDE-CENAPO (Center for Organizational Learning). October 2002. International Workshop:“Fostering Talent in Organizations: How to Enhance Creativity, Intelligence and Learning at the WorkPlace”. By Linda Kasuga, Gilda Waisburd and Luigi Valdés. June 27, 2002. Certificate for Implementationof a Life and Career Plan, Phase I: “Simulator for Effective Management of Training Activities”. Dr. MarthaUrbiola Ituarte, from Urbiola Ituarte & Asociados.16 hours. March 22 – 23, 2002. “Creative Management:Surviving Speed & Change”. Dr. Martha Urbiola Ituarte, from Urbiola Ituarte & Asociados. 16 hours.January 24 - 25, 2002.

► Organizational Change: The Soul at Work: at the Edge of Chaos and Complexity – How to Integrate Soul


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Work into the Organizations“. Taught by Roger Lewin and Birute Regin. Schumacher College. Dartington,Devon. England. October 2000. Alternatives Methodologies for participatory consultancy and decisionmaking. Ehama Institute. Wales, United Kingdom. 1997.

RESEARCH PROJECTS / PUBLICATIONS/ CONFERENCES

► “Cross-Cultural Sensitivity: An Essential Communication Skill for Aligning Innovation with ProsperousPartnership Building in Trade and Investment”. Presentation made at “ The second Caribbean Dialogue onCaribbean Economic Expansion, Investment and Opportunities Arising from the Economic PartnershipAgreement”, with the special focus on“Eco-Innovation, Environment and Investment: OpportunitiesArising from the Economic Partnership Agreement”. December 16-17, 2009. Barbados.

► “Fostering the comprehensive approach to strategy and education within the military: A development-based integrative model for cross-cultural social engagement of potential application to stabilityoperations and professional curricula development”. Presentation at the “Culture in Conflict” Symposium,Defense Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenhanm (UK). June 17-18, 2009.

► “The transforming power of imagination and innocence for a sustained reconciliation in post-conflictsituations: Inviting creative rituals and children’s presence as talismans to protect on-going peacebuildingefforts from breakdown”. Abstract accepted at the conference Beyond Reconciliation: Dealing with theAftermath of Mass Trauma and Political Violence. Cape Town (South Africa). December 2-6, 2009.

► “Beyond the weather: Advocating for women leading Emotional Climate Change through the marriage ofculture, water, and consciousness to empower communities in health and education matters –from theEmbera-Wounaan indigenous jungles in Panama to inner city neighbourhoods in New Orleans”. FourthWorld Journal, Spring Issue, 2010. Olympia, Washington, USA.

► “Revealing the Impact of Women’s Relational Management on Project Breakthroughs: Narrative Inquiry inOrganizations as an Alchemy Path to transmute the Challenges of Diversity into Gold Learning”. Abstractsubmitted to the International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities, and Nations.

► “Intercultural leadership course for teaching conflict transformation applied to diversity-based conflicts”.Taught to Conflict Resolution students at the University of Guyana. February, 2008.

► M.A. Thesis: "Bridging the city and the jungle: A narrative of a personal and professional journey towardthe twining of culture and development using an integrative approach that draws from indigenous andwomen's perspectives".312 pg.1,5 spaced).2006. Unpublished.

► "The Territorial Planning System in Spain. Protected Natural Areas Planning and Management”.Conference given at the International Seminar on Environmental Zoning. CEDESO, Rio Hato (Panama).October 24-26, 2001. ANAM – CBMAP.

► “Getting benefits and profit from agricultural and industrial by-products as an alternative to generatejobs, diversify the economy and protect the environment. A ZERI approach.” Conference given to thestudents of Agro-industry I in the Business Administration Faculty. CUNORI. University of San Carlos,Guatemala. August 9th, 2001. Chiquimula, Guatemala.

► “Spiritual Awareness and Human Values for an Environmental Education oriented towards SustainableDevelopment”. II International Congress on Environmental Education. Madrid, Spain. 1995.

► “Legal aspects in the Environmental Impact Assessment”. I Course on Environmental Impact. BiologistsAssociation. 1992. “Sustainable Development for Extremadura”. COEBA. Informative Bulletin Nº 2, Aug


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– Sept. 1992. “Sustainable Development as a new social paradigm and its implications for TerritorialPlanning”. Lecture given at the II International Congress on Territorial Planning. Valencia, Spain. 1991.“A Proposal of Territorial Planning for the Corredor del Jarama (Madrid)”. Thesis for the XVI Course onTerritorial Planning. FUNDICOT. Madrid, Spain. 1991.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Computer literacy: Office (Word, Power Point, Excel), Microsoft Project, Internet technologies for

entrepreneurship and small business development,, e-learning tools, online content syndication for

public campaigning and promotion. Video production and broadcasting. Languages: competence

indicated on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)

Language Reading Speaking WritingSpanish Mother tongueEnglish 1 1 1French 2 3 4

Portuguese 2 4 5

REFERENCES

► Ing. Marcelo de la Rosa. Technical Services Vice-President, Head of Water andEnvironment. Panama office. The Louis Berger Group, Inc. - LAC (Latin America andCaribbean Division). E-mail: [email protected]. Tel.: + 507-3171892/93/94/95.

Kelly M. Miller, Manager / Latin America & the Caribbean. Chemonics International, Inc.,

Washington, DC, USA. [email protected] / + 1-202.955.7452


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