Team

Maricarmen Sequera

Executive Co-director and Co-founder

Lawyer, candidate for a Master’s in Intellectual Property at FLACSO (Argentina).
Specialist in Cybersecurity by the University of León and in Technopolitics by the University of Barcelona.

TEDIC Co-founder. She conducts research and publications on technopolitics, digital rights and gender.

Eduardo Carrillo

Executive Co-Director

Eduardo has a Bachelor’s in International Relations and a Master’s in Public Administration with an emphasis in digital technology and policy from University College London (UCL). He has over seven years of work experience in civil society and international organizations.

Researcher in science, technology, innovation and digitalization public policies. Interested in the economic and social development of Paraguay.

Leonardo Gómez Berniga

Project coordinator – Technopolitics and Democracy

Lawyer by the National University of Asunción and candidate for a Master’s in Human Rights and Democratization in Latin America and the Caribbean at UNSAM (Argentina); specialized in Higher Education Didactics (INAES) and communicator. Leonardo has over 10 years of work experience in civil society and international organizations.

Leonardo conducts research on electoral affairs, social media analytics, technopolitics, democracy and public policy.

Araceli Ramírez

Head of Communications

Sociologist from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Specialist in Cultural Industries from UNTREF and Graduate from the international postgraduate degree in Management and Policy in Culture and Communications (FLACSO).

Feminist, activist for a free and collaborative Internet. Ari has experience in programming, UX design and in implementation of open source technologies in vulnerated neighborhoods.

Currently researching topics in cryptography and new digital languages.
Confirms everything can be communicated through a meme.

Lia Rodríguez

Head of Community

Sociology student (UNA), feminist social science activist.
She has work experience in rural and urban social organizations.

Activist in the areas of popular communication and digital inclusion of communities in vulnerable situations.

Andrea Salinas

Community Manager

Graduated in journalism with more than 7 years of experience in communication: radio, television, written and digital press.

She worked in the media as a social media manager and news editor. She was also a community manager for mental health professionals and politicians.

Cynthia Barúa

Head of Administrative Operations

Accountant graduated from the National University of Asunción and Comercial Engineering student and the American University of Asunción.

Specialist in operations of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Cynthia has experience in accounting and business and organizational administration.

She places high value in the respect and defense of Human Rights and condemns all types of discrimination.