Leadership and Staff | Institute of Latin American Studies

Leadership and Staff

The Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) is the center for research, teaching and discussion on Latin America at Columbia University. Its main goal is to bring together and provide resources for Columbia faculty, students and visiting scholars, recognizing the diversity of their interests and approaches while strengthening their links with Latin America and with communities of Latin American origin in the United States.

ILAS Director

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M. Victoria Murillo

Director

Center and Program Directors

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Paulo Blikstein

Director, Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies

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Director, Center for Mexico and Central America

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Director, Greater Caribbean Studies Program

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Margaret Crahan

Director, Cuba Program

Staff

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Gustavo S. Azenha

ILAS Executive Director, Director of Graduate Studies

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Senior Manager of Business and Student Affairs

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Esteban Andrade

Program and Outreach Manager

Sócrates Silva

Sócrates Silva

Latin American Bibliographer

Student Staff

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Program Assistant

Astrid

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Administrative Assistant

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Administrative Assistant

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Social Media Assistant

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Program Assistant, Regional Center for Mexico and Central America

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Program Assistant, Regional Center for Mexico and Central America

Jose La Rosa. He is has dark short hair, and is wearing glass and a blue and white shirt. He is tanding in front of Low Steps.

K-12 Outreach Program Coordinator

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Social Media Assistant - Content Creation

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Abbygale González

Program Assistant, Regional Center for Mexico and Central America

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Program Assistant, Regional Center for Mexico and Central America

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Sofia Covarrubias

Administrative Assistant

Executive Committee

Alexander Alberro

Alexander Alberro

Virginia Bloedel Wright '51 Professor of Art History,
Barnard College

Mauricio Cardenas

Mauricio Cardenas

Professor of Professional Practice in Global Leadership; Director, MPA in Global Leadership

Nelson M. Fraiman

Nelson M. Fraiman

Professor of Professional Practice in the Faculty of Business,
Graduate School of Business

Daniel Friedrich

Daniel Friedrich

Associate Professor of Curriculum,
Teachers College

Maja Horn

Chair, Department of Spanish and Latin American Cultures,
Associate Professor of Spanish and Latin American Cultures

M. Victoria Murillo

M. Victoria Murillo

Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Department of Political Science

Frances Negrón-Muntaner

Frances Negrón-Muntaner

Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Department of English and Comparative Literature

Benjamin S. Orlove

Benjamin S. Orlove

Professor of International and Public Affairs, School International and Public Affairs

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Jorge Otero-Pailos

Professor of Architecture, Planning and Preservation - GSAPP

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Caterina Pizzigoni

Associate Professor,
Department of History

Columbia Global Centers | Rio de Janeiro

Thomas Trebat

Director; Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs

Teresa Borges

Program Manager

Maria Luiza Paranhos

Maria Luiza Paranhos

Project Coordinator

Rodrigo Siqueira dos Santos

Rodrigo Siqueira dos Santos

Finance Officer

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Isabella Pereira

Program Assistant

Leticia Katz

Communications Officer

Columbia Global Centers | Santiago

Karen Poniachik

Karen Poniachik

Director

Vivian Fosk

Finance and Operations Manager

Christian Molinari

Christian Molinari

Communications & Programming Officer

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Communications & Programming Coordinator