About Us
️About us
Mission:
ASOCOPI tendrá por objeto principal servir de foro a todos los interesados en el campo de la enseñanza del inglés, para estimular la cooperación profesional, impulsar altos niveles académicos y promover el intercambio de ideas y recursos a nivel nacional e internacional, dentro del marco de respeto mutuo entre educadores y educandos. En este sentido, ASOCOPI tiene como propósito fomentar la calidad de la enseñanza del inglés en Colombia a través del fortalecimiento de la educación y desarrollo profesional en beneficio de las personas..
Vision:
ASOCOPI will be seen as a respectable representative of English teachers and English teaching in Colombia and will play a leading role in the promotion of quality teaching, and social responsibility in our country and the region.
Objectives
- • Identify and promote teamwork among English Language Teachers in Colombia.
- • Strengthen the sense of belonging among the members of the profession.
Asamblea General
Official documents and reports:
Meet The National Board 2024-2026
Jhonatan Vásquez-Guarnizo
| President
Jhonatan Vásquez-Guarnizo is an English-language professor at Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC). He is currently pursuing the Interinstitutional Ph.D. in Education, with emphasis in ELT Education at Universidad del Valle. He holds an M.A. in Education, with emphasis on English Didactics from Universidad Externado de Colombia, an M.A. in Language Teaching from the UPTC, and a B.A. in English language teaching from Universidad de la Amazonia. His research interests include materials development, rural education, and critical interculturality in ELT. He belongs to the research groups TONGUE at the UPTC and EILA at Universidad del Valle. Recently, he was recognized as a Junior Researcher by the Colombian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MinCiencias) and as an Academic Peer Reviewer by the National Accreditation Council (CNA) for the Ministry of National Education (MEN).
Andrés Felipe Micán-Castiblanco
| Vicepresident
Andrés Felipe Micán-Castiblanco is an English language educator-researcher in the Departamento de Estudios del Lenguaje at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia. He is currently pursuing the Interinstitutional Ph.D. in Education, with emphasis in ELT Education, at Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas. He holds an M.A. in Neuropsychology and Education from Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR), an M.A. in Foreign Language Teaching from Universidad Pedagógica Nacional (UPN), and an M.A. in Literary Studies from Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UN). He also holds a B.Ed. in Spanish and Foreign Languages with an emphasis on English and French from UPN, and he is a linguist from UN. Additionally, he is a Normalista Superior from Escuela Normal Superior Nuestra Señora de la Paz. His areas of interest include teachers' narratives, identities, and pedagogic knowledge, Anglophone Caribbean literature, and the intersections between pedagogy, linguistics, and literary studies. He is a member of the research group Lenguajes, pedagogías y culturas at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
Jonathan Delgado-Ochoa
| Secretary
Jonathan Delgado-Ochoa is an English-language teacher-educator at Institución Universitaria Colombo Americana (ÚNICA) and a research assistant at Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. in Education at Universidad de los Andes. He holds an M.A. in Applied Linguistics and a B.A. in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas. His research interests focus on inclusion, decolonial studies in English Language Teaching (ELT), and design in ELT. He is a member of the research groups INNOBED at ÚNICA and Educación para el Bilingüismo y el Multilingüismo at Universidad de los Andes.
Luz Mary Quintero
| Treasurer
Luz Mary Quintero is an English-language teacher-educator at Universidad Industrial de Santander. She is a Ph.D. candidate from the Interinstitutional Ph.D. in Education, with emphasis in ELT Education at Universidad del Valle. She holds a B.A. in Languages from Universidad Industrial de Santander and an M.A. in Applied Linguistics for the Teaching of English from Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas. Her research interests include critical interculturality, pre-service English teacher education, and community-based pedagogies.
Wendy Jineth Panche Arias
| Official spokesperson
Wendy Jineth Panche Arias is a full-time English-language professor at Fundación Universitaria Compensar. She holds an M.A. in Communication – Education from Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas and a B.A. in Spanish and English from Universidad Pedagógica Nacional. She leads “Puentes Interculturales” seedbed research group at Fundación Universitaria Compensar. She is a member of the Critical Studies of Colombian Educational Policies (ESTUPOLI) research group at Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas. Her main research interests include critical literacy studies, literature, and racialization within EFL contexts.
ASOCOPI'S STAFF
Arian Cuervo Vargas
Administrative Manager
Arian Cuervo Vargas is a cultural manager with academic training from Universidad EAN and EMMAT. Since 2020, he has served as President of the VillaJazz Festival Corporation, where he leads administrative planning, artistic curation, and logistical production. His experience includes event production and the management of strategic partnerships. He has received national and departmental cultural funding awards and has participated in various festivals and markets both nationally and internationally.
Silvia Lucía Molina Higuera, Ph.D.
HOW Journal Editor
Silvia Lucía Molina Higuera holds a Ph.D. in Language and Culture from Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC). She also holds a B.A. in English Language Teaching and a Specialization in Pedagogy, both from Universidad de la Amazonia, where she currently works as a tenured professor in the B.A. in Foreign Languages with Emphasis on English, affiliated with the Faculty of Education Sciences. Since 2011, she has been a research professor and supervisor of the teaching practicum.
Elianna María Serna Correales
Assistant Editor
Elianna María Serna Correales completed her internship at HOW Journal in 2025 to earn her B.A. in Foreign Languages with emphasis on English and on French at Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC). Her academic interests include academic writing, materials development, and experiential learning in English Language Teaching (ELT).
Sileny Villaveces
Accountant
Graduated as an accountant from Universidad Externado de Colombia. ASOCOPI's accountant.
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