The Team

Executive Director

María Baron
mbaron@directoriolegislativo.org
María is a journalist with a master’s degree in International Relations from Bologna University, Italy and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the National University of San Martín, Argentina. She has worked in numerous organizations that promote civil society in Argentina and in organizations abroad that work to reduce corruption and enforce ethical behavior in public officials. A Fulbright-APSA Congressional Fellow, she has published six editions of Directorio Legislativo: Who are our legislators and how they represent us, in addition to numerous other publications about the legislative power in general.

General Coordinator

Noel Alonso Murray
nalonsomurray@directoriolegislativo.org
Noel has a BA in Political Science from the Catholic University of Argentina and a master’s degree in Public Policy from FIAPP, Spain. Over the past seven years, she has worked in numerous NGOs in Argentina and has collaborated with María Baron to publish Directorio Legislativo. Alonso Murray has lectured about the function of legislative power in various universities across Argentina and has served as moderator for numerous seminars and workshops.

Consensus Building

Coordinator

Pamela Folla
pfolla@directoriolegislativo.org
Pamela Folla has a Degree in Work Relations from the Universidad de Buenos Aires and a M.A. in Design and Management of Policy and Social Programs from FLACSO Argentina. Over the past ten years she has worked in diverse civil society organizations designing and managing projects in institutional and thematic areas. Folla has also conducted conferences on institutional development for civil society organizations.

Assistant

Paula Sabrina Lértora
Lértora Paula Sabrina Lértora has a degree in Government and International Relations from the Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE). Currently working on her senior thesis in Government and International Relations, she has also begun to study law at UADE. Lértora has participated in the projects “Priorities for the Management of the City of Buenos Aires” and “Good Practices in City Management”. For the project “Priorities for the Management of the City of Buenos Aires” she worked at the Center for Implementation of Public Policy and utilized methods of analysis developed by international organizations like the Heritage Foundation and the Cato Institute. Lértora was a volunteer collaborator for the publication of Directorio Legislativo 2010-2011, and has collaborated with various civil society organizations over the years.

Legislative Transparency

Coordinator

Pablo Secchi
psecchi@directoriolegislativo.org
Pablo Secchi has a Degree in Political Science from the Universidad del Salvador and a M.A. in Political Science from the Universidad de San Martín in Argentina. Secchi has published various articles on the dynamics of political parties, elections, the legislative branch and transparency. He was previously the Director of Political Institutions and Government at Poder Ciudadano, and worked at the same time as a consultant for Transparency International and the Carter Center, and been an international observer for more than five Latin American elections.

Assistant

Agustina De Luca
adeluca@directoriolegislativo.org
Agustina De Luca is currently studying Political Science at the Universidad de Buenos Aires in Argentina. Having previously studied at King’s School of English in London, she holds an international certificate in English. De Luca has worked as an intern for Poder Ciudadano in Political Institutions and Government, and developed as a tutor in an online seminar on democracy entitled “Democracy: History, Conflict and Dynamics” organized by the Moisés Lebensohn Institute.

Current Legislative Activity

Directora

Lorena Zapata
lzapata@psecchi@directoriolegislativo.org
Lorena Zapata holds a certificate in Journalism from the Escuela de Periodismo TEA y Deportea, and is currently perusing a Degree in Political Science from the Universidad de Buenos Aires in Argentina. Over the past ten years she has worked in the fields of communication and social science with journalists, politicians, legislators, social leaders and the third sector. For years Zapata wrote for the Sunday journal Miradas al Sur, and the magazine Caras y Caretas as well as conducting special research for their historic-institutional publications. She has also worked in journalistic production for AM and FM radio (Radio América, Radio de la Ciudad y Radio Colonia; Aspen y Blue) as well as for the morning televised newscast on Channel 7. Lastly, she has worked with the NGO Fundación Leer on their project “Galería de Autores” which introduces primary students to literature and collaborates with educational websites.

Assistant

Guillermina Genovese
ggenovese@directoriolegislativo.org
Guillermina Genovese holds a Degree in Political Science from the Universidad de Buenos Aires in Argentina. Since 2008 she has been a member of the University Volunteer Project “Identidad MERCOSUR” endorsed by the Ministry of Education of Argentina. Genovese currently works as a teaching assistant at the Universidad de Buenos Aires. In addition she works as a young researcher for investigative projects of UBACyT and participates in distinct academic groups of the Department of Political Science at the Universidad de Buenos Aires.

Assistant

Sabina Ruiz Díaz
sruiz@directoriolegislativo.org
Sabina Ruiz Díaz has a Degree in Political Science from the University of Buenos Aires, and has developed her professional experience in political and economic journalism. Díaz has worked for the news agency Télam on the editorial staff covering MERCOSUR, and for the miners’ magazine, Mining Press. She has also got experience in working in the third sector. Her areas of interest include: Parliament, economics, Latin American politics, and international security.

