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.

Administrative Manager

I am Miriam Cristina Vera.

I have been ASOCOPI's Office Manager since 2013. I hold a B.Ed in Philology and Languages from the National University of Colombia (2008), where I currently work as an English language teacher.

Accountant

I am Sileny Villaveces.

I graduated as an accountant from Universidad Externado de Colombia. I was the financial manager at Automercol S.A. for about 15 years. I also worked as accountant for the Serrezuela Country Club and for the  Gun Club in Bogotá. I am the new ASOCOPI's accountant.

Auditor

I am Fernando Zambrano.

I graduated as an accountant from Universidad Nacional de Colombia. I have served as auditor in the public and the private sector. I also have teaching experience in the field of economics. I am the new ASOCOPI's auditor.