I am working as AARINENA-RAIS Secretary and Web Manager.

MSc and PhD in Rural Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. I have worked as a consultant for the World Bank on issues related to Andean (Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia) and Central American (El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras) Rural Indigenous-peasant farmers. I actively participated as Chapter lead and chapter contributor at the IAASTD (Intnl Assessment on Agricultural Science and Technology for Development) for the Latin American & Caribbean,Sub-global Report. Also writing team member IAASTD Global Synthesis Report.