Correspondent for La Plata

Mariano Suarez
msuarez@directoriolegislativo.org
Mariano Suarez holds a certificate in Journalism from the Escuela de Periodismo TEA y Deportea in Argentina. From 2001 to 2010 he worked for the newspaper El Atlántico in Mar del Plata where he held various positions culminating in his appointment as editor-in-chief. Since 2010 he has worked as a subeditor for the Politics section of the newspaper Hoy in La Plata. In addition, Suarez has worked on seminars, websites, and magazines as well as participated in various radio broadcasts in the city of Mar del Plata.

Correspondent for Corrientes, Misiones, Chaco and Entre Ríos

Matías Rivarola
mrivarola@directoriolegislativo.org
Matías Rivarola holds a certificate in Journalism from the Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. From 2005 to 2008 he worked as a journalist for the Politics section of the newspaper El Libertador in Corrientes, Argentina. In 2009 Rivarola was the editor-in-chief of Agencia Corrientes. He has worked and collaborated on numerous websites as well as with radio stations and NGOs. Since 2007 he has worked at the Agencia Diarios y Noticias (DyN) as the correspondent for the provinces of Chaco and Corrientes.

Communication

Luciana Ruiz
comunicacion@directoriolegislativo.org
Luciana Ruiz is a journalist and student of Communications Science at the Universidad de Buenos Aires in Argentina (she is currently in the process of writing her undergraduate thesis). She has also taken a course on Non-Governmental Organizations at the Universidad de San Andrés. Ruiz holds a certificate in Radio Production from the Escuela Terciaria de Estudios Radiofónicos (ETER) and has participated in various radio programs as a producer and columnist. Over the past nine years she has worked as a specialist in communication and the press in diverse civil society organizations. As such, Ruiz has worked as coordinator, trainer and consultant in diverse topics related to the development of civil society organizations.

Martín Chamorro
comunicacion@directoriolegislativo.org
Martín Chamorro is a journalist and student of Communications Science at the Universidad de Buenos Aires in Argentina. Chamorro is president of the Asociación Civil Raíces de Comunicación and co-founder of the cooperative Comunicación Activa!. He has worked coordinating the communication area in several civil society organizations, as well as developed in the public administration in the Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, and with various human rights organizations. Chamorro has also taught communication and journalism in a variety of Children’s Institutes supported by the National Secretary of Childhood, Adolescence, and Family in the National Ministry of Social Development of Argentina.

Advisory Council

Ernesto Calvo
Ernesto Calvo is an Argentine academic currently residing in the United States where he received a Ph.D. in Political Science from Northwestern University. A specialist in comparative politics, economic development, and electoral studies, he is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland. Calvo has also taught at the University of Houston in Texas, the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the University of Illinois at Chicago and Northwestern University in Illinois. In addition, Calvo has received various awards for his research related to legislative branches, elections, and voters. His publications include three books on political parties, politics and representation in Argentina, chapters for collaborative publications, and twenty-one articles for journals specializing in legislative topics. Calvo has worked as a consultant and monitor for political reform processes and innovative methodologies for legislative transparency.
Juan Miceli
Juan Miceli has a Degree in International Relations from the Universidad del Salvador in Argentina. He received scholarships from Reuters, CNN, and the University of Jerusalem to continue his studies in journalism. Since 2010 Miceli and Cecilia Larato have hosted the central newscast on public television. Working as a journalist since 1989, Miceli started as the host of the newscast on Cablevisión and Radio América. He has collaborated on the morning paper El Cronista and the evening paper Extra. Miceli has worked as a special correspondent covering elections, presidential campaigns, regional summits, and special events like the death of Lady Di and the repatriation of the remains of Che Guevara in Cuba. In addition he has hosted the program Síntesis and Telenoche Investiga on Channel 13 and been in charge of informational segments and international news coverage on the Channel Todo Noticias (TN). He has also hosted the journalism programs KPZULLA and ADIKTA. From 1998 to 2002, Miceli worked as a Professor of Journalism at the Universidad de Belgrano in Argentina. He has received various awards for his work on television.
Ricardo Forbes
Former President of the Department of Agriculture in Argentina.

Esteban Galuzzi
Esteban Galuzzi is the General Manager of Intel’s Southern Cone District, which includes the countries of Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. An industrial engineer, he is a graduate of the Instituto Tecnológico Buenos Aires (ITBA) and holds a MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. Galuzzi has eleven years of experience in the IT industry, nine of which he has spent with Intel. He first worked as Director of Training in the United States, but has worked in Argentina as the Director of Product Marketing for Latin America for the past six years. Before joining the IT industry, Galuzzi worked as engineer for FedEx and an analysis for the Techint Group.