President    

Jairo Enrique Castañeda Trujillo    

I am Jairo Enrique Castañeda, B.A. in Spanish and English from UPN, Magister in Education from Universidad Externado de Colombia, and Ph.D. (c) in Education from Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas.  Currently, I am a teacher educator and researcher at Universidad Surcolombiana (Neiva, Huila). I have been a member of ASOCOPI from 2008 and now I am honored to be the president (2021-2022)  

Vicepresident  

   Kaithie Ramírez   

   

Kaithie Ramírez-Correa holds a B.A in Bilingual Education from ÚNICA, a Specialization in Translation from Universidad del Rosario and a Master’s degree in Education and Technology from Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. She is currently the Educational Technology professor at ÚNICA and the managing editor of GiST Education and Learning Research Journal from the same institution. She has more than 8 years of experience as a professor.  

Secretary  

Adriana Marcela Sánchez   

I am Adriana Sanchez Beltrán, B.A in English and Spanish from UPN and Magister in Education from Universidad Externado de Colombia, certified as an ELE educator and Cambridge Examiner. Currently working for Colegio Nueva Granada Primary School, I also teach courses on Bilingual Ed at ÚNICA’s specialization program, and Language Learning Materials at Universidad Surcolombiana masters program. I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to our teaching community as part of the Board of Directors. 

Treasurer  

Claudia María Uribe  

 

I am Claudia Maria Uribe H., a full-time faculty member from Licenciatura en Lenguas Extranjeras con Enfasis en Inglés, member of the research group Education, Childhood and Foreign Languages at Universidad Católica Luis Amigó (Medellin)  and Asocopi Children Language Learning SIG´s Facilitator. I have been a member of Asocopi from 2017 and now I feel honored to be part of our Association board of directors. 

  

Official spokesperson  

Eliana Alarcón Camacho  

       

I am Eliana Alarcón Camacho, I am an English Instructor at Universidad Surcolombiana. I hold a B.Ed in Humanities and English from Universidad Surcolombiana, an MA in Virtual Learning Environments from Universidad de Panama, and an MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL from Leicester University, UK.  I have worked as a virtual and face-to-face tutor at the Colombian government agency for vocational training SENA, English language instructor at Universidad Surcolombiana, Tutor at Universidad de Santander Graduate School. I am currently working for the Office of Education at the Townhall -Neiva. I will be working as the spokesperson of our organization.  

Alternate member  

Yolanda Sámaca  

I am Yolanda Samacá Bohórquez, a full-time teacher educator and researcher at Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas. I belong to the research group Estudios Críticos de Política Educativa Colombiana (ESTUPOLI). I love my work, because I learn, relearn, and unlearn from and about the people I share within our contexts. I have been a member of Asocopi since 2011, and feel enthusiastic about supporting and contributing to our languages communities.